New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-12
WORK OF THE SESSION.
REVIEW OF THE LEGISLATURES RECORD
TEMPERANCE MEASURES OPPosND BY THE DEMO-
cRATs-A LOWER TAX RATE sEcURED-ovEK
400 BILLS IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS
-ExTRAvAoANT APPRoPRr
ATOMS DEFEATED,


Albany MAY IA review of the session Of the
legislature of 1853 shows that temperance legislation
has largely occupied the attention of its members
The Prohibition amendment was adopted ana the
High License bill passed-only TO be vetoed by
Governor Hill The bill Of Senator Lewis limiting the
number OF saloons TO every 300 OF tho population
passed the Senate but failed pass the Assembly The
Senate and Assembly passed bill creating commits
sion to revise the excise laws of the State The mem
bers Of the commission are TO be the Rev. Howard
Crosby and Daniel O. Rollins, of NewYork; Frederick
Kruso, of 0lcan; James s. Swart OF Cambridge Denis
o'Brien, OF waterbury; Galus Thoman and Max
ID. Storm, OF New York-three Democrats and four
Republicans This bill, which was passed late last
night is now in the hands Of Governor Hill, and the
High License Committee of New-Yor& Will urge tho
Governor TO sign IL. The Senate passed Senator We'd
ders Liquor Tax bill, bat 1t failed in the Assembly
The bill OF Assemblyman Klmball, creating county
option failed to pass the Assembly. Senator Haw-
hns introduced bill for State Excise Commission,
which did not pass. The Senate and the Assembly
both rejected by large votes bills introduced by Soma
tor Stadler and Assemblymap Roesch, opening tho
liquor stores Sunday.
The only temperance measure that has become a law
is Senator Erwins bill prohibiting the giving to pau
pers of orders for food groceries which sell liquor
likewise
THE STATE TAX RATE REDUCED.
Tho Legislature appropriated money with such
economy OF spirit that the State tax rate has been re-
duced. The annual Tax Rate BILL passed to-day,
provides for tax rate of only o.62 mills. The tax
rate of the Legislature OF 1857 was go mills This
IS the more creditablc tho Legislature In view Of its
having appropriated 100000 for the repair Of tho
Assembly Chamber and the completion OF
The rooms Of the state Library in the State Capitol
appropriations It did not make last year.
Tho lawyers were pleased with the defeat Of tho
Field Civil Code" which passed the Senate but was
beaten IN the Assembly.
The interests Of tho canal boatmen and Of the grain
merchants OF the cared for by the passage
of bill approprating $4,000 for lensthening the
canal locks and a bill lowering the charges for grain
elevatng.
determined effort was made to check bribery al
the polls by the passage Of Assembyman saztons bill
providing that tho state shall furnish the ballots used
al elections and that the voting shall be done in secret
and Senator Fassetts bill INJECTING heavy penalties
Tor brlbing voters.
Tho shipping merchants Of New-York were rendered
great service by reduction OF the large ices OF tho
Health Officer of NewYork
Tho Legislature also attempted to aid the business
of tho by reducing the number Of halfhoii'
days those In the months Of june July, August ana
September, but Governor Hill vetoed the bill
An investigation of the acts Of the Board Of Aque-
duct Commissioners has been begun by special
committee Of the senate, who have already unearthea
evidence OF great value TO the State
The Senate, by one Of its committees, made an
inquiry into the operation and character of Trusts
the outcome Of which highly Interesting re-
port and the submission Of bill by Senator Arnold
for the suppression OF Trusts" This bill passed
the Senate, but defeated In the Assembly through
the opposition Of tho Democrats.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION
No bill was passed revivng the New-York Cable
Railway Company, the Metropolitan Transit Com
psny, in the interest Of the New.York elevated
railway companies. On tho other hand Mayor
IIewiii's rapid transit scheme, expressed In BILL
WAS not passed by the Legislature
The bill for the construcIo Of an enormous rail-
way bridge across the Hudson River from New
YORK civ to weehawken, passed the Assembly, but
failed 10 pass the Senate. -
The senate refused 10 pass bills passed. by the As
.hy increasing the salaries of the Aequeduct Commits
s,aneys OF Eow-York, and OF Recorder Smyth, City
Jndce cowing, Judges MARITIME ard Gldersleeve, and
Surrogate Ransom.
BILLS IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS.
The Governor has now nearly 400 hundred bills to
consider between this and the end OF the thirty days
Unit. when they die unless acted upon. Among the
important measures that he must consider, besides
tho temperance measures referred TO elsewhere are
the foowtng . -,
To allow RAILROAD commissioners 10 condemn entire
blocks In Iruoldyn: by Mr. Haggery
TO put conductors on every surface car; by Mr.
Connolly