New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-03

Before submitting his BILL Mr. Fassett said that the
work the Aqueduct, which to cost $40 900 oOo
was but half completed There wcre very important
questions of mana yet be decided tho chief
being whether dam SHOULD be constructed
At the Quaker Bridge, at cost variousy estimated
from s15, 900 900 to $50, ,O00 In such question
expenditure, of the city authorities were
intensely Interested They should have voice In the
spending of many millions of dollars. The tax
payers Of New-York should DO represented among
officials who had tho handling Of much money.
Mayor Hewitt and Controller Myers must not only be
made members Of the Board of Aqueduct Commission
eis, but Messrs Fish, Barnes and Ridgway should DO
deprived Of their offices in order to givT Mr. Hewitt
and Mr.. Myers q sufficient influence In tke Board
Senator Cantor said that he was in favor OF making
Mayor Hewitt and Controller Myers members Of the
Board but he doubted the wisdom OF making such
change while the Investigation Of the Special Com
mittee was in progress.
Senator Fassett asked that tho bill be ordered 10
third reading, whereupon Senator Cantor, In ap-
parently great excitement, screamed: Mr. President
II suppose objection docs prevent my having
vote upon my notion said senator Fassett 9ong
that nevertheless this bill will be passed."
The measure was then referred 10 1he
Hendricks, ono of the members OF the ePecis ~
eating Committee examining into the conduct Oh
the hqueduct Commissioners. . -
be stated az one Of the interesting features
about snat9s sr Ss cse e Ao ns
rived here yesterday aud was soon diligently at work
among the members Of the legislature
ANOTHER JOB FOR THE COMMITTEE
Senator Low marked out another branch Of WORK
for the special committee which has been investigating
the Aqueduot Commissioners He said that the news
papers of tho State had been making charges that
legislation was corruptly Influenced These charges
were of a serious nature and he thought they should
be investigated BIO therefore introduced the loho"-
ing resolution;
Ubereas Grave charcrs have been made In the
public press and elsewhere seriously rejecting upon
sT s ni sSsaton and the Of laws and
Whereas, 1t is greatly TO be desired that me goo
y Of 9a 9S II sny h5e So ST to light and
their methods uncovered to tho end that remslai
Resolved That the special committee Of the Senate
appointed BY the president Pro tenn aaeer s ana o
Ss of ntssa fSsssS said
be and hereby is authorized, empowered and directed
ton and such In the judgment OF said com
mitee shall best TO the end thai proper legsl&
S ZION said al enc COMMITTEES Is hereby duly and fully authorized
end empowered to employ such counsel stenograPher,
e bod rs sessions IN SewYorE city
1t may deem best
The resolution was passed
CITY HALL PARK SAFE FROM INVASION.
The Senate this evening passed Assemblyman
Crosby's bill prohibiting the erection in City Hall
Park, New-York, Of the proposed Criminal Courts
building The measure passed by unanimous vote.
All the New-York Senators present voted for It The
bill has now passed both houses OF inc Legislature
without an opposing vote
ARNoLD's TRUST BILL LOST.
Senator Arnold called up his BILL against Trusts ana
asked that It have third reading. Senator Veddef
thereupon read kilograms from the OIL Producers
Protective Union, OF oean, protesting against the
passage Of tho bill, which, they said, would deliver
them into the hands of the Standard OIL Trust. There
5000 members of this union who had capital OF
$40 0o0, 900. Senator Fassett also opposed Nr Ar
nolds motion, saying that the bill failed to suppress
the evils created by the great trusts and it should be
amended.
upon his bill vas defeated-17 TO 10. The motion re-
qured two-thlrds vote
THE ST. ooo. 900 CANAL BILL.
The Senate Canal Committee this evening decided
to report favorably the Mion-Dollsr Canal Improve
ment bill and also favorably the Senate bill appropr
atIng $3.50 900 for the purpose. In each appro
priation bill hereafter passed. the contract clause will
be included. Under this contract system contractors
who happen to be Republicans will stand at least
hey get nons nor Will they so long as a and
his friends control the affairs Of the State To-day
the clause was included IN biz introduced by Mr.
Rock Harbor This was defeated, but will undoubt-
edy be amended In the Senate to include tho contract
clause
CAUGHT MAPPING.
The Senate passed to night Assemblyman Fnn's
bill incorporating the Municipal Loan Company. Many
of tho New.York Senators intended TO oppose this
bill, but they asleep when It came up for third
reading and 1t passed without opposition.
10 COOLEY THE EXCISE LAWS.
The Assembly Excise Committee have named as
tho members Of the proposed commission to codfy
tho Excise laws the Rev. Howard Crosby and ex-
Surrogate Daniel Rollins, OF New-York; G. Thomann
OF Brooklyn; ex.Congressman James s. Smart, OF
Cambridge; o. ". Chapman, Of Binghamton; Max
D. Stone, OF New York, president Of the Retail liquor
Dealers Association; and Dennis 0'Brien, former
Attorney General Of the State.
NO LIQUOR STORES OPEN SUNDAY.
The senate Committee On Internal Affairs reported
unavoraby to night to the Senate the bill of Senator
stadler opening liquor stores Sunday afternoon.
Senator stadler demanded yea and nay vote upon
the acceptance OF the adverse report 1t was never
theless adopted, as follows:
Nays.Collns, Langbein, Murphy, Reilly, Stader,
Wortlr-6.
Yeas-Arnold, Desne, Erwin, Hassett, Hawkins,
Hendricks, kellogg, Lewis LOOMS, Lowe O'Conner,
Kanes, Robertson, RUSSELL Sloan, Sweet, Vancott,
1t will DO observed that five Democratic Senators
and one Republcan-W0rth, of Brooklyn. who voted
against the High-Lcense bill-voted in opposition TO
killing the bill 1t is fair infer that they there
fore, are In favor Of opening the liquor stores upon
sunday Every one OF the sixteen votes cast to kill
the bill was cast by a Republican. The adverse
report having been adopted the Lieutenant Governor
announced that the bill was rejected.