New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-07
A TWELVE-MlNUTE SESSION.
AssrMsIYMEX TX PANIcKY STAT.

, rntvr CONFERENCE COSCLrDE5 THAT THE IN
trytsuRp LIBRARY NAY DO FOR THE NEW
CHAMBER.
ALp,xr Feb t39ccI ,N-The As'rmhiymen seem
con nce that n is dangerous to st LONGER bcHehh 'he
pouleraus stone ceiling of the Assembly Chanpcr
There was about tho smallest attendn GO 10 hight ~
any evening session that the Assembly hes ever ind
Nearly half OF tho vacant Before Tie session
bernn about every ore the room was gazing upward
inspecting the ceiling. Mr. shcehan The ieaher OF INC
DE nocras who told by the expert commission tha
bore IA Dcavy directly over his seat almost rcaiy
TO fall did not occupy his chair but Tor moment Ut 81
ut time.
at am here" said Assemblyman Yates dImnut!ve
man who sits beneath the massive centre stone, am
here because haven't the courage TO stay away"
There was ludcrous side TO the scare kor week
committee ladies OF the Womens Suffrage Society mas
been here pushing bill TO give women tho ught 10 vote
In cities These women upon motion OF Mr. Answ orth,
were given permission last week TO advocate their bill
In tho Assembly Wednesday night OF this week But
since this permission given the dangerous state OF
the ceiling has been announced. Now the lalics are
said 10 be hghly indignant with Mr ArNworfh because
he had the Assembly plss sHch resolutio knowing as
ne did how weak the ceiling is They sat III the Senate
Chamber tonight, where theirs IS no danger oi falling
,eilings
The Assembly was In such a panic that its session
lasted only twelve minutes Many OF the members
Thought cess OF week ought to be taken III orier 10
get new quarters. In the brief session Mr.. Younsrnar
Of Albany niroGuccd bin authorizing STATE Engineer
Bogart r. c. Clark and Il. NJ UpOhn the commission
who warned the AsSemblymcn Of their danger TO draw
up plans ana specifications for the removal OF the stone
ceiling and the substitution for it Of wooden ceiling
sr Low the Senate, ana Speaker Cole Of the Assein
y were appointed the members OF a commission Under
the bill supervise the work or removing the celllng
and pa.ing ia a wooden one Tde bill says that the
work must he done before December OF the present
H.. atfrn
Another practical step that the Assembly took was
upon motion of SIR Ainsworth to pass resolution re-
amesting tho Senate 70 appoint committee to meet
like committee OF the Assembly To head conference
about the removal OF the Assembly The Senate AT once
appointed Senators Hendricks, Sloan and McSaushton
~ its committee The Assembly appointed Assembly
men Answortn Sheehan. IIadey, Greene and Platt
These committees met s0cn rs tue Legislature adj
jonrned. 1t was known that The Assemblymen would
suggest that the Senate should surrender the senate
Chamber to the Assembly aud take the Assembly ParOr
FOR new Senate Chamber Inc reason ior ms request
that ne senate Chamber is much larger IMAM tHo
Assembly Iaror. and that the latter in the opinion or
me rs Asscihnyhch Il 700 sit.i 'oI IN Nssc.n"y
Chamber Inc Senators were not disposed to surrender
their room. The committee met therefore, under ulS
men. The conference adjourned at 1880 o'clock alter
deciding TO inspect tomorrow morning The large roou III
the nnhnlshe western Wing OF tlV spi'0l WHICH JAS
been undcr preparation Tor some time Tor the state
Library Tne room is - by 40 feet and in the opinion
OF the Senators IL sufficiently large Tor the
Assembly II is IN rough condition. however ana
The senate nj its session put s foot upon the efforts
the Albany LABOR dcmap Dgues are making 10 STOP
~ , M"a FOR mimi, l, itio Of the
of Labor the state prisons. ON ITS lace tins IA
not objectionable, hut under cover OF u the laDoF
agaor have demau that all shall IL thc
prisons until invest ntion Is made. Tonight Mr.
sought to extend the investigation or prolonS
,rone senator Murphy moved mat the resolution for
investigation should be iecrret to the Committee on
Ir.sons ana the motion adopted by vote OF 10 to