New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
MEASURES IN THE ASSEMBLY,.
A DEFEAT FOR " BOSS M'LAUGiiLIN ~sINIOIo
prvtetoy pEPORT-BLLS INTRODUCED

nrrrAr FOR " BOSS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
REVISION R~EPoIT-BILLS ~INTRoDU'hp'
Albany Eel. % spcdaD-lluGh Mclaughlin t'
oil r,yc,ful proohIyn d" BOs,.' was un'cfeih'iI""S''
,at down mon by tho members ol u' AsSonON -
d.v Ever since John Y. McKana turned Republical'
i'm tho campaign Of 1883, the HFOohlyh bo'' "'
been fighting him tooth and nall Is Has h'' OILY
done this in MIR. McKanc's own dlstrIc'' anu III l''
ranks Of the Democratic party OF hinSS county Dn'
he has carried the fight 10 Albany anu Id ue" u
cotc,, cverv measure I'm which he thought that McKano
had any interest. i little bill was lhuodlceu cary
in the session allowing the town OF "iaveScnd to spend
s,o 600 a wear more on the police force # the tax
mayer. az thc town should 50 vote. As Mr.. McKane
is the chief Of the police iorce Of That town
This iii was set aside by the "Sos'" for his special
,nno.ulou. The committee TO which the bill was
cent sat on it for six weeks. but this morning A.
serhlvmcn Earl Jed q fight to get the bill from tho
committee. lie was successful. The Only strength
,h,, the " Eoss, developed was the sole vote Of As
semhIyman Ouigley, who comes from McLaughlin's
NO. district. out Of the 800 in the town. Quiglcy
had a petition signed by only twenty five against the
bill.
considerable debate took place IN the Assembly
pI, morning over the work Of the Commission for tbs
Revision 81 the statutes. regarding the Commissions
rcuort on the laws affecting corporations. An effort
"a. made bv some Of the members of the Assembly
IN bur,v t,rouch The passage OF this report but Gea-
oral uustcd and AsscnIblyman HIT intcricTed. and
the rcpor, was laid aside for the present. General
Uu,ted said that the report Of the Commission laat
,o.r wa, taken Ike castor oil, with q gulp and a
crimacc: and he pointed out wherein there must now
he made some POO amendments 10 those laws. He
did uoa believe such haste was advisable. lie thought
that none Of the measures, a. reported by the Com
mission. should be acted upon this year. The report
~ the Commission on the subject Of the corporation
law, WAS mad, u special order for next week. Thurs
day.
There seems 10 be no dimlnn.ion in the ability Of
,c members Of the Assembly TO draw up bills, or in
their desire 10 introduce and pass them. TO that
borse came today another large batch. one Of the
important ones has the main provisions Of tho
lIouordeaIcrs' Excise bill regarding the detection OF
tie ILLEGAL sale % liquors. The bill Of to-day was in
troluccl by Asscmblyman Taylor, lie successor Of
Jrdre Green, of bridge fame. The bill IS called a
strike at the - spy system Of obtaining Information as
10 the sale of liquors on sunday. and. II 1t should be
passed and should become & law, It would In future
prevent the police captains OF New-fork, or any other
civ. from sending out officers in citizens clothes on
Sunday TO procure evidence against Tumsellers and
arrcstlng them when found violating the law.
The first section OF the bil provides that the testi-
mouy ofasp unless ubstantiatcdby otherevldencc, shall
not lie sufficient to secure a conviction. The ncXi
ecc.ion determine, what. under the bill, a spy H.; and
IL is any one who induces On5 10 sell liquor with The
intention of informing against him. THIS would
prevent the securing OF any evidence against a rum
seller. because those who make complaints are com
PEELED to s~ear that the article sold by The person on