The evening world., 1889-01-31
"A CHIMBORAZO STEAL
Assemblyman Hunting on the State CaDi-
tol-Yesterday's New Bills.
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ALBANY, Jan. 80. -Assemblyman Hunting. OF
Suffolk. took his inning this morning In the
Assembly ceiling discussion and made a home
run on his short hit and a tumble by Mr.. Batch
eller. Mr.. Ainsworth presented the names Of
the three experts to make the examination.
They are Prof. Albert H. Chester, of Hamilton
College. Archimedes Russell, OF Syracuse. and
Prof. Charles b. Brush, of the University of
New York. Stanford White, of New York. was
added. Mr.. Sheehan sent 20 the desk a resolu-
ton instructing the Commission in the details
OF its work. 1t asks them to report on the cost
Of the ceiling rs constructed, the quality OF the
papier mache used and the cost Of the ceiling
had il been constructed of carved oak.
Capt. Hunting then stepped to the bat and
proceeded TO demolish, anything ard eyc.rythihg
things that have been said abost the Capitol,
and especially about the Assembly ceiling, and
closed his remarks 10y charaGteriZlne me entre
State-a vast Chimborazo steal" This state
ment was received with applause. and Mr..
and Mr.. Sheehsn said that the contract. as they
had understood, it, called for a ceiling of carved
oak, and that they did not know of the alter
native clause" allowing its construction of
ws mr. a ma1tfa PIT, to in the aT Go4 Eil If t f2HT Gf T Pre-,
cedure, which failed to get a vote in the Senate
last year; The 9C,her bill proyi4 5 for pr the the
Governor. to obtain a, site for q new state
Prison. 1t is the ambition of Gen. Husted's
life to get Sing Sing Prison out Of his district.
A bill to tax racing associations $3.50 a season
and make a fund of the money thus obtained 20
encourage the breeding of prize cattle through
out the State was introduced by Mr.. Kent.
T. D.. Sullivan is the author OF a bill providing
more admission tickets than there are seats in
the theatre.
The Senate accented the invitation Of the Cen.
tennial Commission to send five Of its members
introdpeced. b Mr.. EangSein which were pre-;
pared by Judges Ven Brunt and Daniels and
were made necessary by the failure to get a jury
provides that in the challenging, of talesmen for
jurors an impression of the talesman as to the
guilt Of the prisoner, whether derived from
reading or hearing read testimony relating to
the crime charged. or from any other source or
in any other manner, IL not suthclert ground
for a ~peremptory challenge for actual bias if the
talesman swears that his impression will not in
Court Of Oyer and Terminer to grant new trials
therein or to change the place Of trial on the ap-
plication of either party. As the law stands the
prosecution is not allowed to move for Il change
of venue.
Among the other bills introduced were the fol-
lowing:
By Mr.. ~Ives-Giying power to the Board of Esti:
mate and ApportionmSnt to order the repaytng Of
that purpose, and only 5000 900 a year. ,fMr:
By Mr.. Grady-Reqniring every person who sells
% steamship y ettts e6e tsn and d s sE G6o to Sit fS0T wa do money t
OF the State.
The last meeting Of the Fassett Inves ,igating
Committee in New York will be held next Satur-
day. 1t will be for the purpose of giving the
engineers a hearing.
Gov. Hill to-day signed the commission of
Thomas IL. Barber a, Colonel of the Twelfth
Regiment. the Seventh Regiment Veteran Club
was incorporated here yesterday.