New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
THE COUNTY OPTION BILL LOST.

is allie ed In both bills.
THE COUNTY OPTION BILL LOST.
1T COMMANDED ONLY 81 VOTES IN THE ASSEMBLY,
REPUBLICANS WHO OPPOSED IT.
Albany, May s.-whsn Assemblyman Kimbali counted
this morning he found that thcsc wero enough
Republicans present to carry through his County Option
BILL II they would support him. He knew, OF course
that Messrs Gallagher, Reitx and Beatty would not
help him. Mr.. Brundage, who refused to DO coanted
with the Republicans last week, changed his nina ana
decided to support tho measure On motion to call inc
House. Mr. Kimball was defeated but no obtained tho
necessary sixty votes to suspend the rules ara rea
tho bill out of It's order. This was not accomplsheo
without the hardest kind Of work
Early in the morning Mr.. sheehan, the Democratic
leader had decided to fight this every Inch
Of It's progress His fights simply attempts TO oo-
struct legislation by silly points Of order and foohsn
questions. The final roll-cau was reached, however,
after halfh had been expended in this KIND Oh
work, and the bill was defeated-6l to SO.
The Republicans who responsible for this defcss
Messrs Barnet II. Davis, OF Palmyra Christian o.
GocrSs. Of Niagara; Edward Gallagher. Of Ero ~ ID.
HASKELL Of Niagara Bankson 7. Morgan OF New'forh
John l. Slavery, Of Cayuga, and Martin A. smith, OK
Sullivan, who present. but would not vote ana
George Beatty m Of Utica, and John Reitz OF Brook
Ign, who voted against the measure This is an open
reputation of the Republican State platform OF 1887
upon which all OF these men were elected Mr. Bagiey
(Dem) voted with the Republicans. Tho bill Is Killed
for the session.
$4,000 FOR THE CANALS
The S570, 900 Canal Appropriation bill came down
from the Senate this morning and was passed Tho
canal men were decidedly meek and accepted tho DILL
as It stood Mr.. Ainsw0rth made neat httle speech
saying that the Repnbsan party Ia the 81 EN- eans
nasmuch they had voted for an amount that c3u.a
DO judciously expended - There were twenty-.hsso
who came from counties remote from the canal, ana
whose constituents entirely opposed to canal ap
propriations
A DEFEAT FOR TIN" SULLIVAN.
STmp Sullivan made q Desperate attempt this
morning to get read bis I'LL compelling tho Staten
Island Ferry Company to reduce its fares so that
"Tim's" chowder clubs could make up money enough
to get down there. He didn't get enough votes 70
though Tim and his Paradise Park friends will
havo to pay full fare, for tho Dill buried "naor
RESTRICTING THE IVES POOL BILL
Assemblyman Emery's BILL removing from those race
tracks where pools sold tho enect OF tho ives
Pool bill compelling associations to pay per cent
of their gross receipts to tho Controller Of tho State
passed tho Assembly
BROOKLYN ELEVATED ROAD TROUBLES.
Tho Wafer bill, Strengthening out the difficulties
Into which tho Union and tho Kings County Elevated
Railway Companies Of Brooklyn have falion, came Up
this morning Since Assemblymsn shea's Dill
known as tho African Church bill was KILLED. ne -
opposed all railway and no trfcd 10 anch
this bill so to destroy its salient features; Bnt
he did not succeed In so doing, and Mr. crosby gos
into tho measure an amendment making emo law ap-
piy only TO roads that have at least One mile OF
roll was called, so the bill was laid aside.
TWIN BABIES AND TWIN BILLS.
The Joyful tidngs came to Assemblyman BroWneh
this morning that he had become the father OF pair
Of bouncing babies. The Assembly Chamber was
hardly largo enough to hold the happy father ana he
General Hustled thought that the occasion should Be
cemmemorated and moved that two of Mr. Browneips
P which be psSss an as held BY tho
The two bills" twins the clerk called them were
passed unanimously, each member seeming anxious
to be on record because Of the occasion
TO IMPROVE AN UPTOWN STREET.
The bill to widen and improve onc-hundrcd and
tenth-st in New-York. from Rshth-aye to Riverside
Park, introduced by Assemblyman Hogan, passed the
Assembly. The improvements arc to he made by tho
city at the discretion of the authorities.
MONEY FOR THE STATE PRISONS
Mr. Sweets bin appropratiDg 81, 0Co, 600 for contin
uing work In the State prisons ordered to third
reading on motion OF Mr. sloan.
THE GIVING OF STATE CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Russels bill preventing the giving Of contracts
State work to other than skilled labor lost,
IT votes not being obtained
THAT GRIDIRoN SCHEME AGAIN.
Tho Senate Railway Committee reported favoraby
this afternoon Senator Pierces bin perfeotlng tho
articles of association OF the Now-York Cable Rail-
way Company The bill Is intended to give the COM
pany the seventy miles Of the streets Of New. York
that 1t desires. Senators Walker and McSaughton
dissented nom the favorable report
EXECUTION BY ELECTRICITY.
Senator Coggeshall pushed through the Senate the
bill drawn up by a commission consisting OF Ebrdgo
r. Gerry, Matthew Hall and DR.. r. Fl. Southwck Pro
vding for the execution of murdercrs by electricity
instead of hanging with rope. The measure was
presented to the Assembly by Mr.. Hill, OF Albany
County, and received ninety votes In Its favor. 1t
was passed by tho Senate by vote OF to 90 The
act reads
Tho punishment of death must In every be
inflicted by causing to pass through tho body OF tho
convict current Of electricity of sufficient intensity
to death. and the application Of such current
must be continued until such convict Is dead
EDIsoNs LIGHTS IN BROOKLYN.
Senator O'Connor asked the Senate 10 ordcr to q
third reading Asscmblyman Talmadges bill aiith,c
izlng cthe Edison Electric Light Company to lay Its
wires in Brooklyn and to do business In that city.
Senators Pierce and Cantor fought Senator OConnors
ordered TO third reading.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT.
The Chaplin Bridge bill reducing the number Of
trustees Of the Brooklyn Bridge to three In number
was ordered to third reading upon motion Of Senator
OConnor, although New-York Democratic Senators
opposed