The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04
KEMPNER STANDS ALONE.
HIS ACTION REPUDIATED IN THE
house ESTER


AssemhIymen Butts and Finn say re Rep
resented Only Himself In Going ne
fore the District Attorney In nm AZ
tempt 60 Have Speaker Fish Indicted
ALBANY. April 3.-Mr. Butts rose to a oues.
ton OF privilege In the Assembly this morning
and repudlated absolutely the action Of Assem-.
blyman Kempner In going before the District
Attorney yesterday.
Mr.. Finn said tina Mr.. Kempner did not rep.
resent the minority. nor any one else but him.
self, and hence the whole matter was out OF
order.
Mr.. Kempner said that he would assume all
responsibility for his act and all the credit OF
odium that might attach to 1t.
Ihere is a general feeling among the Demo.
cratic members that Mr.. Kempner's action in
going before the District Attorney and applying
Tor permission to 20 before the Grand Jury to
get Speaker Fish and other Republican mem.
oers indicted was most foolish, and they all re-
fuse to recognize 1t.
The annual Appropriation bill, which has
passed the Assembly, was reported favorably in
the senate from the Finance to-day.
Inc FINANCE Committees report shows an in
crease of 5000, J7S.S so over tho Appropriation
bill OF 1895.
Senator Mullirf explained that the increase
was mainly due to "A Sl5O.OOO appropriation for
the officials under the Raines bill, increases
OF 100000 to the Adirondack survey. capt.
tol superintendent, 100000; National Guard,
Sl7,OOo; At~torney-General, SO. 1000; Comp
troller, $4,000; Civil Service, So. 600;
Thomas Asylum, $4,000, and other small items.
Inc Assembly increase over last year is $780,
sIs., The net Senate increase is SlsO. 900. The
Iotai o. the Dlll Tor 1890 was 50, az ,UBO.67; for
loWo, SlO.33O. 1913. ~.
The nomination OF Newton Aldrich AZ Gou-
verheur TO be Il member OF the State Board OF
Inarities WAS reported iavorably and confirmed.
Inc nomination of Hendrick y. Holden Of
Syracuse to be State Fish, Forest. and Game
commissioner In place OF II. r.. Lyman. was re-
porteu laVorably and the nomination confirmed.
BILLS PAssED-sESATE.
Mr. Alters. relating to the payment OF election on.
GERS In New YORK city.
ASSEMBLY.
Mr. q. ". Wilson'S, authorizing the transfer Of prop.
co mr; ho1oiss: prowidlns Tor the gimpi"yuient OF
Sny way Seemed sNpcdient by the Board OF super.
Mr. pegraw's, providing that the annexation of Flat.
"a To- Brooklyn snail not interfere with taxes levied
Mr r forrc.ters, allowing Brooklyn to improve
Ne AHstin's, authorizing New York city to issue
sSno4io31 scn3oi bonds;
Unt ro nc commissioners TO allow policemen time to
Senator, Guy, inthorizlnR, a change of the final
mays of tns Twenty-tIiird and rwenty.fourth wards
br M H. D S5aG Im aHtGorlzing the extension Of Kings.
the public schools.
BILLS IYTRoDuCED-sENAT ATE.
the rate OF interest on unpaid raxes and on the
amounts required to redeem lands from sales by the
'ohptroiIer Tor non payment of taxes.
ASSEMBLY.
MI. Harris, creating n bureau Of gas fitting In the
s Ss% . oFs or cs .Ss fne tpins .satl or He G nnI,h nis, THREE = e,n in.
building Department employees, at a salary OF $ 200
lion, care. and management Of the WORK OF gas nitttns
Nr Zurn' a irnh,,ir,n,, t,So oroo,o, ,.
hiIi boards oSe SIX feet in height upon buildings ii
Mr.. Horton, providing Tor hearings before the su.
pren I'M ,"rt Justices before commitments OF persons
Mr.: Warmers. Allowing mileaxc at the rate of three
Mr. be Graw's' providing That the Kings County
Clerk shat designate a daily law Journal for the pub
ps Mr. nt,n San g rrdr ag 4 o. the sa,peTlptsnaent Of
vent to cease operations that may tend to impair its
stree, cieanins Of New ToTk city y to ' emDioy sniale @s
limit ""' % '" "So
BILLS REPORTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The New York city Rapid Transit Commissions
sons. for lighting In the sew YORK ,rSa ani i Hrooki u: vi sri Mis.
yys io sle sns s llsSti apr G1y,, fS st,yi a,sG cd PrSv;lins men,
NN sw Hyr i: a Al, y II &C. certain I, sales within ,1o". aInrs in
I'll vi. Nustip..s' proyIdins Tor an 'hdition to kiyar.
side psrk in Se% York e,ty; Mr. Austln,s, extending
e West ninety slx,n and Wss, i2sd streets. NV
clerks in Sew YORK rGte ely. f and 1has the i%F c tW@ e1s" "nice
shall be kept open between the hours OF 4 in the after
noon and Sln the morning on every day In the year:
Mr. Ford :, providing a district court in New York
city for the territory annexed last year from West
chester county. ard providing that the Governor
shall APPOINT - Judge for the court, to serve until Jan,
l, lSSS, a successor to bc elected.
Mr. Livlngston's, creating city marshals to take the
place OF constables In Brook yn after Jan. /, 1898:
French'>, pruTiding that the soldiers and Sailors
N New York city may bc erected without
year; Sir. MsIons's, ior sonsrraciin; q hridse over
Mott Haven canal at i55th street. New York city; MIR.
Mccoy :. nrOyIIlnR for the nlnrDypnpnf Of RYAN -
on East Forty second street. New York city, between
First and Second ayenueA-