New-York tribune., 1891-02-18
State in the opinion Of Attorney General Tabor will
hereafter be elected under the Ballot Reform law.
BUSINESS IN BOTH BRANCHES.
! THE SENATE PASSES THE WARDS ISLAND
MEASURE-CANAL IMPROVEMENT BILL.

MEASURE-CANAL IMPROVEMENT BILL
Albany, Feb. II (speciaD-The Senate debated for
two or three hours to-day the bill authorizing the Gov
erncr tho Controller and the Attorney General 70 sell
the States interest in Wards Island. The city Of
New-YOrk desires to buy this interest, but does nos
wish 10 pay big price fG it. In case the inter
est will cost between 81 100000 and $1,000 900. Tho
New-York Senators, under the lead of Mr.. Cantor
tended that the states land upon Wards Island should
lie sold to the city at about what II cost the State
Mr. Cantor said the state ought not to seek 10 derive
a TSDft upon the investment at the expense OF the
city OF New-YOrk If the property were sold at pub
lie auction, spectators woud come in and raise the
price New-York was compelled to buy the property
to provide for her charitable Institutions and
therefore she ought not to be oppressed by being com
pelled to pay an enormous Nicc for it.
The senators from the interior OF the State opposed
Mr. Cantor's amendment, and then passed the bill III
precsely It's original form declaring that they could
not be generous Newlor at the expense OF the rest
Of the state
senator Laughlin introduced to-day the Canal Union
Canal Improvement bill heretofore summarized in The
Tribune The bill approprates S2o0,O00 for the Erie
Canal 900 for the Oswego S14OOo for the Chaf
nlan $4,000 for the Seneca and $4,000 for the Black
River.
Senator Ives introduced bill today for the improve
ment of the Boulevard between One-hundied and-hlty
sixth-st and InwoOd, New York City.
senator Rcesch presented bill requiring that tho
ctv advertisements of NewYork shall be printed in az
least one German newspaper.
Charles p McCleand. the Democrats leader Of the
Assembly declared himself this mornngfto be frcnd
and protector of the electric lighting companies a
bin OF Assemblyman /. sam Johnson promDlths
these companies getting the sole franchise u put
upeectrc lighting apparatus in, and from getunS the
contract lighting town village OF the SlatG, Wa
on the oi7er Of third reading. The Democratic lsaaef
defeated it by skrmishing around the Assembly Cnai
ber and getting his party friends 10 No,t aeausv ~,
After this lie expected tat ms NSseniDl! idn
altOgeth her the side Ol IIe
against the taxpayers, whom he makes pretel'e Vi
tryiny 10 protect - =. ,,,h,
Assemblyman Kerrigan is an angry man tohlgn.
He introduced this morning resolution requesting INC
Attorney General TO inform the Assembly, "i1nh ,
davs under and By what authority OF law, II any WV
phone and telegraph companies or assoclao'Is, ar
erecting in Eleventhave.. New YORK ClN, Ioce IL
ING electric wires contrary TO law. kerngan Ihade
one OF his characteristic speeches III supPo, VI -
rcso,rtion Under the rules however. II cod not be
ntlpiced Of that time and tile objection oi Mr' De!o
sent it back 20 him.
AsSemblyman Gucntler dropped into the Assembly
hill box TO day the S5OO,OO canal improvement appc
priation measure for deepening the Ene 'ahai an"
ienCtleninC locks. - . ,,o.e,,,o
From Asscmblyman McClelland came measure
making the legally printed journals or the senate ana
Assembly evidences In court. go, ,, , -. l.. L..
This one came from ASsemblyman Haiey, a>hhE lo'
$4,000 10 construct an armory at uCCa' ,,, e., y
The New York school teachers VIII bc ptaNeu II 4
neasrre hosrivc ASSemhlvmau BlumenthalS name
shall become a law. 1t allows the Board OF Education
to Law off teachers where there i snrpus ol then
I'm a1v one school but the Board of lruStces o. ,ac
district must supply all vacancies rom the HNi "'
those laid oil. ,,r .,.,,tui,., ,l,o
From Ass~mblyman Endrcs came bill recurring the
noce n exercise supervision all scaiiods winch
are uSetl on buildings.