New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
SECOND THOUGHT WHICH WAS WORSE

SECOND THOUGHT WHICH WAS WORSE.
THE ASSEMBLY DECIDES NOT TO EXEMPT PAVING
STONES FROM THE PROVISIONS or THE
VAN KEUREN BILL, AFTER ALI.
Albany. Feb 2s (SpecaD.-The Assembly today
.voc,,.d one Of those back somersaults which are
sometimes seen in legislative halls. and when no
one is able 10 explain. BY a practically unanimous
voto the members of the lower house yesterday
adopted an amendment TO the Van keuren Dressed
Stone bill, which exempted paVing-stoies from i's
provisions The amendment was offered yesterday
nv Mr. Gallagher Of Kings. After It's adoption 'he
Van Keuren bill sent TO thlTd readihs' pfoN'"-
ing that all stone used In pubic WORKS except
M vinp-stone should be cut within the STATE.
Como Of the Assenblymcn thought Of the Cal
lagher amendment over night ana th'E 'a'e "
the House this morning resolved mat they h"'
,..d for the amendment without intending TO-
Mr. Cutler the member from ROekland' was one oi
these He discovered others OF inc Sa'iie ''''
Nr Guitar thcroupon moved 10 reconsider the No'e
by which t.e Gallagher amendment h'u "''"
adopted Yesterday. and his motion pr'cipi'a'eu ""
other lively debate. Mr. Cutler, IN moving d i''o"-
sidcra,ion said he believed the House had No'eu
yesterday under a misapprehenson. lie peIe'cn II
not true that no pavinS-'toleS u so'' Dummy
could be cut in this stat"
Mr. GALLAGHER replied that he did not obtrud'
upon the attention of the Assembly any op'"Io" ~
his own when he declared Ncstrfua! ''"' Wv
quarrymcn o, this State could not cat paving
OF the quality ana quantity unnecessary -
opinion Of men competent to know. ne SH'' ''''
tho PAYERS unions of the state, through th'f T'P''
sentatives, had appeared before the commute vi
Labor and Industries and said that they ""i',''
paving stones exempted from the bill. App'opi"-
lions ha been made by different cities through INV
State ne said to pave streets their enure iehs,"'
but this work had been suspended because OF ''e
TObin law. Those who are advocating "''S nv
tion" said Mr.. Gallagher. want the state 10 XIV
"A dozen quarrymen n monopoly on paNlhB-S'o"'''
| against it. and | believe the people are i.e'
the quarrymen first prove that they can meet INV
demand of the State" ..,to,,
Mr.. Wray. Of Kings, said that the whole quesuqpIi
involved of right. The workinsmth. Nv
said. had demanded act, which al one tIHIt NJ
thought would inurc to their benefit Now ,niI ~
was apparent that act was against tnef ~,
there was BIT one thing TO do-repeaI H. MI M,aS
declared tina II paving stones were not eAeInptts"
the cost OF paving In the cities Of the star
Mr.. Buard, OF Orleans: Mr.. Hapin. OF New.
York; MIR. OGrady. OF Monroe. and Mr. Ciark Oh
Niagara. spoke briefly upon the bill Mr. van keu-
rem put In few words before the vote was TAKEN
He declared that four men controlled the paving
stone industry In NewYork City one or these, ne
said. large contractor In New-York ana
another was the owner OF a quarry In Maine. MI'
Van Keuren said he could give names. II necessary
but one seemed TO think that detail important.
ineXhaustib.e supply of paving stones In ths
State a vote upon Mr.. Cutters motion was taken.
The House voted to reconsider 80 to A. thus strik-
ing out from the bill the Gallagher amendment
exemptng paving-stones from Its provisions.
Park Commissioner Frank SOU has jus opened
the bids for the Improvement Of the Flatoush-ave.