The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
THE CAPIToB xPPRoPRIA1I ov BTLL
REPORrED TO THE AsskMBLE

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| ALBANY. Feb 23-Thers was no session Of
the Senate to-day. that body having adjourned
over until Monday night In the absence Of
| Speaker Malby. who had been called home on
account OF Illness in his family. Mr.. Ainsworth
called the House TO order. The attendance Of
members. particularly on the Democratic side.
| was very thin. the empty seats outnumbering
those occupied by three to one. Such MEM
bers Of the minority as we're present wore
without leader. Mr.. Sulzer having gone to
| New York.
The Com mittee on Ways and Means reported
the bill for the appropriation OF $500. 600 for
work on the Capitol. As introduced this bill
appropriated 100000 Superintendent Perry
who has charge OF the construction OF the
Capitol. reported TO the Governor that the
building could be completed for $500, 900. A
bill was introduced to appropriate this sum at
once to relieve the distress among working
men and give immediate employment to q
largo number Of stonecutters Tho Republl-
cans think that they are going to carry
tho State next fall. and that It will
DO well for them to postpone the APP
preparation until next year. There will be
contest over this when the bill comes up on
second reading In tho Assembly. There are
now almost 1000 men employed on the con-
ing to Mr. Perry the Capitol will be finished by
lall II the whole approximation is made now.
prompt appropriation. and in this they have
the aid Of bodies OF organized labor which are
Mr.; Chambers OF Troy introduced a bill for
an additional inspector Of election in Troy. so
as to make the Election Boards non partisan
atIhe coming Mayoraty contest.
The Assembly passed tho Till for the ap-
pointmont OF Sommissioper OF Jurors in Al.
In the manner in which 1t Is made up by the
Commissioner Of Jurors in New York. The
present system 10 to have the Jurors chosen by
the Board OF supervisors.
|. Mr. Fish introduced In the. Assembly the bill
ment Of colony Of lie epiepiicS at S Sohyes. IiV
iinpsstNn n,, county; on land formerly owned BY
plan. together with DR.; Frederick Peterson Of
dustry at this colony. Epileptics VINO can
afford e pay are to pay for their support, while
expense Of the STAFF
Other bills introduced were:
Mr.. Fsh-For the appointment OF tho minor Officers
to the Constit utionsl onventon
Y5rs and meet 20" o the ss & Jr1 ~ sns
ny r Esssys ar. Gs.Sr. election OF the
Somps owners or occupants to
the extension Of Fouhlns avenue to st. Mary's
Park: to authorize New York city To spend
SoO,OOO year for monumental; for the letting
OF the street cleaning contracts in brooklyn to
the lowest bidder to authorize the Lizard Of
Estimate In Brooklyn to lower AS we'll as In
crease salaries: for the erection OF town hall
at Jamaica and to give the Com ptroller tho
right to examine the books OF racing associa-
tioDa
A Till was introduced in the Assembly to
raise the wrecks In the upper part OF Lake
George which were sunk there during the
Revolutionary war. William f. futile "f Glcns
Falls thinks that he can utilize the wrecks.
and wants the states permission to raise them.
State Board Of Health from becoming opern-
tive when they affect property unless they
have been confirmed by the County Judge OF
the county whore the property Ia located,
passed the Assembly. This bill Is intended to
help the residents OF Putnam county. which
Mr.. Fish represents. in their struggles with
the state Board Of Health over the efforts OF
the Board to keep pure New York city's water
supply.
Assem- blyman Lounsbury'e bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the establishment OF tho
Eastern Now York Reformatory at Wawnrsing
Ulster county. was reported favOrably. rs was
also Assem- blyman Prescott's bill opening the
Fulton chain of lakes MS a public highway.
Assembl lyman Butts's bill providing for the
River In New York city from l25th street and
First avenue to Willis avenue and l3ith street,
at n cost Of s2.UOOOOO. was ordered to a third
reading
Asssmblyman Wiemans bill providing for
the election in the fall OF 1S'!5 OF Brooklyn
Aldermen by wards was ordered to third
reading: Tho hill was amended, on motion Of
each Alderman Mt $1,000 and Of the President
of the Board g UpO