New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-28
DEMOCRATS IN FULL POWER.
ABIE NOW TO PUT THROUGH ANY PARTISAN
LEGISLATION.
THE FILLING OF MR.. HAGAN'S SEAT RESTORES
THEIR MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
BILLS 1NTRoDUCED-THE CUES

THEIR MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
BILLS INTRoDUCED-THE CUES
TON OF ADJOURNMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.1
Albany, March Ex-senator Saxton introduced TO-
night the supplemental bill prepared by the New York
Academy Of Medicine addition to the Croton
watershed bill. signed by Governor Flower last week.
The aim Of the BILL las been stated in The Tribune.
Is to provide sanitary aid in protecting the Croton
Water from contamination. The bill creates a board
to be known the Croton Water Commission. hav
ing as members the Commissioner Of Public Works
o. York. the Commissioner Of Health Of the City
of New York, who is a physician, member Of
the State Board OF Health to be
appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
Of the said Board Of Health, and two officers to be
called CToton Water Commissioners, Zone OF whom
shall be citizen Of the State residing In New-Yor
and to be appointed by the Governor upon the
recommendation Of the Executive Committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce OF New York, and the other
q civil engineer skilled In sanitary science, TO he
appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
Of the American Society OF Civil Engineers OF the
City of NewYork" The bill makes 1t the
duty OF this Croton Water Commission to appoint
evil engineer qualified In sanitary science, and to
cause to be forthwith prepared by him under their
direction a plan plans for the preservation from
pollution Of all the Of the water supply Of
Water Commission to enter in and upon any all
lands adjacent to any such source of water supply.
and to peremptory abate and remove the Of
any deflement The board is also directed to make and
prcmulgste sanitary rules for the protection OF tho Gro
ION water from def;ement. The Of $4,000
Is appropriated to pay the expenses OF the Com
mission. Perhaps the most important portion of the
act Is that which says that the Commission shall have
all the powers Of a town city Board Of Health
IN enforce the duties laid upon II.
The Senate devoted its session tonight chiefly to
speeches in honor Of the late Senator Hagen Speeches
In commendation OF his life made by Senator'S
Roesch, McClelland, Coggeshall, Erwin. Saxton and
McCarren. They were exceedingly kind in tone
gardIng the dead man, for he highly thought Of
By his fellow. Senators.
Senator elect Cunningham. Of New-York Mr.. Ha-
cans successor, arrived here to-day. He Is still a
sick man. and leading Democrats thought 1t rather
mprudent for him 10 come here after his
eonvalescence. The State Board Of Cnnvassers will
meet here tomorrow and issue certificate of cleo
ton to Mr.. Cunningham. lie will take his seat In
the Senate on Wednesday. His election again gives
to the Democratic party seventeen votes In the Sen
ate and the ability to pass party measures. Senator
Cantor. the Democratic leader. is Ill In
New-York, however. to-day. and Is not
expected here before Wednesday. He
has had a bad cold and an attack Of the grip 1t Is
possible that he may not be able TO get here before
members Of the majority greatly annoy the Demo
cratic leaders. 1t is said that Governor Flower
David B. HILL Richard Croker, and other Democratic
leaders favor adjournment OF the Legislature upon
April IA, but that Lieutenant Governor sheehan be-
leves that the Measures which the Democratic lead
ers desire to pass cannot be got through
much before April 81. 1t is probable
that the Assembly. however. Will pass
resolution this week for adjournment on April IA.
II the Senate should adopt 1t hundreds Of bills Will
not pass that on the order OF second read
ing in the Assembly. large number OF local
measures whose passage is much desired by rural
constituencies will fail to pass, but the Democratic
cities having already obtained the legislation they
desire the chiefans Of that party do not care about
the disappointment Of the farmers.
One of the uses to which the Democratic leaders
propose to put their new majority in the Senate is
to pass a bill to rob the Republican party Of its
troll OF the city Of Rochester. A bill Is to be IN
troduced ousting all the Republicans holding
office in that city. Rochester has Republican
Mayor, and all the heads Of departments Re-
publIcans. Most Of these officers elected by
the people OF Rochester The Democratic leaders
would have a commission, consisting Of one Republi-
can and two Democrats. appoint all he officers OF
Rochester for long period Of years. Thus the
Legislature is to be asked 10 impose upon that city
a government 1t has not elected. Governor Flower
In his annual message year ago ba-ied Justify
for "home rule' for cities. and denounced the III
tererfence Of Legislatures with their governments.
II will be interesting to note II this Rochester charter
tirkering bill reaches the Governor, II Roswell
P. Flower will sign it,
1t Is reported here tonight that the presidents Of
the savings banks OF New-York City have addressed
a letter to Mayor Giroy, Of NewYork, threatening,
II he does not withdraw his opposition TO Senator
Mullins bill enlarHng the field Of investments OF
the bonds OF the city Of New York. AS a conse.
quence Of this threat. II Is said the prospects OF
the Mullin bill brighter tonight than they have
been for some time. The savings banks now have
to invest s710.OoO.00o. and they are much embar-
raised by the present laws limiting their Investments
TO United States bonds. bonds OF cities. counties and
villages Of this State, and to mortgages In this State