New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-04
LITTLE DONE AT ALBANY.
NO SESSION HELD IN THE SENATE.
TIE CANAL APPROPRIATION BILL f"''HO "
THE A-sEMBLY-MORE HONE RULE

THE A -SFMBLY-MORE HUME null"
A UNIQUE DILL.
| Albany Feb. 8 Special. There was not quorum
| in the senate this morning when the he"''Na".
ernor called It 10 order. the members P'cS'" w
| cded to go into Committee OF the Whole anu con-
slider a number Of insignificant local bliis' lh's WIS
done With senator BloodGood in the cnar'
The Assembly had better luck Nothing Important
was done by this house. however, and only few local
bills passed outside OF the annual cahai aPpo
priation Iii provided for by the statu'os' " NUM-.
Of Interesting measures were INTRODUCED So"e Vi
| which arc old acquiinances. one came rom 'ir'
parklir.t OF Ontario. 1t provides that the st''c
BOARD OF Health shall a chemical examination
OF all baking powders manufactured or sod IN inns
state to be made and the result published Mr' o'o"o
presented the bill introduced In the other house yes
,rday BY senator Parsons. requiring the county 'rcs
urer, or controllers OF all OF the counties OF the STATE
ont side OF York and Kings, TO turn over TO thcr
respective counties the amount OF money that they
would get a, fees under the Inheritance Tax Laws.
Mr.. IIobbic s. mt in measure when Allows clcc''io
light and power companies TO become laha ana ran
road companies simply by amending their charters
When rhe Legislature Republican great deai
was beard from Democratic sources about home
rule, but the moment the Democrats got into power
they began 10 Introduce bills which took away from
the people OF various cities OF the state TIE forms OF
| Government which satisfactory to them. anu
substituted therefor forms which were repugnant
10 great ority 81 the people This WAS u!e case
in Rochester Lanslngburs and other places In"
attempt WIS made pass the bill legslating out OF
Office the men who had been elected TO run the city
government Of Ogdepsburg and 10 put In their places
mon who were be appointed by Democratic
| Mayor who had been elected by an accident Gov
crnor Flower In lbs last message TO the Legislature
saws thnt he IL opposed to the unnecessary inter
ference BY the Legislature with the affairs OF muhic
ipalcs and right on the top OF that expression
| a
Iammanv Hail. "A bill TO legislnte everybody out VI
Office IN Ogdcnsburg and TO put in others WHO were
| not elected by the people. THIS Is pracucahy '"e
same bill that introduced by George H. BUSH
a year ago and beaten by the courageous acuoh oi
Colonel william L. Brown. who refused TO 'o'c ior
1t In The senate II Colonel Brown has tie same
amount OF courage this year the Dill VIII as'i la"
10 become law.
Jacob Rice of Ulster County, wants the STATE 10
nav $50 900 for the old tlstcr County Insane Asylum
bill to this effect WAS Introduced By him this morn
ing. Louis Drypochcr. Tammany fncInoer' put
In tho old bill making II Illegal 10 sell French pods
away from tho rncetracks. This Is only the TENN
measure OF this nature that has been Introduced tEs
wear in the Assembly. Assemblyman Faiquhar came
forward to day with his bnl which allows the New
York CITY Police Board 20 appoint ballot cfrRs rs
well as poll clerks He Increases the number OF poll
md ballot clerks TO two each. tho extra ballot c"rH
and the extra poll clerk coming from the E"puohcah
party
Assemblvman Duffy dropped two bis IN the FOX.
on. q, which evidently IS In the Interest OF the
Metropolitan Traction Company. II declares that
companies which give transfer tickets can 'haree
a hvc-ccn, fare but tho surface railroad comran *
which canno give transfer ticket can charge Only
three cents. Its other I'LL requires that on AL OF 'he
elevated roads In Newlork city trains must BE- run
dav and nj glt on a Roadway Of not more than hlte'n
| minute. A..rmhlyman McManus, who makes spa
| modic atrcnipt, nj being rcformcr. put In Dill
reducing tie le;a rate OF Interest to . per cent. f'
also introduced the hi OF which LStman. OF onondaga
last Year wa, the father striking al the New-i orh
| Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. The
Mll (, such A ouiioiiy that the substance OF II Is
| here given:
| Within .Ntv DAYS after passage Of this act the
nr,drnt ~ trmpo= and the speaker OF tho
Assembly by with the consent of tho Governor OF 'he
STAT appoint thec commi sloncrs, one OF whom sa
% recommended hy Of Local and strict AZ
,,mbIc, Of the knight. Of Labor Of the STATE Of New"
yorx wh, shall hold Office for year from the tl" 81
their appointment and whose duty shall be TO uof
ougv invest gate and ascertain all Of the facts lcang ID
M bearing upon the acquiring In any manner whpterr N
cen. Nv gh dornn by any rlllroad corpora
ton operating the whole or any part OF its lin" in h'
state Of any privileges or property, real or personal IN
gliding which Wa acquired r'>'i " o.
cunrd By IT, pcrm s>io1, grant. pnr ha7e, lease
occupancy squatng or In any oiher manner
| t,ken occupled or held except Aforesaid the
consideration nduemcnt and authority thefeof anu INC
value Thereof also to fully Investigate ana a-oerah
ma facts relating 10 any stko g. labor troubles with
or affecting any Of employees OF any Of said railroad
on occurring the first day Of January lSo
and the causes that led thereto and why the employees
wcro dismissed ift the employment OF any oil 'aio
onoraons or whether any railroad corporation. made d
axes IL coadition Of employ that an empoye l. not
shou not be a member Of connected with any labor
| organization and also whether since the his'
DAY January. 1890. the public or tue
pottons Of any OF .ad ral DAD poraons have been
or damaged b. the failure or neglect to
oer,tc or 10 sufficiently operate any said aitoad cor
porataon and damages. II any which have been sus'
aimed by any person or corporation dealing contract
ina with any Of slid railroad corporations In eonss-
ouencc thereof whether the roadbed rolling stock
OF any railroad corporation has bccn injured by the
| .mpoymcnt Of incompetent vni unsSilfu employees An
investigation nav BE- made BY any commissioner VINO
nry he designated hy the bond, With the same power
,"i effect a. IL all the members were pc'ent