New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
\ LARGE NUMBER OF UNUSUALLY M
PORTANT LAWS ENACTED.


A.hanv. MAY 1.-THE LEGISLATURE VIII adjourn sine
~. NJ noon tomorrow. ami when the Adjournment
| was taken tonight the work OF the session OF 1879
| had been practically completed
! Iicutenan,-Goverro Saxton has glanced over the
! bills passed by the Legislature. and ms genera
| impression j. that the session will be creiilADe
on, to the Republican party. speaking aOoui #" TO-
! day. he said
It strikes tina, the Republican Leg; Ionn an 81
1875 must be judgci tltl ~ wnat Il .as g.. of
lbs what IL has failed 10 %. II tds been as VI VI
great expectations on the part ~ me Neypc i,
enormous difficulties ON me part 81 tn' r Was
/ a contest Ever politician l. aware o. 'ny ~
thai the Republican majority IN tn the r'' tow its
rorrnai STRENGTH bv the absence for many W.eN9 Oh
er.r " ,Iirr, Of i}rooklyn VINO WAS III IN mat
| i.,ir.s ,r..e in Network city when made Il
49,. ;,,,,,ssih.a TO pass them. These Newt OK
| %nls were thc matters on which the public turnsi
is asenoa AZ; and sS @p3o ' % be- " made Up The
n,irds of many persons 1t has been my )urs, r
h IIT~ a ne WcW-7ort ought to be passed i'm,
medaicly And think they could or h' csrv V'Jr in
uo.spl at H., beginning OF the session, 'ai.s -
January and this ss.aiure %4usi hI Sas sborei
wav thoIlh with 4 ccr:an obvious reluctance J., III
way Of dons vh Sa, n The peSS Power Of
| Removal bill ana tie Ncw-York Polio Marls-
ment u The m,'i'io.hS. ,,cfc Sc,-.arz la Ion bill
to the sat "9 rc IN, nro,c viii place the respons
w,s Il, 49,, f,. If mat measure whcrc II b.
LONGS. Tho defeat was brouEhi "i hoionci3s 10
=, n,,n,ry HaJ aided and abcticd By IN lhl'..hr-
emf Democrat and three iseiuDn.'n ro,,lsns
FOR some reason. unitcd Win the nil''.i rfa,,
zoo, Of GOOD government 70 Kill Ibis most important
.,j ~. 49, So -, bir Of legislation. ,.
a' s, Zee mink oven If hs Legislature had done
nothing more Than TO pass'the laws 10 siNe - W"
Work CIV better tenement houses i WGun -, v.
,,,i,1 ~ Tho d.,p gratitude al IN" people OF Nv
York The Tencmcnt-iiousc hills ",I' "a. w ",,,
come OF a careful search ana Inspection o. .'.' tr
| d,i"ue ~ tenement house life in me '.a' Guy,
through the intelligent ana cnr'S'l' 49, mo, ="
Richard Watson Gilicr and ~. @S .i,, ~,
havc become laws and they vii tenI !" an u"
greatly The LOT e. the poor o. ~ f. Drri,ninarv
a. anv .aet.p. reformation Of the E"F,Ih"l."t 80
Ncv-York and 'a pure ar ps'ppniias To- good
morals ana good citizenship 49,. .... h,,ot
reeofd II ~ fhe best p,rty-,o nmn. b,El, /
Lanot law vet passed by ans Legis.Ainr'. l'..".c
90 ~" iailof buf n is The best one aianablc At
~ lime know there has been much criticism
,h,ot KAT somc,ninr better could have boon done
I'm This line. tut substantially th' s'U. 49, r,.
9 9Io laws In 'h' various states me Rainc,
Ballot ILL., T. o"sni T.? BE- F'9'Ti , "ysfcp when
Are not found in any oihor similar Law" 80 lar ~
T T'yT ,eaio there should ho mentioned Che hil
intr,jncll hy Senator Pound cnmm"n-lns th e 'oi-
rupt Prctic,7 "g, am ,,. ia@ and 10 win
t,ri i'm "A considerable degree - m.iisii. the me-
s,,I',i" ,,ils N our caucus system. for IT, mhi's ~
a feldrr IT, by vote a, e caucus r'srct ~,
"'tinri,, maj the corrupt Practice hci was l't
A. amend, by ''' ~ H. statement Of te r.
c.uts ana other o. fln PCS or cam, ''s" rt .i N
! iunorttnt LEGISLATION Vas made n.,'--tit ,} VT
| !nr Exp i.'ft,n Ms O1Ds.ierei win great car"
In relation fD ihr formal! 90 ~ Nll'i,.t a. a.,
| cont % ircts AMI h'7 bee" ''''''''''"'' ~
n should not be- for'otieu na' % law has n''n
aasSca 'I'ss ,co or he enlargement Of the
NI n eonsierns the appropriations - the icsi,,
eei no, to b. tsrfG !, sS' rd ,' ~ ' sSp
nort Of the inliscn insane AMI that ms lNp nHn
! includes lhr support fof lhe insane ~ W.. ,r,'c
~" and ,'ifs T., insane hoapialt 1nis largo amount
| f. a. Do expended under 100 Hpl'i '1t H. r'a
o,,nl,,. ~ mo L,g.ant.f. f.m d.. "i.i,,n.
