New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-29
LAWS FOR NETWORK CITY.
BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE AFFECTING
THE METROPOLIS.
MEASURE TO REDUCE THE POLICE BOARD TO
TWO MEMBERs--woMAN SUFFRAGE. AT
MUNICIPAL MISUNDERSTANDING
THE POOL LAW

| IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE ThlbunEI
| ALBANY. Ian. os-New-York City legislation her
viii soon DO Of a prominent character scn"o
Van Colt stated tonight that he should Introduce
| bill tomorrow deprlvng the Board Of Aldermen
New-York Of the right to open streets, and givini
| Il to The Mayor, Controller and Commissioner o.
Public Works.
1t Is rumored tonight also, that bill VIII DO IN
| troduced shortly, reducing TO two IN number tne
| Police Commissioners OF New-York. The bill. " Is
said win legisate ont Of Office Police Commissioners
McClave and Voorhis
Assembly Roesch Introduced bill tonight mcreas
ing the pay Of the roundsmen Of the New-York poiee
from $1,000 to 81 300 yearly, and empowering the
authorities of New-York TO raise It to $1,7OO
Assemblyman Connolly introduced bin tonight
authorizing the Board OF Education Of NewYork TO
create evening schools wherever in New-York they
think they are necessary, provided tho Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment make the necessary sp-
preparation Tor tho support Of ouch schools.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake and other representa-
ives Of the Woman Suffrage Society were in tho AS
sembly Chamber tonight and heard With pleasure
Mr.. Answorth Introduce a bin giving women the
right to vote at municipal elections.
Mr.. Connolly introduced a bill giving the ai-
thorities Of NewYork general authorization to con-
struct free bath houses.
The Senate Chamber crowded tonight, many
ladies being present. They came to hear tho me-
aluhCosCo
ing got abroad that the exercises to take place
tonight They arc to take place, however, next
Monday night.
The Senators got into discussion point Of
law tonight the bill introduced by Senator Rob
ertson, holding guilty OF misdemeanor one who
either personally or BY his wife, servant, employe or
his other agent sells and gives intoxicating liquors
to a child apparently or actually under the ago Of
sixteen
Senator Grady took this opportunity to let loose
small food Of oratory In behalf Of the proprietors
Of bar rooms. All the Democrats opposed the meas
ure. Too many OF their constituents might DO ar
fected by tho law. Tho BIN was sent TO Judge
Robertson by Commodore EIbridge T. Gerry, and
simply places on the Penal Code law now on the
statutes
Senator Deane introduced bill which amends the
Ives Pool law governing racing associations by I'm
posing tax Of per cent upon the gross amount Of
the receipts for betting privileges, bar, restaurant,
booths boxes, tents and stands let, leased or sold
on the grounds Of the association. II also hmits
the number Of days in q year on which racing may
take place TO twenty thirty days is now the limit.
From Senator McNaughton came measure form
ing corporation 70 insure, on cooperative Plan,
horses mules Jacks R,g and R S @ he uuoea TO-
morrow before the Assembly Judiciary Committee by
The last hearing tomorrow win be given to tho
opponents Of the Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen BILL
THE NEXT REPUBLICAN
Albany, JAM 2e.-The Republican State Committee
at tho suggestion OF Warner Miller August 90 1885,
adopted as a basis for future State Conventions
representation of one delegate from each Assembly
district, With additional delegate for each 1000
votes or fraction thereof cast In each Assembly dis
tict for Presidential Electors at the last election
Applying this rule the vote cast for Harrison and
Morton, The Albany Evening Journal has compiled
a table showing the composition Of the next State
Convention The table shows that there win be 775
delegates, against 500 last year The increase will
be In the following counties Albany, Broome Cayuga,
ChautauQua, Chensngo. Cortland and Delaware, each
one Erie, four; Franklin one; Fulton and Hamilton
one Herkmer and jefferson, each one; Kings, NJ
teen: Livingston, one Monroe, four; New York, nj
teen Niagara, one Oneida, two Onondaga, three
Ontario Orange and oswego, one each Queens, three
Rensselaer, and Richmond, each; ST. Lawrence,
two: Schenectady, echoharc and Seneca, ono each
Steuben, two; suffolk, sullivan, Tioga and Tomphlns
one each; Ulster two; Washington and wayne, ono
each westchester, two, and Wyoming, one NO
county loses representative
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