New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
PASSING THE GAS BILL.
LITTLE OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE
ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST 1T IN THE sENAiH-
cussING RoLLrR-~ KATISG Kinks.

o,,v oxp VOTE AGAINST 1T IN THE sENATE-Dls-
CussING ROLLrR- KATISG RINks'
,xno, p.cu, Ar CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
Arp.vy Anril S.-The Gas bill framed by
the specal committee which Investigated Inc NC"
gas companies was taken up as a speciai o'uo ~ ~.
Senate this morning and read through seo"VA ~ 49,.
ton subjected to few unimportant ancnu
dered to a third reading, read third time anu p
all IN the space OF an hour and half inc VOC vi 10
oro nassace stood 30 ayes to nay, the nega'NcNo'o
Tin, that NJ Mr. Robb who said that he did not appo'o
that kind OF legislation, although there Wero "'"!
things in the bill that he liked Inc only ''"p
amendments made to the bill beiore IL p -
those decreasing the salaries OF the lleh'inS oo.
sioper, from $4,000 to $4,000 EACH and requiring 'n'
commissioners to investigate all complaints oy gao w.
sumers and TO begin the in,,,
within twenty-four hours after the compiA'"'
and prosecute It diligently. Mr.. Daggett onereu '''
amendments that were not adopted-hmons '"
giving the selection OF all the commissioners " Wv
Mayor; another to give their appointment ~,
the Governor and Senate and making tno D,''
applIcable TO the whole State lie hnaio
nronosed new section 10 the bill winch
rovied that the Mayor OF BROOKLYN should appoint one
lighting commissioner for that. city win siy nd
and ssat 0i ne saOH Te EsYorS commsonc
SO far as the should be appicaDle 10 he
agreed with MIR Dagsett argument that gas PSI hS
in Brooklyn were as much IN neeu % homas said that
be hi was drawn with special reference to New OK
and could not well be made to apply to Brook i ,r
onfsion But he said that lie would draft Di,i ior
Brooklyn containing all the features o, .n so thai
Mr.. Daggett could push IL through "'' ~'
saw Mt 80, -. ,, r,-,s u,der sixteen from
v,s,iiny sksiing rnks IN school hours came up on s
third reading aud gave rise to long discussion ~ 0
The al eyed immortality or skating rinks wa T,rtis
PetiIIons were presented from George william GURUS
and others favor Of the Niagara parH Dill Mr. Lansing
I the evening session resolution ny "''
was adopted authorizing the Finance Comsit,.e. md
visit any institution asking for an apprOPria.'on a
examine its condition. with power To call ior P'''0"
and papers. ,, ~, A., : ,rh. ., hridincs in New
WI Which was fayorably reported from the Cities
Committee two weeks ago, was reached III g.era
this afternoon, aud ordered 70 thru ie""'"s "
Mr. CDmpbcs bill authorizing tho closing Of the
Countv Clerks Shrrins ami ResiSters offices III NcM
York At noon on Saturdays from Jny To OCTOBER wa"
ordered TO a third reading
ARMORY FRAUDS To BE INVESTIGATED
CANCELLATION OF CITY BoSDs-NATioNh GUARD
vETFWANs.
trpos TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE tribune
ALBANY. April Sine report OF the COM
mittee appointed by the Assembly OF 1884 10 ihVesH
the armory frauds connot be suppressed All a''cnp''
TO accomplish this object failed to-day III the Asseoy
The debate on the report was Listened To ny SeNe' WI"
GERS of the National Guard Among them were Cooh''
rn,,ors Clark General Lloyd Aspnwall. Colonel
Winchester H. H. Haley. quarlcrmastcr. Captain silva
Colonel Gaylor Lieutenant Taylor and Lieutenant MAJ
dinrmid They had como 10 Albany 10 push tue 'o'
Grams Reserve BILL but Immediately became cohcerhcu
about the armory debate. General d. d. "Sie 'hoi ..
the Ordnance Department who was severely censureo
in the report, s.iI continues !" po " "' -
National Guard.
General n NJ Curtis, chairman OF the In
vestigatlng committee that prepared lhe
report moved that the Committee on 'ii''
Itary Affairs be discharged from it, further consider
alton He said that he CHIT in view Of the approach
| Of T.sris
Tor soue decisive action respecting the report Mr.
| Raines chairman OF the Military Committee aiec'ed
surprise that much Interest In 'he r'I'"'
lie thought all that necessary was Tor some ono
to introduce bills correcting the evils di-cONerrd ny inc
investigating committee. A. for the report lie would
state that he had not yet finished reading H. hr O'ei
| and Mr. Mccain also thought that there was an un-
| necessary amount OF curiosity about the report
Mr. Cnrt replied that the integrity OF an officer orr
National GuarI had been questioned IN the report
di.cyson Of 10 might reveal to the Governor the nec
sity making changes in tho leading oHoer' oi
the National Quart.
Nr church another member Of the investigating com
mit,ce said u mystery to him why tho mrn
hers of the Committee Military AFFAIR desired to ret
possesson Of tine report No good reason could he gwen
| for IT,
| Mr. Ranes moved that General Curiss motion hhon'd
be laid on the table motion defeated "cH"iAl
Curtis's motion discharge the Committee on M'ry
affairs from the further consideration Of the report WAS
| then "a adopted.
rie I'M far the cancellation Of OF the bonds oil
tine city of New York the custody Of tho sinking
Fund Commissioners order ed to third reading The
frat section provdcs that city bonds or stocks here
after sueI shall be yable from the snkag iund Tor
the redemution Of the debt In the second section the
sinking Fnnd Commissioners directed 10 cancel all
boud. and stocks which bo plrchasei by them OUT
nj the surpnsl income the shaking fund In the fth
| section the bill reads.
Said commissioner, are hereby directed 10 cancel i'm
mediatcly In the mann atorcsiiI sto'a' ana POM,
| ~ said city now held an Invest urnt by Sld
In said sinking fund To an amount equal
| 10 the excess of the amount OF 'nd inhd over lhe
amount OF all the stocks ana bonus OF san Guy no"
charge upon fund not held by the COMMISSIONERS OF
saI nklng AMI said commissioners shai IN Ike
| manner cancel from Zine 20 time sich an amount 81
st stocks and bonds held ~ shan Keep the amount
of aid IN sad SINKING tuhd a. nearly a.
may be eana but M time less Than the amount OF
nil the stocks and bonds Of SAID CITY that are chrge
upon SAID fund not hcid Wy tho co""''''"''' va ''
sinking fund
The Assembly considered for time Cen
oral Barpum's bill authorizing veteran mem
hers OF the National Guard to organize within
their membership uniformed bataons for parades aud
drills General Birnuin offered substitute n winch VIZ
o aid the National Guard whenever riots or insurrcc
tions may place The force Is not to receive any
state support except when directly In the state ser
Inc New-York surrogates bill was ordered to third
reading. -,,- A., -, J., ,t.,
the Palmer Prison Labor bill defeated and that the
motion lie the table. which VAS carried
The bills the protection OF inc AufOndack iOfc'
were ordered TO third reading.
READY TO BEGIN THE CENSUS.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE INFORMS THE LEGIsLA1
URE or HIS PLANS.
ALBANY April SIN reply to n resolution o
tho scnat the Secretary OF State sent letter tonight