New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
DULL FRIDAY AT ALBANY.

NO QUORUM IN THE sENATE-BIILs PASSED IA
THE ASSEMBLY
Alb,nv March u (SpeciaD When Lieutenant
Governor Saxton called the Senate to order 'hiS
morning there were only fifteen Senators IN inc
chamber and the number at no time curing 'ne
session was over tweaty. no bills were passed.
After the reception OF committee reports the Senate
went into Committee of the Whole and took up the
general orders but when Senator Tibbets mover
TO substitute the Assembly Greenbush Ponce Dill
for similar measure now pending IN the senate
the question Of a quorum raised by Senator
Grady. and Senator Tibbets obliged to ac-
quesce In Senator Cantor's request that the mo-
ton be tabled until Monday night
The Cities Committee reported favorably the bills
Of the New-Yorx Dock Board relating TO SOco.OW
OF additional bonds and the requirement OF more
water 'front.' ard also the following biils: senator
Guys providing that no action for any cause may
be prosecuted against New-York City unless 'he
claim be first presented to the city au'hor''ieS'
Senator Guys. authorizing the New-York city
Controller to swear any claimants: Senator Fords
allowing New-York City to expend $4,000 for the
Improvement and completion of Riverside farK'
Senator Ford's, authorizing New-fork CITY 10 APP
propriate $500 instead OF $4,000. for the College
of the City OF NewYork: Senator Lexows. proVld-
Ing that notices Of the tendency OF action mus; be
filed In action: to remove walls OF any Dui.dihs
now standing n New-York City extending more
than -four inches upon any street. or any bay WIN
dow extending more than eighteen inches upon any
street.
The Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations re-
ported favorably Senator Wilcox's bill requiring
employers taking their employees money on deposit
10 pay interest The committee amended the bill
making the interest payable at the rate of . per
cent.
Mr.. OGrady. at the opening OF the days ses-
sion OF the Assembly. moved that the reading
of the journal be dispensed with. Objection "rs
do b,M yho ekp oil
Of Messrs. Ebbctts, &. Meyer and Goodman be
placed upon journal In opposition TO the
Raines bill. The gentlemen were unable TO get
into the Chamber. Mr.. Stanchfeld said. Mr.. Finn
asked that similar notice be placed the journal
regarding Mr.. Kempner There no objection.
and the Chair ordered that the names OF the four
Assemblymen be recorded being opposed to the
Raines bill.
The calendar was taken up. and the following
bills passed:
Senator Martins. ratifying the laying out OF st.
Johns Park. New-York city.
mnistrat0r in New-York City similar powers to
ings in Richmond County.
Mr. Green's striking from the Penal Code the
MI Keenholts's, making it a nisdemeanor to
place substances on public roads that VIII have a
tendency to puncture bicycle tires.
completion of Riverside Park. in Xew-York city:
New-York CITY Jurisdiction over West Ninety
sxth-st. and West One-hundred and; wenty-third-
st. in certain sections.
Mr.. Husted's. extending the time for the collec.
ton OF taxes in Westchester County
Mt O'Grady gave notice that there would he nigh,
and Thursday. " 'N"''u"'
Just before the House adjourned Mr. Armstrong
handed up TO the desk a petition signed by 20 900
persons. favoring the passage OF the bill compenp
railroads I, to carry bicycles as baggage Mr. Arm
strong said that II The Ranes bill had had simila
endorsement the House would not have been com
PEELED TO hold such tedious session yesterday
These bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the Monroe County
Supervisors u tax bicycles 81 year 10 be expended
IN the construction and maintenance OF s,depa;hs
along the highways Of the county under the slIper-
vision OF board OF five sdepath commissioners
by Mr.. Waldo-ReQuiring street surface railroads
to have 1900 OF capital for every mile Of road and
to obtain the assent OF the Railroad Commissioners
to Increases OF their capital stock and prohibiting
street surface or elevated railroads from mortgagng
their stock. -
BY Mr.. Miller-Authorizing towns. villages and
cities TO use automatic ballot chimes.
BY Mr.. Understanding evictions when one OF
the family proposed to be evcted Is H. and providing
that In such cases the rent due shall be paid from
poor funds
BY Mr.. O'Grady-Amcnding the la W relative to the
salaries OF supervisors and providing that they shall
receive 81 dav