New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.
AJAX BURNED BY A rAssErT scoRcHER
ADVANCING rHE vEppER BILL--rHE QUARANTINE
xrour NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILLS.

ADVANCING rHE vEpDER BILL--rHE QUARANTINE
rrour rosrPoNED-vARroUs BILLS.
ALBANY March Ex-Governor HIPS boy, AJAX"
Cantor fully appreciates to- night that those who hve
in glass houses should not throw stones for he brought
ON himself and his party one OF the severest scorhsS
that he or It had and the leader OF the Demo0-
racy who usually rcvves In time to give vent 10 ono
Of his familiar personal undignihed and unpariiamen
tsry remarks, wss completely silenoed Senator
Fassett's bill aimed ct bribery at the polls and IN
elections was up for passage In the Senate, and Mr.
Cantor objected to the fnal section providing a re-
ward OF ESQ to those who brought charges against
briben and secured their conviction Inc poltt
cslly immaculate Senator from New-York SAID thae
in Senator Fassetts district he had no doubt such
laws were needed, as It was corrupt and depauched
but In NewYork where therc is no such thing IL ID
not needed. general laugh followed this remark
and every ono wondered At Mr.. Cantor's assurance
Mr.. Fsssetgs roply to this was "scorcher' which
win burn for many day.
aThe Senator from the xth.' said Mr. Fassett. has
referred 70 the district In which i've as being corrp1
trcts but the ono that 'pave' hin comes from is the
Ss Il os sss and
s nps that But as M So for &
Sso, 81 sT ~ sm II pork PS
y % By bis s ns ma.
state The Senator says that there is no corruption
Il civ i 10 ccrns .es But what
he says is true why Senators assessed from Slo
600 for unless r r rS'fy co raeS aeS
into s Stat. ca com%ieo II not for Corruption and
bribery st the polsi why are the rich corporations
Why did tns Xaueduct Commissioners award to the
!ass BIDDER other than the as msS Ss
ma wS g. s s T NJ
Mr. Cantor did not want any more and while Mr.
r::se w ;Dssns .sy the 1s Sed to
concerned but they could not cover up their
uneasiness. They wero glad when Mr. Fassctt hnshed
THx QUARANTINE BILL TO COME UP TO-DAY.
In anticipation that Senator vedder's Quarantine
Commissioner bill would be brought up this morning
u tho Senate the Chamber crowded oil the fore
noon The influx of visitors made considerable con-
fusion, and tho Lieutenant Governor repeatedly lost
his temper and raped for order. When special Or
ders wero announced Mr.. Vcdder did not move his Dill,
In which no intends substituting the names OF Coiohei
Frederick D. Grant, General Denis F. Burke and ed
ward Kearney for Quarantine Commissioners IN tho
place of those named by the Governor Some OK the
Republican Senators absent and 1t was not
thought wise to bring tho matter to VOTE II is up
derstood that tho main objection OF tho Republican
Senators who supposed to oppose the measure lies
in tho possibility that the passage OF the Dill py the
Senate would have no weight with tho Governor, Dc
cause the Quarantine Commission is constitutional
Tho bill was laid aside until to morrow, when It VIII
undoubtedly come up and bo acted upon
ADVANCING THE LIQUOR TAX BILL
Tbere WAS however, another battle between the Re
public an and Democratic Senator'S In which the Re-
publIcsus cams usual, victorious. 1t was over
Senator vedder's 81 Liquor Tax bill, which was with
drawn from special orders on Monday night for pur-
poses of amendment The amendment, some Of the
friends Of the measure think, destroys tho original in
tent of tho b but for the sake OF securing Its pas
sasc, from which, II It becomes law, some Deneht
Will be derived, tho amendments was accepted oy thc
promoter of tho bill The bill taxes each place
whorvn LIQUORS arc sold to be drunk on the premises
400 ysar for places where licenses Of the first class
arc hold, and go . year for licenses Of the second
Senator Cantor objected to tho bill as It then stood,
and wanted II amended go that the license ices cohece
.rsue, and d not to the state nc objected e the
bill being placed tho order Of third reading without
on vote Of to 10 tho bill was placed on the order
for third readns the Democrats npr presga mawEns
ala not Vote Er Van cott said that be would sup
POI. tho bill If Senator cantOrs amendment was IN
AFFAIRS OF TIE BIO BRIDGE
Senator oConnors bill drawn up by Mayor Chapin,
OF Brooklyn reducing the Brooklyn Bridge trustees
to three and otherwise changing tho management OF
ai yoice bIli introduced by the senator pro:
vdns for an extension Of tho 18th Regiment ArmohS
| Rfo PASSED.
| ALL FOR THE VETERANS.
Colonel Murphy moved to third reading Assembly,
! man saxton's bill protecting the war veterans In
ofnco from discharge without Just cause There was
no objection and tho bill received the votes OF all
tho members present
REGULATING TELRPHONE CHARGES.
Senator Coggeshsll introduced bill regulating the
telephone charges In oIties Of half million inhabl'
tants to Is month"; and In cities OF 100000 or over,
| up 10 half . million, "a o month Each violation OF
| the law is punishable by Q fine OF SloO
| Senator Van Cott's bill increasing the power OF
| tho Health Commissioners OF New-fork passeu inc
Senate this morning
TRUSTS TO BE HANDLED NEXT WEEK.
senator yedder's bill to tax trusts was, at his re-
quest made special order for next Monday night.
Tho General Laws Committee of tho Senate has set
aside next Tuesday to boar arguments ior anu ae''
trusts.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Tho Senate to-day confirmed the nominations OF the
Governor, presented last Friday. They are: George
W. Beebe to be Judge of tho Court Of Claims: william
Townsend Of Utica, manager Of the Utica Insane Asy
lum and Theodore b. Barselne, member Oh the tores
Coumlsslou. The Governor also sent to the senate
this morning nominations OF trustees Ior tne batt Sn
sonarmstion o Of John W. Uttle and Frank Campbell
who were appointed by the Governor during the recos
was asked. william T. Mlllbank and Thomas
Newbold were nominated as state commissioners
Health.
TO LOOK AFTER THE STATES WARDS.
A COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE INTO TIE CONDITION
OF THE INpIANs-AMENDING THE
HALY-noLIpAY BILL
ALpArY. March 21-The Assembly to-day was askef
by Mr.. whipple, OF Csttaraugus County, to pass nj
resolution for the appointment Of special commute
IN investigate the condition Of the Indian RESERVATION