New-York tribune., 1894-04-27

THE coGGEsHALL POLICE SALARY BILL AND
THE GRAvEsEND ANNEXATION ELL. ALSO
APPROVED BY THE LOWER HOUSE.
,vno,, ,,r e,cr, Az CORRESPONDENT OF THE rEInrSE
Albany, April 26-On motion of Mr. Ainswor'h
the sergeant-at-arms was this morning ordered to
clear the Assembly Chamber OF every one VINO WAS
not a member official. of course excepting women
This was made necessary from the fact that ioopy-
ISIS were pressing into the Chamber and endeavor-
ing in various ways to influence legislation close
call of the House drove them out. and after that
business was dispatched with unusual rapidity ana
in excellent order The special orders made by the
Committee on Rules last night were taken up III
turn after a number of messages from the senate
containing amendments had been acted upon
Among the bills the two Richmond County
measures, one reorganzlng the Excise Depar 'heh'
and the other the Police Department. Oh course
these bills were fought vigorously by the Demo
cratic leader and every Democrat on the floor voted
against them. while every Republican voted Tor
them
Another important measure which has gone TO the
Governor is Senator Robertsons bill providing Tor
a non-partisan Park Board for New-Hork CITY.
This bill too. aroused the bitter opposition OF the
Democrats but the Republicans stood together and
quickly sent 1t through
In spite Of the desperate work OF Mr. Suizer' Ham
ilton Fish, who temporarily IN the chalr' ~
lowed the Conference Committee on the Blanket
Ballot bill to make its report The bill Is the shef-
field bill with the Saxton amendments, making IL
nracticauy the bill a. Senator SaSton passed II
through the Senate Mr.. Fish held that a confer
ence report like message from the Governor OF
from the Senate. was privileged communications
was always in order. and could come In at any ume
-The House sustained Mr. Fishs ruling and the
Senate amendments were cohcurIeo !" ny P''
vote of % 10 80
The measure annexne the town of Gravesend to
the city of Brooklyn next called up, the COM
mittee on Rules having made it a special order for
0f
attack against the measure declaring that the peo-
ple of Brooklyn and Gravesend did not want H.
The Republicans however. did not accept his view
of the matter and. by party vote they passed the
bill It, also, IS in the hands OF the Governor
When the Supplemental Supply bill came up TINS
roorninc ex-Speaker Bush moved amend it by
adding an appropriation OF $4,000 for copying the
records of the civil War The amendment was
adopted in spite of the opposition OF the Repuoh-
can leader. but Mr.. Answorth then amended II so
as TO make it impossible for any one but an non
oraby discharged soldier or sailor OF the war 10
secure EMPLOYMENT or to obtain any pay out Of the
appropriation.
The Governor returned the Appropriation bill
vetoed and sent with II a long message. In which
the Republicans were arraigned for passing 1t
with the provision that the Attorney-General shah
designate the attorneys who shall perform services
under the various State boards. or course, MI
terstic speeches in regard to this bill but Mr
Ainsworth rather took the wind out OF ms MS satIs ~
called two riders in the bill The dliierence
however, Mr.. Answorth said. was that the TWO
riders OF Governor were Democratic rluers
while the amendment regarding the employment
of attorneys by the Attorney General was a re
publican provision. The bill was amended now
ever suit the views of the Governor ana II
was repassed without opposition.
The McMahon condemnation proceedings meas
ure was the first bill taken up at the atternooh
session. The Committee on Rules amended II Dy IN
serting the provision that suits in condemnation
proceedings might be withdrawn by the payment
OF the costs The amendment was voted dowi anu
the bill was passed in its original form. -,
Senator Cantors bill. drawn to prevent me oen Gn
ing OF the Astor stable in New-YorK City ana sen
ator Coggeshalrs bill. increasing the pay and eran.
ing the rank OF the New-York City patro!men were
also passed.
There was a brief skIrm!sh between Mr.. O'Grady
of Rochester and Mr. Ainsworth' 1t was over the
Mullin Tax Rebate bill. Mr.. OGrady charged ina
rhe bill was introduced by Mr.. Mullin because !
was a corporation measure Mr.. Ainsworth replied
that he knew Mr.. Mullin was the attorney Tor the
New-York Centra! and Hudson River Railroad. bu
he still had right TO vote for and TO introduce
a lust bill Mr.. Ainsworth declared that II was
owing the fact that Mr.. OGrady had been unapls
10 get his Genesee Storage Dam bill out of the
Committee on Rules that he was now critiesing th'
bill and attacking the man who introduced H. Ine
House stood by Mr.. Answorth, and passed the biii
The Assembly killed Senator Saxton's bill whcf
authorized the Controller TO review the tax sales
of the State lands made within the last ten years
IL was thought by many OF the members that th'
was 10 strike at the title which Smith NJ. WeeC
holds 10 his large tract of land In the Adrondacks
Governor Flower one or those VINO were mos
eagerly pushing the measure
The Pound Compulsory Education bill passed th
Assembly tonight by vote Of rs to a.