New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14

annears IN he the fact This sentence PROVIDES
for the inclusion exclusion on auJace, 40,
tory unon which there is no esident popuiatioh.
Wayrhcrs Of tho committees or of the two houses
might not see any harm In that put II W.
not 10 call their attention to ~ NeN,,,s lin,
might have been asked. IT lnt up"' 80,
was omitted purposely 10y the person VINO u.eM
the bill and handed it To his member 10 lhtro
duce il seems L. me that No lhsuitcu MN anu
every member of the Legislature Att,
What could have been the purpose 81 thIS
carefully concealed addition? Do YOU know OF
any village near here anxious 10 eN'enn ''''
into the wilderness.
NOT QUITE \ WILDERNESS
"Wen you know territory in which there II
no resident population may not ne eN"'"9
,udorrass TIL. only clew / can get To the pur-
pose Of this provision is from facts ,ha' nav
came to me in a secondhand way. The north
ern frontier Of our village is the NeW-ha'eh
Railway track. which. with its fine station ana
splendid tracked roadhed. is pretty VaIuap'c
for taxation purposes. The town assesSHle"' To-
think SOON | have heard that since thr
village Of North Pelham was "rsahlHeu S ,t,
months later than ours-Some rather iii 49,,
men have promised to- Try 10 s tH o I nave
nxnlaiu-d TO the Assembly committee u't Pt'
able intent of the provision, ana t"u '. ,ort
that ii .oull accomplish nothing except Il" so,
an unpleasant controversy. GU Srt '. ~, 49,
have ia ratitlon for exclusion first OF all ana We
arr not likely 10 do that - ~,
Another
.,, -, allo,, the Inspector Of Gas Meters To MAKE
additional appointments in every toWnShIp ~ Wv
Stale The bill was underscored al til' p'"i
nlaeoe I'm the copy which went 10 Inc "p'dnri "
w., ,;,us. t,ut il was reported that the copy
Which vcut tn tho library where the representa-
lives OF the press and all other cltlZrhS Hn'tta
it, was lacking in that respect. WAS 5I' la'r
said the newspaper man VINO mace 'he "IS,"1
cr, that tncr,. was a mistake In the MAKEUP ~
our copy; and som" mistakes are hau' P"
posely." ,, .,,,,,,it
ted through ignorance or with intent tn De
coiye" will he discovered and rcctihed ny the
Cor,nittcc on Revision. but th" experience "i
tho residents of Pelham Village shows that ctcI-
nal vigilance must be oXelclfeo'
TACK FROM THE REVISING PROCESS.
Froro the committee on Revision the bill comes
bocl, IN tho House with or without recommended
tious If the committee makes no recommends
tions the hin is sent 10 the engrossng-ro"m 10
Inc cnlro.scd and it is then reported 10y the chair
man of the Committee on Enerossed Bills to the
Hons, in its final form, with all ndorsing elln-
mated.
Henry w. Hi. chairman of the Committee on
Revision i'm explaining the changes made IN hiIls
t,. bis committee said that while the bill realms
lis original number and carries IL along ui''H u
comes M for final action. II receives new nun
her also every time il IL referred nAck 10 TN
IIousn Thus Assembly bill NO. ~, When II
was introduced by Mr.. Gilleand. was enllteG:
IAN act 10 provide for the extension Of froa"-
wav of Kingsbridee Road. from it's present TER
mime in tho Twelfth Ward OF the city or New
york across the Harlem River, at It's june
lion Win Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the pres
cnt terminus OF Broadway in the TWehty-loultn
Ward of the city Of New orh' II HeicpS ""
cd 10 read as follows
ON IFS second reading it bore the original num-
her and No 3Ni. and was entitled:
AN act to amend Chapter 800 of the Laws OF
1884; entitled An act to provide for the extension
~ Rroadvay or KinESbridge Road. from us
present terminus in the TWeltth Nain oi 'ht
city OF New-Y"rk across thr hariTml ~ =, tho
its function with SpuYten DuyNll creek 10 me
nresen1 terminus of Broadway, in the I"ehtE-
fourth WarI Of the city Of Ncw-York
Finally # came from the Commute on
sion with the number go added. ana an pIach-
ots and other marks eliminated. and. Tor the
benefit Of those who wanted To KNOW the h'S'"i'
of the bill. the following introductloh: 49,,
INTRODUCED 10y Mr.. GlNcland- rehd oh,' dni
rcdrred 10 the committee on Affairs Of Cities
reported from said committee with suhSt',u'r
and ordered reprinted ana placed on ,hr "di,,a
and referred To the Committee on ReNlSlon re-
norted from said committee with recommenda-
tons ordered reprinted ana placed on the "'''i
Of third reading
IT'S WANDERINGS NEARLY OVER.
