New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
80 BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE.
Hills RUSHED THROUGH THE UPPER
- HOUSE IN LIVELY FASHION.

NEARLY sUoCEEDED-sIx NORMAL SCHOOL
BILLS GO THRouGn-MUcH IMPoRrANT
81 LEarsrNTroN MARKS THE SESSION:
1sr TELEGRAPH TO THE TEnuSEi
Albany. May 1s.-The Senate held three sessions
to-day ana passed about eighty bills. haa NOT 30
much time been spent In the effort to pass the Col
lateral inheritance Tax bill all the bills which were
an the clerks desk could have been passed As "
as about as many bills left on the desk at sa-
iournment tonight as were passed 80, -,.,.-
That isohleyous measure the Haggerty bill, giving
the elevated railways OF Broosiyn the right 10 Sr
without compensation to property.owners "nU'e
blocks of the streets Of that city ut Ono ane 'oh
law on the desk Of the LeutenantGovernor' re~u!
,or h,s signature, having passed the Senate 10 %
returned Is the Assembly, where II was introaucca
rhs bill was reported fsyorably from the hsiiro@o
Committee this morning, and through some means
had third reading voucher on It, Stnoush ~ 0Uu.
not have reached that posuon H
single objection been raised to 1t. AS the mot'on
made at this time Of the session. when was ~,
10 night rs being on its hal passsgn. barely more 'Sn
tho title was read. Hardly any one knew WhN inc
bI,I was Senator oConnor. who had nnmoer Oh
amendments TO make TO It, was being talked 70 ps
the introdloer Of the bill IN the Assembly, nnuou0euS
To detract his attention the subject then penang
Only two negative votes were rceeNea anu '"'00
were given In tones hardly audible.
SENATOR
The bin. He was astonished at this. but more so
when he found that be had been put down IS voting
for e. He rose to question OF privilege ana SsAci
the attention Of every Senator upon what no was
about TO say. Ho said that lobbyists. lawyers anu
friends of the bill had tried to induce him TO wthdrs"
his objections TO 1t and they knew that no had I'M
portant amendments 70 make to 1t.
The introducer Of the bill and Others were crowded
around me, undoubtedly" 10 said, 70
stfact my attention and 70 lot he
bal slip through, and II was
/. DOT anti The Tribune correspondent came over 10
me ana told me that Assembly bin No. sos bad passed
aid know that Q vote had bsen taRsn on It. have
sst hare AN day with my amendments ready 10 10.
elnde them In the bill. move 10 reconsider the vote
by which his bill was passed.
~ The ssnate Chamber here presented dramato ap
pearanee. Senators who heretofore wero he Saa
nstless were al attention and the doors leading 10
The chamber wers crowded Win lobbyists aud lawyers
Several Senators arose and said tnAt they did not
know what the bill was. and Senator Pierce declared
that he did not vote for tho bill, although he YVES
recorded for t. The motion reconsider was carried
there being twcnty-four votes 10 the snrH,AuVe
while Senator OConnor was trying TO have his snneh
uents put In the bill, the hour for the aolonremenE
which hsd previously been decided upon, shut on
surther action. Had this not been done. ths Dill
,ro,la undoubtedly DO among the DefeFious measures
Of its kind in tire wasto-psper basket Wh& loe
Iohby;sts do durfuE tho might WIN be plainly seen 10
Me morning. on the further consideration VISION 'ne
measure 4, then likely TO have. II tia ""ndlns
, susstion in tho moruins when the Senate meet
MI Husted's bill 30 postpone the construction on
a Municipal building IN tho City Hall Psrk Is sun
ON tho order of third reading In tho Assembly, M
rasted had no ehsnce to pass IL tonight.
ina Canal Appropriations bin. toe amount Doing
, aeoo oQc was passed by tho senate.
