New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-15
SAVING THE TINE OF THE ASSEMBLY.
HOW Mr.. HUSTED'S BILL-BoX WoRKs-AN

SAVING THE TINE OF THE ASSEMBLY.
HOW Mr.. HUsTEDs BILL-Box woRKs-AN
ELECTRICAL VOTING MACHINE PROPOSED
Albany. Jan. ii (speciaD.-It is already papabe
that Speaker Hustled, by his invention of a box for
the reception Of bills which the Assemblymen wish
to transform into laws has saved hours Of the AS
semblys time, which better be devoted TO de-
batting the merits Of the measures before the AS
sembly ordinarily, in former years. from hour
10 hours taken up in the Introduction Of
bills. The Speaker would have to recognize mem
Der, the title Of the bill read and then frequently
a debate followed between the Speaker and the As
semblyman who had introduced the bill in regard TO
it, being sent to this that committee. This morn
ing there a great contrast to that way OF doing
business. The Assemblymen, while the session Of
the Assembly In progress. by went up
to the desk of the Clerk of the Assembly and there put
in box looking very much like postoice box their
several bills. The bills were then recorded and given
to speaker Hustled so far the Assembly was
aware nothing had been done T. the introduction
of bills but over two hours Of the Assembly time had
been saved and it was In session only half an hour.
Speaker Hustled tonight will examine the eighty
seven bills which Introduced. and to morrow no
will refer them to the various committees 1t Is
doubtful If it will take Speaker Hustled over ten
minutes to make these assignments.
Another measure to the time of the Assembly
was also brought to ITS attention by the introduction Of
ill for the purchase. for $4,000, of an electrical
annunciator of the votes of the Assemblymen. ms
apparatus. which will be an imitation of one uSed
in the French House of Deputies. will be attached to
the desk of every Assemblyman. 1t now takes, on
the average, five minutes to call the roll the ccco
dial would record the vote almost lnstantane' u'H'
Many other measures Of importance were INTRO
duced One Of the chief was presented by Assembly
man HIT of Albany County. 1t aboishes profitable
labor by the convcts in the state prisons Last year.
under such a system the prisons had dehci' Vi
100000. Now the convictS are at work once more
under Fassett Prison Labor law, and the prisons
again promise TO be self-supportns. Here Is MI
Hits astonishing act:
section l. six months after the passage of this act
no officers of the state. Of any county IN the state
shall be permitted to sell upon the market or to any
agents. goods, articles manufactured in whole or
part by the Inmates Of any state prison, pententary
reformatory supported in whole or III part 10y inc
State. p.,..,. .ho
officers in charge of state rcformaorcs. the wardens
reformatores where the inmates are composed Oh
State. shall be empowered to employ the inmates
under their charge. but none of the product OF snon
be wholly utilized by the various charitable instltu-
tions sapp1rted wholly or in part by tle oiae.
sec. D. This act shall take effect Immediately.
Assemblyman Rhodes of We-tchester County. intro
duced bill Of great interest regarding the Western
mortgage companies which doing so large bust
ness in this state. The act authorizes ana directs
the superintendent Of the Banking Department 70 s-
the business OF the mortgage cOlIpiica' i'
bill saws that the supervisory power granted under
this act shall apply to associations, coparnershps IN
dvdnals or corporations organized under the laws oil
the state and known mortgage, loan or trust COM
panies who SELL offer for sale or negotiate bonds or
notes secured hv deed Of trust or mortgage Qi real
estate. or ohuscs action. owned ISSUED uceoud'cu O
guaranteed by IT or them. Inc no.isdsc t,a,,rref
showing: a., the amount Of capital actually PAU III
in cash: C2j tie amount OF capital suD'tilOe1 .H,
the undivided profits or earnings on hahu "a, Vo
total liabilities emzed in such form As may be IN
dcaed in the blanks 10. the total amount oi mon 1
loaned, invested or gulrantecd, CO. tlV n.u for
amount Of all MORTGAGES in arrears OF HieIe,i ioI
period exceeding six months prior to tne 1a,e VI
said report ~, the number anu dno",a d -" ,h,
cages forcclosed during the past year @h' - u
present cash value Of all the real cie n' vt ~" n,r
t6cr Information concerning their lu,rcs Affairs ana
methods the supe' ntend'nt snail re- ,u'c' r,r
1-go and succeeding statements shall Doe mad ,enl
spcctivcly." The SuperncndeIt may u nc ~,
opinion That 1t IS desirable, require 'OAi lN
be made 10 him at any time Inc II, 'ons ~
be $500. Whoever violates any OF the Pr Ta,r,"' ."
the act renders himself liable 10 me oi Tlw'', a,
The spectacle Of two divsonv "' Iiu ~ AIiaT
10 Try to pcrpetuatc TINS pleasant say. .bc1.io-c
consisting Of Chief Judge and fourteen a-,"'''| ~.
ihG Constitution to bfIng S9u nch " an amcndcnt
~ Article VI OF the Constitution. me present
chief judge and associate iude., are ~ commune
III rrancis y King Introduced a bin dividing the city
OF New-York into land sections upon the maps oi
mo l.,..g az 'Ta.s- AND Asses.
Mr. webster introduced bin adding veterans oi
tho Vevican War to the preference gwen 70 mon
soldcrs I'm appoiutmcnts T. Office III TINS State u"''
INC Civil service reform laws . -
General hills were introduced providing thtI corpp
rations shall pay their employees Wc"hF' VIZ '"N
molly and Mr.. Rice introducing two OF the p'7. A..
Mr. Rhodes had a bin cNcmpilng from jury uu''
editorial writer's and reporters OF ne".ptp r., -
LII cnnInved and Vi. Weed iii cNcmrin s from
jjnry dntT veterans Of the war Of the Rebellion. -,
We webster who seems 10 De The m uii p.fce ol
Tamranv IIali in tho Assembly. in'r 'dur'd pr
arthnri1inc the construction of bridge ac.o-f mo
Harlem River AT seventh and Jerome ave-,
There were manv Appropriation hVS, lhlr"lu''G
&C follows. Nv NJ. Peck, for an arinory Al q" 'It'i
70 cost sos 600. by II. 6. Whit Tor M ifi-' AZ
Co1ccs. 81 I'm syracuse ~ cost $1,000. ana Pos Nr.
rhodes Tor a normal school II White Il''uN 10 COZ
~ 900 Two ont 81 three OF these hl, wrr' l'l
hv Governor IIil last wear. II pteset ms var NN
,riu e,vcll the state rate. and there Is 70 h'A
hood OF Governor Hill signing them. ~.
Mr. Webster introduced a bill authorizing tr ldIh
C.o,n,s-iouers OF New York 10 Increase Inc nuln''I
~ r,.r policemen i'm such emergencies as thht "l ,'
ennrcr Whom rolbcrc- In the parks were 50 T Jun.
commissioner GiroN7 bill. empowering ,,,c - pr
mont ~ Pui1c Works Of NrwY0rh 70 noiliI nous
holders Of it, intention 10 repair suc" ana o. l"-
MAJ sewer and ca, connections hc in"lc lh AVN
- he bcriuning Of the work. was Introduced pF rs
scmblvman Johnson. go, ,s, g., Tour
vcor The tmc for the completion Of the Hudson RIVER
Tunnel.
GOVERNOR HILLS RECESS APPOINTMENTS