The sun., 1894-02-01
FLOOD OF INVESTIGATIONS.
PLEAsINr SUMNER VACATIONS FoR
AIBsNF LEsIsLAIoRa

Onty Democratic he.ber-A Gepate ne
psbiiesa Cs.eus Decides 90 U-seat Ser
stor MeCsrty To-day-PIstrs Poree Bn
ALBANY, Jan. 31.-Senator Sa1ton appointe
especial committee to investigate New Yorl
to-day. The investlRation is to be special
directed toward the Police Department, unde
the resolution passed yesterday. This rssolu
tlon has an unusual provision, which invite
witnesses to be iniormers against the polic
and pledges the committee to use its influence
20 prevent the punishment OF any witness OF
account Of evidence which he may give Il
the committee. The members OF thu
committee are Lexow Of Nyack. Chairman
OfConnor. Robertson. Pound, Saxton. Cantor
snd Bradley. Cantor is the only Democrat or
the committee. Senator Bradley was elected
ss an independent in opposition to the reRulaI
Democratic candidate, and he ia acting with
the BROOKLYN Republican Senators. The COM
mittee will proceed to New York as soon as
the Legislature adjourns on Friday. All the
Republicans on It are platt Republicans They
will be Interested in seeing that the invcstiRa-
ton s 90 conducted that Mr. Platt will benefit
By IT
Itmsy be noticed thatthe plan to reorgan-
ne the Republican party In New York city in
the interest Of the state Republican machine
began to look up as soon the Brooklyn Re-
publican Senators came in line and the inves-
tiaation plan was put through.
Senator Saxton introduced this resolution:
Whsr.a, tits charged by a great many good citizens
and By many reputable newspapers that at the last
geasral election there violation OF the cleo
uon laws In several cities and villages in the State;
Resolved That Senators Nuliin. Psrsons and 0sullh
vsa be and hereby appointed = committee to sx
anime such charges with full power toinvestgats and
inquirs in any all cities and villages, to employ
counsel and clerks and examine witnesses in order to
nnd cot where the election laws are defective and
recommend smsndments. the committee to report
before March 1. 1904
The resolution won't over for a.day under the
rules
There II evidently going to boa food Of In
vsstigating committees travelling up and down
throughout the State to examine into every
thing. The Senate has got ahead OF the AS
sembly on this subject. and the Assem- blymen
are good deal provoked by It Many OF the
members o: the Legislature are glad to be on
an investigating committee. which provides q
pleasant summer vacation for them at the ex-
pense ofths State. The Senate is so thoroughly
covering the Geld that thero will be little left
for the Assembly to do.
The Finance Committee reported favorably
the Higgins resolution to empower his Com
mittss on Taxation to 60 up and down the
state investiG ating the taxation question. This
committee 10 . sort Of proprietary committee.
OF which the Chairman Is regularly the SEN
ator from the Cattaraugus and Chautauqua
county district This resolution was adopted
and the Com mittoe on Taxation will be let
Senator Muilin introduced a resolution for
another Investigation. This resolution en-
powers the Finance Committee OF the senate
and the Ways and Means COMMITTEES Of the AS
sembly to investigate all the State boards and
commissions. This resolution went over under
This makes about ton committees which are
State. they ali have ssrsesnts. .se.arms % .tS. s1e
PogTaphers. clerks and Attendants. As tho
swell It to tho utmost. These committees will
and it is likely that their result win be the
same AZ that Of many other investigating
Republican Lsgislatursa
The bill to permit justices Of the supreme
neys-dsnsral for Democrats District httor-
At TIE request OF Senator Cantor who is not in
The Republican Senators had. another eau
GUS this morning to make sure that the Brook |
thcm Ssioro Senator MccSrtsV w was suns unseated. d
Livery Repu blican senator pledged himself to |
Henry Wolfert in HIS place. In order to hold |
tn the Bnnaio ., men In hps: every member OF the
faIo bills to-morrow. This shows the eondi- |
tion ( Of distrust among the Republicans. The |
otS.r" :tus: the h. wRd Rs
tSaG.lo men after Wol,sit 3 seated in place Oi
passed the BufIHlo bills. So ali the Rspub-
MeCsrty and 70 pass pass the the Buffalo hills on ne
Fl: S.s Il 1iS:5 taaS NJ Rs%
There j. more troubs In the Assem- oiy even ven
a UQ 20 No..
tend e the Assembly. The direct inspiration
Senate nrst and filters from there to the As
semblE. Tho Republican caucus in the As
,Sblesn caucus in the senate in the o morSins. or
Although Mr.. Ainsworth announced that the
lean Seasod to eohsiasf co sas EePqe e
2 alters on which they did not want to be @ bound.
! caucus eonsidersd 1t q caucus. and the 9TH
RS who didn't want to consider It . caucus
iecidsd to pass the Buhalo and Lsnsing g6uigh
)ills and TO reorgAnize tho Clerks desk, which
asW %sn Snd Gwins S.inss 10 S ass
!, .ith n the S work OF the Assembly The passage
sss a.a 70 and ths s .ha 3
ural members to the fate OF having Mr.. Platt
The Senate reported the Joseph r. Swain
% ths Troy Court House for Fire Department. St
|
onkers TO build garbage crematory.
The Asssmbly reported the bills for nom
'arttsAn Boards OF inspectors throughout the |
tate. and for the prohibition OF street rail-
Dads on Gates avenue. Bainbrtdge street and |
Adison street In Brooklyn.
These bills were introduced:
BY senator ChildS-To prevent the usinE OF bltnmL |
o Us coal Ter making steam In oitiss over 500
opulsiion. anlsAs 10 per cent Of the smoke 10 con
By senator sulliVan-To increase from tw,ly. to
lFe'ssn The number OF deputy sherinE in New YORK
BY Senator owsns-ro compel the Plttinz OF an as
stant As Soko9t on the front platform oftToey and
~ senator Reg poldsIo tar corporations one quarter
NIL on 1hsir capital stock for each per esnIRm |
ME; Hsrrmanh-To prevent tue building OF bank |
Sithoat the approval OF the state superin-
Mr.. LAWsOn-FOr the Embellishments % free .mploy. |
spT bureaus IN cities or over IS oDO in habitantE
ME Cahii-fo prohibit advertising signs Gu the sIs-
Mr.. nsh-Fs prevent the sale Of conde used milk not
'ntAiniag rs per eentuu OF batter fata
Mr.: Ainsworth had the Committee on Gem
raj Laws In the Assembly to-day discharged | !
ON further consideration OF the bill 10 re- ,
sal last years act making tho terms OF the
cards oi Supervisors on Staten Island two
ears instead OF one. ,
Mr.. Glenn introduced q resolution in the As
9mbly tnquiring whether the state Board OF