I'm An, senate toAAy bills making appropriation
Oar "A many new normal schools were reported ron
ne Finance Committee. The bills make provision for
..Aoo,. AZ olens Falls introduced IN the Senate by
senator kellogg; at watkins, introduced In the AS
sembly By Speaker Cole at Jsmsies, L J., introduced
a tina Assembly By Mr. Croniu; at Fairfield intro
soeed IN the Assembly by Dir. heslck; st Wbieo
ptsins. introduced IN the Assembly by Mr. Rhodes
M whtsesboro, introduced tn the Assembly ~ hr BIC
Adam and at Saratoga Springs, introduced In the A.
se,nbiy by General Batohelos. Senators Sloan ana
Fnssett were recorded obJectine 10 all OF these b
srd Ser ssor tAuson was recorded being opposed
IN all sxoept shs schools ~ watkins and Saratoga
sur,ngs. These bills appropriate from $4,000 70
ass coo for each new school, and, according 70 preee
aeps zach institution will cost the State $4,000
bctofe completed.
4 sp.aher Coles bill was the first one that came up
senator SLOAN made long argument; not asahs1 th'
nm m particular but against tho building OF more
.n,,,., sslools At present There are now ten nsti
sns OF this kind IN the State, and last year therf
w.. accommodation for at least 1000 moro pupils
nan were given instruction The initial cost OF the
schools would be between 100000 and S4ooooo and
sefore completed would cost million dollars more
cnator rassctt also opposed the bills He declared
;. IN. mind Of man could not conceive system
,oar~ eesiy and that did less. Besides this, the Re
,,hea. majority was putting into the hands OF th'
coysYnor powsr 10 wipe tho Republican party out
existence. 49, .....,
This Normal School Combine chung together
ana passsd six Of the bills one after tho "her' nen
ssor kellogg did not push the bill asking ior tcpoO
:, Clans Fails Speaker Coles bal makes an appro-
,r,sssnu Of 100000 AssentAynan Cronfns, as
Jama,ea 10000; Assembiymse MesicSs 81 Fan
6esd. $4,000; Assemblyman acAdam's, al "n'es-
ho,o. sgs. 900, and General BarheneTs 81 safatosA
sprfngs, 100000. ..s,- ~.
ennsfor ives rushed Assembiymsn conhoIws one
sapdrsd- and sixtcenthst opening bill through 'ns
senate fhIs morning., and had the Dill ON the way !"
ma aoerossing room before the opponents OF the meas
urs knev What had been done. The bin WAS reported
ero,a shs Committee on Cities among number o.
6fhsr measures in which each member had Speois
intetsss and Gil the city members OVERLOOKED t'
ran before the opponents Of the measure knew VIVA
ia been done twenty -four votes had been recorded u
kser AZ Il, and the bill declared passed.
General tfustod's bill making en- appropriation Q
$4,000 10 improve the sanitary condition Oh %
Capitol, and which had been amended In the sonae
conmitfce on Finance so that an additional sppropn
tssop had been made toward the completion OF IN
tpkiiag ous Of the important measures discussed
z1e wcsscfa staircase has appropriation OF si3slI
% carry and eempists II up 70 the third floor. III
Golden corssdor, which 10 . eempiets wreck and Tn
Court o. Appeals room leading from that Win be 70
paired ct cost Of eos,45o. The STATE Library 10 .
- eomplssed 81 expense Of $4,000, and the SAM
tssy condition OF shs building win be made porsses
tosxbis AZ cost % $4,000. Various other improve
rusnu and the expenses OF the Supervising Commits
sion win cost cal 500 moro. TIE Capitoi Commits
sSa CONSISTS of Lieutenant Governor Jones, senHto
s. slost Faesess, Speaker Cole and Capitol Commis
ssousf Perry. After some discussion, during whic
senator sloan explained tho intention Of each ~
prourssson and he work INTENDED 70 be done, the BIZ
rsssed
ssnatcr Fsssett WIS excused from voting. He wa
80 4, ,avor OF doing work 50 this way. The Con
- Al urars having thankieea a