New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-11
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH BRANCHES.
PECULIAR BROOKLYN ELL INTRODUCED IN
TIE sENATE-'rAX BILL. IN TIE ASSEMBLY.

PECULIAR BROOKLYN ELL INTRODUCED IN
TIE SENATE-rAX BILL. IN The ASSEMBLY.
Albany Feb. 10 (-peclaD.-Senator McCarty. OF
IIrooklyn. introduced BILL this morning which does
not say much. but which means great deal to IN.
people u brooklyn Ms measure cXcmptS that city
from the provisions OF tie Cantor Railroad act, which,
ever since IL became law has been the safeguard Of
The cities the state against the encroachments Of
scckcfs after railroad franchises The Cantor act
auircs that "A franchise for surface railroad must be
sold 10 the corporation witch pays the highest price
for H. and which will also pay TO the city annually the
hlg est percentage ~ the gross receipts and will
passengers at the lowest rate Of fare. McCarty's bill
does away with all lhs IL leaves tho city which he
is supposed tp represent and protect open 10 the men
who desire TO take miles OF its streets, trucks
through them and not pay the city penny for the
privilege All the promoters OF this bin would lnve
to do would be 90 through the fOrmaiy OF having
the Brooyn Hoard aldermen give It's the
absorption OF the streets which the corporation wants
Tho recent experience Of the city In relation the in
PRODUCTION OF the dangerous trolley system lis streets
is sufficient indication that anything In this line that
ml,lt be wanted would not be ut all difficult T. obtmn
II f. said here that several prominent Democrats are
interested in schcm" TO build electric roads through
certain parts OF the city, and that the mon behind the
project arc greedy that they do not want TO pay for
the privilege
Senator Mcmahon introduced this morning two bills
amending the law regarding the asylums for the In
gnc. ono Of his bills requires that At least once IN
three months each inmate In each Of these Institutions
must be allowed 10 write IN person outside OF
tho institutions without the correspondence being In
terfered with In any way. The privilege Is 10 last at
cnst one week person answering the letter must
inf his or her name on the outside Of the return
letter and II Is made crime for ans one connected
with an insane asylum to open such letter The other
hill which Mr. Mcmahon introduced cOmpels the pres
once of woman ply sciano and attendants IN asylums
in which there arc insane women.
The senate Committee Finance this morning
porcd I'm favor Of spending $500 900 this year the
Capitol building
Everett Brown, OF Yates County. introduced in the
Assembly, to-day "A bill which puts tax Of mill on
every bushcl Of grain sold the Produce Exchange
: mills upon each barrel Of -four, 10 mills upon each
barrel Of pork or beef and upon each 100 pounds Of
bacon or lard dealt In rs options tax Of mills.
MFR SouthNOrth introduced n bill authorizing the
comuis Ioncfs Parks 70 change the existing routes
Of railways in Van Corandt Park.
MIR Euck presented aibl cxemptiug personal prop
cftyr worth less than E3O'O from taxation.
HEARING on AN FL EVATED RAILROAD BILL.
Albany Feb. 1O.-The Assembly Codes Committee
tbis afternoon listened TO the arguments Assembly
man T. J. Ryan's bill amending Section $40 Of the
Code OF Civil Procedure by restoring Its provisions
TO the shape In which they before being amended
by the law OF last year. which amendment allows the
New York elevated roads to carry all suits against
the road for damages to jury for trial. Henry G..
Atwaicr OF New-York. said the BIZ simply repealed
the law OF last year because that law upset the legal
procedure that had existed for years. The law
unjust because 1t delayed suits for years. curniled
the power OF the courts and ures questions to