The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
TRE CANAL BILL PASSED.
or,ocRArIC AMENDMENTs VOTED
Oh DOvN IN THE SENATE.

.-,.,,,, senator NIcNuity OF Ainrs ln-
.,.c., Ills Municipal Ownership Biiis'
roh 1n-The Senate this afternoon
hLhNNi' IN IN nroyidc for an Investigation of
pnsseu a ,mo ooo cxpenditures on tho canals. The
the na,dy missed tho Assembly, and will
Dill . "oor,iyc approval in short order. It
roce''I Gov. Black to appoint not less than
eutno''s ,,nro than seven Commissioner to
five nor ,i.,tion Senator Malby of st.
make 'uo :, ,ho only Republican to oppose the
Lawren', :" ennl vote stood 80 to 10. Before
BILL anu ~ ,ton nm for discussion the Domo.
the Oh. wa" n obstruction tactics, and wran-
Gratis ,,rs ovcr tho committees report
Fleu y ,h,, hni.
ihlS'o' " r,,,nr v,nicl the three Democrats
s'"a'T' 1tsscrtiny from tho report, al.
,.orch none OF them was present ut the COM
thouh" Sa,i,r This discussion was finally
niue :, a,Icr and Senator Higgins moved
tu'0u o" ,hc rulcs so that tho bill might DO
,ossed forthwith. This was carried, ana the Dill
pas se. ~ n third reading by a party vote.
" a cantor then offered q number OF
"s,orts and argued for their adoption. He
ADS,od Tho commission to be subject to con-
""".,Ion Inv tho senate. lie declared that the
MINI uorted IN know why, after tho contract
pevps oworded TO the lowest bidder, the bid.
-. remuneration had been increased to q
w. w.. hirh.r thnn that of the highest bid re-
ssIvoa He proposed that the commission
ssarId be speclncally directed to inquire
,.,n this. He also wanted the commission
..mrolIed to hold public sessions. and de-
o"rsaa ,ho insertion of an immunity clause
sa .i,n.,ses. declaring that without this
~ could not DO compelled to testify
s.,o,or Elon r.. Brown said that no approved
=, .ome Of the amendments offered. but that
vi 'o" -, -. ossertial. Tho purpose In
none OF them was sen - .sost,..
Altering them was evident, as tnelr auoption
".n,a rorc,sitnte sending the bill back to tho
~ ,yhcre II had been passed by a margin
Assembly, where ~ d" : . =" ..aa 20.
,.oond trial. Tho Democrats thought that by n
WIN :, ohotruc,ion thew could make moro
course course 0 r,nitOI than they would by tho investi.
p.tion Itself.
ss TS" monuments were voted down by 40
votes, Senator Maloy supporting the Demo-
Gratis on the proposal for confirmation by tho
Senate.
On the final passage OF tho Dill senator cantor
,,a that Gov. Black could not politically DO
trusted with the power OF appointment ana
Senator Foley spoke on the same lines.
when Senator Malby's name was called no
IA. "T,n situation ia this. Two publio Off.
SAID: Inc s'tu"'ion 4 'n'. " p.D o
cials have asked an investigation, although no
~. has charged them with the commission of
QUO nao Tn. no,o,s,tv Gov onv irvo.t,oo.
any ouehce. ihe he'es'i'' ~
ton 10 not apparent to me. From q political
s'eDupVn' 49,. - ,as,,t d,,a.tror.1v tor
many things that may result oisas'rouSiy ior
the Republican party. Not that any fraud
q, ,tlo,v IN be deyeloped. but things that
=" nAo'' - iii - ., ho osn,.inad
will DO criticised ana VIII nave u 10 eHpiaiheu
will be discovered. l can say to my colleagues
mat before inc mn.s., : .nn. wv. I@m
al the invesugaLon tney want ~ ~ VII
IDpnu III bulDlllt l III W VNpldA thihk "uy
Probably there VIII not be discovered q single
criminal ect; ous Inat ID noo n ~ 70 nsop
Us IN MOI mater ~ a .'n H.. - rn;.ss " I'LL
begins. I am informed, on hlgn antnority, thet
the canals can ano o Se Coonnnpieoea matnouI tuoeAr
penaitute o, s2U:VoU'v1v ,naamdtosn say nov edaG =
sheii yote against any PrOposi ,bo E " spSmu " IL
otner aoiiar9 On them, slnce D. = El ~ ~ as
not ncss NOV c SSoa h III In = noIiticel q this hill
ss suicidal sGp and il It means n pDsi'i anything ing il time means ms
{urther APPROPRIATIONS for tnese TWO reasons
T q AGAINST X ,,
Tbe S Sin n oasn Senator pape,s hill leois.
nue. Improvement Commissioners and trans.
I TfiEsrihngInS eir Thu Iun Eli ~. 70 o,s Sne o USHmddi,s 80 9 thjr Of
NngmMays. lne oiiI WAS aiso ordSreu o y thtru
SesainE II inc Assembly, aIter Thfch Assempiy
Harvier. q a member Of the commission, sue
eeeaea IN having IL recomnltte9 LOT 2 nearing.
lieve St. Luke's Church from an assessment for
opening Convent avenue.
two billS Of last wear for q municinaI ownersSiin nf
public franchises. Thev nuthorize nnv CITY of
Inc 6rst class IN esta hIish constrnct ~, acov;ra
Nv conSemnstion nroceedinss y nIont for fabt'
M W sas vi eiectricIty, OF street raiiroads
r nnlh v oouhuaiies, WhetneT operateu On OF
oeIoM Ut ABOVE the surface OF the street., ana 10
conquer, manage ana operate. such lighting
WORKS or railroads by means OF Its Department
fCity Works or other like department, under
ii = eisIIpfrVisioh tits common Council or other
ssna,or Tim Siur,v,r introduced a It'll >, ,-.
vert Theatrical nanaaors go, ,aI.n copIS
ont IN M go ~ ,uSsnroSoLs y 'ahinB aStoTs
"a snt,iIaS aUa anu ieavihs mem stranaea. ~
an act 70 PUNISH FRAUDS commltteu
sfahet actors, ana provides That any person
Mno makes any raise statement or representa-
tloh 10 induce an actor to enter into n contract
70 render services and, after tho actor has left
the State, terminates the agreement or dis
charges the actor without pood and al, Al
cause, and fails to nav the money due and in
back to the place he started from. is guilty of a
misaemeanor punishable by q fine of $3.50 or n
IeaIs imprisonment, or both. The word actor
ID uenned 10 include any and all persons con-
nected with theatrical, dramatic. or operatio
representations.
These other bills were introducad IN tba
6enate: "O
Senate, p.t,.. mi,
Renarsiiv ,harsEhs OIL OK last year amending
Sensinr ~ eiec.ioh laM;
IN Inc S, ase-AuthorlEing the Appellate Division
Al al bna ~ rtheht 70 nN the salary OF the clerk
senator Lamy-Compelling railroads 10 nav a mar
ran b"y ~ ~