New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-01
TRYING TO SMOTHER 4 BILL.
PIERCE AND CANTOR TOLL IN VAIN.
TEE GOVERNOR TO GIVE HEARING on rnE HIGH

TEE GOVERNOR TO GIVE NEARING on ThE HIGH
LICENSE MEASURE NEXT THURSDAY
Albany, April 30 lspeciaD.-The members OF tho
grain elevator ring have evidently been hard Al "orh
since Thursday last, when tho Assembly passcd py
large majority Mr. McEvoys bill lowering the charges
for grain elcvstng for to night determined ehort was
made In tho Senate to kill tho bill Tho Democratic
Senators especially conspicuous In tho effort TO de-
stroy the measure. Senator Pierce OF Brooklyn VINO
tho Democratic leader last year. read resolution
purporting TO have been passed by tho Produce Ex-
change OF New York. asking that hearing DO given 10
It's members In opposition to the bill Tho senate aoes
not attach much weight to such resolutions senator
Pierce followed this up by moving that the Dill shouia
DO referred to the Committee Commerce and Navga-
tlon.
| Senator Erwin CRcp) pointed out that the Senate
\ Canal Committee had already given hearing
7 upon the bill. lie. however. would not
oppose the granting OF another hearing, IL
tho committee to whom the bill was confded should be
directed to surrender again to the Senate on Thurs
day Friday.
Senator Pierce refused to consent to this. Senator
Cantor said that no committee should DO put In such
strait jacket. So vehement and pcrtinacious
Pierce and Cantor In opposing an early report by
the committee that the entre Senate saw that their
plan for killing tho bill to have 1t smothered In
committee.
Senator Sloan moved that the Committee on General
Laws should have charge of the bill and OF the nearing
Senator Erwin moved amendment that the
Committee on General Laws should report not later
than Friday"
Senators Ives and Laughlln warmly opposed thu
ordering OF the bill to third reading, but this was
done npon the motion Of Senator Erwin. Then tho
Senate by large vote sent the bill to tho Committee
General Laws and ordered that committee TO re
port not later than Friday Then upon motion o.
Mr.. Vcddcr, tho Senate made the bill special order
for Monday evening next.
HEARING ON THE CROSBY BILL.
Governor Hill announced to-day that he would gv'
. hearing upon the High License bill upon Thursday
May 8, at Q p. m.
LITTLE BREEZE IN THE SENATE.
Assemblyman McCann's bill, making an addition
Justices court in Brooklyn, created little breeze In
tho Senate when handed down from the Assembl,
tonight Everybody knows that there is a big schema
In this bill, one to give NcCann cerkship and to adt
to tho Democratic strength In Brooklyn, and to hell
during the coming campaign Ths bill was sent u
the Cities Committee by vote OF IL TO o.
THE CHAPLIN BRIDGE BILL.
Assembiyman Ainsworth will bring up tomorrow tn
Chaplin Bridge bill. The opposition to this measure
comes alone from Of the Democratic members
from Now York. who TO DO working for the presen
members OF the board.
Mr. Horndge's bill authorizing tho Controller OF thu
City Of NewYOrk 10 Issue annually bonds to the anioun
Of h,n million dollars for the purpose OF extending
the waterworks and system OF that city passed
tho Assembly tonight By a large vote.