New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-11
THE CLOSING LEGISLATURE.
THREATENED WITH A FLOOD OF JOBS"
MEASURES AFFECTING THE INTERESTS OF THIS

cITY-BIIIs BEFORE THE GOVERNOR
rrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE tribune
ALBANY. May 10.-This is the last week OIL
the Legislatures sessonthe perilous week Tor the TAX
payers Of the State Nearly every LOB" OF importance
win be submitted the judgment OF the members Deio'
the week ends Such hostile disposition was SHOWN
toward bad bills by the Legislature last week. however
that voters may feel some confidence that only small
proportion Of measures Of this character wiz rosc 0
Governor Few OF them have yet arrived In the EHecu
tive Chamber II Judged by the laws already passed.
the Legislature would have an excellent record
Most OF the evil measures that will he passed VIII nave
all the harm that there them injected In the senate
favorte scheme of the jobbers is to pass Dill IN
harmless shape in the Assembly, insert the opec'io
able part in the Senate the shape OF an amendment
and then ask the Assembly to concur In the Dill a.
amended The Assembly is in such hurry that !.
cannot scan these amendments Moreover 'hey are Vi
such character il would take long time 10 uecr
mine their effect the bill This time no busy ASSEM-
blyman can give The does business with reckless
swiftness and at the same time Is governed by the
dogma OF the courtesy OF the Senate that no Senator
seems to have the courage to fight a thievish Dill
Tn the Assembly LOO bills have been introduced.
There are now 200 bills the order or thrd reaups
Chief among these in interest TO residents IN
is Senator Days bill to compel the telegraph companies
10 nut their wires under ground before October l. 1850
and tle bill for the requirement. of Fifth-ave Nearly all
OF the other bills NewYork are for the increase OF
salaries or the payment Of some old claim senator
Plunkt has bill increasing the salaries OF ponce scr
geants to So $50 and OF police doormrn 10 Sen
ator Campbell has bill directing tne Oou, ,
soner Of Pdbio Works to CONSTRUCT an IRON on
bridge for foot pns5ehGbets senator PlGnEts
bin concerning the renen OF New ork needs attention
1t provides that the chief OF the Depar,e. s nh,;
ceve $1,000 annual salary the ass1s"rS
So 500; the second assistant chief S32oo tne GieIs
frenen ST 500 the engineers OF steamers S14OO. aud
that all uniformed members OF the flre department
engineers Of steamers shall he advanced to
the grade Of engineer OF steamers. senator
Campbell has act increasing the salary OF INC ihte
prer of the Court OF General Sessions to 5000. Bill
No IOl Of the Senate introduced by Senator Gibbs now
a ns the BOARD Of Fire Commissioners shalt determine
The claim of william H. Wilson To be placed on the pen
10 protect park policemen from dismissal eKcept upon
charges ami another for the construction OF DruSe
across the Harlem River AT point l1OO feet north OF
Governor hi will have to act this week upon the
Theatrical License bill and the Canned Goods bil a
hearing will he given on the former on tuesday
and on the latter on Thursday me tIe. Gov,
Mr. Van Aliens bill increasing the salary OF the steno
grapher Of the surrogates Court Walter Howes OH 10
compel the police Justices to keep open their courts on
election day Senator Plunkitts bill declaring that the
Board of Estimate and Apportonment OF the City oil
New-YOrk is hereby authorized and empow ered respec
tive OF any OF limitations, To examine ho ana
determine the claims for damages to certain buildings
destroyed by the grading OF One-hundfed-ahd-AIueih
The Governor now ha I'm his possession several iIn
portanJ Is which he Is not req red to act upon u
after the Legislature adJOurhs. Among these Is pr.
Raines's bill rernActing the excellent Law against
trAmps passed 1881 and secretly repealed last year
There are also Curt1s's valuable bill prescribing the
method Of making for the States printing! Ears
Mechanics Lien bill, the New York Police Department
relief Fund bill the bill providing Tor the pubic itlOh
of criminal tistcs; Senator Punktrs Dill defining the
limits OF Riverside PARK; the Network Police Pension
Fund bill; Senator Culens bill Tor the payment OF tne
contractor paved Firsi-ave from Thirty 10
sixty-frst-st and General Barnums bill eXemptng MI
Sinai Hospital from taxation. 800
The Senate and Assembly VIII both have to pass TINS
week the bill approprattng 100000 TO continue the
work on the New Capitol Will also be compelled to
come to some agreement Chc supply bill. The friends
OF the Freedom Of Worship bill and OF " the whi- Key
code" intend make final effort 10 pass them Thr
Arcade Railroad people OF NrwNOtk have just arrived
here with the intention paronty or trying 10 get some
amendment their charter to build railroad IN Broai-