New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
DISCUSSIONS IN ALBANY.
HINTS or THE COMING LEGISLATION.
Observation-Disclosures DRpcKLI NBmpGE-coNViCr
LABoR-rnE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

IABoR-rHE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
frpov , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRBrNE.l
ALEAXY, Dee. 13.-Thc members OF the Leg
-laure who have been engaging their rooms lor the
winter have in instances SPOKEN ABOUT ther P"n7
for LEGISLATION Senator Low aud As-embyman Curtis
for instance intend TO introduce bills for the restriction
OF the sale OF olcomargarne The Court Of Appeals oil
this state last simmer decided one prohbItory law u
constitutional nevertheless both senator Low ana
Mr. Curtls think prohibitory act might be so worded
rs to be constitutional II we cannot prohlol sau
senator Curtis a few days ago, we can
at least throw such restrictions around the SAFE
of oleomarsarine as virtually prohibit its sale We
can cmbarrass both its manufacturers ami those VINO
m the stuff" The farmers Of the State were much di'
appointed by decision Of the Court OF Appeals ana
will uphold the Legislature I'm any reasonable action IL
may take to restrict the sale Of ocomargarhe Ihe III
terest they take the matter was shown by their re-
election OF senator Low by majority exceeding by nun
dreds his majority in 1888. reward for his ntroduc-
ton Of the oleomargarnc law of ISL
Early in the session OF the Legislature also the BROOK
yn members purpose introducing bill to permit the
extension Of the Brooklyn bridge on Chathnmsi' OPP
position TO the measIe is expected from oswald OtteI
dorfer. whose property the Hatts ZetuHg building,
,,ouId lac damaged by the extension OF the bridge
railway. IL mas been suggested that Mr. ottendOricr
should he compensated l2r thls dase' 4n P'oo"oS "
-ouie OF the Sew York mombers are IN favor OF
the Board OF Aldermen OF that city OF the power
ia authorize tn construction Of street railways, INC
pdbty oil the Aldermen when money interests Hr3 III
nvoivcd the general belief that they eau be bribcd TO
rant railroad franchises will IT is believed, incline the
Legislature To pass the bill. 81, ,,.,-.., 3. J., o,
David Dudley Ficld intends 10 nave HIS ONlI COue
AGAIN submitted 10 the Legislature. s,,- T., a..
isaac V BAKER, the superintendent OF Prisons IN ms
annual report viii make more favorable showing OF inc
bank books Of tie prisons than was expected. III was
feared that the doing away with the contract system
would cause large deficiency III the account Oh tne
p1son- with the 1t Is true that Auburn Prison
runs behind $4,000, whereas year ago us dencienGy
was only 5000 but the contracts oil tttrS ~ que
,t0vcmakoIs Of Albany Tor the labor Of the I1Il men
AZ sing sing Prison. have not yet expired ~
Move ali rs expenses S7JUO2 ~. CLINTON Prison asp
makes gain Its deficiency year aEo a'nV P ~
% OUO this year II Is only f15'o'V lh'lo j.,
surplus OF 5000 when al the prisons are cohS'eI
The Labor Reform party h2"snei, ln'gmG ~ AIM t tc
Legislature 10 pass bias SIN Iur,heI ~
superintendent OF PRISONS ~ me cAoI. 10 i1ho W.
prisons scli-supportlng hs ni,rni .1 arc w. i rc
srntrd and the argument n their favor - to he made
that the ~Orkinsnen are hiriuoI D! INC W.
the conycs IN certain trades lho & ~ , ,r
state nevertheless have some men III 'ne I'ElNIui'
viii defend tine iniere - ana oPPu'o ,a D ,
when the hour comes Tor dcnatlh- tu.ii 'si2 ' ,
labor a.tt0rs will 0Ily he satisfied when IN" otHc
Prison convict. are forbidden to do any Kind OF work.
again To submit to Legislature the bill reducing M
price OF gas NcwIork ami authorizing Inc "lloh'
mcnt Of three commissioners to SEQ that the ia" Is
,c a., the Ncw.Yorl members say that they may
introd ace ah amendment 20 that new article 0 mo con-
situton which forbiis cities mourning more tnan
tbc nrohihition prevents New-York from MAKING
those i'm prcVcWrit~ 20 the streets, docks ana 7'n'p'
An attempt VIII also Dee made to divert some OF the
,rr.cut revenue. oi the uilay Fund OF Nrw-lork TO
other purpo-., for example the construction OF docks
and new -oIu is.
II II. tui tool IN bill viii De introduced repeal
ing thtt law l-~J which fpruldS tuc construction
OF a railway IN III have, NcW-hurN go, .
Ano,nrr effort viii Doe made 10 pI-S tho hiH o. l-l
wear throwing open tic civil service OF tho Sth'e ana is
ctc- To Ec so Hers and sailors Of the war without re-
iri,tio - To- nlna ou-. virtually the bIl destroys
inc Cv .rvlrr u the state FcN 7''l'T' 7hPP'Il
c bl bl, the opponents of civil service reform SEQ IT.
II an Instrument Ia destroy tnc I"". lhry therefore
press lt4 90 option. .... ,,.. ..
Governor iIi. may make -puc chances ~ ms military
tail Anon. those Ar1 vil ho retained IIun''J VII
hc Colouci - uuc j. iIicn lr ana ''I"lr Niuh 49,.
Cassidy l a. Iuu'rrl that Ai1tu-'" uriai arms
worth Viii DO. joe retained AMI tAt bis Ollie" VIA hr
gwen To trr.gi p -. IS yar. tuc ruirl " %. IutNc'
Robert 4 Maxwell D. D. -lii may nr cnu~'ied I"F A''
l.-. of ia ollie. b ate Treasurer hy being nominate"
for the u..icc oi Railroad C0uml--l'u.r