The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-18
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
TWO hssEMBLYMEN DEMoRALrzED nj
CELEBRATING ST PAIRICK's DAI

TWO AssEMBLYMEN DEMoRALEZED II
CgLEBRAIIN ST PAIRICK's DAT.
The Annual Appropriation Mn Passed r.
the senate-se.ator Plsnkitcs Part
driveway Hin Passed ana Signed ~ the
eoverpor-Ths Assembly Passes The
worid.s Fair Bin-Aa EAert 70 Increase
the Appropriate. 20 o500. eco Defeated
ALBANY. March list Patrick's Day de.
moralizcd both Houses OF the Legislature. par.
ticu!arly the Assembly. One OF the well.known
membors OF the New York delegation did no,
arpcnr until almost noon. Several OF his
friends had found him swimming around in
the Turkish bath pool with his clothes and
oyercoat on. and It took some time for them
TO got him In shape to appear at the session.
Another man connected with the Assembly
made mistake and took a train to Altamont.
eighteen miles away. instead OF the electric
cars which go UP the hill to the Capitol. Sow
eral others showed by their actions that they
wero raging the greatest respect to the day.
BOYS sold green rosettes and imitation sham
rocks around the Hobbies. starting at % cents
apiece and falling to five cents by noon.
Little business was done in either House.
The page boys and messengers Of the Assem-
bly, had arranged to give a st. Patrlcks bay
ball in Memo Hall tonight, and they induced
the Assembly to forego its evening session to
obliGe them. 1t Is tho first time this session
that tho page boys and messengers were
really civil and efficient in tho discharge OF
their duties Usually most OF them are away.
hut this morning they were all actively lobby
ing to prevent an evening session.
Col. Z. f. Shepard has had copies Of his pa
per. excoriating Mr.. Drydollar Sullivan for
his bill to prevent cruelty to stoge horses. cir
culated through the Assembly with this text
FOR reckon that the sufferings OF this
present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed to U.S."
Some one labelled this st. raul's Epistle to
Timothy" and sent n copy OF the paper so la
belled to Mr.. Sullivan. whose full name is the
Hon. Timothy Drydollar Sullivan. Mr.. Sulli-
vans bill provides that an examiner Of stage
horses at salary Of 500 a month shall be
appointed by the Mayor to inspect the horses
OF the Fifth avenue stage line. and to insist on
the disuse Of such horses as may be MANNED.
diseased. or otherwise unfit for work. Since
the bill was introduced Col Shepard has an
nounced in his paper that he has bought fifty
new horses and ordered twenty-five more. and
that he has sold horses which cost him $500
for $500. thus losing q large sum OF money as
a sacrifice to the cause OF humanity.
The Senate passed the annual appropriation
bill with few amendments. The amount Is
now sS.GS3 95GG7. The increase over last
year is less than 3 per cent. much loss than
the increase OF tho value OF taxable property
in the State. The fact that both houses OF the
Legislature are controlled by the Democrats
insures economy In appropriations The per
CAPITA cost OF the State Government. including
IL I~;II H.
about SLIGO. The whole State Government Of
New York. including oil tho expenses Of the
Legislature. tho executive and judicial de.
partmcnts. tho asylums homes and penal in
situations OF tho State. and tho State depart
mcnts and machinery Of whatever nature do
not cost the people OF the State rs much rs q
single item OF pen sons in the Federal budget.
Senator p!unkitt's Driveway bill passed the
Assembly this morning and was signed by the
Governor. Senator Plunktt took the bill to
the Governor in person. and tho Governor pre-
scented the Senator with the. pen with which 10
to rs e b
might pc done this summer. The bill in the
construction by the Park Commissioners OF q
driveway along the west side Of &c, Central Park.
%sn @s no afnsS ROW. S ne
and the wel-known drives in Paris. Ber-
!. n es sna she at e Il is ps s
nc sa?ra aSns Eighth the Sse
riages and other slow vehicles. and a prone
made and s seats along the r1adside where the
spcctacle Almost all the horse owners in
New York. including many large taxpayers.
" The General New York BSiiding act passed
the Assembly. Ex-Alderman ConklinG offered
censed wtbn seSoo
Sullivan said that the Excise Commissioners
now do not license q saloon within 300 feet OF
Alderman Cenkling amendment was lost by
To-day Is the BIRTHDAY Of Henry Clay sulzer.
Fourteenth New York district.
= The Senate passed the bill to give veteran
TINT veteran soldiers ana sailors now have.
4, The Anti-Pinkerton bill was recalled from
=. Tho Senate confirmed the nomin ations Of
asylums; hospitals and homes: The he Governor
DO mem Dor Of the State Board Of Charities.
Tho Senate Committee on RAILROADS report
law IT. providina that bidders for street railway
fore their bids are acted on, Senator Cantor
special order ior next "Wednesday. when sena-
the shnpe in which It was introduced.
=, The Plunkitt bill! for new bridge over the
It's fnai passage in tho Senate to-day but was
laid over until Tuesday.
The Assembly passed the Worlds Fair hill
with no negative votes votes, o The bill provides 70.
under .,o tho control Of the New York Comma:
CommissionnssTss that they really did not need
Becanse tho state Of New York is rich is no
reason why it should throw money away" said
Mr.. Bush.
Gen. Hustcd offered an amendment increas-
ster VI Harlem aaid no was in favor OF |
5 81 .;ooo;oo1 Nj QuaSSk ,ssugsssted that
mako up tho difference between three and flve |
hundred thousand. Mr.. Dry Dollar. Sullivan |
said That Is rs right AS to make the people |
do it," |
=. Tho amendment to increase the appropria- |
ton was lost to q vote OF 10 to 81
An amnndmcnt was inserted Tor tho. Com
dairy products tho State and for, them to
that viii got the Price Of Philadelphia butter.
An amendment requiring the employment OF |
m .1orn INF