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

! aed by men eagerly explaining portions Of tho
o"su,e alleged to be misunderstood. Others kept
| ''.ui Tally as the votes were recorded and before
", uo'a'ied statement was called for. IL was that
| lost WV ~
| .hcn every one turned toward Messrs. Brundago
""u Beatty. Neither would vote The clerk even
ou'ed the votes second tme to II either would
uo W act Both vero stubborn and refused to
support he bill The announcement of the ballot-64
~ D-was received with Joy by the Democrats.
Hiessrs Donaldson. Grippln and Platt (Repsl were
susonr Had any Of these members been present. the
o'ii "ouid have been carried Mr.. Kimball has not
so' gwen up the fight He gave notice that he would
pr'hs The bill up again. The next time he viii be
sure mat be has the sxtyAvo votes before
| no brings IT up.
scHooL GIRLS AGAINST TEACHERS.
siessrs. Hamilton and Hustled had little struggle
| eo,uay over tho Cantor bill making the Normal
schooi Of New-York City a college. Hamilton
ona,npohed the teachers who opposed to this,
bsan e tGeneral Hustled appeared the friend of 900
1.i Winsome laSsies who, when they graduate
want 20 write capital letters after their names. Cen
general orders wanted s the 9use to BE- SsG LIVE into
liam s itt objected Several votes taken, and
Uaon atne MI Hamilton made the point of order that
~ ~ quorum had voted He also moved 70 adjourn.
tnese motions and points of order not enter
,snea by the Speaker, who said that he would keep
snc.I Young until quorum was counted Finally,
snty-nvc votes were counted and the General had
gained gained one point. The bill was considered, recon.
ten minutes ~
REFORMING THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF ALDER,
MEN.
Assemblyman Mathlson's bill reorganizing the
Broohyn Board Of Aldermen got safely through the
Houss this morning Only Democratic votes wero
recorded against 1t. The for the Democratic
opposition to this Is this: At tho last cleo
.,on the Republicans polled forty-eght per cent Of
na NSo'es but out Of the nineteen members OF the
Twelve elected from the three AlderranIc dis
bill changes all of this and selects the Aldermen by
Saras making wentysS members of the Board
handed down in the Senate.
I'M On the motion to suspend the rules and read the
votes, with the names Of thirty Republicans recorded
against 1t. Mr.. Aspnall then moved the previous
tho yeas and nays He was beaten at this point and
hs Dill had ITS final reading BY vote Ds Of SO to Sa
voting with the Republicans in the Affirmative.
NO THIRTY EIG HTH-sT TUNNEL
The Assembly Cities Committee reported adversely
this morning the Thirty-elghthst. Tunnel bill. Mr.
Crosby, the chairman, was the only member of the
committee who voted against the report. The re-
bill The presence Of John OBrien, OF Aqueduct
fame, in the committee room during the hearing evi
DENLY aided in bringing about this adverse report
CAPITOL PARK IMPROVEMENTS
The bill appropriatng $4,000 to improve the
Capitol Park came down from the Senate this morn
Ing amended in two important particulars. The
amount IS cut down to 100000 and the work must
amendments were cOncurred I'm.
CONCERNING WHOLE BLOCKS.
Assemblyman Haggerty called from the table the
motion to reconsider the vote by which his bill pro-
vldIng among other things that entire blocks may DO
condemned for railway purposes In place OF individual
lots lost. He carried his motion TO reconsider and
also carried his bill through
GONE TO THE GOVERNOR.
Mr. Fassetts Bribery at Elections bill has gone
to the Governor in nearly the same condition that
IL introduced by Senator Fassett. The changes
made in the measure by the conference committee
Of both houses struck out the amendments of John l.
Plat and Judge Greene, which practically ruined the
bill Tho Assembly conourred In tho changes of
the committee by reclamation
THE PAUPER INSANE
General Curtis held the attention of the Assembly
this morning for nearly half an hour while he ex
planned tho results Of tho bill doing away with the
present county plan of taking care Of the pauper
Insane and placing them In Institutions controlled By
tho state. Shortly before Dr. AgnewS death he had
written letter favOrng tho measure. Dr. Jacobus
Is also In favor of IT,
EDISON MAY LIGHT UP BROOKLYN.
The Democratic ring Of Brooklyn got black eye
In tho Assembly this afternoon. 1t by the pass
age Of the bill compelling tho Brooklyn Board Of
Alderman to give the Edison Electric Light Company
the right to lay its wires and cOnduts In that city,
Brooklyn is in the grasp Of powerful monopoly,
which controls the electric lighting of the city and
which Is In turn controlled by the Democrats who
members Of the Board of Aldermen. This
monopoly charges fifty cents a night for each light
The Edison Company promises to charge thlrty-ve
cents. When the measure came up this afternoon
Mr. Sheehan took tho floor on behalf OF the Board or
Aldermen, and howled and stOrmed and raved and
called tho Speaker, who had taken the gayel coward
lie made himself noisy and obStreperous that tho
sergeant at had to be called TO keep him quiet
The bill went through with rush. Many Democrats
voted with tho Republicans The vote was az TO 70.