New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-20
MANY BILLS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY.


SEVERAL NETWORK AND BROOKLYN MEASURES
AMONG THEM-ANoTHER GERRYMANDER
Albany. April 10 (spcciall.-The Assembly had
hard business day OF It. The House met at 10 o'clock
this morning. and Immediately the members went to
work to pass bills Among the bills that got through was
the measure locating the new municipal building for
New York City In the City Hall Park.
The Assembly Fish and Game Code. with the senate
amendment, which allows Gshng in jamaica Bay on
sundays, came over TO the Assembly tonight and
after some dscussiJn, was passed.
Assemhyman Kennedy to-day made hard fight to
pass his bill approprlating 100000 for State grain
fight.
Senator Ahearn's Ill., giving the Sheriff Of New
York City pOundagc certain SALES passed the As
scmbly today. This is the opening wedge to return
10 the old system OF eAtortion. which public opinion
compelled the Legislature to abrogate after senator
Fasscts exposure of the career Of Hugh j. Grant as
sheriff.
The Military Committees bill. which gives the
state Naval Militia a CODE passed without amend
mcnt.
Tie Mcmahon Till providing for the appropriation bf
$40 600 annually to the Metropolitan Museum Of Art,
In Central Park, with the understanding that II Is kept
open on sundays and the biz appropriatng S9o'ooo
10 complete the north extension Of the buildings also
got through.
Ia appropriaic 500 900 for the American Museum OF
Natural History was another measure that passed the
Assembly.
Tie statutory Revision Committees General Rail
road and General banding laws came back from the
senate and passed With the senate amendments
Included. The Railroad law repeats the Cantor net as
for rs New York. Erook,n aud Buffalo arc concerned.
The bill introduced by Assemblvman Martin, OF
New York authorizing the Attorney General To In.
suect the business and books Of corporations orEhZed
IN other states 10 eyade tho Corporation Tax Law ana
doing business IN this state. passed tho Assembly oS
uSt G5 votes. Mr.. Mnrtln made "a hand hght Tor thiS
bI aranst the corporations which have been opposing
H. There was a large negative vote. II Is 80 late
In the session that Il is impossible to get the measure
through The Attorney General IS Ia publish the re
suit II his invest cations. and the corporations must
iy nccighth OF per cent on dheir capital STOCK nr
the expenses oi the Investigation
Asscmblyman clifford, OF ChauauqnA County.
called mp this morning the Per Cent Interest blu
There instantly was hurried scrambllng OF members
10 Abe doors. They did not want to be recorded on
the measure. THIS IS Of the bills that David H.
nm Lost fall promls ed the farmers that Democratic
legislature would give them. This IL one OF the
many instances In which the Democratic promises OF
Ia. fan have not been carried out.
George IT, Bush. the Democratic leader Of tho AS
sembly found again today that be could control only
hi, own vote The city Of Auburn has been trying
the cty Is supplied with water. ana the corporation
owning and operating the vOrks-and poorly, t0o-llas
MANAGED 10 prevent the iians.cr The bill gvinS the
control to the cts passed the senate 'ome Time ago
and when it came over to tho Assembly Mr. Notes.
IL Cayuga County. took charge OF II. Nr. Bush, as
chairman u the Ways and Means Committee. took the
contract TO keep the bill In that committee This
morning the entire Assembly with the exception OF
Bush voted 10 take the bill away from the COMMITTEES,
IN mt II through the Committee Of the Whole and
finally 10 make 10 special Orucr loG thIs hilerhV'h
when II was passed.
IrOOayn got through n lot OF lcg latOn this )rn
Ing a, payment for the action OF the King, County
Democratic senators IN voting. to stand b. the Excise
bill.
senator McCariy's bills making Twenty second ave
4 boulevard. making a bay parkway out OF Fort llnm
ton-avc., and allowing the Park Commissioner to pir
chase large trart OF land IN south Brooklyn for
pari, were pissed early in the morning.
Then the bill changing again the dividing lines Of
the Eighteenth Ward that Democratic Assembly
district can be carved out Of taken up and under
A call Of the House, put 20 final passage. The
Democratic members Of the Assembly declared that
there was no politics In the bill, but they scrnmblel
nearly an hour 10 set Democratic support FOR II.
IL received Just 90 v0t's
Then the bill called up which allows the Brook
yn Board OF Aldermcn 10 change the boundaries OF
tins wards at will. There the same sorambling
and hstlng for votes the previous Bit, and the
measure secured &c vote.
The Democratic majority Of the Assembly nso
passed another eerrymandcr bill. IL was drawn by
Z Mayor krk Of syracuse aud Is designed to allow
him 10 gct control Of the hoard OF Supervisors. II
gives the city FIVE additional wards making nineteen
altogether. The wards have been carefully marked
that II Il expected the Democrats capture the
Boah.