New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
BILLS BY THE HUNDRED.
QUEER MEASURES THAT COME BEFORE THE
STATE SENATE.
TENANTGovERNoR JONES HEARS OF NE"
COMMITTEEMAN NEw.YoRK MEM

7 rrr-rFN ANT.GOyERNOR jones HEARS OF NEW
coMMiTIEE-wHAT NEw.YoRK MEM
BERs ARE DOING
IRON THE REGULAR coRREsroSDESr OF rhE TRIBUNE
Albany March 16.-" believe" said Mr. Erwin' last
week. that some people regard senate Dill Dis ue
panacca for all human ills. They tmnk VIC can ehac.
poverty out OF existence. and that all we nave 10
do to abolish suffering is to hand up a neatly IN
crossed document to the clerks desk and ask tile
Lieutenant Governor 10 announce it, Anybody VINO
watches tho course of legislation for any length OF
n,o will discover that this statement Is literally true
The Assembly Of course whose 12S members rep
resent less careful sitting of Official ma'cra' IMAM
the thirty two dgni.arics Of the senate on'tiN'i'
the smaller body in its production of grotesqucv 40
suri measures Only the other day the Asscmphm"h
,rcro laughing over bill to regulate the size Of
bopboxcs which some rustic SCION mad grVe'
sumittcl for their consideration. and last Thursday
on. ~ them rose in a panic when the real nature
Of a hill he had deposited in the Speakers box sud
dcuIv flashed across his mind. and begged leave l"
Withdraw it.
I, the senate over go bills have already been
introduced at this session. OF these probably tn'd
deserve 10 pass. The longest Is Mr. Chases plll TO
visnr the Albany charter, which occupies I'D ErSo
r,c,s Of the Senate files, one of the shortest Is by
,hc same author. and relates 10 Congregational
h,rchos Mr. Chase has also the distinction OF
covctinp the largest slice Of the public money.
namely S2.0si.9i6 10. which he wants 10 so
apn,lcd 10 the finishing of the moaidcHhs '"P'''i
considering that former estimates have hcch ac'ci"
millions out Of the way, tic '"ccnt hh'' - or"'"
~ :, strokc OF genius. Mr.. laughllhs ph Io'"'"N
40 rura,o charter occupies a0s large printed pages
charter bills are always vo'umnous IL IS hoV I'D DO
sunno.cd that the rule requiring three rca''"S' Vi
,.,, ,,,n,os their reading in full by the ccrk. limo
Ionor.d custom has consccracd the following Dr'ei
di,,ocuc which is conducted by the prcsdihS o'o'i
ud that fuuctionary the introduction ~ every
bill: , - ,h r-csi
The senator from the Eighth SAYS tho pres
so,t varying the member according To INC "''"''
ro,rcscntcd. .introduccs a BILL First rcan'hs vi "
BILL 49,. Vol, ronrc .cn, ID
- oon,,c and Assembly do enact as follows Cries
Clerk Kenyon . .,.,o = NV tho
president ., .,,o which T.,
Then Mr. Kenyon reads the formal o'i'' VIM"
MATING. in the shape II an act amending q" d"
S'''' - . esther act whose precise relation -
-. ,o...i,ics NAV involve change III 'n'
,'o,.,. ~ a measure drafted IN 800. or there
,ar, Tho presidents duty i, then IL refer ul' ""'
49, thc nropcr committee. which Is mol AWAY
.,.r,,.nca without friction. Mr. saxon presenter
n,.,.prc the other day which Tic Lieut. h'n' WV
ornor ordered 10 the Committc on Jud''i"H'
81 ask 70 have It referred to the ConW"'rc Va '''
Laws" aid Mr.. SAXON Iowa.
There j. no such ooHihi''oc'
ooh YES there L.
well II there is Us never had a bill before H.
l had forgotten it, existence. -, -.
VT .,,,ou +, IT, chairman whispered Nr. Ken
van not 40 softly that other could not hear anu VI
course there was laugh at The president 'Np''''
,f The contents OF some bill. drawn nN I'M" VIII
.tituent, and handed them - they are r". "'". 80
a,,h . ,..,in the sponsor, are often ignorant im'
mo- .blv account FIR tire atgooon' sp !nns anu III"
more a,rocoa, English which occasionally hn'' IT.,
80 into Mr. Kcayon'- hand. There j. printer
,,n nrovidci for drawing up hill. hat some "i Inc
senator prefer lips Of lcsal cap or ans hh" "' ,'
,iorcry odds and end. Captain la""H-' 81 ''''''
coun,v brought 300 measure a week "' i"' ~ 0.''
