New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Albany Feb n-when the Senate met 'his
morning Senator Ellsworth presented numpei VI
v.t,,ons for the preservation of the sancty Oh III"
sabbath and s tor Esberg presented a pe'i'io"
from the New-York Board Of Trade urging 'ne
Legislature to appropriate at LEAST e0 Nv, ''
Pan-American Exposition at Bunaio IN iNi' -,
The Senate Immediately tooh up "'
bills and these were passed:
,re1t Of sdepath Commissioners in each county, r IN
the State in the discretion OF the So erc 81
Senator Piunkitts authorizing further apIPrU
priations for the maintenance New-york City
In the Committee OF the Whole the codihcatioh o.
.,a prison laws was taken up for discussion ano
Senator Armstrong made vigorous protest aeai"S'
the methods Of the Statutory Revision ComnhsSioIN
He said the duties OF this Commission were "'e'''
10 codify and revise the laws, but II TOOK upon
itself the responsibility OF creating new Jaws anu
usurpins the duties Of the lawmakers MS "''
he dsclared afforded an illustration OF this usurpa-
ZION ~ mower for Il created new laws when 'ufeu
over all the county jails and penitentianes oi ''o
State 10 the State Prison Commission.
Senator Bracket called attention TO the Iact 'ha'
q great section Of the Code Of Civil Procedure was
,ncorporated in this act. and thus brought 1or'h
snother nrotest from Senator Malby. He declared
that ~ the LEGISLATURE continued under the aole
and distinguished guidance OF some OF us ieso
rev,sers the people Of the State would not KNOW
where 10 look for their laws IL 'oue Vi w
Procedure meant anything, II should contain the
methods OF procedure from the time an action was
Instituted until II completed ana ne oiu "o.
hal,eve that any provision OF the Civil Code shouu
be taken out to be incorporated In any specla ACT
Senator Ellsworth declared his belief that none
of these revision bills should be passed no" vi
mill such time as the Commission should nave
eonpieted lis work Of revision lie did not oeheVe
Cbo
NJ the STATUTORY Revision Commission but that II
should receive careful consideration from the
legislature 49,
The matter was finally disposed Of Temporarily
by an agreement that the bill should ne recon-
United 10 the Codes Committee
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
In the Assembly to-day on motion of Mr Lewis
of Monroe the statutory Revision Commission
p, son bill on order OF second reading. was re-
CO .proitte0 20 me Committee on state PRISONS
The following bills were passed
AIR HIS providing for the appointment OF
rks 20 Supreme Court Justices in the bisn'"
~ IN e d-ienwoods. 10 permit veterinary surgeons
vfo lied 10 register as required bN IA" - 40
50 lpor cling tn necessary aH'S'''S VII"
ir cough,rys anordne relief 70 those ye'eT i
i5.n+ical with tn Greenwood hill. VI, xyaobt
~ D9Wss. permitting me ~ ts,,iee. dispose
~ ~ roo,teag. real estate the value OF N'lo''
NEW BILLS.
Th4 fol owing bills were introduced to-day:
r,, senator Cogg, shail-Annexing TO Utica part
OF New-iiar ford , ,,, tho, ,,benever
III suroIls Of any insurance corporation Shd' -
- n.r cent u The insurance ouistandlhe So
., shall be- distributed among inc po'i'S
IN Senator Warner-Increasing the saiaIlts ~
,ba' CONT interl refers in fhc boroushs OF |"''7
a. X .br1ood from t2pN| 10 5000. - 49,
.nator Ravens Authorizing me annual ~
nr,friation hv Ncw-York city of $.W lQI 'ls
Richmond County Society for the PTeNeHuo" %
Cruelty TO Children. 49,, ,2o, 100 - com
IN Sir Degrav Appropriaung Ne,l" 10 'o"'
nj T. fge attn Regiment Armory in 5io" "a
-, Ain C;ross1nau- Amending the IaW IN ' go.
60 the sr1Dtrira Of title 10y tho city ~ N'" ",N
~ nubrr place bounded by Tremoni ave. i'uruL
siae ave and Webster-ave. IN the lWeh lE-Iou, ~
Ward TIE bill throws the whole expense o" ''e
Nv MIR. Mazei make provision for the Pug
che.e II books FOR judicial III rares IN lhe rtn
Dsnartrnent and appTOpriatng the uheA ehut ~, ro,
ance Of the fund for clerks ana ehp'o!'s I'O'"
last year. ~, -. c,,o-,ne Of Kings
- N-eg-York counties close their Orlces az
ing the months Of July and August al p H. ILL.,
stead OF , m - ...... e+ocl connenies
., tcornafe in this State. II reduces the cor PoIa-
,,or tax from one-eighth TO one-n1ueth Oi 1 PO'
cent Of the amount or capi'aL