New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-17
LAST DAYS WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
SENAtE-MUNIUPAL BUILDING IN CITY
HALL FARK-RAPID TRANSIT.

HALL PARK-BAPID TRANSIT.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The TRIBUNE,
Albany, May l6-Before the senate adjourned 70
put the blac kest kind Of mark against its record by
passing that mschicyous and undoubtedly unconsti.
tuuonal biIl--Mr Haggerty's Brooklyn Elevated Rail
road bill. Notwithstanding the exposure Of the meth
DDS By which this bill was engineered through the
last night, tho bill got enough votes to pass It
senator Worth, OF Brooklyn, led Tho raiders on tlS
streets OF that city and ably supported BY Senator
Pierce also OF brooklyn Senator Grady, too. took a
hand Edward LauerbaCh. thc Ncw.York lawyer, sat
IN an ante room, and between him and Senator Pierce
ran tho Iat,cr's clerk while the bill was being DIS
cusscd Tho clerk also went froW Senator to senator
whispering In each ones What he said could not
bc lcarrei, but It hail potent and immediate effect.
senator O'Connor made hari fight against the
railroad company but no had against him not only
naIotty OF tho members OF the senate, but the Lieu
tenant. governor ard the assistant clerk of the
senate. This clerk behind the desk last night
when the bill was jumped through. The Lieutenant
Governor absolutely ignored parliamentary ussgeS
and rules 10 force this bill through IL useless
to fight against such a combination and the two
honorable Democrats of tho senate showed II by their
votes They senator's Llnson and McNaughton.
senator Cantor would not vote, thus showing that no
also was against this kind OF work. senator OConnor
tried to amend the bill, but voted doSn. Senator
FaSsctt the only Republican who Openly opposed
tho bill, and his opposition was but brief one,
although he voted against the measure It's final
passage. This the by which the bill passed,
the Republicans being marked thus cD:
Yeas-MeSSrs. ARNOLD, 'Coggeshan Collins, 'Dcane,
Grady, 'IIawklns, Langbein Lewis, 'Laughlin Muir
ply, Pierce 'RaInes stader, sweet, 'Vcdder, WALKER
Ward and 'WOrth-lS.
Nays-MoSsrs. Erwin. 'FaSsctt, Hendricks. 'HeE
ogg, LnSOn, McNaughOn, 'oCOnnor Robertson and
'Sloane--9.
senator Grady tried 10 pass the old Marshand
claim, but was badly beaten. large number OF
hills were passed, among them boiug ASsombYman
Gbbs's bill allowing civil and police Justices to
form the marriage ceremony; Asscmblymau Dunlap'S
bill preventing the selling giving away to children
OF morphine and Oplaes, and senator LnSon'S Anti
pnkerton bill. About thirty bills on the order
Of third roading when the Senate adjourned none OF
them, however, Of great Importance The CLOSING
hours OF the morning session had Uoeu ~ taken up
with hard work that the essential business ha1 been
practically gotten out OF the way. Two bad DIS
Whole wero Mr. Gfooae's New-YOrk aud New Jersey
Bridge bill and Senator Raincs's Niagara Hydraulic
Power and Electric Lighting bill ,, ,,,
MIR Hustled moved to-day that the Assembly should
take vote upon his o postPonag ] tOr GRU year S 1aS
TSi park, New-York. Mr. Hsgan, OF Tammany Hall
G 6 was snS ooR e View that It was Intended
10 snatch away some OF Mayor Grants patronage;
aG heTeos E SeiSGsoa against IL t. it took maoy
OF thirds 10 pass Mr. Husteds notion ana there
nn ony tory.one votes were recorded against It.
tbe measure was beaten. All the New-fork Demo.
crsts voted against Mr.. Husteds motion so that II
civ Hall PARK Is dishgured with gigantic building
,hcy are responsible for It,
Mr Hustled had better fortune with his new rules
tor the Assembly These rules, he believes, will
seatly shorten tho sessions OF the legislature They
So into effect when the next Legislature meets 10
January. -, ,s, O.
Cantor,s bill to establish Naval Militia
MIR Shoehan read q petition fFom the Real Estate
pxrbanvn in favor OF rapid transit and moved that
MAYOR Grants Rapid Transit bill should be considered
lie was beaten by vote OF 90 yeas 10 90 pays.
" rbc Assemlly cOncuTred In tho Senate amendments
N Nr Hamllton's bill relative TO tho block system
N indexing Hew.YOrk CITY.
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