New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED.
BUSY DAY FOR THE LEGISLATURE.


MEASURES CONCERNING TEMPERANCE. THE BALLOT,
CANAL IMPROVEMENT. STATE CoNvIcTs, EDU-
CATION, TAXATION AND SO FORTH.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
ALBANY, Jan. 12.-Some Of the measures that Will
interest tho people Of the State whole wero pre-
sented to the Legislature to day. Tho leading bill OF
| this nature was submitted TO tho Assembly by Mr.
Crosby. II was the high license bill prepared by tho
Church Temperance Society, the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Crime, and the Citizens High License Com
mittee of NewYork A summary OF the measure has
already appeared I'm THE TRIBUNE. AS II to respond
to this challenge OF tho temperance sentiment In New
York O Democratic Assemblyman Of That city
George +. Roesch-- presented bill authorizing the
sale Of liquor Sunday from IL O'Clock, noon, TIL
midnight in all the cities of the State having above
10000 inhabitants. Mr. Rocsch represents ais
trict In NewYOrk (hc Bowery) which may 10 said to
have liquor saloon for every fifty OF the inhabitants
Yet they arc still dry and petition, according to Mr.
Roesch for the personal lbcrty' to drink liquor ON
Sunday.
General Hustled as a return gauntlet hurled down
bill prohibiting the sale of liquor at State or county
fairs. Then he made his first speech this year on
motion to order the bill to third reading.
GENERAL Hustled PLEADING FOR TEMPERANCE.
"Thls IS o bl5 he said, switch commcnds itself
to the good sense of everyone 1t prohibits the sale
of liquor at the State fair and at county iails You
all know what the evils of the sale OF liquors at
fairs. This drawn up by member OF
the State Agricultural Society. We already have
law on the statute books prohibiting the sale OF liquor
on election day and anywhere near the State Mill
taiy Camp | submit should extend this system
to the fairs and protect women and children who at
tend them from the frequent sight of drunken men,
Mr. shechan, of Buffalo, tho Democratic leader,
immediately proclaimed himself the champion Of tho
liquor dealers The Democratic party received too
much money from the liquor dealers last fall to aid
1t Carrying the State not to protect tho liquor In
tercst
81 object to this bill being read third time,'
screamed Mr. sheehan and Speaker Cole had to put
aside the bill. This disposed OF the bills relating TO
temperance legislation.
THE AU~TRALIAN SYSTEM OF VOTING.
Next In Importance may be ranked bill to In
troduce this the Australian system Of voting
Every reader of newspapers Is acquainted with tho
forcble presentation of tho merits of this system
made by Allen Thorndike Rice in The North American
Review" and by Henry George in his speeches. The
SYSTEM In brief Is that the State prints the ballots
used election day and pays ior them ard then ny
a secret method OF voting tries to protect tho voter
from ntm,datO from Icing briDed This measure,
which was presented to tho Assembly by Mr. Lam
ilton, of New-York, drown up by him, Mr.. Rice
and Ehu Root. 1t provides for the appointment
of two ballot clerks different political faith In each
election district OF city OF town On the ffaay Oh
the second week before general Or special election
the Chief vi the Bureau oi Ecctous In Ne"i orh anu
the County Clerk IN every county In whlch an ceco
Is TO Lc he'd are to receive petitions Tor the printing Vi
balo,s. these petitions may come from the county
committees OF political parties or from Individual
electors, numbering net less than one-huAdIedh "a al
the votes cast preceding election ior any oinee'
lnc petitions to state the ballots requested and the
names OF the candida oiice In Oh el 10 pre-
vent the printing vi ballots useessy at the request
OF "cranks," II Is required that each petition shan
be accompanied with deposit of ealnest money"
to the extent Of - for each Thousand OF ali the votes
cast at the last preceding election for the Office desig-
mated said ticket, the CHEST number
| al the expense oI the state.
Ia eacn pOnins pact mere is to be suitable com,
partment In which may privately inspect and
arrange their ballots. Each voter is to be furnished
| with complete set OF ballots OF all descriptions.
| The bill then says: Each elector shall upon re-
cevng such ballots from the ballot clerks forthwith
! to vote at such election and make such alterations
| II any, as ne wishes to make thereon. lie shall
ballot clerks all the other ballots received 10y him.
| The election officers must not furnish to any one
| person information in regard to the way that any
voter cast his ballots. Only voers and election
officers are to be permitted near the polls
THE FIELD CODE AND THE CANALS.
Senator Ives pleased the lawyers by introducing the
| Field Civil Code
The canal boatmen, who holding convention
in the city, pleased to learn that senator Cantor
had introduced bill apploprating 81 100000 toward
the improvement of tho Erie Canal and the other
canals Of the state. 1t poVides for lengthcning to
900 feet fourteen locks the Erie Canal and two on
the Oswego Canal. All the state canals are to be
improved. In all 100000 Is to be expended the
Erie Canal and 100000 on the Champlain Canal
BILL TO INCREASE THF PAY OF POLICEMEN.
1t can be truly said that 30 per cent Of the bills
| introduced to force money out of the pockets
Of the New-York taxpayers, are introduced by New
York City members. and especially the Democratic
members. They know that they represent the voters
| in the tenement houses and not the taxpayers.
southern end sand e to- iaS
Dil TO raise the salary OF every man connected with
poses to Increase the salary Of smperntsndent Mi,p
ray from $4,000 to $4,000; of tho ins pectos of police
$1,000 to $2,25o; doormcn. from $500 to- 81 900
81 900.
"sTRIKEs" BY DEMOCRATS.
Some Of the New-York members also were prolific
in bills palpably intended to send a SILVER down the
backbone of the corporations and to make them send
agents to Albany to bride the lncorrupt bile, mem
bers from New-York not to pass them. Such bills
are sometimes mildly called Strikes They should
be termed blackmal'
CHINESE TICKETS IN ENGLISH
Mr.. Sullivan, of NewYork. introduced bill to
compel the elevated railway companies to put up
gates rails their platforms, and bill directed
against the Chinese laundrymcn to compel them to
give list In English OF clothing left with them
pawn brokerage and another to lower the ferry rates
Of the Brooklyn ferry corporations. Mr. Finn. OF
New-fork, had bill to compel the street railway
companies of Ncwiork and Brooklyn to run all
night at intervals Of not more than fifteen minutes
BLOW AT HE BoBTAIL CAR
Mr. Connolly presented a bill to compel the street
railway companies TO put conductors all their
This is blow at the bobta Mr.. Finn introduced
bill repeating tho law which eXcmpts the American
OF foreign ships from taxation, far those
vessels conc 'rned
PARDONs FOR L'F. PRISONERS.
There are in the State Prisons nine under
sentences of life imprisonment for and man
slaughter. The Penal Code now provides only twenty
years imprisonment for these offences, and the nine
ten men referred &, have been lmpn Oned for more
than twenty years Senator Arnold introduced
luton requesting Governor Hill TO pardon them.
FREE INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHES.
Senator Cantor introduced bill authorizing Andrew
S. ID. aper Superintendent Of Public Instruction, to
enter into an agreement with the Industrial Educa
tonal Association of Newly City for term not to
eXcecd three years, supply and maintain CT
free instruction in drawing, modelling woodworking,
metal working sewing ami cooking TO such teachers of
schnnls of The Is