The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
THE LEGISLATIVE MILL.
AssEMBLY ANTITRUST BILLS re-
CEIYED IN THE SENATE.

the Calendar ON the Order OF Third Read
inn-Biiis AHecting New York and Brock
Ign Passed in the senate ana Assemsiy.
ALBANY, March 29.-Among the bills reported
to the Senate from the Assembly tonight were
the trust bills introduced by the Lexow Special
Investigating Committed. Senator Lexow
asked that these bills be substituted for his
bills now on the order OF third reading in tho
Senate.
In the brief discussion which followed 1t was
developed that the Republican Senators arc
not entirely clear as yet as to the effect Of the
recent decision OF tho Federal Court upon
this subject. Senator Cantor gave no.
tico that he would have several amend
ments to offer to those bills as we'll rs
the Now York city gas bill, which is also upon
tho final passage, and he asked that both meas
ures be made q special order for Wednesday.
Senator Grady also said that he had a number
Of amendments to propose to these trust bills.
Senator Ellsworth said that abundant oppor-
tunity would be afforded for amendments, but
he objected to any arrangement for the final dis
position OF the bills on Wednesday. The bills
wero Of great Importance, and In view Of recent
court decisions demanded careful confederation.
He said that the bills would not be considered in
the absence of Senator Cantor.
The Assembly bills were substituted on tho
order Of third reading and took their place on
the calendar.
The following nominations were received from
the Governors: Earl s. Batcheller Of Gloversville,
Homer 7. Fowler OF Rome, and William II.
Ulohor. Jr., of Utica, to be managers of the Rome
Custodial Asylum; All wero appointments.
and, on motion OF Senator Coggeshall, the nomi.
Those bills were passed:
and for the reception, care. Treatment. and rcformn.
ton OF inobriate persons, male and female.
Mr. Mathewson's. to provide for the construction
and Improvement of the spuyten Duyvil Parkway in
NJ. Burnss to provide for tho building. operation:
e.; ane P Brons hiSsr Of n. 4 s' Hstohi Gi sS" EseG Gi'p pSd tho 10
Westchester Greek valleys in the counties OF New
Senator Burns's. requiring all insurance companies
70 report 70 the State superintendent Of Insurance
senator Koehlssr's. creating the onice of Commits.
sioner Of Audit and Accounts Of Long Island CITY
ssnS,oI 'e,ady,:. empowering the Somg.,9l,sr Of
sic East Fifteenth street.
providing that the members of the Legislature
should attend tho celebration attending the
April 81. and directing the Sergeant.at-Arms OF
each house to make arrangements for a place
fF The w resoiu .ney eU %as passed passed ' be, SrsaG any one
realized what. was done, and then Senator
Raines asked that the vote be reconsidered: He
said that the Legislature should first find out
what arrangements the local authorities Of New
York were making for the care OF the men,
bers of the legislature before sending the Ser
geant-at-Arms to New York to make special ar
ranGements.
York authorities had proposed to do was TO give
each member a ticket which would admit him to
n grand stand with 5000 others.
The vote was finally reconsidered and the reso-
luton referred to the Finance Committee.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
A thirty.hve page calendar confronted the As
sembly when # convened. The following bills
were passed:
M; armstrong;. arrropriatiDg $4,000 to asss in
the erection OF a monLment to the memory OF Fred
Nj; Austins, amend ns in several respects the Elec.
tion laws w-ere they specially apply TO New Yorx
NJ; prennsn'a. providing that police pensions Of the
way in the Thirty .nnI ward brooklyn.
paid. properly may be levied. upon to squsi. il. and
s ,4!i di: ! .aSEis /. It: .s ssa' 10 Of .a ,ss s ,ss. It !, n%S'' Ss s sSss not
,,n NJ: H asSSn scs =, aut laS%t. "a "a The *. city c OF B1o OK 1oh to
pietion Of building, for school purposes.
p psse nss! e 1sn ,ss s,s,tn' in New l1 Yd9f s sS, or a public
MI. AIstin's: extending one year from Nov; ! the
M Au.tin's a1othoririns New York city TO issue
pS9es az 's and a2ive .o IN t ,hn, Improvement OF parks
r, M,i rsx ,o ,S Sns %sr,ns. the s, sp1,a' NJ b laMs S1 New AND f9 ese
materials to be used in their erection.
ut. rrench,s: autho,iains the Guy o. Br1oklyn TO
road in the Tweuty.si1th ward. -,
Mr.. Brennan's. providing for the admission TO civil
service examination Of laborers in brooklyn who.
through an error, failed to place their names on the
list nj q previous examination.
Senator Ford's, making It n misdemeanor to place
advertising matter in the letter boxes Of dwelling
houses ia New York city.
The House advanced Mr.. Mathewson's bill.
authorizing New York city to expend $1,000.
600 yearly for the construction Of n boulevard
and concourse In the vicinity of 16lst street and
Mosholu avenue. The Brooklyn members OPP
posed 1t. claiming that with the expense ncccs.
sary for building the underground railway the
city would be bonded to its limit.
Tho Charges Against District Attorney Backus.
ALBANY. March 29.-Gov. Black has not yet
taken any action upon tho charges filed with
him against District Attorney Backus OF Brook
lyn. Col. Griffith, the Governors private secre-
tary, said to-day that he did not think u com
missioner would bo necessttated TO take testi-
mony and report findings to the Governor. Tho
Governor. he thought, would take action upon
the matter when he reached 1t In due course.
upon tho answer to the charges filed by the Dis.
trict Attorney. The charges against the District
are made by Thomas &. jerks. n law
yer. He asks that MIR. Backus be removed from
ofice because Of his neglect or refusal to prose-
cute a violation OF the Liquor Tax law.