The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
sRooELYN SENATOR'S ENLITEN TEE
sEglTE's PROCEEpINGa

arsaiey ant CokeT BrehsNre Optstors 6e-
.,rs,.s TIE BuI 20 Bsei,iste Oct 90 ones
a.. Rroohtys Bridge Tru-tees-Ths Cow
.,,,u,Iors nj Corv-ntios MI Advanced,
.,p,Sr. Nareh 8-Thers was siively scene
=, Tho Senate to-day when Senator Bradley's
hnIto Ieeislste out OF once the present Brook
len bridge trustees came M. Senator CoffeJ.
.bo IA the only Democratic Senator from
n,oolIyn asked the reason for leGislatinR out
~ ONCE the presant trustees. Senator Brad
laws hill will give the power NJ appointment to
IN. present Mayor Of Brooklyn and so put Re-
nubil,an trustees in place OF the present
mad Who were appointed by the last Mayor.
senator Bradley said that the present Board
ga incompetent and II should be removed.
Th.r. were sone othsr reasons he might mem
,,or but he would not tell them unless he was
pressed to do 80.
senator Coney said that this innuendo Inn
.u,d charges against tho bridge trustees
,hIch Senator Bradley had not the facts to
rrovs You have done nothing during this
..s.ion. " said Senator CofTsy. except viliiy
m. character OF everybody else. II ron can
not provs your charges. the bill should be sent
hack to the committee You are continually
inslpuating and continually criticislnG with
out proving anything.
Senator bradley said that he had accused
,obody except that he had said that the pres
ant bridge trustees are incom petent.
senator CoIey said that Senator Bradley had
r.d. charges by Implication. He should SUBJ
.,sn,Iate them. The object OF senator Brad
. I.v', hill was to give the present Mayor Of
Btooklyn. who was elected BY accident. the APP
pontment OF new board OF bridge trustees
Senator Bradley became somewhat hot at
mi. and said that q man need not actually
,t.sl money to bs q thief II an Official per-
mittsd others to steal he was thief. He did
A. bal 49,. a.
.,t.nded 10 their business Their work was
don. bv A man who carried his once in his
hat and kept no accounts. Senator Bradley
then exhorted Senator Coffey to keep his
temper
II am more disguised than I am angry"
said Senator Coffey. " This bill merely adds
to the patronage OF a Republican Mayor"
is hea Republican Mayor p asked Senator
Reynolds OF Brooklyn.
He Is a Republican" said Senator Coffey
AS hide. bound a Republican as the Senator
from the Fifth. and that 10 saying q good deal.
II the Brooklyn Bridge trustees have done
anything wrong they should DO punished By
the law and not let of with being legislated
ourof office. Senator Bradley should bring
forward his proofs against tho trustees and
have them heard In the courts"
Senator Coirey added that Senator Bradley
had Teen elected as an independent Democrat
and that places on good committees were
given to him at the expense Of the democratic.
and in reality he had made an alliance with
Pie Republicans. and. as his record In the
legislature showed he was always voting
III have acted with the Republican," said
Senator Bradley. was q DemocEst before
Is much about Democracy as a. canal hontman
krUws about navigation. Tho Willoughb by
k;reet gang knows as much about Jefersonian,
senator Bradley added that he was not elected
~ fraudulent votes, and that It was likely that
the next Democrat to be unseated would be
senator Soir.y wanted to know If foa.er.
II I thought a single fraudulent vote was
last for me, I'd resign, said Senator Bradley.
threat Of having him unseated had no effect.
He could be reelected any time,
The DILL was then advanced TO third read
The Senate did not concur in the Assembly
amendments to the Nom o partisan Election In;
Cantor were appointed . conference COM
The General Canal Improvement bill was
made special order for Thursday In the Sem
In. bill to permit the Constitutional Con-
ysntion to NIL vacancies and to sit elsewhere
than at Albany by two-thirds vote was adj
Il. s fs.d lang tSa RAS Ss
which gave the Convention power to I'LL its
own ,ssS an was unconSsitulora e TIE
under the present Constitu ion was by election
BY the peorle. To give the Convention the
power to violate the Constitution would cast
senator CoggsshalI introduced a bill to for
The senate passed the bill to authorize the
Fire Commissioners in New York to acquire
tn. bin Tor the reindexinc Of the Kings
sou tiD legal ~ papers was ordered to third
shs Rs sn sc ASss%S Elm to discharge Fri.
county from liability to the State for expenses
curing the strike came up on second reading
sfthe lovely chin mo ustAche. moved that rioga
county be also discharged from its liability.
carried and the bill was progressed.
D. sterling Morton, United states Secretary
Of ths Forestry commisson was ' sscort:a 70
ne Assembly Chamber and made brief ad-
Asssmblyman Ryder. who Is a single-tax
man. had the Assembly give the use OF the As
iissm1J chamber 20 Henry George on March
Assembly chamber that evening.
rs u bond S 59 hs sHt ss1E a, to
until tomorrow in the Assembly
lhsse bills were introduced in the Assembly:
M, NykorEtor Uniform system Of sehoo books
Ne wI.y-For new Board OF Excise Commit. sion.r.
Toa,I sTp.rnts"dsn,' or Ch,si Of rohs. shsI1 no,
held any once also TO provide for The election OF
NJ Tayior@fS Sat6orias BroosIyn to i.sSs On. and
Ss on dollars OF bonds this year fer granite block
,. NJ wL.yTIS .gthori1s RrootIya to .Ip.nd quar-
hsie works
~ sulker-The general personal rsRtstration bill
" tlhHegan-To annex New Utrecht to Brooklyn.
VI Nein-IO give the Court OF Special Sessions In
fAmty. "
W wray-for the issus OF $1,000 900 Of BrookIya
b9nfs for sewer construction.
W. Ryder To allow Ahy person to contract for the
NIEs.ol ShOmevsT he cOnsderscn potent to Allsyi-
A"'"hsThE or prevent or heal disease
The Assembly passed the bill for the con-
st,uetloh OF the eastern New York reforma-
Tory At WaywarsinG; the bill for the insDec-
uon OF nre hydrants in Brooklyn. and the bill
eep'i:les.
"'e's.oH Ia Favor OF the EiIsOa Company.
As'NY. March AIN the case Of the People
excl the Edison Electric Illuminating Com
p"hF OF New York against Edward Wsmpls.
comptroller OF the state, the Court Of Appeals