crossed with violet ink 10 handsome MANU- w
,.id u,u.r tied with brc ribbon. which o"F he'''
n,'h - f,,neipau, f. pa % for a billet donN
4 rule Of the senate require all amending p' as
. J., f,,n,i,eI or UNDERSIGNED H. a, sometimes
,.,,eo. a faithful servant 81 tic people ]. not pa"
i,l,rly anNious "a nauLt hi, little alteration III '"'
owe If vulgar lis.t.7 he forget T. "n'F '' '"'' "
unless some cntcrprl ins person Foe' ana NUM- "' ''
l,,r and naI.~ "a critical 'ompaii son. u"' '"''~'
80, - . ,,u,mi,tc. without detect ou. u the member
h.ppen. 10 he chairman OF the comm''e' u ""," '"''
mr., referred the chance, are that dc'c'''" "-' u
,,vo,scd aud by "spiias.ns7 TIE Dill on t'' 10"
I'D the ,lo.c Of the session. when bills ar b''hS
rornd ont hy the dozen without close s'i"''hN' h'
can probably coitrlve - get II pissed i"''' ="
course aDpre- oaly 10 measure 90 minor lnN''""''
though a very biz .oD can be cor'e"'u )" 'o'
ltlc hn. ,.,
The mo- ci1pi- 81 the senate bills j. W. L'N-"
u. . Set H., the Prevention If Dhudncs,.' HAS
.c.,.i-e. Thai whenever "a nurse HAVING ch''f" oil Il"
infant l, th- state notice, That one "r BON eye
| Of such infant aic in,amcd or Redeemed '"' Hi"'
forthwith trot ~ to The health oh"'' oi u,' '"'
| town or village IN wh'! the I"i,"S w., ' ~.
| !. not posed t. thls cAci,lso ni" ,''I r,, ~
lion las moi included the art oi WFi'im- '"o "', IN
| ,ncd 500 or Imprisoned Tor ia mvitla p1 pp''
fnc oct doe, ROT -ny what shall De done WIN ui'
| infant mother interesting TIL j. i'u 81 "'',,
| 80, a., ,tnuntc patriot. hV competing W.
- .'I. -iaa.ns 81 me star rp-neied Banner N
.h, 49,. g.. which Mr.. Cosse'hnll tIn,, sinni" ~
| M a. D..a.n. FL, thc farmer Champion ana J
Is a. cnf' m. When he do.-ni ,,' conc 'or""''
Tic n,oan ,.cr- go not having an cay Urn" r"e '
year. lp u,.u hon stern n"idIl,', arc ILL
,,r,hc ini' f4 .r p.iVilcgc of rtIolllnS fdiiinl
i,tiic oa Inc ;icaic phraf colosy Of their measure
| |, a sf.linc comment on the "''i'sc FSIs'", r
cetlnatc Of The spprrnc,, of the average bookseller
| Noiodv has undertaken 10 PIE c 4 pm Tor womb
sndrstc. though Colonel BIoNh has introduced on
| n.commor and Mr. Cantor other. for the rcra
ton Of rairlcd womcn'- rights ana VT. i"us l
I'm pnbic Institutions. and the .,l"nlrhhent OF
House of Refuge for Women IN N',''Fh ~ ,o' J..
49, ,.rl,i,rc in LEGAL documents. Judge Robert
son f. one Of the most prolihe iihncrN "i ne" Nv
| Mr.. NclauehtOn. The Dcmo'iii, S.hdpr n nu
| Torlo.irf hn, The most notable faculty "i anhin'
Tor Iarg.. aIplopi a. lions without attracting aitcnt",
| one morning LAT week be sent I" the d,.N = nonn
i,,ud,l,I of Liil- in .rth nnohiusivc manner li
nobody thought 10 examine them. But thcy i""'c'
40 "a cool .lOO.OJO nevertheless. ana nn l"r lu'N'
| Roo hester. -, ,o, ,,.,,
The Ncw Nor, member; have lad Eocn mah'
| important measure to .nbnil ne mos "l",I
di.ru.,cd wa. Mr. stewart Worlds Fur bill Nf
.taclcr. known vaIiOu.N Is Charlie ma ia
Chant" (, the mad waC' Of the dlehlh'o i,IS 'N'
| ~, tbc least of his Naegi-h cN plot, WAS the intro
dncon Of the well known hsI III. {" prevent 'cinIh
| in Jnfnaca BAY. Captain IIa~hln. declaration
| nrin-t this infringement on nj, district poin; &
| a genuine dncl a. 1t, legitimate ouiconc. vi
cantor l. too busy WELDING the bash 10 pre- sent man
Iii. thouqh tle Governor occasionally calls on hir
a. father one Of hi. dscIl' ed offspring. Mr. Rocscl