New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED.

MONEY FOR THE NEW CAFITOL-DOINGS IN BOTH
HOUSES OF The LEGISLATURE
tFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBCNEI
ALBANY. March 1.-The Republicans Of the
Assembly passed to-day Mr OBriens bill appropratng
S5s5,OOO for continuing work upon the New Capitol
The bill also creates a non partisan Capitol Commission.
consisting OF Governor Hill, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones,
Speaker Hustled and President Pitts.
The Democrats resisted the bill, acknowledging that
they did so because II became law they would lose
their present partisan control Of the appointment OF the
Capitol workiugnen. Mr.. Sheehan. thor leader, said
The people of this State last fall declared that the
Democratic party should have the patronage
of the New Capitol and think that the Republican
party should not have bit Of that patronage" Mr
Sheehan other Democratic leaders also said that Mr.
Perry. the present Capitol Commissioner, had been
highly efficient officer, and therefore his office ought not
10 be abolished One OF the aOlest speeches
made this session was that made In re-
sponse Dy Mr. Ainsworth. Of Oswego County He
showed from legislative documents that Mr. Perry had
exceeded the appropriations for the Bnghamton Asy-
lum Then when the state Lad been involved in this
EXPENSE he was appointed New Capitol Commissioner.
In his first years service in his new office lie expended
more than the state had allowed him Mr.. Ainsworth
charged that Mr. Perry was an e&trayagent Oficer
A. amendment offered by DIR. Chase, or Albany.
County Increasing Ihe appropriation tho no
voting IN the affirmative and the Republic ans IN tho
negative. Then the Bill was passed ,,,
day. will have to be conference committee on
the bill AS Increased some OF the approprla
tlons Of the Assembly go, - A.
senator Cullen to-day introduced bill repeating the
High Buildings" law OF last year This is the law
which forbids the constructing Of buildings beyond
certain height IN New-iork. IN, ..,,
Senator Worth presented by request Dill repeating
the law which authorizes water company TO supply
to the dry goods district OF Newiok tor eAtin
gushing fires. go 49,,
Senator Reilly introduced a bill providing that the
rental OF telephones in NewYOrk shall be only 30 and
ia Brooklyn 81 --,,
The Influence welded by the Knights of Labor aud by
the various labor organizations OF course npesses the
minds Oi practical politicians OF the Legislature.
Senator Reilly presented bill setting apart another
day for a legal holiday This day Is the trst day In
September to be known II the bill passes as
Labor Day.. 1t is the day upon which the labor Or
ganizatiOns of New York city usually parade
Senator Reilly also introduced Dill 10 compel the
elevated railroad companies or New YORK TO pay taIes
for the real OF the city occupied by their railroad
stations and platforms ~ -, -,
OF new Aque0uct Commissioners OF New YORK py thrce
one of these commissioners is 10 be republican,
another Democrat aud the third clyIl enBheer POI
itcs not specified The civil eng neer Is TO be paa AT
the rate OF $1,000 yearly. he new men are TO DC APP
pointed by tho Governor, with the consent oI Inc
Senate r.
troller Loew, Of New-IOrk, had not suppled nun
with the Information he desired ABOUT the
Dock Department He therefore O1erod a res
olution directing the Commissioners Of Accounts
luton was ed Senator Pagan said tGst he did not
receive the information within ten days he should ask
that special investigation committee De appointed
bill was introduced by Mr.. Traphagen Incorporating
Homer A. Nelson, W. w. Laman, Clarence Seward, GlL-
bert RObertsoD and twenty others as the New YORK
and hudson Valley Aquoduct Company, TO draw from
the Adiroudaeks q water supply for Hudson Valley
cities, with a capital OF 6O,O0OOOO