New-York tribune., 1896-02-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS AT ALBAN !.
SUCCESS OF THE BILL AIDING THE DIS
TRICT- ATTORNEY.
STREET EXEMPTION MEASURES RESPONSIBLE
FOR A JoKE-A HEARING on
CONSOLIDATION.

FOR JoKE-A HEARING on
CONSOLIDATION.
Albany Feb (S2ociaO--If a BIZ! which passed
the Assembly this morning becomes -a"' b'''''c'-
Attorney Bacluis OF Kings, will have the pleasure
OF removing the political heads of the Democratic
detectives now connected with his oiilce, ana "P-
pointing their Republican successors. az We" AZ
appointing a full quota Of clerks stenographeTS anu
assistants 70 DO the work now pied upon lhc bis
;rict-Attorneys office. Despite Democratic aiSu-
ments. constitutions! objections and threats Oh ap
pealing to the courts should Mr.. Backuss term OIL
Office be extended to four years. instead OF three
for which the Democratic minority con;enoea, 'he
bill relating to the Distrc.-Attorney ONCE OF t"e
County Of Kings, which comedies 10 the District
Attorney the patronage cited. passed the Assembly,
by a vote OF 81 to s. Mr. McKeown who had at
tempted to amend the bill since reached sec''u
reading in order TO make the term OF ONCE t"o
years. finally failed to-day when the Assembly re-
jected his amendment by a party vote. Mr.. ROD
bins Of Alegany chanlpioned the bill and recos-
nlzed Its constitutlonality. which was seriously
questioned by the leader OF the minority. Mr'
Stanchfeld ard his Democratic associates
Messrs Wilson, Brennan. Marshall and Perkins
spoke in favor Of the bill, and urged It's passage
Much Of the credit Of the passage OF the Dill DC
longs to Wilson. Marshall and Brennan. OF Kings
wno have defended II on the floor as well in COM
mittee.
Bills for street exemptions in Brooklyn are be-
coming so numerous that Mr.. Cain, Democrat
from Kings could not refrain from Joke at the ex
pense of Mr. Waldo one Of Kings Countys hardest
working representatives. When MI. "aiuo o'
exempting Desn-st from the operations OF surface
railroads was before the House to-day on '''ro
ing Mr. Cain moved to amend. as fo!io"S' -
of the provisions of existing law, or an! p''N
ines Hereunder shall authorize or allo" '''o ~.
struct,on maintenance or operation OF any e'.'..
elevated or other railway Of any KIND upon any
svenue street, road, lane, byway or aiie! III '.'o
CITY OF Brooklyn" Mr.. Wa.do cohsioeieN '.'1
amendment seriously. and saw IN II d" a''e.
defeat his bill but his reused feelings "e'e oo" -
laved by the statement Of Mr.. Stanchhe'u Una, ''.
amendment was only Joke and tha' he s"o''' ~
,rs. iasi of Mr. Lexow's final hearings @ Wos
neo .,n ~ Tnrnsai r scott Of New-York at whose re-
nuest the hearing had been gwen Wseu "a
tona and iegal oS'ecpo,s po,se 70 SnG Pare
counsel OF the Greater New orK Cor. t
teons ~ The CORPORATION Counsel Only TWO As
senbymen and two Senators on. O. tnv i., ,ba
bers Of the Joint Committee were present a. ''0
4 PETITION was presented signed by Si memngrs 0NS
of the Union League Club. OF BrooNyh' WIZ
Four bis passed the Assemby to-day which
exennt from tho operation o. snr,ace ri-,iroar'
Woodb.ne. Dean end Koscusko SITS, and Wll!oush-
by-aye. ,, ,, . -, ,ori,rs On
nrae,1ors fo~ Rrookiyn hospitals was reported
favorab,y by the C'ties Committee. Senator Wr9y
naDSrs lien le and senator Mcarren presented
a Bill amCniing the law regulating bonds for IL
fants in suits for damages. ~
Assarblvman Newman introduced bill allow
ing or:v a fve-cent fare surface roads through
out ISTeoklyI.
In rene~al orders Senator VI rCarren spoke against
Senator Prush'e bii - divide tho Department Of
CITY Works IF Brooklyn into 'wo departments lie
sa'd no 6narcos Of RroOklvn We've Dr"carious. The
e,o1ool vcard ia begging for 800 fcN which cannct
Ia obtained Brooklyn has only real estate 70 tax
The M increased expenditures 20 grea; amount.
and It's real obec. % provide political places for
those waiting.
Senator prush said 'he statements or senator ar
Cor-en v,era doser1atorv rrOoklyn could take
care Of herseif Tho difficulties are caused by
r,is;ara made by 'ho Board Of Estimate last spring
Mr. Wrav kcd ;ha. the bill stand over until he
had an oDpar- ,n!tv for further investigation. 1he
Senate agreed TO GLOW the bill to he laid aside