New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Der tonight.
Senator McCarren. Immediately upon the Lieu,eh-
ontGovernor calling the house to order, intro
duced the bill providing for the creation OF com,
r,,ss;on 70 erect a municipal building on the oiock
bounded by Chambers and Reade sts broadway
and Centre-st.. New-York CITY -
Tho Nrst hill on the general-order calendar was
the Lansingburg Charter bill. which had peen oe.
fore tho Senate for over two months. senator
Bracket said he thought all the members wele
ca familiar with II that no debate would De re-
ouired without protest 1t was permit'e" ~ "'
vance TO the order Of final passage
Senator Mackey's bill providing that In an appif-
cation to a court for order to show cause why az
Injunction shall not be issued against II liau.
union the order shall not be issued uht,i lne
union shall have an opportunity TO be heard Gre
ated n long discussion Senator Bracketts mo',on
IN s,rike out the enactng clause was hnaly cariieu
by vote of 10 TO is.
rAIJOWs COMMITTEE BILL IN PERIL.
hill nrescuted by the special committee APP
nointed 10 investigate the Surrogates oiice IN new"
York was called up. 1t provided that appia'Sei'
hare,ofore appointed by the Surrogate shaiI De APP
o,r,ed nv the State Controller 1t was opposed by
senator Grady. who declared that 1t was simply
another grab for patronage. III was III "ne WIN
the policy Of the Republican Legislature 10 'aho
from the people of New-York their right oi sei
government 49,, -
Senator Ford said 1t was legislation which was
damanded nv every decent citizen OF New-fork III
was the reform which the committee whose IN
yestgation resulted in the resignation OF ourrosa'e
Arnold demanded. 1t would stop the delays IN i'ihs
appraisals which resulted In the levyng OF oiach-
mail.
for the appointment by the Controller OF two APP
praisers for Erie County and one for every o'her
county of the State at a salary Of 4oW a year each
II II was a good thing for New-York ana Kings IL
should be good in Erie and other couhues "he'e
there were Republican Surrogates
Senator Ellsworth said these appraisers were only
those who had to deal with the transfer tax and
the money belonged to the State The greater part
of the tax came from the money centre OF tne
State and 1t proper that state ofhcer shouiu
be appointed 10 take charge OF H.
Senator Bracket did not believe the Dill eiuher
right or polite II believe" said he. that the
great majority of criminals are Democrats. but
am not ready to subscribe TO the proposition that
every Democrat is a criminal. II this bill Is good
for New-York and Kings ii Is good for the rest OF
the State and II IL proposed 10 infct this bill
upon the whole State there would not be four sena-
tors In this circle to vote for II"
Senator Ford said Senator Bracket seemed to be
particularly alarmed about taking away the pre-
negatives OF the Surrogates of New-York. when the
fact was that both the Surrogates approved OF H.
Upon what authority do you make that state
ment?" interrupted Senator Martin.
Upon the authority of the chairman Of the
Il deny that statement" shouted Senator Mar
tin. 1T is not So. .......
well. I willing to let the assertion stand
against the denial" Senator Fords retort.
81 agree with Senator Grady" said Senator
Coggeshall, that this is simply and purely grab
and always from the Controller. In It's original
form It related TO bare OF the o@
cry against ii. At that time Erie County mad
TO- appy only to Rings and Erie
ties. The bill then defeated, as it should be
A standing vote was called for on Senator Gradys
motion to strike out the ens &C eiausf ana II
Coggeshan, Feeter and Malby voting with the
When the Committee of the Whole reported the
bill with the enacting clause stricken out senator
Ford moyed to dsasree ana TINS yo Tas b b
Republicans The bill. therefore, mas some i'ie
yet
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS
The last Monday night session of the Assembly
called out a large attendance These bills were
passed
Senator Rainess, providing that railroad com;
Commissioners before mortgaging their property
Senator Ford's. authorizing casualty insurance
against loss and damage by reason of extending
credit 10 customers
Hudson Canal Company 10 dispose of It's canal run
ming from Kingston to the Pennsylvania coal fields,
and changing its corporate name 10 Inc De'a"are
and Hudson Company"
Mr. Wissels legalzing the certificates issued to
school teachers in the counties OF Queens Nassau
and Richmond before the adoption OF the Greater
New York charter.
MIR Green's eIempting from taxation the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church Of ST. James In New-York
City.
Mr. McEwans, limiting the aggregate amount of
deposits in savings banks to the credit OF any In
dividual TO 5000.
The Annual Appropriation bill was called up by
Mr.. Aids and passed without opposition Mr..
Palmer asked II there any item in 1t for inves-
tigating committees to which Mr.. Aids replied In
the negative saying that such items would be In.
serted In the Annual Supply bill
DONNELI.Y ANTITRUST BILL PASSED.
Albany April Ex-senator Donnelly's Antitrust
bill was passed by the Assembly tonight by
vote of 1O5 10 2 Messrs. Gherard Davis of New
York. and H. s. Sage OF Albany, voted In the mega
tive.