The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-15
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
rHE ALBANT PDLICE BILE RE-
PASSED IN THE SENATE.

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AtpASY, April I4.-Tho Albany bipartisan
police Commission bill was the special order in
,hs senate this mrDne. The bill in its present
,o,m IL an auened measure, It's original
having been recLDd from the Governor after
MAYOR Thacher'i Eeto and amended and re-
r..sed by tho assembly. IL was rcpassed nv
the senate to-ds.. after q close call OF the House.
nv vote OF % q is. Senators Pavey, CoeRes-
hall. and @. A.Rvis voting with the Demo-
Gratis In the negitVe.
The Commltueon Miscellaneous Corporations
reported adversely Senator Cofrey's bill regu-
htlng ~telephors charges.
senator C~odsymoved to disagree with the re-
mort, saying thlt there were no appearances
against the bill. The companies did not appear,
he said. and tho must have had n guarantee,
.lther inside or outside Of the Legislature. that
their interests would be protected.
senator Brusl said 1t was time that some
legislative actIo be taken toward regulating
telephone charge. There should be restraint to
the watering Of took. Dividends must be paid on
the watered stod and the people were oppressed
By charges In offer TO make the dividends. Ho
suggested that IN investigating committee DO
appointed to indiire into the capitalization Of
the big telephone companies.
Senator Mslby defended tho adverse report.
10 said that tie gas, telephone. and electric
companies wero always being made the target
Of some one In tb Legislature.
The motion to disagree was lost, Q to 30. Tho
Affirmative voteswere cast By Senators Brack-
stt Brush, Cof9. Ford. Martin, and McNulty.
This kills the bill
Senator Cofreythen asked what had become
Of his bill regulating the price of gas in Brook
Ign. and inquired why the committee had not
reported It. SenItor Malby said tho committee
had no objectiono reporting the bill adversely.
Senator Grady bill giving Common Councils
power TO order ely employees TO wear uniforms
and requiring hehs OF municipal departments
In cities to wear uniforms like those ordered
70 be worn bS ttpir subordinates was lost-14
senator Grady moved to reconsider the vote,
his bill. He said 1t was meant to prevent the
garbing by irrespG sible officials of their subor-
s elhStss W S bnt %ep, a ~ Ssdae a of d nS, saSw %ihciai
Senator Raines ,aid the uniforminG Of Col.
warnings men save. money to the. taxp ayers OF
New York. as 1t insred q fair days work by the
Senator Grady salt that a brougham was fur
that carriage he rde around. His inspector.
Who sought TO have %sbicycle, was compelled by
fS Saa w' a6sl to @ Say tie SSy ~ ad 5.Sn /. his Sns, D, .Ssas
As work decked 10 civilian garb. Every one
aoes not know when he Is not attending to
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On tho settoe., Therehe pulls political wires
N: .olls sfs So E Ii. d lssiii Tas q Sas1 %ss b is
discovered. but his suprior is freed from that
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Senator Breck EFT said b would support a bill
which prohibited the uniprming of public en-
Senator CoSegeshsiI said that honest laborins
eontumely as the street cleaning men in New
rageous suit of duck.
Senator Ellsworth said 20 livery or uniform
humiliates the man who hoestly wears it.
Senator Humphrey said 4 uniform Of white
for a street cleaner was rid ,ulous.
the .h BIT mU Sss lost 20 r sss aarie sno zU 70 10 g. s wn fol.
lows:
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The bill was then laid aside IN Senator Grady's
The Austin hill. embracing amendments othe
NcNulty moved to recommit It. with ~lnstruc-
tons to amend by giving trotthg track associa-
tons the privileges given to th tracks for run
Tns %SsiSn e ssommi wss!ost. Il to %;
ties for. excessive days of radng Was lost viva
SEesi The bill T ca, then PHsssdS5t2 y; Messrs.
s saa ad% s'1ssshs @'s s nti' wh aS1 votin n' is shs
negative.
Among the bills passed were hese:
men 70 store their truck. il from. othsir premises on
approved applications In writing = the city author
senator Drush's. authorizing Brooklyn to expend
MI usIin's, aiVins he New YORK sarHsoiBso Board juris.
d Sssa .,, Ssss q yY. os : parts of Sine'ys'rth and
al nj; A%p: :sSSs, f %naSs a q the 1 1.:ss,t ss'ooO'ooo al.
In the Assembly the Lexow bill to establish q
contagious disease hospital in New York city
came up on third reading and q notion to strike
Mr., Austin explained that the Measure was in
the interest OF the poor people Of Now York
This statement was denied b, Mr.. Finn. 1t
was intended 70 establish the inaitution In the
There. where the little children played, II was
proposed to have ambulances ping through
the streets casting the germs Of disease abroad.
II the rich people wanted such IN institution,
they should establish It among then selves.
Mr.; Austin said that the site, wa, the best In
the city. and had been selected with great care;
The lives of the children would not be placed
In jeopardy, and the property around the pro-
THE gentleman is right" interrupted the
Speaker. "The Speaker Is In favor OF this bill,
And he cwns property In the Immediate neigh
W.
Mr.. O'Grady said the opposition 70 the bill was
FL BLUM. The place was as isolates as any could
that which Senator GRADY had aroused by SEN
timent.
A call for q roll call upon his motion to strike
out the enacting clause was made by Mr.. Finn.
The motion was lost by q vote OF 81 TO rs, and
the bill was progressed and put down for final
consideration on Thursday.
On the second reading order the Nixon bill
providing that the Railroad Commissioners have
authority to pass upon the amount OF capital
stock Of surface and elevated railroad corpora
lions came up.
An amendment offered by Mr.. U'Grady was
adopted taking from the Commissioners the
right To estimate the value of franchises, and
providing that only those companies ,incorpo-
rated under general laws should take a advantage
OF the act. The bill was then progressed TO third
A large number of bills were passed, includ-
Ing these:
Nj. AuStin'S providing for q Deputy Commissioner
OF Correction In New York city.
MT, kempnsr's, compelling written proof OF com
marriages.
MT SeCoyIA providing for the improvement of
Senator Pages. porSiding FOR the proper care Of tho
YOEk.