New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
NO TRUST IN TRUSTS.
THE LEGISLATURE TO INVESTIGATE THEM.
BOTH HOUSES To ADJOURN FOR TEN DAYS FOR
REPAIRS IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER

BOTH HOUSES To ADJOURN FOR Ten DA1S fob
REPAIRS IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE IRfBuyE.i
ALBANY, Feb. 16.-The State Senate moved
upon trusts to-day, after debate OF three
hours; and the Assembly also had the wiciedness
of trusts brought to its attention. The debate
in the Senate was excited by Mr.. Ives calling
from the table the resolution introduced by him
yesterday which Is printed in TINE TRIBUNE OF
to-day, instPucting the Committee on General
Laws to investigate fully all matters relating
to the formation of the combinations and agree
ments known as trusts and the effect OF these
same upon the public interests, and the persons
corporations and individuals composing such COM
binations in relation thereto
Mr.. Ivess motion that n vote be taken upon his
resolution was Immediately the subject of the at
tcnton of the somewhat sleepy Senate. Mr..
Sloan, of Oswcgo, suggested that the Committee
on General Laws should Grst learn whether tho
Senate ought TO make an investigation, and
after that committee had made preliminary
report the Senate could decide whether or not 1t
was best to make an investigation. But Mr.. Ives
and those who thought as he dld, refused TO ac,
cept this COMPROMISE. Mr.. Sloan was supported
by Mcssrs. Erwin, RaneS, and Low. while ME-
Ives was sustained by Messrs Iaugh'in. Cantor
punctuatcd with some bitterness here
and there, Senator Sloan's motion to
refer the matter ,h TO ,r ,sf 70 oO re-
port whether an investigation ought to be made
or not, was defeated by the following vote, DEM
ocratS in italics:
Yea.-Erwin. Hawkins Low. Ranes. Robertson
slsan sweet ve'der-S Nays-ArHcll. cantor. Cog=c
shall, Collins Forg Hendricks; res KELLOGG: La% r.
ReVly Russell. todfcr walker-l9.
The resolution ordering an nvestigatiOn was
adopted. ?2 voting in the affirmative.
Asscmblyman Yates of Schenectady, who some
time ago introduced a resolution for an investl-
CATION of trusts TO day asked that il be re-
fcrred to the Committee on General Laws. in order
that il might secure an immediate investigation or
the trusts Objection was made, and Mr
Yatcss resolution still lies on the table
roGrr J. PRYOR on TRrsTs.
Asscmblyman SaXtOn, chairman Of the judiciary
Committee VIII ch has charge Of Mr. Mckcnnas
bill against trusts" informed the Assembly that
his Committee would give n hearing on tho bill
At this hcaring Roger 4. Pryor, in behalf OF ram
many Han appoarcd end made l'nT hrg.m'lW
i'm favor Of Mr. NcKcnna's bill. Mr.. Pryor IN the
course Of his speech said
The fact is notorious and indisrutahle that
comb'natins # capitalists eyiSt for the purpose
and with th, eYcct Of monopolizing the production
and sar Of commodities and 50 cytorting eNorni-
tant prices for thom The fact IS e1ualV
rctorors md undoniahlr that such combinations
apo multirlvinc and threaten even 70 grasp IN
their control m"nv Of tho main 9rt'cles or com
mrrcc ard CONSUMPTION. That such combn9tons
arc Of evil effect unon the inter and nrospcrty
of the community is proposition when j. nov
cn'y dcmonS'ahle unon economic Irhcip's'
but is Stcd by actual cYperlnrH ana mas prrn
mmpnorial'v rNcogni7cd by the law. 1h"se
effects are all exhibited Cor instance in the oler-
alton Of the suPar-refnirg trust MONOPOLY. BE-
fore the existence Of this combination the pro
dnccr Of tho raw n,otrria was assured of n fair
| price for lis commodity by connection between
/ buyers Now by concentrating The capital or
tho business under the unity Of single Will ths
producer is comDcllcd TO sell at the price imposed
/ by the m0nopol ST
| TO BEGIN WORK TOMORROW.
Thee onmitt co viii meet Mt the Fifth Avenue
| Hotel in New-York at 10 ocloc; Saturday
morning next February Is TO begin work.
ROPES FOR FIRE ESCAPES.
A bill was introduced by Assemblyman Platt
providing that after July /, 1888, ropes or other
suitable facilities for escaping from fires shall be
placed in all academies. boarding schools hotels,
boarding apartment and tenement houses over
two stories high. An additional rope must he
placed in rooms occupied by more than I'VE per,
sons. These escapes arc to he lnspectcd tWlce a
year by engineers of fire departments iiotcls
which are freproof or which have complied with
| the provisions of last years law are exempted
| from the operation of this act.
Local OPTION
Assemblvman Kimball chairman Of the Excise
Committee, introduced bill providing that upon
application oy cnc-ffth of the voters of any
county proposition to prohibit the manufacture
and sale of liqnor in the county shall be submit
ted to the people at the polls mt special electiOh
SUBURBAN HOMES FOR LABoRERs.
Mr. Finn called up his resolution directing the
Railroad Commissioners to investigate the present
railway service of Ncw-York and report upon the
! legislation necessary to enable working people en-
pOyed in the metropolis TO I'VE conVenlenI ~
that the Commissioners be " requested lhsteaa
! of directed The resolution was then passed.
To ADJOURN FOR TIN DAYS.
| The Assembly passed resolution TO ADJOURN
| from tomorrow, February II, until February
I 27: and the Senate afterward adopted the same
resolution. There will be no session, therefore,
next week. The object of this adjournment is TO
give Isaac c. Perry Superintendent of the CAPITOL
time TO prepare the Assent ~ Chamber for oc-
cupancy. Mr.. Perry says that in ten days he can
shore up the stone ceiling with beams suli tSo
emily strong 70 prevent it from falling. As the
Assemblymen are heartily sick OF the BAD ar,
confusion and crowded state OF the Assembly,
parlor, they have joyfully welcomed this sugges.
ton. Mr. Perry VIII have his worklngmeh iaoot
night and day to finish the job
To-day he had the entire wooden flooring OF
the Chamber torn up ard stone masons were
cutting aportures in the brick beneath the floor.
One of the apertures showed that the northeast
granite Tillar that holds up the Assembly Cham
Der ceiling nooh had support TE %n'0A As
semblymen who measured the portion of
the pillar that was unsupported were shocked by
what they discovered More than ever they were ere
Of the opinion that there was good reason lor
the sinking Of the stone ceiling
PRESIDENT sPENCER's SALARY.
Senator Van Colt introduced bill
to-day Increasing the saiaiy VI
President Spencer Of the Board of Aqueduct Com
missioners Of New York to $4,000.
LABOR DIFFICULTIES.
Assemblyman O'Reilly of Ulster County
Knight of Labor, introduced bill requiring every
corporation or manufacturing company TO give
thirty days notice of proposed reduction of wages
within twenty days employees shall state whether
they will accept such reduction.
An attempt to revive imprisonment for debo
is apparently made in bill introduced by Mr
Morgan. II provides that there shall be be three
oJJ;tioua months i'm nriSOnment for each adj