The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-27
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
RAPID TRANSIT BILL INTRODUCED
BF a PLhTT SENATOR.

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People Vote II Favor orn-A mn 10 B.,
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tor Packs n the Direct Hiri-s OF Labor
ALBANY. Feb. 2a-Ths Republican investIs,.
| ton Of Troy was to have continued this morn.
/ ing but the two Democratic members Of thu
! committee Senators O'Sullivan and Guy. re-.
| fused to sit unless the Republicans would give
| them the appointment OF one OF the counsel
| The Republican members OF the Commits.
| employed as counsel Frank s. Black. who i.
| counsel for the contestant in the Collins Senats
| election contest
When he was made counsel for the investi.
| eating committee the Democratic SENATOR,
! contended thstthe Republicans had prejudced
the case aud made a farce OF the resolution.
which read that they were to Investigate and
hnd out whether any frauds had been com.
mitted.
The two Democrats would not attend tn.
/ session unless they were treated with soma
degree OF fairness. The Republicans con.
| sidered whether they would not bring the two
Democrats up for contempt, but this evening
they concluded that the Democrats were en-
titled to what they asked. and they agreed 10
appoint Democrat for the other counsel
After transactinR their routine business
both Houses adjourned this evening in honor
OF the memory Of Hamilton Fish. A concurrent
resolution was adopted appointing q commit
tee to have charge OF the memorial exercise.
The ommittee will ask ex-senator George Y.
Edmunds to deliver the grafton.
Senator Lexow who has the reputation Of
being close to Mr.. Platt, introduced q rapid
transit bill which. although introduced some
time ago BY Mr. Butts. acquires new interest
from the fact that II was reintroduced By Sen.
ator Lexow. The bill introduced by MIR. Butts
got nowhere except to the committee where IL
still remains II may be that now that Senator
Lexow has introduced the bill It will get
somewhere on the calendar. The bill leeislatss
the present Rapid Transit Conn out OF
ONCE and provides for the appointment OF .
new com mission BY the Mayor. The general
provisions Of the bill point to an underground
system. to be built at public expense after
press themselves as I'd whether or not they
cost. The present Board OF Rapid Transit
commissioners was appointed by Mayor Grant,
commission to Mayor Gllroy.
Mr. Marin introduced a bill to apportion the
parks. This bill makes mandatory the eIpen-
diture of three-quarters Of this m onsy in the
mors than quarter Of Il shall be spent lss n on
work done under contract. :
S the PRsn D Ms II.
has been laid up at the hotel since SATURDAY..
Of some Newspapers that he WAS staying here
to try and induce some Justice OF the Supreme
Court to grant q stay in the case Of John Y. Nc
The Legislature is taking considerable in.
sas sSss G which IN;
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ro fh@: tns wagons g will act
Mr.. Vacheron added to the list OF these bills
by introducing one to authorize the Boards Of
sIupervisors to regulate the width OF wagon
The Assembly passed the Fish bill to pro-
ton Of the manual for the Consti,utiopaIP SoS.
yention and the Wray bill for riding rink for
the Third Battery in Brooklyn. These bills
were introduced:
in penal institutions except IN roAdmating
NJ IobIn.Io require the payment Of laborsr In
" AAiss:0iIs1Ih; OLD s..,on nssI biz
coo .HS t RIoss e.. al. q
sSa %; e Sc rSs.
n Ne q revise and Tss S rate,
steam power on Atlantic avenue. BTOotiyn. east q
fa.oash sy s1I. ro,,,. ,..,-.,,o
der Sssto-n CIe.E.ihe expense divided Sss"esa
the counties Of Kings and Queens
The Mittnacht bill. reducing the rate OF fare
on ferries on the East River and the Shetfieid
Garden were ordered to . third reading In the
The senate passed Senator O'ConneIrs hill
% Incorporate the New York Botanical Garden
The object OF this bill is to provide . botani-
cal garden 10 one OF tho new parks in the an
Mr. Berry Of westchester county introduced
. bill to include Mount Vernon In the neigh.
being Incorporated with New YORK city S.'''A u