New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-02
RusrNEss IN THE LEGISLATURE.
WHAT THE SENATE HAS DONE THIS YEAR
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ASSEMBLY

WHAT THE SENATE HAb DUNE 1hiS AH'
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ASSEMBLY
aUrEs-Br1L TO CREATE A NEW COM
MISSIONER IN NEw-YoRK' CITY
rrnox THE REoULAR coRRrsroSDEsr OF THE TRIBUNE.
Albany. March 1-Ex-speaker Hrstod submitted to
the Assembly to-day suggested amendments 10 me
rules OF that body, of farreaching nature ocnef"
Hustled has been hard at work upon these amendments
all winter and in the Of his labor has examined
The rules of Congress- Of the English Pssamcnt and
~ about ivory state legislative body in the United
statee The rules arr framed 10 expedite business
and, In General Hastcds opinion, win, IL Ahepra'
shorten the present sessions OF the Legisafsre py
one-thlrd. Tho suggested amendments VIII DO DC
bated by the Assembly when Il returns 70 Albany on
March IL.
grave modification Of the charter OF Sew-York
City Is proposed by Assemblyman Clark At present
the Department Of Parks has charge Of tho opening OF
streets IN the Twenty-third and Twcnty-fourh
wards. Mr.. Clark suggests, In BILL
he introduced to-day, that these powers OF the Park
Commissioners DO transferred on May I. 1889, 10 an
officer to be known as the Commissioner OF Abe De-
partnent Of Street Improvements. This officer who
Is to be appointed by Mayor Grant is to have term
OF six years with yearly salary Of 5000. There
is 10 be Deputy Commissioner with salary OF
90 500. These officers are TO have exclusive power
TO locate and lay out construct and maintain. all
Streets roads, avenues and public squares and places
and 10 devise plans fer and locate all bridges and
tunnels and TO devise and prepare plans for the proper
sewerage and drainage in the territory within Tho
Twenty-th and Twcnty-iourh wards.
Senator Ives introduced the bin In tho Senate
Mr. Andrews introduced bin to-day forbiddng the
employment "a factories for over sixty hours week.
OF boys under eighteen years OF ago and women under
twenty-one years OF age.
Mr.. Saxton introduced bin amending the primary
election law by providing that electors shall vote only
a urim areg OF their own DOIitical marty.
bill was introduced by Assembyman Blumenthh
authorizing Inc authorities OF NcwYork 10 issue bonds
TO tho amount of 81 900 000 and 20 use the money
thus collected In tho erection OF new school buildings
From certain Democratic sources has a cry 10
turn tho ceiling investigation TO the Democratic
Attorney General, and let. him carry 1t In his own
Democratic way for the benefit and possible protection
Of HIM. sheehan d Co.--the Governor, his represent
ahvo on tho Ceiling Committee, and tho Hill Depe-
Gratis I'm general One of the arglmenie set forth
reason why this change should be madc Is that tho
Legislature Is away behind in rs work To show how
untrue this Democratic CRY Is, Charles A. Sail, Journal
Clerk Of tho Senate prepared, yesterday table eoT-
pairing tho work Of this year. up to this cato. With tna
| of 1888.
Up 10 this date there have been 47e bills DGodueed
In the Senate In 1888 there were, At this date, 3tS
bills introduced One hundred and fourteen bills have
now passed through general orders; year ago II wAs
six less Ono hundred and twenty-five bills have
been passed 90 far comparison with sixtyone at this
time year ago. Now thirty-cight bIlls have been
sent to the Governor, and there at least dozen
in the hands OF tho president Of tho Senate TO DO
signed At this time in 1888. tho Governor had only
sixteen Senate bills. So far tho Senate mas
received 100 bills from the Assembly,
fortvseven more than had been received at this time
last s,xtythree Assembly bills have already been
passed an increase Of tyentynine oycr last year
esrtons smnnnt Of idloness. Tho Senate finished up
lis accumulated business in short order this morning
Two ~ senator Murpbys bills passed tho Senate this
morning. one appropristes 1000 e eEec. mepq
les which were overlooked In the appropriation OF the
State year ago the other allows the arrest by ths
police officials In New-York OF persons known % %
habitual criminals.