The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-22
cor. RLIcK,s HIsI1.
Christmas Shops to Inspect. Hospitals Go Ex'
a~ntne-Taiks Politics with senator Flat.

Christmas Shops to Inspect, Hospitals Go EH-
a~Hine-TaIks Politics with senator Flat.
Gov. Black cam to New York yesterday after
noon. accompanied by Mrs. Black and Col.
George Curtis T~readwOll, the Governors mill
tary secretary. George Washington Aldridge
Of Rochester, Superintendent Of Public Works.
came down on tho same train, but was not in
Gov. Blacks company. All went to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, which soon after began to ill up
with politicians.
Tho Governor went out almost at once for q
walk about town with Mrs. Black. Yesterday
afternoon was about all tho time he felt himself
likely to have at his own disposal on this visit.
for he had engaged himself to make a speech at
tho dinner of the New England Society Of
Brooklyn In the evening. His time to-day 10 all
spoken for. and it is his intention to go back to
Albany tomorrow.
To-day is to be taken up with official business.
The Governor has been giving attention Of late
10 tho various hospitals for the insane about
the State. He has been through the hospital at
Kings Park, Long Island. and the hospitals at
Utica and Ogdensburg. This morning be is to
start at 9 o'clock from the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel with Superintendent Aldridge,
Speaker o'Grady, DR.. Peter NJ. Wise.
President of tho State Commission in
Lunncy, and probably some of the other menu
bers of tho commission, for an Investigation Of
tho condition Of affairs ut the Harris Island
division of the Manhattan State Hospital. Re-
ports have been published of the alleged over
crowded condition Of the various divisions OF
the hospital here. The commission Is obliged to
vacate the Harris Island hospital soon. II there
is time it is the Governors, wish to look at the
institutions on Wards, ackwe and Ran
dalrs islands also, but It will be necessary for
him to have time for a brief rest between the
New England Society of New York at tho Wal
dorf, Astoria in the evening, where he is to make
another speech.
Gov. Black for some time hus contemplated
placing nl construction work for State %institu.
tions under the supervision OF superintendent
GOV. Black, it is, said, thinks affairs arc
| that the buildings erected under his direction
are too ornate for the purposes intended. Coy.
seat at Albany. declared that he would do every:
thing In his power to complete the State Capitol
at at, Albany a,,nys during I,l his term riib Of tb offi Ssi.r He sn Tss
! Commissioner Perry. and he practically took the
work into his own hands. He has hurried on
Capitol may be completed by next June. The
stories Of overcrowding tho State hospitals, cir
culated by certain newspapers, are. 1t was de-
clared, very greatly exaggerated.
| Coy. Black had talks at the Fifth Avenue
az aot tho VII" insS nenSsof b ers1l' SaPer sneerieasn dent ent
roe, and Speaker James N: 4. o'Grady Of
~ 80 kAS az
preaching session in Albany were spoken Of
only in a desultory fashion for tho reason that
1hs slt stats and o. in 1hS a RspsS' Ss% &oFf came an so IN
for most of the discussion. =.
Speaker o'Grady was visited last night at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel BY Senator Cantor, the
Democratic leader of the minority In the upper
chamber at Albany, and Assembly, Donpelly Of
the Thirty-second New York district, who is to
be the Democratic leader of the minority In the
Assembly. Senator Cantor and Assemblyman
Donnelly requested Speaker OtGrady. who is
TO be reelected, to give the Democrats a
representation of five out of thirteen mem
bers on tho Assembly committees. Senator
Cantor and Mr.. Donnelly urged that all
Democratic Speakers gave the Reoubli
cans a like representation on the commit
toes. Speaker OGrady urged. on the contrary,
that Speaker William Sulzer gave the Republi,
cans only three out of the thirteen mem ers OF
the different Assembly committees. However
Speaker O'Grady said he would give no decision
in the matter until he had looked up the rec
ords, and he assured Senator Cantor and Assem-
blyman Donnelly that in making his decision he
would be guided strictly by Democratic prece
dents.
Senator Cantor said afterward that it WAS the
desire of the Democrats to secure only such rep
resentation as they had allowed the Republic
cans. Senator Cantor admitted that the Demo
cratic minority of sixty-nine out of tho $50 As
semblyInen proposed to make things lively In
the lower house at Albany this winter, and thu
more members the minority secure on the As
sembly committees the easier it will BIO to keeI
things stirring.