New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-01
THE OUTLOOK AT ALBANY.
PROPOSED ACTION ON THREE IMPOR-
TANT MEASURES.
GREATER NETWORK CHARTER NOT TO BE
AMENDED MUCH-RAINEs LAW CHANGES
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AMENDED MUCH-RAINEs LAW CHANGES
A COMPROMISE on CHEAPER GAS.
Albany. Feb Ex-senator Ellsworth the Repub
lican leader in the Senate. has hopes of that body
accomplishing much this week. His main objection
to an adjournment over the Inauguration. however
was based upon the expressions of the thirty-siX
Republican Senators, only three OF whom desired
TO be away A number of Assemblymen VIII attend
the Inauguration. and several parties nave pee"
formed TO leave New-York on Tuesday Tor WASH
ington Governor Black and his STAFF ana Lieu
tenant-G Governor Woodrun VIII start ioi '"' -
tional capital on Tuesday
The Assembly will not find II hard 10 eaten up
with It's work after its weeks adjournment. ohuer
the leadership OF Assemblyman :. FREQ MAUI 1t
has all along kept pretty well Up III us "oh' anu
the calendar IL not crowded. or course there arc
hundreds OF bills in the Assembly committees YET
Enacted upon but the knowing ones understand II
uas never intended that many OF them should see
the light OF day. Assembiyman NIXON as cnair-
man of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee
has the work of the committee much further au-
yanced than 1t was at this time last year Inc an
nual Appropriation bill passed the Asseihp! sew
eral weeks ago and is now being consdereu ny tlio
Sonata Finance Committee. 1t is believed inc p
will be reported to the Senate within a few days
Chairman Nixon expects TO nave 'he Annual '
ply bill ready 10 introduce next week.
A second iolnt hearing on the Greater New-ioih
charter will be given in the Senate Chainoer OH
Wednesday evening by the Cities committees oi
the two houses. although Assemblyman George -
,mstir NJ New-York. chairman OF the committee.
will ha he only representative OF the Lower House
present 1t is expected that the charter WIN
he on the desks Of the members in three or -FOUR
DAYS The hearing on Wednesday night VIII DC
for those who wish to suggest amendments 10 'he
charter or who wish TO be heard IN oppoSi'ioh 10
any Of its provisions. Another hearing VIII DE
may be concluded by next week, as 1t Is generally
understood that no material amendments VIII pe
made TO the charter unless the Greater Ne"-1 oIh
Commits sioners agree TO Them Inc desire OF 'he
commissioners is to have the charter passed as
presented leaving 1t TO the future 10 determine
wba, changes will be necessary. They have eX-
messed themselves as opposed TO any amendments
except such as might be offered 10 cover any detail
in the general scheme for the greater city, which
NAV have been overlooked by the Commission
Secretary George NJ. Pinney jr. Will represent the
Commission at all Of the hearings on the Charter.
Now that Senator Raines has conferred with
Senator-elect Plat, it Is expected that he will
speedilv submit TO the Senate the report Of mis-
special committee which investigated the opera
lions Of the Raines Liquor Tax law, and bill en-
bracng necessary amendments. The report and
amendments about ready. Senator Raines says
the Excise law and the Ballot Reform law will
each have 10 be amended in form TO agree with
the changed conditions Of Greater New York, and
with the provisions of the charter Ii is expected
that the proposed amendments 10 the RdlneS law
will deal lightly with the "Raines law hotels.
there is a disposition TO protect their operations
IN New York and Brooklyn, especially on Sunday.
The amendments 10 reach fake clubs Will lie
the drastic. and II is expected that these clubs
will have 10 20 out of business or pay the tax.
The Ranes law. as ii stands. contempates taxing
social clubs the same saloons The friends Of
the law expect that clubs will be paying the tax
before many months pass by. This year the
lines law will. 1t is estimated raise 100000
revenue than last year. There has been 1852 clubs
incorporated since last May. and If they paid the
required tax II would bring over 2,OC0.G0 INTO the
State treasury. OF course, nearly all OF them
would 10 out of existence If the tax could be col
make possible the collection of the tax social
clubs and that sufficient bona fde clubs viii sur
vive 10 swell the receipts from the law by $4,000
or 5000 600 Since May last 2,014 social clubs ma We
Ivn 23s in Buffalo, In Syracuse. each i'm Albany
Troy and Rochester. and 207 in the smaller cities
and country districts.
The Senate Committee On Miscellaneous Corpora
tons having completed its hearings on the New
York City Dollar Gas bill. will give hearing on
THURSDAY afternoon the Albany and Brooklyn
Dollar Gas bills. The New-York gas companies
have about agreed 10 compromise bill. which Will
New-York City for the next five years. the price
starting at 81 10 thousand feet and being reduced
five cents "a year until 80 cents Is reached.
An effort is being made 10 have Governor Black
send to the Senate AT this session the names of the
two Republicans who are to succeed Hugh Reilly
of Albany. and Wilbur f. Porter. of WATERFOWL. as
Judges OF the Board OF Claims. Their terms expire
at the beginning Of next year The term of Judge
Beebe. the third member expires i'm 1899 Each
member of the Board receives a salary OF 5000 and
expenses. The candidates for the first two vacan-
ces are Charles T. Saxton. of Clyde, ex--eutenant
Governor: John +. Parkhurst. of Bath. Steuben
Assembly. and cx-Asscmblyman Philip Keck, Of
JohnstOWn.