New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
orsoIUTIONS IN MEMORY OF SHERMAN
PASSED BY TIE SENATE.

Albany, Feb 23.-The Senate devoted most OF
;,s session tonight to a consideration Of Senator
SaytoD's resolutions expressing the sorrow OF the
Senate over the death of General w. /. Sherman.
FloQuent speeches were made by Mcssrs. SaXton,
Brown Robertson and COggeshall in support of the
resolutions, which were then unanimously adopted
Mr. Erwin then informed the Senate that the
members of the Sugar Trust had fed from the
State; and he requested the Senate to prOions
the investigation of the Trust through the Com
mittee on General Laws, until the end of the ses-
sion. The committees time was extended Tor 'he
term of the Senate.
Mr. Roesch introduced bill tonight ratlylhs
the agreements proposed TO be made between
the Board of Electrical Control OF New-iorN anu
the Empire City Subway Company Uimited ana
between the said Board and the Consolidated
Telegraph and Electrical Subway Company, re,
spectively: being the two agreements mentioned
in and approved by resolutions of said Board
adopted the 18th day of December, 1890. Inc
hill also saws that the Consolidated Telegraph
and Electrical Subway Company is authorized also
20 convey and transfer to said Empire City ouo-
way Company Limited the subways already co''-
structed which the Empire City Subway Ooni
pany Limited is, in and by the coh'iaoo "'''
aforementioned authorized to maintain anu op
crate" This is remarkable bill. Inc suo""S
companies apparently have consolidated, anu Wv
Legislature is authorized 10 ratliy 'hen "0"O
The city authorities of New-lOrh sho"i" '"r
this bill with much vigilance. -, IAN
Mr. Stewart of Ncw-York, introduced Dill
authorizing the superintendent OF Schools al o'''
the State to add kindergartens 10 thelr schooi'
Most of the members Of the Assembly, wiz
reached here tonight evidently declded u h,iN0
nm for time lost by them last week while attending
the funeral of General Sherman ana 'neS p'''
hills into the Lill.box by the halfdozcn. 'nc OF
the important which came from WI 'i''''''
~ NIAGARA. contains all the provisions necessary 10
authorize the construction oil canal aIouh" tro
Niogor, Falls BY the bill John Flemnng. VIII
lard HOPKINS. Eugene Murphy, Eugene ~ Sage,
GEORGE p. Eddy. Gacn Miller Frederick w. Hart
lott Richard Armstrong and Thomas {. Roblnette
ore incorporated under the name of the Niagara
County Irrigation and Water Supply Company,
with the principal office at Lewiston, to construct
a canal from point on the Niagara River. from
the west bank of Cayuga Creek. TO the east line 81
Lot IL of the Mile Reserve. The capital stock OF
the company can be increased t. S3,OO0,OOo Inc
measure also gives permission for the CONSTRUCTION
of docks piers, locks DulkneadS and the flSEt 10
hold and purchase lana.
One of the res Iits Of the accident IN the turner
in New-Iorli on last Friday appeared tonight Ill
bill which was introduced by Walter u hSrhe' vi
Nrw.NOrk IL is entitled:
An aos for better protection OF employees anu pas,
senr, r on railway trains, by requiring the hehtg anu
Ventilation of all tunnels OF the lGgth oil -Oo i'e' VI "
through which trains are run.
Section l. Every corporation and all persons operating
trains csrync OF passengers or iieieht "ltn w
Stat either wholly or in part Whole sreh Trans Snail
lass Though tunnel or part thofeoi "iu'h '"is "''
Snail inn edatcy every such tunnel where the same
4. of In. length OF OF zoo feet or over 10
be thoroughly lighted with electric ISn OIL OTHER suitable
means for it, chtirc length TO be kept 20 gheu uu7
al hours Of the day ana night
Sec > II snail also be the duty OF all corporations anu
mentioned i'm the section hereof 10 cause all
tunnel, Of the mentioned in SAID nst section 10 Dc
INT and kept proper state oil NehuIsuon
scc g. Any corporation or person VINO shsh IAN !"
comnlv with the DIVISIONS and requirements oil the ioie
coin, section shall be subject fine OF fines as foo"'
For failure comply with Section hereof TO me 0,
COO for each and every such failure 10 All souN''
NJ 500 fr every twentyfour hours during "hlch such
failure continues. For fllure TO comply win eec'on
o hrco, TO fine Of $3.50 for each and every ai!uic,
and to an additional fine Of 300 for every seNeh us'
time during which failure continues - .
sec l. The said fines amounts nehuoheu ~
s,o hereof 10 be collected the suit Of the county
teas1er or oncer performing the duties OF that o"c'a'
I'm the county which such failure OF failures nav "
cpr,ed the said amounts when collected 10 be pau ss
foovs. Oneouarr thereof to the person FURNISHING tho
or proof OF such failure the Daiahce o ''
treasury OF the county
Timothy ID. Sullivan, of New-York, introduced
-, ir,oniouslv drawn bill. which allows police
commissioners to run for ONCE WITHOUT "i''
resgning from their places as police commissioners
Assembvman DrypOlcher had a long Dill oil
eighteen sections, intended to chanee h@'clh'i'
the law regarding the commitment oil 'he lhe""o
One suspected of being insane must DC eAan,in'N
first by two physicians, appointed Dy 'he oC''e
Commission in Lunacy, and If by them 1T d"
adiudecd insane. then by Judge anu jury
The medical stafIs Of hospitals, where examine"
lions also can be held, must consist oil nidlo ii'
lie nbvsiciaus All Of the attendants OF the
hospitals must he subject to the ONh ''i '-0
rples Of the State. and the correspondence oil al
inn,a,o. evcept those adiudged to be helplessY
insane shall be strictly private. Inc
-, Commission in Lunacy Is also
CHANGED and made into two commissions,
taoh of tho TWO commissions must be composed
Of = male and a female physician, lawyer. anu
brsiresS man. Conviction of causing or apetIlhs
a. falso Imprisonment of sane persons Is maue
nuriebahle nv a fine of from 81 900 to So'ooo'
and iunrisopment from one TO five years Inc
onnoin,ment of two new commissions is Ielt "IOh
the Governor. 1o,ror+ from AS
semblyman Brodsky, GIVING S1e oo in NewYork,
from Canal to Chambers sts., interest on .ne
amount of the contract from the dae oi in az
centance By the city authorizes. A., how y
GENERAL McNlahon dropped into the D| DO ,, d
measure extending considerably the charter ct Ge
United States Trust Company Of as trustee,
~ a,IoT tSusts act as fiscal transfer agents
for receiving and disbursng money to puTEc dnS
invest in and sell stocks, bills OF eXcha n
tS onmittee Of the estates of lunatics, ldo'S
and persons of unsound iiiiiu ,l. . hill outbor-
Colonel Webster sent to the aeSh no I'M com
mS nie of five persons to prepare and report 10
,he next legislature "a comprehensive revision
and amendment of the laws regarding inc sciooi'
VI From Assembiyman Martin came n Iit,a,d
prdviding that the reelection Of the ,
EMS or assistant superntendehts on ve ~ the
s g., Vii, shall he by majority Notc vi W.