The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-28
FALLOWS'S BILLS PASSED.
sly SURROGITE MEASURES GET
THROUGH TIE SEN TIE.

,ows special committee. which investigated
the Surrogate's Office Of New York county.
rasscd the Senate tonight. These are: one
nroyiding that the Surrogate Of the county
sLali, on Monday of each week. cause to be
published those appointed as appraisers,
referees. guardians and administrators during
the preceding week another providing that no
executor or administrator shall be credited
anon his accounting with fees or funds of
the estate unless the same shall have been
rropcrly taxed 10y tho Surrogate: q third
amending the Code Of Civil Procedure relative
10 the application for ancillary letters another
relating to inventory appraisal OF the estates OF
dcredrnts: Il nth providing that. unless IA ref
erer's report is passed upon by tho Surrogate
within ninety days Of its submission il shall be
considered as confirmed. the same as IL the
Surrogate had confirmed it within that time.
md a sixth amending the Cod. OF Civil Pro-
csdure relative to the service ~ citations by
publication.
By a unanimous vote. Senator Raines sue
ceeded in having the Senate to-day pass the
Assembly bill establishing II Department Of
Elections in New York city which Is not to be
under the supervision Of the Police Bonrd. A
Board of Elections to be known as the Depart
ment Of Elections Is to be appointed by the
Mavor to consist OF four persons, the appoint
ments to be made as follows:
Two upon the nomination Of the Presidents
Of the respective county committees OF the
counties within the city Of New York OF the
political party which at the general election
next preceding that for which the said board
IL to serve cast the highest number OF votes in
the State. aud two of them upon the nomina-
tion Of the Presidents OF the respective county
committees OF tho counties within the city Of
New York OF the political party which at tho
c,noraI pIartipn ppXt prppalinp that for yyhich
said board is 70 serve cast the next high
est number OF votes in the State, and
unless sooner removed. shall hold Office for
SIX years and until their successors shall he
appointed and shall have qualified. Each OF
the Commissioners shall receive a salary
OF $1,000 a year. No more than two Of the
Commissioners shall. when either OF them Is
appointed. belong to the same political party
or be OF the SAINT political opinion OH State and
national politics.
The bill was amended on motion OF Senator
Raines to-day by inserting the following pro-
visions:
The term Of office OF the Chief OF Bureau
Of Elections. and OF all the officers. clerks. as
sistants and employees Of the present Bureau
% Elections and its branches. shall terminate
sixty days after the passage OF this act. unless
such officials are sooner removed. Within
sixty days after their appointment the Board
Of Elections shall appoint such officers
clerks, assistants and employees. and n chief
for the Borough of Manhattan. whose salary
shall be $1,000 per annum. as may be neces-
eary for the proper conduct of the business of
the bureau and shall Ak their salaries. which
shall not be in excess Of those now paid to
officials filing like places"
The bill is to take effect on May 81 next. 1t
will pass the Assembly tomorrow as amended
IN the, Senate under an emergency message
from the Governor.
Senator Raines had another bill Of his ,lnan-
imously lassed by tho Senate to-day. 1t en-
braces his amendments TO the Election law.
s t]P,sai@Ss' di Mffiai''ffhhi fills q bin '9 Will a siso pRss TIN
Assembly tomorrow under an emergency
message from the Governor.
In the Assembly to-day the Committee on
Rules r%eEorted, for final passage Senator
superintendent .lIcCuiIagii. and authorizing
him TO increase his deputies from 100 to 200
traiic Leader Palmer and several Tammany
Hall members fought the, bill on its final pas
s ssSs sS and: %winE xo to the tsm , nnrarv n 81 ,nS h%Ir
The consideration OF the bill was postponed
until tomorrow morning.
Hamilton Fish of Garrison,s as q member Of
York State Reformntory in course Of erection
In Ulster county. Mr.. Fish received the COM
p5i%emt Of having his no m grdo TnGn MIN ,bs
Democratic leader. Mr., Fish is appointed to
succeed the late George II. Bush.
Under an emergency message from tho Gov
ernor the Senate passed to-day Senator Whites
uniform charter for cities q the second class
killed ,Assemblyman Mazet's Auctioneers' bill.
This is the bill which authorizes the Comp;
was Killed through the defeat OF a motion, bv
ayes 8, noes -. to suspend The rules SO that
the bill could be passed out of its regular order.
For the first time this session the senate
Committee on Rules TO-DAY reported q bill Tor
Passage. 1t, was Assemblyman Hills bill;
twentv' Years improvements upon. bSulkReads
upon land thirty feet under the waters
e II the the Ssef INTEREST st Is jsi t tie B .haf 5ss and nd
ONO Hallway Company. which had a law
sonsrguc te ESIs heS Sssr sroa aGS s tli3T'TP siian ID fo 5G
use as terminals. After, an extended debate
The bill! was Killed on final passage by a vote Of
Voted with the Democrats against the hill, and
Senators Rice and Cofcy with the Republicans
Senator Ford's bill providing that continual
s6ssnc" for Aye years Of defendant n a d.
thall he sufficient evidence to substantiato an
action for divorce was lost in the Senate to-
Gay uy 4 vote Of ayes to ~ noes:
ror.el for passage Senator Marshal's, bill.
ES " The ''! SSw ' 4"4 fir"c eItn a Of fannGl irf f%r fiifs
years instead of twenty- lv" as is provided by
r., ,SSs ! G5%a,Sr f6 NG tSn Y iii is sf e" Ts.e Mr.; lyH mS1sd
rs immedinte, passage; but tho objection Of
AStemblyman Kelly Of Albany prevented such
action. aud the bill takes its place on the As;
srmbly calendar and will probably be passed
tomorrow.
The Assembly passed without opposition the
bl Of tn" Senate Finance Committee appro-
nriatlng $4,000 for, the compensation OF the
counsel designated by the Governor to assist
IL" At'orney-Ceneral In prosecuting the al;
lleged canal frauds under the General Canal
Improvement act.
III" Annual Supply hin was reported to the
assembly from the conference committee to-
night and the report OF the committee adopted.
The bill will he passed tomorrow.
without any opposition the Assembly, to-
night, passed Senator Grady's bill providing
mat tho Municipal Assembly of New York city
shall have full power to regulate the use Of
esery building used rs a hotel in New York
.citT, IN so far as. tho use thereof. NAV involve
me safety ot the inmates in case OF fire. by such
ordlnanceSI' resolutions only NJ may be pre-;
pared and'':J mmended to the said Municipal
assembly - he head Of the Department OF
Buildings
COY iLN,, Welt sent to tho assembly to-day a
.e,n"tl Meister's hill making eligible to an
hrndintire office any member Of the Municipal
Assembly "f New York city who shall resign
X membership in such body. The Governor
th'nks the present provision. Of the charter
uFon this question should not be disturbed.