When a bill has emerged from the committee
on Revision It's wandcrings are nearly over, II
stors NJ the index desk where il is entered on
The books as having been received from inc en-
croesing-room in it's proper form. ana then II Is
,, 49,, th, daily calendar for final action.
Il tho Committee on Revision does make recon-
,,ordatiors they are embodied in a reprinted
,.r, ,f the hill which must be on the desks q"
tba members ~ least three days before they can
be taken up for final action .,..,,,.,,., ,,,,
For many years and until snort UNI dso. va.
| ,cr,seed Hills were written; but now the writ
ne has been dispensed with. ana me piIlS III lil'
nnal form known as cngrosSed hiIlS are pIl''''''
but on better paper ana IN petl'I loi'i '''"'' WV
original and inCOmplcl" copies 90, ,, l.,
! II is proVded By law that no Dill Snail pc
/ naescd or become a law unless II Sha'' haN'
/ been printed ana upon the desks 81 ii'5 ,'
| bors I'm its final form Al least thrc" cal'Hud rs
! ieIatiyn DAVIS prior To its final passage un'S9
/ the Governor OF the acting Governor Snan nal nav.
| certified TO the necessity OF us ilil''i'u,"
/ sage under his hand and the seal "i inc "'",V
| Nnr shall any hill become law except 10y inc
assent Of majority Of tn" members 'l"'''u "
| each branch Of the Legislature. ana upon lht
last reading of tn bill no amendment tneieo, ,
shall be allowed. ana the question uIon l'S i"a
! massage shall Doe taken Immediately th'r'al't,
| and the yeas and nays entered on the Joui ,"l
| When the bill finally reaches the thlrd-reaulnE
| stage It's various provisions are read il 'h'
| reading is demanded. and the mt mbers vote
| for or against The measure. II requires 'ile a.
sent Of tWo-thirds FOR the passage "l any p'
! appropriatng public moneys on pIopcIF '"'
| local or private purposes. and when the passage
cf a bill may impose tax or deb or IaheS
continuous or r-yiVcs any appropriation 81 pup
lie or tIust money OF property ol lc'raSrS' dlS'
charges or commutes any claim or demand "'
the stat the question must he taken by yeas
and NAYS and thrc,-firths of all the members
elected t. either house shall L. All such cases b,
necessary 10 constitute quorum
. THE OLDEN DAYS OF DEBATE
Formerly the third reading and final consd
Grafton Of q bill was always tho time for lively
debate, and eomctinca men who were unknown
until then blos~omcd out as speakers and r.
coivcd the appldus of their fellow-membcrs
The gallcrios frequently had 10 be cleared be
cause visitors failed t. remain quiet hu
! showed by cheers and other noisy dem"nstra
lions their sympathy with the dehaters. witt
/ a large ana Wcl-trainod majority these scene@
/ are less frequent; and when "A bill comes up 10
+ final action now tho members stroll In from thu
/ artcroonIs or from behind the iaIl ana vote il
/ a lsilcss manner. which proves the truth %
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