New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
BUSINESS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE DEBATING CANAL APPRoPmA

N@N~'N--
TIoHs-AssEMBLY MEASURES.
y1bany. April . (spocaD.-when the Senate came
to consider an esehest bill to-day, Senator Grady
laid that &c was useless press ~, as Governor Hill
Rad aid that general Law relating 70 eseheated lands
should DO passed, and that the power OF granting
such lands should 10 Owen to the Board Of Land Com
mIssioneTs. senator Fassett said he did not believe
In submitting to the Governor on this point Sen
ator Robertson agreed with this, and Senator Erwin
took the same position Senator Libson said that
the Land Commissioners already welded without
abuse q thousand times much power as . general
eseheat bHl would confer upon thcm. At Senator
Folcy's request the bin was laid aside.
When the senate reached the Canal Committees
bnis rrsppropriatug 100000 for bOttomng out the
Erie Canal Senator Erwin moved TO rroommlt IT,
senator LauKhHn explained that the 100000 was
ono OF the items In tho Canal Improvement biii OF
last year. but was found 10 be unavailable oecanse
the work 10 be done wNs OF such nature that the
matter could not we'll DO submitted to bidders Ihis
bin proposed to put the expenditure OF the money In
he hands Of tho superintendent OF Public WoriS'
Replylng 10 question from Mr.. Kassett, SENATOR
Laushln said that the Canal Improvement b'n 70
he reported this year would provide thas the bottom
,ng-out OF the canal should DO uDtor the superin-
tendout's direction To Mr. Erwin no sea'oo 'na'
D, had been found impossible 30 get bids Tor potn-
Inc.out Mr. Fassett called attention TO tho iae'
that the bin read: deepening and bottoming-ont'
He suggested that the word deepening DO eliminated
Mr. Laushlin asserted that there was no particular
meaning In the word distinguished from "botfoming'
outs Mr. Sloan suggested that the bill 10 laid aside
The Senate then laid aside the bill, to consider Its
policy In so important a matter
Assomblyman MosIaster, member Of tho Ceiling
investigating Committee arose TO question OF priv
l,sge in the Assembly to-day, and submitted to the
Assembly tho resolution OF tho main committee under
which the ub-oommIttee, Of which no Is member,
acted Tho resolution justified the subcommittee IN
going to watkins or anywhere else who're thero
might seem 10 be ovtioDce worth the taking Mr.
Mcaaster further said that he had no amnesty against
spcaketcolo I'm going to Watkins
General n. NJ. Curtis road the Declaration OF In
dependence In the Assembly to-day, in honor OF the
i43d anniversary OF tho birthday OF Thomas Jener-
am and Il may be stated that tho resder's fellow
Assemblymen seemed interested, not only In his elo
eutIon but also In the words Of the Declaration.
Several bills OF Importance wore pushed ahead By
tho Assembly to-day Mr. saxon asked that his Libel
Law blu which has the support OF tho newspapers Of
tho state as q most Just measure, be ordered TO q
third reading and that vote be taken upon It on
| Wednesday April TO- As there are about 300 bills
ON the order Of third reading, and the ,hembes who
have introduced them eager 10 have vote upon
Them in view Of tho early adjournment, this request
Of Mr. saAton wa bold one; but 1t was noverths'
| loss adopted.
Hamilton Fish, ir also persuaded the Assembly
| 10 order TO third reading his bill creating Womans
Reiormatory in New-YorR, sun another bill Of gem
eral interest Mr. Nixon's BIN requiring the inspee
ton OF dressed meat which Is brought into this state
| from Chicago other Western places, was made q
| special order for consideration upon Friday.
| Assombyman Yates heard with horror to-day tho
rmor that the tickets to the Centennial ball In New
York on April 80 which are to DO sent TO the mem
bers OF the Legislature do not admit also the wives,
sisters cousins and aunts Of the members. He there
fore autographed to Clarence W. Bowen, secretary OF
Il a.k.. aaaka
| nsht De received reply from Ar. Bowen, ccnhrm-
/ tng his fears. a. -.
Asssmblyman cOnnellys bll increasing the state
| Board OF Assessors TO Ave came up IN me ASSEMBLY
| tonight for final passage. The country members
S ssdS aRSss Is eSa Marin pdaCsd tonight
| bill which came from the Controller Of New Yorh,
S .S SUse So% 81 nat s. @
| bill was sent TO a third reading ana was passed
The xssenoly committee WAYS and Ne Means 70,
The Republicsn Senators held q caucus to-day,
and made The yedder Liquor Tax bill 2 party meas
Sss Of i liz Voc ~eSE .S''N'1 -. - - 80
HEARING ON CATHOLIC PRorEcToRY BILL.
Albany, April Ispeciap.-Tho Assembly General
Laws Committee this afternoon considered Dir, Blu.
menthsps bin giving the Roman Catholic Prosectory
IN weslchester County share 10 the state noneys.
The Rev. Dr. Josiah Strong, Of the EvangcIca AM
anos spoke against tho bill, and Henry u Hoguet IN
support OF IT, In this executive nesting OF the com.
mlfFtee NJ. Biumenthai's motion to report the bin
/ wes carried.
URGING GENERAL. KNAPP FOR NAVAL OFFICER,
Albany, April lspeelaD.--A petition was In cir
cuatlen IN the senate to-day asking President Har-
hson TO appoint General John n. knapp, Of Auburn,
chairman Of the Executive Committee Of the Repub-
lican State Committees as Naval Officer Of the Port
OF Aew-foFM -
KILLED By THE DEADLY ELEorRIo WIRE.
Foatoria, ohlo Apfa 0.--Hary l. Hogur, super