The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-22
NV MAKING IN ALBANY.
.,.rnLrMAN OLIVER PROPOSES
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AISLE a noon TRUST
m.,,, or Title apa Guarantee coua-
1870. Resolutions OF eJuapathH Tor ehe
r.-uiss Of the Msine's Slo'i1's = n'ha
.ss.s, ana introduced In Tpeth Houses
,,,,sy Feb. 2l.-Assemblymsn Oliver tDem.,
work., to-nightintroduced two investigating
...o,u,Ions aimed at vested business interests.
ns,h resolutions were referred TO the ways ana
,r,,ns Committee. inc hrst euthoriAeS tuo
No. n, the Assembly to appoint q special
spos ~, NJ Ave members to investigate and
onmias Tho oYairs OF title and guarantee com.
e md TO report within twenty days q bill
pSu,sr ,or its object tho establishment OF q
a.'.. hrreau. or q bureau In any subdivision OF
".s,.,, which shall examine into and guar
-. ,,t,e, to real estate upon . plan similar 70
~ "Austrnlian system" Of guaranteeing and
AS,-iro titles. Tho resolution authorizes the
".mrittee to send for persons ana papers ana
IN employ a stcnographer.
~. thar resolution declares that \ book
-, .,I,,s in this state, within whose province
~. "a nroyido books and stationery for tho
u,hlic schools, and that the prices therefor have
~, maintained by the alleged monster at an
.,orhitant figure. The resolution authorizes
N, anpointment Of o special committee OF hve
m,mbers to investigate and report on the opera
t,ous OF the alleged monster, and empowers the
s.mm,ttse to summon and examine witnesses.
WHEN "voune" Tim sullivan's bill reducing
A.. rrioe OF electric lights In New York city to
.hr.sounrtors Of o cent an hour for zach In
s.ndsscent light and four cents an hour for
..,h arr light came UP on second reading there
-. demend from all parts Of the house that
a, h. recommitted for q hearing. which was
aon. A similar course was followed with ref.
.rcnce to another measure OF young" Tins
which Incorporated Eugene T~readwell, Nathan
ottinper. Herman J. Katz. B. franklin Defrece,
Ia Edgar NJ. johnson MS the New York Water
and Electric Power Company Of New York City.
Assemblyman Tinany's bill repeating the law
~ 1896 providing for q special Commissioner
NJ Jurors for criminal cases In New York and
Kinos counties was ordered to q third reading
IN the Assembly and recommitted for q hearing.
Tho Assembly by o rising vote adopted tho
following resolution offered by Aesemolymen
Kelsey OF Livingston:
Whereas, Tho loss Of the battleship Maine in the
h,rbor OF Havana, involving the sacrifice or the
live, Of hundreds Of men enrolled in the service Of
,h,,r country, appeals to the spirit OF humanity and
patriotism Of all our 9itiIsnsi and c,,,,.,. a, r.v
Whereas, Many OF the deaa "ere c''ihen' Oh ne"
hG Rl,sised, That the Assembly hereby manifests is
.HprsSSi'ssl E ,S Ss ' of, Sea,1 ana men Of the bsssieesnip
Maine in the moments following the dread disaster,
and s1 %SS me-. .s' ,h sl@P SeasS, 70 while lille 1n%lltsi IN the the
dignity and honor of their county nSg;
r aSistSs to secretary eass r Of tho Navy.
Aucmblyman Scholum introduced d . bill max
ing the New York and Brooklyn Bridge free to
Hssemblyman Cullen introduced Q bill provid.
or hold office in New York city who is not a resi-.
ds ass 81 aSH Grsy u! Marshaii @Rep.. kfinss5 Intro:
duccd q proposed law to govern primary cleo
Assemblyman Phillips of Now York city in
troduced \ bill providing that o marriage may
be annulled where ono OF the parties has become
been such for five consecutive years and ad-
Judged incurablS;
sembly:
Nj. Cra~btree-Exempting licensed auetioneers %
tually engaged in that business from jury duty;
ing and loan associations Incorporated under the laws
Of this State to invest their deposits and income in
the same securities savings banks are allowed to
Mr. ~waiIace-Reduoins from I'VE to three the num-
members OF the queens County board, one to be
elected in the First ward. one in the Second and Third
borough.
These bills were passed in tho Assembly:
III. Lowenthal's. releasing ST. Lukes Church in
AssIork city from assessments for extending Sc.
III. Davis's. prohibiting railroads ON Rush and
aymer streets and Division avenue. in Brooklyn
borough, without the consent Of a majority Of prop
Senator cantor-Providins that all debts that may
Hereafter be contracted by any person may become
s iT%sa,s's ,So6 due t and , payable s,, At the b, option Of the
thereof shall not have expired. whenever such
debtor or person or persons principally liz.
benefit of creditors. or being insoIvent shall
transfer or mortgage his property or suffer or procure
ment with the intent to prefer or defeat one or moro
Of his creditors. The provisions Of this act, however,
snail not he so construed as to mature q dol against
esurety guarantor or person secondarily liable. nor
any claim or demand which shall have been secured
~ MORTGAGE. pledge or other transfer until the cred
for holding the security shall surrender the same.
The Senate passed these bills:
Nj. Adlers, exempting the University Settlement
Senator Pages. fixing at $4,000 the salary OF the
o. marie c,sIk ~ Part H.. Special Term. supreme
Senator krlm'S, permitting a transfer tax on Gov
eminent bonds.
Senator Pages. to prevent the adulteration of lin
seed oil.
Senator Coggeshall introduced . bill prohibit
ing q city from undertaking any business with
0u1 nrst occurring any existing franchise and
After the transaction of routine business the
Of the I.n S = t n9" Iossn Ta Sn GeTo oe " 70 e@io o
a,ter which they adjourned out of respect to his
The Statutory Revision Commission has pre-.
parM, a I'm TO codity the laws relating TO the
paole school system. to be known as. the Educa-
u9n law; It Is intended to be q revision of the
70 ne public school system. and also to private
ipstltutions OF learning under supervision of
the university, The bill would again per-
mI Tho Bible 10 be read in the
Hrh,o's. a few years ago objection was
made to this by the parochial schools, because 1t
was ne English Bible that was read. The pres
ent OH! wonld permit reading from either or
Any version. but it must be without note or com.
ment; The public schools shall provide instruc.
Rfhio IN gop1 morals, and for that purpose the
nlole may nc read. either as a part of the school
exercises or otherwise. Instruction under this
ProSis'on shall also be given from such other
oooks or n such other manner as the State SUI
perlhtenrGnt OF Public Instruction may pre-
scrioe. The presen. law does not prescribe any
course OF instruction in morals.
hrookiSn thorough Gas Company.
ALBANY. Feb. 2l.-The Brooklyn Borough
uas company was incorporated to-day by the
secretary OF State, with a capital of $500 DOC.