The sun., 1894-01-15
THE HEEK IN THE LEGIsLATURE
a Heated Debate Expected on the Proposed
Closure RuI- In the Senate.

a Heated Debate Expected on the Proposed
Closure Rule In the Senate.
ALBANY JAN l4.-This week In the Legisla-
turs will be devoted mainly TO arranging plans
OF legislation by the leaders and the introduce
tion OF bills. Some committee hearings. how
ever. on a few important bills will be held. but
II Is not likely they will be anything but pre-
llminary. The number OF bills introduced last
week-excsednR two hundred In both houses
greatly exceeds the number which were
ready for committee action at such an early
stage during any previous session.
The Senate has not yet adopted any rules OF
procedure. Last week Senator Saxton intro
ducsd amendments TO the rules OF last'session.
which were referred to the Committee on
Rules. They will be reported early this week.
aud made a special order the day after such
report. Itis expected that some heated discus
slon will precede their adoption. as the Dem
ocrats will probably oppose the amendments
which provide for eioture." and also the on Q
providing that the Lieutenant Governor shall
not dsegStS his Power to senator Unless he
Assem- mplyman Ainsworths proposition TO
abolish the enRrossi ng room will probably come
al bills will hereafter lie printed and not en-
crossed. The only contention which might
HS HSought iorward % has been that haiti Il @ Would do do
away with the work for which six men In the
assent 6Iy ana three men r. IN t9e senate zach zach
will not hold however, as II Is the Intention TO
utilize the services OF these deputy clerks In
reading tho proofs OF the bills Gov. Flower Is
In favor OF It's abolition. as he says that the
printing OF the bills will prevent the many
errors which now creep into the statute books
due to the cRTelessness OF the engrossing
clerks. The state Bar association and the
Statutory Revision Commission also favor the
substitution Of printing for enETossing.
All the Important e9mmlttses will meet once
or twice this week The Cities Committees OF
the two Houses will give a hearing in the Sem
ate chamber on Wednesday afternoon on the
Buffalo Charter RESTORATION bill aud on the
Greater New York bill The Senate Cities
Committee will give a hearing week from
Tuesday next on senator CantoTs New York
City Fifth Avenue Truck Exclusion bill. The
Privileges and Elections Committees OF the
two Houses Will IL is expected. finish the
work now before them by Feb ]. as they are
proceeding RAPIDLY in the gathering Of the
Assembly contests. The subcommittee ap-
pointed to take the testimony in the contests
against the Democrats in the First and Fourth
Albany districts will begin its work here on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Ex-AttOTney-
General Simon W. Iossndale will appear for
AssemblymAn Douglass OF the Fourth, and eX-
Assem- blymAn Hill for Assemblyman Laseh in
the First. The committee will report decisions
tn each contest as conclusions are reached
The GoveTnorg annual executive reception
will be held on Tuesday night at the execu-
tive mansion. for which several thousand In
NitAtions have been issued This will take up
the time OF the members on that evening and
on the evening following many will attend the
reception to be given to the Judges OF tho
Court OF Appeals at tho DelaYan House BY the
state Bar Association.