New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-21
LITTLE DONE AT ALBANY.
ROTH HOUSES ADJOURN ON ACCOUNT OF
SENATOR HAGAN'S DEATH.
THE DEMOCRATS LEFT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT
VOTES TO PASS ANY PARTISAN MEASURE
FEW BILLS IN THE SENATE
Avn ASSEMBLY.
THE DEMOCRl
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIDUNE.I

AND ASSEMBLY
rny TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIDuNE1
Albany Feb. 2O.-The senate had Dee" !" '', 49,.
only five minutes tonight when WHISPER ".' o 80
tbc circle Ct Senators. shocking every one s,en".
,I.c,n l. aeod, Mr.. IIagan left Albany for MS
home I'm Ncw.York only two weeks ago' H' ,'''
looked like a dying man, and no one was s'"P'.N
,yho, 4, vas learned that he was III In New-iorh
and fov expected that would be able TO return 10
tho Senate this year. But the news on Ills oc", ""'
heard nevertheless, with SURPRISE oe"a'oi '"''''
I'm feeling manner announced the dcath vi hiS as,'
ciatc and moved that the senator's siioum ",e"u "e
funeral OF Mr. IIagan I'm body. The mouch was
oa,r,oe and then ont Of respect for Mr. Hagans
mcmory the senate adjourned. Speeches In MS hohor
will no made AZ some future time. 1t IS expec.eo
that Mr. Unean's funeral will take place on Ihurs-
div In that case the Senate VIII ADJOURN "''
Wednesday TO the succeeding Monday evening"
The death Of Mr.. IIagan leaves the Democratic
VANITY with only siytecn votes I'm the Senate, o: one
lose than the number required to pass any DILL
Thus the Democratic leaders cannot now pass any
political measure they may desire. ms "oco.".s
for the talk among the Democratic leaders tFnis"'
10 thc effect that the charter-tlnKerlng DIS "a'o
b. on abandoned by them and viii no longer be pressed
They will take steps Immediately however 10 put
Democrat in Mr.. Hagan's vacant CHAIR. lo''hoIr'"
Governor Flower Will issue proclamation GAZING
a special election I'm the IXth senate D's'nct vi
New York to fiji the vacancy. NO ciecuoh CAN Dc
held without twenty days notice. ana therefore,
This special election cannot be held before March H.
Until that day. therefore, nearly three weeks distant
the Democratic leaders will have N get along rs
hoe, ,boy can without possessing sufficient votes %
pass partisan bihs.
The Assembly had scarcely got down 10 WORK "heh
tho news OF senator Ilagans death was received
AssembIymnn Malby, the Rcpubl can leader, immedi-
atcy secured the attention of the Speaker, ana oiter
announcing the news moved that the Assembly ad-
afr n
Ouiclcy who was acting speaker for the evening"
I'm the absence OF Mr. Suzer put the question: 70
rising vote. II carried unanimously, ana 'he
Assembly adjourned without acting upon a single
measure.
Only two bills OF interest wcro presented to the
semitic 70 night one. submitted by Senator Edwhrds'
was evidently drawn up after reading Governor |
Flowers message dcnouncing the use OF butterne IN
the state Hospital for the Insane at Utica The bill
prohibits the OF butterne or oleomargarne In any
state penal or charitable institution.
The other bill was presented by Senator PlunRltt' |
and reads as n 1t were slap at the Whlskey Trust,
which lss6', rebates TO his customers The first sec
ton OF tho bill reads rs follows:
All incorporate companies, and associations. Arms
and individuals doing business within this State, which
issue rebate vouchers ccrncat, make any promises
verbal In writing to allow within a specified time re-
ducton I'm price charged upon the condition q tho sale
sho deposit such company companies or such
bank or banks. In the city Of Ncw-York, as shall form
time to time be designated By the STAT Controller under
hand and seal such sum or sums a. shall be equal 10
amount to such rebate youcheG, certificates issued or
promise. made a. aforesaid upon derived from the
business done this SntS by such incorporated COM
panc. t-uets and associotons firms individuals. us
secu the payment 81 ill such rebate vouchers GER
c.es or PROMISES and all ales made contracts formed
by or any such companies. trusts ana associations,
firms or individual shall not be lawful and binding unless
the companies Arms or individuals shall havc complied
with thl. at
owing 20 the carly adjournment OF the Assembly
few bills were introduced Iorlght. Col1ncl webster
Of NcwYork, put In bill providing for the con
strrctIon ~ a vladnc 10 connect the new Macombs
Dam Bridge with scdgwicS and Ogden-aves.
Mr.. Adams, OF Auburn. sent in u measure making
prison for women
Mr.. Dtypolchcr. OF New York, dropped In a bill ex
tending the weekly pas inv to all JOINT STOCK com
panlcs except steam sarfgcc railroads.
one Of the important biz, OF the session came from
,r BARNARD 81 Clinton County. II Is intended To
prevent discrimination In freight and passenger
rates By railroads in the state. hr
Quackcnbusl. u Schenectady struck blow ut the
Delaware aud Hudson Railroad Company By putting
In II bill preventing II fOm charging more than two
rents mile This road row charges three c'"'S
A mile. ~ -
4 bill came from Mr.. Morris. of Westchcster. pro
vlding for a homeopathic state commission III |
unncy. To take the place of the present commission
Assembly man JACOB Rice. Of Ulster County. wants
10 Investigate The Insurance companies and ma OUT
Il they charging too high for policies. lie In
reduced ton night resolution calling ior the ap- |
pontmrn, Of a committee of seven To make an |
ulion TO the Insurance Committee. which VIII look |
lftcr Il with tender ana fathcrly care.