New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
THAT HAVE BECOME LAWS.
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THAT HAVE BECOME LAWS
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Albany June 5.-The Honorable I.O" Sessions,
When member Of the State Senate, once greatly
amused his fellow members by solemnly SAYING ::
Gentlemen here say there is job in this Dill.
If there is can't see it, and think can smell
Job as far as any man in this SenatH
Former members Of the Legislature recalled
this anecdote to-day when they heard that Gov
ernor Hill had signed Assembyman J0ness bill
in relation TO the price of gas. and expressed
wonder that the Governor had not detected what
appears to be a bad bit of jobbcry in the bill
This jobbcry is a provision by which rcduc-
tion in the price of gas to 81 - thouS; nd feet
in BROOKLYN is prevented. Ostcnshy the bill
was introduced to lower the price Of gas in the
interior cities of the State, and perhaps Mr.. Jones
OF Monroe Cornty, is innocent of any designs
upon the peace OF mind of The gas consumers oI
Brooklyn. But some one certainly has placed a
provision in the bill intended to he for the
benefit cf the gas companies OF Brooklyn. To
understand The bill one must look back at leg
islation some years. In oe3, after long Strue-
gle with the Gas companies, on act was passed
with the following important provision:
In cl.ics hsving population Of 100000 and over no
corporation person shall charge FOR unnotne
exceed ~ - per thousand feet.
This act only affected the gas companies Of
New-York. since that The only city in the
State having population Of over 100000. Brook
]yn had then, according 10 the census of 1850,
population of only 800. 900 But now il seems
that the gas companies of Brooklyn fear that the
census of 1890 will show that the popuati ion Of
that city is over 100000. Like prudent men. as
they are they therefore take legislative steps at
once for their protection. Mr. Joncs's bill, signed
to-day, contains the following provision:
Section lin cities having a population Of 10000
and exceeding 500,00O according the
United States be taken the 1890. corporation
refscu t1argc ating
exceed 81 per thousand cubic :eet in cities having
population and exceeding go 900 accord
the of the United States be taken in the
year 1890, corporation, association person shall
charge for Illuminating % exceed ~ 80 PER
thousand cubic feet Ia cities having p'puation OF
100000 and over according thr Of the tnc1
be taken in the year 1880 corporation a~-o
citation person shall charge tor illuminating gas sun
70 exceed IL % per thousand cubic feet.
BY indTecton. therefore, the Jones bill saws
the Brooklyn companies can charge at least 81 30
a thousand feet though under the censns of 1890
they would have been compelled to reduce their
price of gas 70 81 2j a thousa nd feet Governor
Hill apparently did not discover the purpose of
the bill. Indeed, in a memorandum attached -
il he rather poses as the original friend OF the
gas consumer The Governor says;
have heretofore recommended the creation Of State
Gas Commission which should also Include IN its judc
all telephone electric light companies 70 be
vested mced powers similar pos
scsscd Railroad Commission railroads. have
approved during the past few bills regulating
the price Of gas Of the State thnn
once l have intlratcd reluctance % approve
such bills until such commission should De created. by
which propety OF such might be carefully
INVESTIGATED and legislative Ston might be based :he
rcco,nmcndato;s Of kuch Commission Thc regulation
Of price ga. well charges for electric i9h
and telcvhoncs different cities by legislative act. s
power liable abuse should only be eNcrcised after
proper investigation by competent Board Corruption.
prt udlce lckcDe-s. unfarness favOsm too apt
Characterize accompany legislation upon such an i'm
po subject particularly IN the absence Of semi judicial
conditions and circumstances which
shoald naturally anrct its Determination
am stil Impressed with the desrabiy Of such Com
mission have suggested and trust that another Ig
ature in its wisdom carefully guarded measure
cal this recommendation the end that the
sibity Of hastv. arbitrary nconsidcTcd legislation
this subject may avoided The present BILL however
understand IT, makes slight ciuDgcs IN existing
prices Drcscn: sotu:es applicable the various
cities state and such changes In the
right direction and reasonable II il believed the whole
that .hc pubic Interests VIII DE- best subsetycd BY the
pIoyal Of thi, measure.
Governor Hill signed Asscmblyman Hits bill
providing for the appointment Of three sepaIate
boards Of medical examiners 10y the Board of
Regents 10 be selected respectively 10 represent
the Medical Society of the state Of NcwYOrll
lalOpathsi, the homeopathic Medical Society
OF the State of New-York. and the Eclectic Med
lcaI S0citty OF the Sale or NcW-N 0rK
The Governor also signed Asscmbyman Bush's
hiA, requiring medical students in future 10 pass
KegenteS examination. This LATTER Dill is
intended to elevate the scholarly standard Of the
medical profession
Fur,hermore the Governor signed Senator En-
wins oili enabling woman heretofore divorced
from hei husband 10 convey and release her In
choate right OF dover in lands 70 which her
husband has title Another bill signed was As
semblyman Rhodess bill, compelling mortgage com
panies oi other STATES doing business i'll this St1I;
10 pay "a license fee OF S3OJ.
- On account OF the pressure Of visitors at the
Executive Chamber who desire to see the Gov
hands, Governor Hill was to-day compelled to es-
taDilsh the rule not tc see any callers during
the next three days except State officers. The
thirty working days allowed 10 the Governor for
the disposition OF the bills will cX prc at midnight
on Saturday, and about $50 measures yet
70 be signed, II they are all 10 become laws.