The sun., 1890-03-13
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
THE SUPPLY BILL PASSED IN THE
HOUSE WIN ONLY $4,000 ADDED.

HOUSE WIN ONLY $4,000 ADDED.
The $500. 900 Ioch ImProvementCansl BIn
Passed In the SepSte--The Building and
Loan Association BIII ProEressed In the
House After an Interesting Debate.
ALBANY. March 2,-Moncy talk was tho
chief business in both branches Of the LoEsla-
ture to-day Tho supply bill was special
order In the Assembly, and Senator LauRhlin'5
SjuOOOO Lock Improvement Canal bill had the
foor In the Senate. 1t furnished the never
lacking preteNt for field day on the canal
question, which Is Of annual recurrence. Tie
bill went through tho Senate, its most sensn-
tlonal antagonist being Senator OConnor OF
Ilinghamton who said that the artificial water
ways that have so long been the pride and
glory Of the Empire state are useless and
valuoless now. and that the commonwealth
might as we'll or bettor run FREQ railroad
than to keep tLom up.
Tho Supply bill In tho Assembly also went
through. Mr.. Fish keeping firm grasp on tho
Republicans and restraining their eagerness TO
amend It to u higher lguro. only $4,000 In
crease was allowed over the amount as re-
ported by tho Ways and Means Committee.
One item Of k250 900 was for the Soldiers Home
nt Bath and ono ot $4,000 was for furniture for
the new Mattcawan Asylum for Insane Grim
innls. Tho bill as passed calls for tl.l0O.O00.
who was on hand to try to prevail on Chairman
Fish to nut in an item Of 100000 to increase
the aupropriaiiun for q State monument at
Gettysburg. Stimulating disappointment, but
with merry, twinkling eyes, inconsistent with
,leep grief was O'llaro of New York. whose Mt
tempt to amend tie bill was declared out OF
order by Speaker lIustcd. lie wanted TO add
this provision.
For the erection Of state athletic school at Glovers
a..
,herein of special department in which legislators
shall recovo instruction under competent instructors In
the manly defence against Ueilxoren news.
psncr core .pOndents, $1,000
Mr. Rhodes's bill to require mortgage COM
rnnics from other States to he licensed In this
State and to do business under the supervision
OF the Bank Superintendent. went to the order
OF third reading, as did Mr.. Kimballs bill
against GENERALIZATION OF checks and bank
ktinE generally.
Mr. Connellys bill compelling the so-caed
national building and loan associations TO
deposit 100000 with the state Treasurer be-
foro doing business in this state made the
. same progress. though there was great effort
made TO Opstruct it. This is the bill whose de-
lay in tho Bank Committee stirred UP the
trouble that has seethed about Chairman
Rhodes The sentiment shown in tho House
to-day was directly and strongly opposed to
the action Of the committee.
Mr.. Connolly made an elonuent appeal tor
the bill MIR. Peck of Cortland. who boro tho
i, With the dressod TCcf bin, Tut Mir. Conneliy
AMI Mr.. Bumemthal speedily showed the House
that u law affecting tile commercial and trattIc
relations between states was quite different
thug from ono protecting the citizens Of ono
Stale Iy regulations concerning the manner in
which business OF certain k ind may he done
Mr. Stein OF New York made II fun eXp!Aua-
tion of tho methods OF the associations hat
the measure aimed at, and showed how other
States had done lust what 1t Wiia proposed TO
DC IN Ny, NV oIK; mazda eooaoh o,,oi,s. .h.
bill. which was piece Of sreciul pleading.
Mr.. Tompkins OF kock!!and, who said that he
was y member ol q local building association,
and had been ono in the Minneapolis concern
that burst up. mad" an interesting comparison |
tue m mt1h9f o 9 o h fa bars Of r
companies loan oacn others money among |
themselves, sharing the interest and income |
produced among thcmselyes and spending little !
or nothing iu salaries and expenses. lie then |
told how the national associations maintain eX- |
missions. lie added: No New York man is
eyer able to borrow any money from these |
ina tbn he oers 81 some me Va one out
there Is said to have offered more. No money |
" the share Of cHrnHGs Is eyer credited to a !
business as carried on by these national asso- |
Citations. No interest ever comes bacf here.
will. This law is needed. not only for the pro- |
lection Of the local associations, but for tho ,
lions The methods O Of these foreign assoc@-
tions bring into disrenute and destroy the
usefulness OF tho local associations. which |
have u power for good
Mr. Mase OF Duchess advocated tho bill. say !
Ing: These companies take dollars from
those who cannot AFFORD to lose pennies: they
rob those who cannot afford to lose anything
Mr. Peck dogGodly offered amendments at /
every possible stage OF the reading though no
one voted for them.
The Assembly bills introduced to-dny in
cluded once by George II. bush providing that
payment OF tho expenses Of title searches.
when a mortgage is taken by savings bank. |
must be a matter Of agreement. instead OF be-
ing a charg" against the borrower. as now.
Mr.. Stein introduced one eXempting from
taxation the personal property OF building and
loan associations
The now Senate bills were: Ply Senator Cam
tor. authorizing AN appropriation by the city !
of New York of Si,OOOO to build in l2lst stree'. ,
near Third avenue II building for the Filth |
District Police Court. the Ninth District Civil |
Justices Court, and other municipal uses: by
Senator SaA1on, an anti-pool room htll; SINH
lar to that Introduced in the Assembly last |
ing the sale or Lease OF Centre. EsscX. and Gin
ton Markets; by Mr. Stadler authorizing the
bureau Of Elections 70 consolidate into one |
election district any two contiguous ones in |
New York whose combined vote does not ca |
coed $50