The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-17
LAwMAKING IN B A
SENATOR WRhY's PUBLIC ACCOUNT
Ant BILL AID ASIDE.

Senate Passes Senator CUPS Proposed Csrstitu-
ttonn1 amendment R~RnrainR Supreme Court
Susiices-Aiso Hill AppropriatinE $780,
900 to Garry Out the Grade Crossing Act.
ALBANY, Feb. 16.-Senators Higgins, Ellis.
worth. and Bracket, all Republicans. opposed
Senator Wray's bill relating to the certiioation
OF public accountants when H. came up on third
reading to-day. The bill makes mandatory
upon the Regents several Of the functions which
were left In their discretion In the original law.
1t provides that at their next annual convoca.
tion they shall appoint a board OF examiners to
serve for three years. to be chosen from n list Of
six. two each to DO nominated by the three asso-
Citations OF public accountants. 1t also compels
the Regents to waive examination of persons who
had p~racticed for one year as public accountants
before the passage OF the original law. This
clause was formerly permissive and tho Re-
gents waived examination only in the case of
persons who had practiced for Eve years. Under
the provision restricting tho choice of examin-
ers Frank BROKER Of Brooklyn would again be
eligible TO appointment, as he Is q member of
two Of the societies. He was formerly q mem.
Der OF tho board, but was dropped by the Re-.
gents after he had published q book Of ~instruc.
! lions how to pass the examinations, which he
sold for So o copy.
The opponents of tho bill took the ground that
the discretion now lodged In tho Regents should
not DO abrogated, az IL had been exercised by
them for the interest Of the public and the pro.
fession. Senator wray was finally compelled
to lay tho bill aside.
The Senate passed Senator Guys concurrent
resolution for the submission to popular vote Of
IN amendment to tho Constitution authorizing
tho Governor to make temporary designations
Of Supreme Court Justices to the Appellate
Division upon the certificate OF the presiding
| Justice that one or moro additional Justices are
needed for the speedy disposition Of tho business
before 1t.
The Senate also passed Senator Guys bill add
ing to the public school teachers retirement
fund 5 per cent. annually Of the excise funds
belonging to the city of New York, and provid.
ing that the money shall be apportioned among
the several boroughs in proportion to the mum
Der Of teachers actually employed and the
amount Of salaries paid to them. Senator Raines
cast the only vote against the bill.
Senator Ellsworth's bill appropriatinR $780,
600 to carry out the purposes Of the grade CROSS
ing act adopted last year was passed without
debate. Senators Corey and Featherson voted
The Senate also passed. these bills:
Senator Guys. permitting the Ming of amended
claim, for damage caused BY changes Of grade in the
Senator Ahearn's. providing that no corporation
s sfshiis saveS,i seo any a sSssso or ca SasanSss i,onn , Which s' ars
not held at the sole and exclusive risk OF such bust.
ness.
Senator Dry Dollar Sullivan turned up to-day
with n new scheme for civil service reform. He
put in a bill which provides that any person who
sE itS%a sen y 1sas%t from az era MnG ro or h fri1 seSool
In this State or any other school In the State in
shaii re essS.iG a die ,h q ss% %S sSqrs sha If g. s sG s
lent to a mental examination, by civil service
commissions for places as policemen; hrsmen.
does not exceed 1900 q year. "ne.' 'n' a''
Senator Page introduced a bill authorizing
Museum Of Natural i History HG;Hy provided ths # be kept
including Sunday afternoons and all holidays.
Senator Coffey introduced a bill providing that
Gravesend, sold since Jan. /. 1898. in compli-
ancs with a mandamus Of the Supreme Court.
t toan S oe s'g mede 0 yya ,nS tat q. S tho otses OF D, IKE
Comptroller Of New York city. and shall be
binding according to the terms thereof. The
the Chamberlain by the Supervisor to be used
for the purposes for which the bonds were issued.
These other bills were introduced in the
Senate:
Senator Foley-Restrtcting elevator charges on
grain carried on the canals 70 so cents . thousand
ing the nrst ten days. and a tenth of a cent for each
senator WIay..Requirins ferries to sell tickets in
senator Wiicox-Authorlzins the Governor to in.
crease the Board OF Managers OF any State hospital
from seven to nine. and to appoint two additional
managers.
Some discussion was had In the Assembly to-
day upon Senator. Whites Syracuse Ward
third reading. To the Democratic claim that
the bin was 9 gsrrymander; Republican Leader
Syracuse for the Democratic candidate for
Mayor. who was elected. tho Democrats would
under ward apportioGment provided for in sena-
tor Whites bill. This bill, he said, was simply
Intended to wipe Of f. the The statute books the
ture of 1892.
Chairman Marshall Of the Cities Committee re-
garding tho fate of his resolution. referred to
that committee three weeks ago, calling upon
Lighting Department for information regarding
the income. capital stock. and assets of New
ormed that a hearing on the resolution had
cen set down for Feb. "a.
em Tnf Assembly rom GG sssea s %as e as resSas Stil t sT,
h hs&aei IN IN E Nsw 9o ri t aisy conHs ssenbIpm shef 4. z.
ing that in Kings. Queens and Richmond coun-
ties all persons found guilty q public intoxica-
shall DO punished by a fne of not less than So
nor more than $40, or by imprisonment in tho
Asssmbiyman Murray Wcmn:, II. ~ has a DiIi
compelling street surface railroad companies
power In Manhattan borough to employ an add.
tional conductor on each car between the hours
two conductors must have had actual expert.
ence as q gripman or motorman: Nine hours
shall constitute a days work for such addi-
tlonal conductor, and no person shall be as
signed to such duty who has during the Same
day been employed as d conductor. motorman
or gripman.
Assemhlyman Collins introduced n hill amend
ing the Domestic Relations law, by making valid
O marriage where the parties thereto subscribe
and acknowledge before an officer authorized to
take tho acknowledgment OF deeds an agree
ment stating tho names and places OF residence
Of the parties and that they take each other
for husband and wife. Tho officer taking
the acknowledgment must know that tho
DATtlpB making IL arc Tho nerSOnA who
executed the agreement, and he shall
deliver such agreement and certificate of HIS
acknowledgment to tho wife. Such marriage
agreements shall be recorded as are others now
authorized by law. Assemblyman Schmid
lDem., Kings) introduced IA bill providing that
bicycles shall have bells attached as we'll as
lighted lamps at night, and shall not be ridden
ordinarily faster than eight miles an hour, nor
upon q sidewalk or footpath In any city. town.
or village.
These other bills were introduced In tho AS
senbly:
Mr. Mlnke-ElIlnu 10 cent ratn far a avn-LnInnta