The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-12
ADJOURNMENT MARCH Is.
THE LE9IsLATURE WILL oUIT TEEN
OR ON MARCH 81.

Mr.. nixon Will Introduce . Resolution
Early Next week Providing FOR Final Adj
tournament on the Earlier Date-Hustiin
Legislation AIonE-A New Canal Vote.
ALBANY, March 11.-Early next week. proba-
bly, on Tuesday, Mr.. Nixon, the Republican
loader. will introduce in the Assembly the usual
concurrent resolution providing for the final adj
journment Of the Legislature on March 25. Mr..
Nixon says tho Senate is DESTROYS of adjourning
on that date. and that tho consideration Of the
Primary Election bill would DO the only ques-
ton that might delay final adjournment. Sena-
tor Higgins, Chairman OF the Senate Finance
Committee, said this afternoon that the Repub-
lican leaders would like to have an adjournment
by March %. and that IL the Legislature did not
adjourn on that date tho Assembly resolution
would be amended to provide for an adjourn
ment sine die on March 81 at the latest.
Assemblyman E.. G. Brennan introduced q bill
to-day, prepared by the State Comptroller. tax
ing the dividends of q foreign corporation doing
business in the State the same as those ofdomes
tic corporations. The bill is designed to meet q
recent decision of the Court Of Appeals ~favoring
foreign corporations in this regard.
Senator Higbie's Good Roads bill was reported
favorably in the Assembly to-day and was made
a special order on final passage for next
Wednesday.
Young Tim sullivan's bill empowering tho
State Comptroller to appoint an agent. at q
salary OF SO. 900, to take proceedings to revoke
auctioneers' licenses where they violats the
| auctioneer laws. vas reported favorably in the
Assembly to-day and restored to its place on
third reading. In committee the bill was
amended by providing that in New York city
and Buffalo auctionecrs shall pay q license Of
$4OO annually. to be paid to tho City Clerk. and
that tho law shall not apply to the sale by
auctioneers of horses. wagons. and carriages.
Among the other bills reported favorably In
the Assembly were:
Mr.. Marshall's. providing for non. partisan boards
of elections In each borough OF New York city.
Senator Whites uniform charter Tor cities OF the
Mr.. weekes's, to prevent evils and abuses in con.
nection with the placing out of children.
Mr.. Egan's. requiring laundrymen In New YORK and
Specifying each article and the number thereof.
This bill Is aimed at the Chinese laundrymen in New
York city.
Senator Cantor and Assemblyman Hill to-day
introduced q bill providing for the submission
TO n vote of the people at next falls election OF
s.. PrS 200 to c 20 'sI%e the uosI General eDs canal i@.
provcments. This Is the amount estimated, by
State Engineer Adams to be needed to complete
the work. No bonds shall be sold under the
provisions Of this proposed law on contracts let
or work done previous to Jan: 1, 1899. This
mittee. which was responsible for the inaugu-
ration Of the canal Improvements. The commit
canals ssG is app IS fr to the ., hsss oplni sSnt tTat q sh shs
should be no delay in submitting to, q vote of tho
people the question OF completing the Work.
Tho Assembly passed these bills:
Mr.. Nixon's adding tho Governor. State Comp
troner: and Acknowledgment as e%x,ofhcto members
to the Board OF Trustees OF the Society for the Refor-
nation of Juvenile Delinquents in New York city.
providing that the other thirty members shall be
dent in New York city. and declaring that the real
estate Of the society shall not be disposed OF or cease
the consent OF the c~1.onicio trustees.
Mr.. Lowenthals. repeating the law or last year ON
powering the Federal Government to construct a sub
way in New York city, between the Custom house
lighting Federal buildings.
Mr.. Adler's. allowing the Sherin's ONCE in New
York county to be closed at . p. NJ. on Saturdays dur
ing the months OF July and August.
Senator Cantor's. making May {, 1898. Charter
Day. a legal holiday in New York, Kings, Queens.
Richmond. and Westchester co0ntles.
These bills were introduced in the Assembly:
Mr.. f. L. Smith. appropriating $4,000 to enable
director OF the United States Geological Survey in
making a topographic survey and map of the State.
Mr.. Burr, combining the designation by supervisors
of papers to publish tho session laws to strict party
papers.
Senator McCarren introduced a bill to amend
the New York city charter in relation to local
improvements. The charter now provides that
the words local improvement" shall be con-
any work the payment OF which was provided
for by the laws in force in such borough before
the charter went into effect. The bill proposes
! that they shall be construed for the whole city
old city OF New York.
Senator Raincs introduced q bill to permit
water works corporations to tear up the streets
and lay. relay, repair, and maintain pipes, when
ever they desire.
Senator Krum introduced q bill providing that
corporations shall be taxed upon the amount Of
capital stock invested or held within this State,
as well as the capital employed here.