The sun., 1897-03-20
GREATER NEW YORK BILLS.
CHARTER ADVANCED TO A THIRD
READING IN THE ASSEMBLY,.

The Final Vote on Its Passage TO ne Taken in
the Assembly ON Tuesday and In the SEN
ate on wednesday Re1t-Lattie Oppssition
to Its Passage Expected In Either Heuse.
ALBANY. March 19.-The Republican leaders
expect to pass the Greater New York charter
through both branches of the Legislature before
the end OF next week. 1t was advanced to q
third reading In tho Assembly to-day, and was
made special order for nnsl passage next Tues
day. It has already been made a special order
for final passage In the Senate on Wednesday.
The supplementary bills prepared by the Char
ter Commission are well advanced In the As
sembly, and will doubtless follow the charter
over to the Senate In short order. Little OPP
position to the passage of the charter is expected
In either House. Some Of the Brooklyn members
will offer amendments providing for tho pay
mont Of the same salaries to Brooklyn policemen
and hremcn members OF the departments in
New York receive, but when those are voted
down the Brooklynites will probably vote for
the charter as a whole and seek to incorporate
their amendments by separate bills hereafter.
Before moving the charter TO a third reading
this morning Assemblyman Austin secured .
call OF the House In order that there might be o
full attendance.
The House passed tho following bills
Mr. wasstan's Providins for the e1penditnre OF
and hishw ays Brooklyn and yesting tts all
such parks In tho city.
Mr. aaIby's, prohibiting the construction OF rail.
village of New brighton.
Mr. LeonArd's, classifying truokmen as laborers in
Nc I. y. Myens prohibiting the assignment and
subletting OF public contracts.
Mr. J. authorizing the Board OF Fire Com.
missoners OF New York TO place on the pension rol
any ofcer who has served W battalion chief OF the
uniformed department and been legislated out Of
Mr., NcKeowns authorizing Brooklyn to issue bonds
for the establishment OF park near the United States
Navy Yard.
Mr. Hushee's. regulating the appointment OF Assist
ant District Attorneys for the county OF kings.
senator Pages ratifytng the laying out of park AZ
and providing for the refunding OF part OF the as
seSsments previously levied.
senator Pages, authorizing the Common Council OF
New York To ordinances relating ~ the erection
OF approaches, stools and porches
Senator Pages providing that IL Justice OF the
assigned to the Appellate Division In the First Depart
ment, his additional expenses shall be paid by the
city and county Of New York
The Assembly passed senator Ellsworth's bill
providing that the Capitol shall be complete ed by
contract work under the supervision Of Super
intendcnt of Public Works Aldridge. The vote
was: Yeas Sl; nays "a.
In the Senate the following bills were passed:
Senator BurnsS sardins the sale OF lands for un
paid Westchester county; also extending tho
time for the collection OF taxes in weschester cies
and towns
Assemblymsn Austin's bill. providing against
short. rt.weight coal in cities OF the first and sec
ond class. was ordered to u third reading.
Senator Guy introduced bill incorporating
the Society for the Preservation OF Personal
Il. Leverson. Thomas Edgar Wilson, Marian
Mills Miller, John White, Alexander Y. Scott,
Thomas F. Wilson, Jr. The society proposes to
protect the personal rights OF all PERSONS to en-
force the remedies which the law provides for
their fnfrn n2ement, and 10 furnish counsel 10 any
person un.ustly accused or wrongfully convicted.