New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
A HITCH IN THE PLANS.
CONSOLIDATION fFFAIRS IN \ MIDDLE
IN ALBANY

TIE REPORT or THE COMMITTEE HUNG UP
FOR AN INDEFINITE rIME-A BILL Pc
LATINO TO TIE NEW BRIDGE.
Albany. Feb. II Notwithstanding has hap
pened to the clean-cut programme laid out last
week by Senator Lexow In regard TO the report
of his Investigating committee and no one. not
even the Senator from Nyack himself. seems
to know what the something is In an inter-
view last week Senator Lexow was reported as
saying that the report would surely be IN to-
day. reported favorably by the cities Com
mittee tomorrow and probably passed by the
Senate before adjournment this week. But TO-
day in answer to numerous and anxious In
uuiriss regarding The committees report the
Senator stated that he dil not even know when
the committee would meet ard that II would ne
necessary to prepare the repcr; before submit
ting it.
All sorts Of explanations % the turn consolida-
ton affairs have taken recently are made by
various Senator'S. but those knowing most
about Ex-senator Leyow and Chairman Strana-
han, OF the Cities Commttec-havc nothing TO
say 1t is said that there is a decided diher-
ence OF opinion between these two men. and
that no report will be submitted until the diff
ference is satisfactorily patched up
There are those who 60 SO far as TO say 'ha'
tors 70 prevent the passage Of the Consolidation
BILL but this is mere conjecture and is RECEIVING
little credence One thing is certain there is a
hitch somewhere. and the probabilities N thor
ough analysis Of Senator LexOW's bill by the
cities Committee. with Senator Stranahan as
chief dssector. will prevent the hasty legislation
on the measure which Senator LeXow had 50
glowingly portrayed
In tne Senote today Senator Nray. OF hlnss
County, called up his resolution FOR the appoint
men OF IL Senate committee l. investigate the al
legged combination 10 conro! the price OF cud'
which. with the concurrent resolution from the
Assembly on the same subject. had been tapIel
Senator Grady requested that the resolution lie
over until tomorrow. because OF the absence or
Senator Cantor. who rad offered resolution
touching upon the same question ms was
agreed to b. Senator Wray and the resolution
was left on the table. ,
Senator Raines has completed the amendments
to the excise bill bearing his name II the assur-
ance given by the Senator to Assenlblyman " IL
son, of Kings can he depended upon, IN" uiuS +.
gists' license in Brooklyn will be so Instead 81
5000 as the amount In the original OH. Al
though this Is $50 greater than the present license
for similar privileges. the plea OF the klhSS
County Pharmaceutical Association mas been go
OGnized by the reduction OF SID.
MI Forester of Kings. introduced in the rs
eembly to-day a bill providing for an dddltl"ha!
commissioner of records and extending the Term
Of the three commissioners to January |. lsV3 ana
further providing for the appointment OF tHelr
successors at the expiration Of this term
Senator LeXOw introduced a bill proVidlng that
the title to land taken for the East RIVER 5ilus5
shall be vested in the cities of New YORK ma
Brooklyn as joint tenants. that the cost o. alI
property acquired purchased FOR the D'ldSe
shall be borne in equal shares BY Newly rk ana
Brooklyn and that the care ana contfo, o. me
bridge shall be vested in the Bridge Commits