The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE AT WORK.
TWO RAPID TRANSIT ELLIS REPORTED
IN TIRE SENATE

Thsy Provide for Nes-Psrti-sn Cs--issis-s
sd thst the ose.tiou whether ths city
sh.n Construct the syster- shsn Ne suS-
-itsa ts Poppisr Vote Nszt rsn-Bni.
- Reconstruct ts. reiiss Ceur, sy.ss-
sd the Dock Depsrt-e-t oS New Tsrk
city Reported n ere se-s,s-Ths JoEirr
Psrioa Resehss .. The Asse-s,y-Ths
LosbY stiaiss Rius b. The Senate.
ALBANY. April 20.-Ths Senate reported to-
day the Chamber OF Commerce and Butts
Rapid Transit bills amended TO provide for
non partisan commissions These bills legIs-
late out Of offics the present Rapid Transit
Commissioners and provide for the sppoint-
msnt OF q new Board They also provide that
the new Board OF Rapid Transit Commissioners
shall devise plans for q complete rapid transit
system. and that they shall ascertain the cost
Of the system The question II to be sub
mitted to the people OF New York next fall to
determine whether they want to construct the
system at the expense Of the city. These bills
will be special order for Tuesday next.
The bill to give the Mayor OF New York power
70 remove heads OF departments was received
By the Senate from the Assembly. Senator
Bsxton asked that II DO sent at once to the
Committee Of the Whole without waiting for
action or consideration by COMMITTEES.
Senator Cantor asked whether the Republic
cans would not consider the bill on Its merits
IN the committee The object Of the bill was
TO give the next Mayor OF New York the dis
possl Of the whole patronage OF the city. The
whole fight Of the Republicans In New York
was for patronage. They were trying to force
Tammany Hall to divide the patronage with
them through . police Investigation. and they
now want an additional bill passed to give
them all the patronage II they elect tn, next
Mayor
By Q party vote the senate directed that the
bill should be put on the calendar without be-
Ing considered in committee. The same course
Was taken with the bill to wipe out the fees Of
the Sheriff Of New York.
NJ one. the trustees of the BROOKLYN Bridge
-.. ,..o,v.d from Tho Assomhv son.tor
Bradley moved to concur Ia tho amend M nts.
Only sixteen Republicans. Including Senator
Br.d,sy var. nrsssnt and tho nation wa.
lost By one vote. Senator Bradley will try to
have the bin passed whom more Iepubllcans
Senator Muiiin introduced a bill appropriate
ing slooooo Tor new quarantine ouiiuinss on
norman island. ne said that Fro isianu was
too far away. and that the quarantine should
Tn. bill to make the Chief Of the Albany Po-
and 70 .holi.h m. poiic. po.rS
aepar'msn' anu 70 Aoonsn 'ns ronee noaro
Monday evening.
TN. h,,,. 20 r.,,,,,,,,. Al. Ma w., liz
polio. Court system and tn. ' Now York cit,
Dock Department were reported in the Senate.
Tho Senate passed the bill to Increase tho
salaries OF the Tax Commissioners Of Now |
me eommI,tee 20 investigate the state
Board OF Health had It's time extended
The Senate confirmed the nomination OF
DAVID NJ oarvaiho 70 DO manager OF tho Wo-
mans ans Reform Reform a., STORY q; ~
begun. The members spend their spare time
ns sst e
Assembly . number OF women OF a certain
members. and quite a number OF the mem.
bers. especially the old. gray. WHISPERED ones
he attention shown them Several Nav Sost
members wrote u number OF these notes,
hc msmssrs 40 70 ,hs% ih Ss ssEns
Ester eooier to the LETT. or o outside fI 'n Of
hey found out that the women S e wSose n amen
seda si . Tsrs Rss st th bcl
o their associates; Mr.. sulzsr was the recip-
% after to the attention OF the Speaker nv saw
ne that he did not think It was pariismentsfy
courtesy for tho young New York members to
,auss such disappoint TIM emit to the old M em bsrs
rom the rural districts. He did not think it
q: Iishs e !, :::nd notes signed Katie.
10 such woman waiting Tor the Venerable
Assem- hlyman to whom the note was adj
lrsssed. Tho Speaker held that It was not
Isssm6ly. but he declined to pass on the DUES.
lon OF whether such notes would be proper in |
ass a real girl wrote them.
The Assembly rushed through more busi-
lsss to-day than is customary on Friday liz
sfused 70 discharge the Committee on Gas.
4 Electricity. and Wafer Supply from further con, |
OF the bill to red nc tele phone ratea
rhi! Legislature 10 pretty thoroughly owned
y the railroad. telephone, and telegraph cor
'orstt9ns. The. lobby which was banishsd
nder Democratic LEGISLATURES has returned |
q great force and has spent a busy Winter
he majority OF tho BILLS which the lobby |
rhich causes great com plant among the IA, !
enblymsp. who think that the Senate is hav-
pc much more profitable winter Of IL than |
hey are.
Conference committees were appointed by |
he Assembly on the Ballot Reform hill the |