New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-10
DOINGS OF THE SENATE IND ASSEMBLY.
VETERANS To DE NORTHUMBERLAND OF THE
woMAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL-MoRE SCHOOL
HOUSFS

VETERANS To DE PIOTECTED-DEATH OF THE
woMANS SUFFRAGE BILL-MoRE SCHOOL
HOUSES
ALBANY. April CspeciaD. Tho Senate passed to-
night Assembyman saxton's bill forbdding the re-
moval OF Union sailors from official posi-
tlons in city Or county government unless for cause
and after trial The bill Is long step In the dlrec-
ton of Civil Service reform, will protect UNION
soldiers from removal for political reasons. once
this principle is established II be extended to tho
remainder of the Civil Service employees.
MR. MURPHY's BILL SET ASIDE
Senator Murphy asked the Senate to pass his bill
raising the salary OF the chief engineer OF the Depart
ment of Docks of New-York City, from S6,0 900 annually
to $4,000. Tho Watchdog of New-Yorks treasury
Senator Hendricks, Of Syracuse, Chairman OF the
Committee on Cites-ObIected to the passage OF the
bill and moved that It DO killed lie then pointed
out that the Dock Commissioners received only Sooo
each and argued that subordinate OF theirs should
racelvs sueh a Extraordinarily large salary
Senator LInson said It evident that the deci'ion
OF the Republican Senators In caucus not to advance
the salaries Of state or city officials being carried
out.
Senator Murphy then moved that his bill DO set
aside' This was done.
MORE SCHOOL HOUSES.
Two bills introduced in the Senate By Mr. Cantor
passed the Assembly tonight Ono Of these tho
Acquisition Of Sites bill, empowers tho Controller
Of New-York City to issue bonds TO the amount .,
81 600 900 necessary to purchase sites 20 oullu
school houses The other bill Is merely an authorta
tive measure to permit the Board OF Education 10
loo ate sites for the builders Over 1000 children
refused admttance 10 tho puolc schoolS Vi No"
York simply from lack of ROOM
NO WOMAN SUFFRAGE THIS YEAR
Tho Womans Suffrage bill was reported adversely
from the subcommittee of the Whole. This kills the
bill for this session
THE HANDY LETTER WRITER
Governor Hill Is rvalling the Mayor OK New-fork
o. a writer of letters. Each veto that comes from
him has with It long explanatory message. ms
was tho case with the veto OF Assemblyman Iali-
madge's bill giving the Police COMMISSIONS Oh
yn tho same interest IN the Police Pension fund az
the policemen have, providing they nave ser'eu
twenty years This bill was drawn especially 10
benedt Captau Leach. who served the police force
a long time and afterward became COMMISSIONER
WOMEN AS FACTORY INSPECTORS
General Husteds bill Increasing tho number OF
factory inspectors to fourteen and requiring the ap
polntmrnt OF SIX women inspectors was made spe-
cial order for noon tomorrow.
HOLDING BACK THE BUCKET SHOP BILL
Tho bill of Senator Ives to punish the " oucket
shop dealers came up on the order OF third reans
I'm the Assembly, when to everybodys surprise Sir:
ives himself objected 20 its passage. lilo sad tnae
IL had been amended without his knowledge I'M. ING
Amendments we're made by tho Judiciary Committee
al the request of Disrict-Attorney Fellows ana 10
Lancey Nicoll, OF New-YOrk. The blu was recorn,
mitted 10 the judiciary Committee There IS Reheraii
regret az this course the Senate would nave psSso
the blu and an excellent statute would nave O0o"
half way on It's journey to tho Governor