The Washington bee., 1895-01-26
IN. THE LEGISLATURE.
SEVERAL BILLS OF IMPORTANCE
INTRODUCED.
THECAPITOL COMMISSIONER
One OF the Bills Abolishes the Office
Another Rearranges the Ward Boun-
daries Of Cohoes--Other Measu-
res Of Local and General
Interest,

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Albany, Jan. 20.
In the Senate last night the nomi-
nation of George A. Carnahan to be
special County Judge of the county of
Monroe, vice Arthur E. Sutherland, re-
signed, was sent in.
A petition was received from the
Rochester Bar Association for a re-
vision of the code of civil procedure.
A number Of nominations were re-
ferred.
On Senator O'Connor's motion the
time given Capitol Commissioner Per-
ry in which to report the probable cost
Of completing the Capitol by contract
was extended to Thursday. The Com
missioner asks the extension In order
to revise his figures.
A resolution that the House of Rep
resentatives and United States Senate
be asked to pass a bill requiring the
United States to pay three-fourths Of
the cost Of maintenance of the Erie
Canal, offered by Senator Higgins, was
sent to the Committee on Canals, and
will be heard from later.
Bills allowing Schenectady to raise
money for schools and streets were
passed.
Not half dozen Senators were in
the chamber this morning when the
gavel of Lieut.-Gov. Saxton fell and
Rev. DR.. johnson invoked the Divine
blessing, but the members filed in
shortly afterwards. There was no i'm
portant business up for consideration
and the Senate went Immediately into
the consideration Of bills on the third
reading calendar.
Among the bills passed was Mr..
Persons's, authorizing banking houses
to change their location Of business
without advertising for eight weeks,
as is now the requirement.
The Committee on Roads and
Bridges reported favorably the meas
ure of Senator Childs exempting
Queens County from the provision Of
ening Of roads.
Senator Coggeshall took the chair
and the general orders calendar was
taken up.
Among the bills advanced to third
reading was Senator Reynolds's, pro-
viding that police and fire pensioners
in Brooklyn be excluded from holding
public Office.
The Finance Committee reported
favorably the nomination Of Willard
A. Cobb for Civil Service Commission
er, and the nomination was confirmed.
The Judiciary Committee reported
the blanket ballot bill for the pur-
oeen ~ having tho hill rarrintad with
q number of amendments. It was re-
committed.
The Senate then adjourned after a
session of twenty minutes.
Senator Parker reintroduced his
Public Building Commission bill of
last year. It provides for Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings for each
city except New York, Brooklyn and
Buffalo, to be named by the Mayor
and confirmed by the Common Coun-
Gil. It also makes it the duty of the
Fire Department to look after bodies
buried or supposed to be buried in any
building or part Of building. This is
the only new provision. The Super
intendent is to serve three years at a
salary fixed by each city.
Senator Pound introduced the wo-
mans Suffrage amendment, striking
the word male from the Constitution.
This was also introduced in the Assem-
bly,.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
In the Assembly last night Mr..
Albeit introduced a bill rearranging
the ward boundaries and constructing
six instead of five wards in Cohoes
He also introduced bill for bi-par-
tisan Police Commission for the village
of West Troy, providing for four Com
missioners, two Democrats and two
Republicans.
Mr.. Bloomingdale introduced a bill
last night abolishing the Office Of Capt.
tol Commissioner, now held by Isaac
G.. Perry. The bill says that the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
Of State and State Engineer and Sur
veyor are created Commissioners for
the construction Of the State Capitol
in place of Isaac G. Perry. The Office
of Capitol Commissioner Is abolished.
The Commissioners are empowered to
have exclusive charge, control and
mana cement Of constructing, building,
finishing and completing the Capitol,
and they are authorized to appoint a
superintendent and deputy supertnten-
dent, and as many employees as they
deem necessary to properly carry on
the work. The salary Of the superin-
tendent is fixed at $500, and that OF
the deputy at not to exceed $4,000. The
sum Of s1,OO0,OOO, cor as much thereof
as is necessary" to continue" work
on the Capitol is appropriated by the
bill.
The Lawson bill prohibiting the dis
play of foreign flags on public build
ings was passed by vote OF SO ayes
to 13 nays to-day. This is the bill that
caused so many words last year and
about which so many controversies
have arisen.