New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
MEASURES IN BOTH BRANCHES
THE STATE CARE OF THE INSANE BILL
PASSED By THE SENATE.
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE "ANTI .PINKEI
TON" BILL-A " COMBINE OF COUNTRY
MEMBERS IN THE ASSEMBLY,
BILLS INTRODUCED.

TON" BILIr-A COMBINE OF COUNTRY
MEMBERS IN THE ASSEMBLY,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
FROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or The TRIBUNE,
Albany. March 1.-THE Senate Finance Committee
to-day reported favoraby Mr.. AckcrS bill for the state
care of the insane. appopliatinG $4,000 for That
purpose with the following amendment;
Providing provision for caring for not less than inc
number patients named within the amount Of the appo
praton that. If asylum does not or cannot
provide the number of patients specified Within inc
appropriation tEcn the commission created for that purpose
under the state redistrct the state 10 meet
of asylum anc assigning an equivalent
added number TO another district when the asylum viii
make provision.
The bill was then passed. only four senators voting
against it, namely, Mes,rs. Vcdder Cogceshall. Dcano
and Van GoIder
The senate Finance Committee also showed its Re
publican economy by cutting down senator Chasc's
bill appropriating S2,6OOOOO TO finish the Capitol
TO 1901 6l5. This appropriation is 10 be expended as
follows:
For completing the unfinished and corridors
throughout the western section OF the building, slO 0lj
For completing the Electric lighting. $1,000.
For completing the steam heating Of the building
$4,000.
For completing the plumbing Of the luldinG. $500
For continuing the western staircase. in carry.
ing the same to the fourth floor, $4,000
For laying the foundation o; the eastern approach to the
building and for extending the approach to the first story
OF the building s215 900.
necessary expenditures in the corridors and apart
mcnts connected herewith, and completing the sanitary
improvements Of the building s35 oOO and for compensation
OF clerk hereby authorized to be appointed by the
Supervising Commissioners hereinafter named, and for
other necessary incidental expenses, $4,000.
The work of supervising the labor is to be done by
a commission. composed OF the Lieutenant Governor,
the state Engineer and the Commissioner OF the New
Capitol. section has thi, significant sentence:
II a. any before the completion Of the work herein
authorized the Northumberland shall cease to act as
SUCH the president pro temporc OF the Senate shall there
upon BY virtue o. his Office become member and shah
be the chairman Of such Board Of Commissioners.
Senator Fassett introduced bill giving The United
states Jurisdiction the plot OF ground al Bowling
Green selected the site Of the new Custom House
Senator Hunter presented bill declaring that only
one license To every 800 inhabitants shall be ssucd
i'm any town 10 sell above five gallons Of hquOr.
Senator ROcsch introduced bill making mandatory
the construction Of lodging houses for the poor by the
city Of New York.
senator Cantors art establishing a botanical gar
den in Bronx Park, with Charles \. Dana and Others
as its ncorporators, full account Of which appeared
in The Trbune few days ago was introduced by him
4 bill to re-csiablish the lines Of the Washington
Bridge road was introduced by senator Ives.
The Assembly passed "a number Of important bill
this morning among them being the antilfnkcrt1n
measure sO-callcd, but amended 50 that lis own father
cannot recognize ii. Asscmblyman Sulzer, who ha'
made desperate effort 10 obtain little political glory
| out of the assure, imagined that he was going t
have a hard time to pass the bill, 50 he moved cal
| Of the house at noon, 10 get all the members IN Il
vote on the bill. There opposition to Tho
! call and il was ordered 1t lasted only
moment or two. for the vote on 1t developed Tho
! fact that the bill as IL now stood dlh IN"
prevent a man from defending his property, and IN
this form no one had any special objection To the
measure General Hustled in explaining MS vote, s;'ld
that he was opposed to any such legislation AZ this
as it was in the direction OF taking away from a
citizen the power to protect what is properly his own
| The biz was passed by large vote.
! The country members of the Assembly have Or
ganized sort OF combine" against the city member,
which may be carried far that the city bills cannot
be passed unless the listing tax BILL which was SEM
| back 10 the committee yesterday, is taken mp and
| passcd After the defeat of that bill, which Wa
brought about by the city members, some OF the
Democratic and Republican members representing the
farming districts got together ana pdcucalN agreed u
oppose the bills Of all members who had voted against
that bill The strength Of this combination was 5ho"l
tbis morning whcql General IIustcd and others who
voted against the tax bill wanted to recOmmlt 10 Tho
committee "a bill OF Assemblyman Cooncy's rsnlatinl
the pr,cc of gas in brooklyn. The country members
irrespective of party, opposed the motion Of Genera
Hustled to send the bill back and voted 10 send II Il
a third reading While the vote was being taken ther'
| were many side remarks among the members Of botl
partics regard u what WOulu De zone DCiOic l1'
end of the session IL this of thing should be KEEP
up
Two bills Of Ass omblyman Blumcnlal's. one allow
ing the bonding Of New-Y York City for $1,000 900 fol
the building OF additional school houses In that city
and the other allowing tie loi vi Education T., re
! move the bodies in the Marble Cemetery. in Eas
second st. between First and second AYES. passed tn
! Assembly. The bill introduced by Colonel WcDstr
! allowing the Commissioner OF Public Works OF New
York TO acquire certain lands IN that city outside o
the Twenty third and Twenty fourth Wards for scwe
I also passed the Assembly.
J Inc members OF the Assembly still keep up tht
stream OF bills into the bili-bOX. Assemblyman trJal
sent in to-day bill compelling all banking institutions
corporations, trust companies and private banks Whc!
now compelled 10 make reports 10 the Eank 5uDer
intendent 20 puDlsi. 1uesIay OF each week state
, ments OF their condition. These statements must ap
! pear on two successive Tuesdays.
General Mcmahon introduced a bill compelling tht
penses OF tile Office OF Port Wardens in NewYork The
| Port Wardens are compelled u pay their OWL
expenses for Office hire .
! Assemblyman Drypolcher sent up, in slightly
modified IN. the bill compelling the elevated railroad
| 10 run its trains on the Sccondave. ana NinthaVc
! roads all night at intervals Of twenty minute.
| Assemblyman Eari has a bill repeating the law 0
1856 Ogairiing the dumping Of refuse IN New orl
harbor, IN that law prevents the manufacture
of fertilizer from dead animais Iarrcn Island TINS
is supposed forcstall the action Of the state Hoa'
OF Health which has been making thorough cXanlna
ton OF the matter and Is opposed 70 further use O
| the Island for this purpose.
Assembly lyman TaylUc s;rtlck a severe dow TO-DAY
| pa,tmcnts, by intrudncing a bill prohibiting any
| empl0ye OF city government from serving as
| referee receiver.
| Assembly man sulzcr thought lie was doing q
| votes enough u send back to committee tho bill
introduced by Assemblyman Idrctb allowing tho