| nf a., iIr.nllflfes f'f ihr ln t.N u r.t
ant,r,i ri.l ~ in. oufF.'f fYf ih'm fIl
r rpv'' 20 me- State of nonif'l' ~ m"'''''' OF
' 10 ,ne De-, g, l'oa s'' gh', ~ . s,,. ,1 rem
w. a., f.,.i.n r,rrur,f0u ns. which nll probably
place roleD year in ihr "l ,'ti.N' ,,tl,b rn
fet'.n,uro hls done Th.ro hia ben q m',' 'vl M
scrutiny of public 'Ai'nliIni, CO.. ief ,.,r but
me incr,., j. dnc LARGELY 20 ne incf,i.,sl .%p,-
~ M y, and KINGS i,ln9 brought under ih"
INDECENT InsanD ae- ,.,~
As..mbl,nan Dlnfor'h l.. Ainsworh the ''ni.'
Of the Republicans in the Assembly ana '' =.
enced LEGISLATOR. had this TO shy to-"R"' "" VII
work of OIL, present Legislatures
tn. 3D.. LON OF the Legislature % IS" has feach.
its ,ni practically. ana ar m s,mpathy With
Inc srirt iAat re5ices NJ the close o, me
fur. ani condemns as course - iariy i, i.,,,s
,n ,v.-ss. intelligence ana INTEGRITY Of IN. HSr"Ns
,cctor- r the state. and iis w'Ik j. 'l..,t, -
tvhich 1 ann ~ member ana for whose good conduct
I am to the extent of my naNnni' ,,nn +, and
~ ~ r,,irs - uonf 10 specific cases wnefc IL M,
failed 10 accomplish AL tnai wIs 80 w. ne. Inst If IL
ho .' suffered ms al delh,rauve bodies do. rom q
iat "t' nav l,rgc.v be-, excused upon that sronn
IT. virtues have been many am am 'o', ~ NH,
a pcrnsli Of the record male WI. 'N""'' o." ''''"
II has pa-sel the -FOUR ms gis BY ,ne
J9.iy ,s III b,. i.en made - IN. STATE hy
1ahis 'I.r1l,eInra IL has passed almost perfect
Ia'D "', ne, w - snltor Pound the bs relating o.
n.,.rraizaflon hr Nr Conklng ami also the BIZ
r~anrinc personal description of voters at times Oh
reastrlom mail: ihe greatest i'nprov inSni IN e'
lion methods in any session OF ire lfEl7.a,uir :"
this any other STATE. ~ th' t-u.' y' u, BE in
/ zane in Kngs ana New-York couniies .,.. has
Wha,eYcr may be- sai o. us u, u,n r. and nrseiy
/ rccounts cor any increase that may arise II mas
lillian IL IN he civ Of Ncw York the Police Magis,
rates biz the Police REORGANIZATION bill the biil
~ df' rnmovoi Iii ana every measure that came here
! as,r,l for By tho reform elements IN thai CITY.
S s ssod Mr. CIsrksons $500 900 canal Boning
blll In the cause Of education " mas neIl.."i W.,
! f'ompulsory Educational law OF last winter taught
patriotism by compelling the display OF me amer
/ lean nag upon every schoOlhousc provided for IN
struciIon az 10 the effects OF alcoholic ami mar
cotc siimulants In the public schools. and llh'faliy
increased appropr.atious for educational purposes.
In the interest ~ economy II has provided 'or Staic
audit by the Controller OF the accounts or "il
state Institutions. ana has abolished the Offices OF
/ Mining Inspector ard Agent for DISCHARGED cor,
victs. and reduced the oxpcnscs Of the several
/ state departments 1t has provided FOR The main
/ tcnancc and repairs Of state hospitals by 4 Nat
rate OF taxation for that purpose and 'hs meas ,,,
urc alone viii save the taxpayers or the stare up
ward OF half million dollars each year Freed
| from corporate influence 1t has imposed tax
upon the capital stock OF various corporations do
ing business I'm the state. and has compelled trans
| poriation companies 10 issue one-thousand mile
tickets upon all railroads charging more than two
/ cents per mile at that rate.
In obedience 20 the mandate OF the constitu-
ton IL has PASSED bill providing for uniform
charter in all cities OF the State classified they
are by the const. tuition. 1t has reorgani2ed the
State Board % Charities, created Prison Com
/ mission. provided for tho drainage OF agricultural
; lands created the Appellate Division OF the SUI
prcmc Court and amended the codes as to con-