New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-15
DEFENCE PLAN AT ALBANY.
RESOLUTION LOOKING TO GREAT"
EFFICIENCY OF THE MILITIA.

SENATOR M,Sr,rTY. ITS AUTHOR. INTENDS TO
PRESS Ir-MANY BILLS PASSED At LAST
NIGHTS SESSION OF THE SENATE.
rrY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Albany. March N-Major McNuy' VINO 'ep''
sents one Of the Kings county osha's 1o.erce
made his contribution to the National oe'' 49,,
sn,r,, to-neh, by submitting the following resou-
ton TO the Senate: ,a.o,
whereas In preparation for any crisis tnfea Cen
Ing ne honor or Sneo 81 in the
equipment Of the Army an? Nayy on the part Of
the several state governments be IN position
to effectively assist IL called upon by the Ma
9Ga Aam TSst Sd and no
IA hereby directed to report at once to ne Sen,
Ate ate ns m TO be be Of the most cec
service II required to answer an emergency '"''
from the General Government
Senator Ellsworth, the Republican leader. moved
thot the resolution be referred 10 the Committee
on Mllltnry Affairs but Senator Higgins objected
He said Il might involve an appropriation and'
therefore ought to be sent 20 the Committee on
Finance.
HAS the resolution been printed? inquirer
Senator Ralnes
NO; IT has not been printed" answered Senator
McNulty "and IN order that 1t may be acted upon
understandngly. move that II now be tabled IN
order that it may be printed. | regard It as an
important resolution. and / intend TO press II Tor
adoption at early day"
The resolution accordingly tabled.
The Senate passed the following bills this even
ing:
Senator Burnss, amending the Police Department
senator stranahan's. amending the building laws
Of New York Ciy by ALLOWING the ron x eI1efors
Senator CoTey's extending theatre licenses In
Senator Trush's to aid In the erection OF a monu-
mcnt to the martyrs who persisted in the prison
ships In NewYork TIarbor during the Revolution.
Senator Ford's, amending the Penal code relat-
Ing to the manufacture and sale Of spurious silver
brarian OF the Supreme Court First Department.
Senator Nussbaums comforting the rank Of colo
mel upon the superintendent OF the State Soldiers
and Sailors Home at Bath.
Senator Ford's, amending the New-York charter
relative 10 mechanics liens on account OF public
Mr. Cross providing for improvements IN tho
Soldiers and Sailors Home, at Path
Mr. Pekf S pE0Sing for the of con-
pSIs oh me 81 for sb anG on
road from Clinton Prison TO Saranac.
Senator Parsons's. to enable towns and cities to
use the Standard automatic voting or oallot-ma-
chimes at all elections.
Mr., Trips making the office of Supervisor in
Duchess County a salaried office
Mr.. Wallace's, amending the New-York charter
relative TO the collection Of certain taxes In the
annexed portion OF Queens County.
Mr.. Schoenecks providing for the reversOn 10
the county OF Kings of money due jurors for SER
vices but unclaimed and uncalled for
senator Raines called up n resolution that he
had previously introduced calling upon Congress
10 favor bounty measure FOR certain cf the New
York Volunteer militia who to the front In
1861. Senator Cantor suggested that this rather
a bad time 10 ask for a bounty Senator Raines
replied that he considered Il always in order
ask for recognition Of the services OF brave men,
Tho resolution adopted.
Senator Brush called up Assembyman THany's
bill 10 repeal the providing for a special jury
list I'm New-YOrk and Kings counties. The bill Is
Identical with one introduced early in the session
which Is still In the Committee judiciary in
spite Of several efforts to have II reported Sena-
tor Cantor requested that the matter should rot
be pressed in the absence of Senator Lexow chair
man OF the Committee Judiciary Senator Brush
moved TO take the bill from the table but
voted down.
Senator Grady introduced bill authorizing the
allowance OF the claim If Michael Shechan against
the city Of New-York for his reasonable expenses
ara counsel foes in defending himself In his trial
as police captain before the Board Of Police Com
miss.oners on charges Of having failed 10 suppress
policy shOps and lotteries in the Twenty-second
police precinct IN the summer Of 1896
Senator Davis, OF Buffalo. introduced a resolu-
ton asking the National Government to aid the
Pan-Amerlcan Exposition