New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-25
consideration Of tho Senate Mcssrs Sweet and Arnad
In the Affirmative and Mr. Russell In tho negative.
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
FOUR IMPORTANT BILLS TO BE PASSED BY TIE
SENATE THIS wEEK-BUsINESs IN
THE ASSEMBLY.

FOUR IMPORTANT BILLS TO BE PASSED BY TIE
SENATE THIS wEEK-BUs1NEss IN
THE ASSEMBLY.
Albany, April "a SpeciaD-Thc prospects are
that the Excise Commission BILL the Saxon Ecc tora
Reform bill the Rapid Transit BILL and the Canal
Appropriation bill, will pass the Senate before the
adjournment for this week. Both the Excise Com
mission and Electoral Reform bills are now the
order Of third reading, and are special orders in the
Senate for Tomorrow The Excise Commission bill
sent TO a third reading on a motion made by
Senator Fasse and will be discussed ard passed Inn
mcdatcy after the Electoral Reform measure has been
sent to the Governor tomorrow morning The Com
mission bill held good position in general orders.
and the moment that order Of business should be
nounced 1t could have been sont to tho first Com
mitee Of the Whole and from there to the position II
now occupies. by q majority vote The concession
which the Democrats made was simply saving OF
time to them, because they knew that this was IN
evitablc.
There will be two sessions of thetSenats to- morrow,
ono beginning at 10 80 a and the othcr at p. m
and before the days work both these important
bills will have been passed. The amendments TO the
rules will prevent any useless discussion by the OPP
ponents Of those bills.
Senator Fassctt announced that the Rapid Transit
bill would be taken up Friday, II the Saxtop
Electoral Reform and Excise Commission bills should
have been passed by that time. Senator Ives. for the
member. Of the minority, agreed to this.
The annual Canal Appropriation bill came UP m
N, Sonata for discussion to-day. Senator Laughlin
of Buffalo, led tho fight against the bill as 1t now
stands annropriatng $500 900 for canal improve
ments bat he was teaten, and the bill was set
down for third reading on Friday morning, when
u IS likely to be passed Mr.. LaughIn was inc only
Senator who made any argument against the Dill Us
repcr,ed from the Canal Committee. He moVed !"
increase the amount appropriated to s7oo,ooo. This
was the important point Of attack, ard he was
beaten by this vote
Yeas-Messrs Cantor, Coggeshall Collins, Foley.
Grady. Ives. Langbein Inson, Laughlin McNaughton,
Murphy, Pierce stadler and Ward-14
Nays -Messrs Arnold, Erwin, FasSctt HAWKINS,
Hendricks, Kellogg. o'Connor, RaineS, Robertson,
Russell sloan Sweet, Van Colt, Vedder and
Walker-15.
Senator Laughlin gave notice after the Dill hau
been read through that no would move cell Oh Inc
senate OIL Friday morning TO pass tho bill
Fx-Premer Mowatt of the Province Of Ontario, Can
ada came into the Senate chamber this morning, &C
companied by his wife. He had letter OF ntroductoh
TO Senator Pierce from Erastus Wiman. senator
Pierce made neat little speech explaining who MT.
Mowatt WAS, and requested the privileges OF the BELL
ate floor for the latter during his stay In this city.
To this Senator Murphy, of New-York objected. and
declared that he wanted the rules respecting the ad-
mission of visitors to the Senate floor rgdly observed
Besides enforcing this rule object to paying court
10 any dependant of the Crown OF England he e1-
claimed.
The ex-Premier and his wife listened with amaze
ment to this outburst OF feeling, and quietly WITH
drew from the Senate chamber. Many OF the SEN
atoIs although DESTROYS Of enforcing the Senate rules
were yet willing that prominent visitor from an
other country should receive all the courtesy appro-
pirate senator Erwin, however, said that the rules
Should be enforced, even though the Queen OF Eng
senator GIady's bill compelling electric light COM
panes, gas companies ETC. 10 pay ior me use OF aIe
tor Railroad act, passed the Senate
Mr.. Crosby's bill prohibiting The sale Of pool
tickets eXcepf at tracks, Included In the report
Of the Assembly sub Committee of the Whole, WHICH
was received and ordered printed In the Assembly
this incoming. No action was taken on the report
Meanwhile II has been discovered that Mr. sullivan
has put into the report an amendment; which was
unanimously adopted, which, II 1t should become
i las would have the effect OF repeating ''s fO' LAW
da and described the eva effect OF the recent opcnrs
Ct in NewYor 1t wa; Under nom hg in
amended Mr.. Crosby's bill as described. Letters were
read TO the COMMITTEES Yesterday from jockey clubs,
asking that the sale CT pools at places other tian
rscscoqTsss should be prohibited; -. .. ,,o, .s.,
"a @ q ae the p s Board Of
Police OF New-York. and substituting for 1t a non
End one a Democrat, was reported favoIaby by tho
Committee on Cities OF the Assembly this morning,
attempt may be made tomorrow to have tho bin
considered in Committee Of the Whole, since the term
to-day and Mayor Grant In the absence Of any other
law. will feel inclined 10 appoint Tammany Democrat
three representatives in the Board and the Repub.
IN the Assembly by Robert Fay Hamilton. passed In
tie Assembly to night. 1t allows the judge Of any
child has been committed TO an Institution, and, he
thinks best to order the release of the child from such
Institution: The present law does not allow this.
The 6ill a,thorzing the construction Of an exterior
as did measure providing for the erection of
monument Of John Ericsson, in Central Park.
70 MAKE COLONEL EAiMoNs CLARK A BRIGADIER
Albany April 24.-In the Assembly to-day Mr..
Hustled offered a resolution, which unanimously
adopted requesting the Governor 10 confer Colonel
Emmons Clark Of the 9TH Regiment. the rank OF
Brevet Brigadier General. Mr. Hustled spoke highly
Of Colonel Clars soldiery and disciplinary qualities
and Mr.. Crosby heartily concurcd, saying that he
had served seven undor Colonel Clark, and that
the latter would confer honor upon the title rather
than the title comforting honor upon him.
The Senate concurred In the Assembly resolution
relative to Colonel Clark
In response TO inquiries Of Tribune reporter who
called upon him al his home, No. 50 East Sixty. |
seventh-st., last evening, Colonel Clark said "Of
course ! regard 1t very great compliment that |
the Legislature should pass a resolution of this |
kind without my knowledge solicitation. Here |
ofore when eected to the office OF brigadiergenera
preferred to decline the honor and TO remain the |
commandant Of the regiment with which had been |
50 long and pleasantly associated / suppose that |
the passage of the resolution at this time IS due TO
the fact that about to retire from the regiment
my term of twenty I'VE years colonel being nearly
completed. Ny service in the regiment began in |
January, 1887 thirty two years ago. My
Tor retiring from the regiment the long period
If service, the remarkable prosperity OF the regiment
1t the present time, and the bclieat this prosperity
will continue under the leadership OF any of the officers
who are mentioned my successor. At no time In |
he history Of the regiment has It's numerical strength
,een so great Its esprit du corps so marked It's
irill and discipline more perfect
THEY WANT TO STRING WLRES FOR THE PABA DE |
At the meeting Of tho Board Of Electrical Control
.nday there was discussion IN regard to the request