New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
CLOSING HOURS OF THE SENATE

NOMINATIONS FOR FOREST COMMISSIONERS con-
FfRMED-CoMsnTJEEs APPOINTED.
lFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE.l
ALBANY, May Ex-senator Murphy dis
tnguished himself at the opening Of the last session OF
the Senate by making effort to pass the Earl
BILL exempting soldiers from the operation OF the Civil
Service rules. He read telegram received by him from
New-York purporting to be the result of meeting OF
ZOO soldiers in NewYOr, at which they passed resol-
ton asking for the passage OF the Earl bill He fol.
lowed this by motion that the Committee the Whole
be discharged from further consideration the BILL and
that DO ordered to third reading There half
a dozen objections from Republican Senators, but
was sufficient TO Illustrate this last Democratic attempt
to nullify the Civil Service law OF the State.
The Governor sent In the nomination Of ID. willis
James, William Doud and Theodore B. Basseleln as
Forest Commissioners. Mr.. Gilbert said he did not
think 1t right for the Governor take two OF these
Commissioners from the city Of NewYork. though he
had no doubt they were OF high character. They
were confirmed without dissenting vote Mr. Bas-
selen Is lumberman living in Lewis County.
Mr. Jacobs made final appeal for unanimous consent
to pass his Census BILL now in the hands OF the Finance
Committee. He said that the Democrats in his bill
waived all claim to the patronage involved In taking the
census They it all to the Secretary Of State, and
simply insisted enumeration of the inhabitants
unaccompaDied by other statistics. The Senate refused
10 consider the bill by vote Of 10 to H. Five minutes
before the hour arrived for final adjournment Governor
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with silent contempt ordered to be laid the table,
The President named the special committee TO in
vestigate the Municipal Departments of New York In
the recess Senators Gibbs Comstoc, Mccarthy, DAILY
and Plunkitt.
Mr. Thomas in behalf OF the Gas Consumers Associa-
ton OF New York. which he said now numbered $4,000,
offered resolution for the appointment or special
committee to Investigate the question In the recess,
and report TO the next Legislature Mr.. Thomas took
occasion TO say that he could not the committee
II appointed The resolution adopted, Is to @, and
the following Senators appointed the cOmmitee
Messrs Gilbert, Robinson and Murphy.
Complimentary resolutions to President Mccarthy
offered by Senator DAILY and seconded by Mr. Campbell
unanimously adopted.
AT IL o'clock the session brought TO Close and
the Senate adjourned sine die after farewell speech
from President Mccarthy who spoke IN part as follows;
d" Our legislative labors have closed. General and I'M
portant laws have been passed. touching many great In
terests OF the State such agriculture public health
taxation railroads. insurance, the government OF cities
especially the large cities Much | have no doubt Is
good. Whatever is doubtful or inexpedient has one
eectua remedy. that is through the people themselves
at the polls. Local legislation has been unusually large
Notwithstanding the increased powers conferred upon
boards supervisors by the Constitution and the laws.
our appropriations have necessarily been large, mainly
Niagara Park. the Capitol bureaus or departments,
and their necessary addition OF official and State ex-
penses. rerospecon OF our work enables Inc to say
that return to districts with the sanction or
our conscences and the approval OF our constituents"