New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-09
ELECTION LAW CHANGES.
pArNEs's REMEDIES TOR SOME MINOR DEF
BILLS PASSED AND ADVANCED
BY THE SENATE.

pArNES'S REMEDIES TOR SOME M!NOH D1f Ills
BILLS PASSED AND ADVANCED
BY THE SENATE
Albany April S.-The first matter or Importance
TO come up In the Senate to-day was the ii'iouu
,io, NJ q hin by Senator Ranes. amending In Varl-
ous particulars the Raines Election law Inc OH
uoe ordered 10 a third reading and referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee The proposed amendments
are: Permitting electors who have star'eu 10 'o'e
before the hour for closing the polls has arrived TO
complete TIE act; allowing inspectors OF elee'Io"s
20 no reelected: taking away the power OF the Sec
retarv of State 10 select devices or part! Idi'e'
fer distinguishing on the ballot candidates OF par
os r factions which do not select devices or party
names. providing that. in voting for any lhulNdual
candidate On the ballot. the cross must De p."ceu
only in the square space before the Name "a ZIG
candidate. ,.,,
The Antl-Scalpers' bill was au'aHeeu ~ '''''
reading without debate.
TLo Inn ~ make the village Of Greenbush the
CITY of Rensselaer, was taken up. Senator Hrau!
moved to strike out the enacting clause anu sdiu
that il was the most inexcusabe piece OF iesisi@
ton ever conceived. II proposed 10 es'"onsm "
city whether the people wanted 1t or not Inc
nerson IN the city who had absolutely nothing 10
do wos the Mayor Everything relating 10 city
government was placed In the hands OF the COM
mon Council which 10 be elected BY wards SO
dis,ricted as to insure control by the RepuDlcai
party. ~ 49,, .,o,
Senator Tibbts defended the bill, and SAID 'na'
the reason so much power had been placed III the
common Council was that the 'old Tiger might
canture the Mayor and the corrupt times when
the people are Trying u se' ""'' i
turn. 1890 ..-
The motion to strike out the enacting clause was
lost and the bill was advanced 10 third Feaoihg
Mr.. Murphys bill authorizing the exchange Oh
tho National Guard arms for Springfield rihes OF
fered by the United States Government was ad-
II-Q tNi
The following bills were passed:
Mr. scherer's placing steamboats, IN the - cate ne,
gorv with hotels relative their liability for tie
lo Mr. oi Aa SRgf providing for the erection and
equipment of four high schools in New; iorn cry;
MIR I}rennans. grading and reguiatlnS tne en-,
ploycs Of the Brooklyn Bridge and creating PEN
sion Snra aumr Abearns. providing that in New-Yor.
civ when the Court believes that me guardians
are competent TO take charge of chld nnoI arc re
10 have custody Of the child: and such money as y
paid to the Society for sycn n TO the nrGans
This would give such guardian sl0 year whiIe
the child Is In legal custody ~
The Senate held night session. ana the fliahce
Committee again reported the p'Il author l%i's e"'
Superintendent OF Public Works to equip me zap
uoi with an eectrc-light plant 70 be oper.ted py
the state Senator Grady asked 70 have the , on
been recommitted for the purpose OF giving MIN a
hearing ySssa O was 'H hd oda but aid
hot know of IT, and did not thina ar, tne OIL "ouu
be reported until he had had neatlhs;, .-.,,,
Senator Cantor said that 1t cost the state S9,Vv
the last year It ran its own lighting pant. WINE
cnnotnr Higgins said he was satisfied t0at the
STATE could Hight the building for SO o2 sonar OF
Iiradys motion was lost by vote Oh ~ 10 H. any
Inc bi was restored to its place on the thrd-rtad
ing calendar. go, - , ,,
Tho so-called Auctonecrs' bill was taken from
tho Committee OF the Whole a motion or sen
ator Lexow and was amended for the purpose OF
nerrectinc II Senator Bracket offered an amend.
ment placing the Controllers agent having charge
~ auctions under civil Service rules. This caused
extended debate and was finally defeated by
vote OF ~ To 10.