New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.


Makers hill regulating the hours of labor or drug
gists' clerks in the city of New-York making them
ten hours five week days. twelve hours on Satuf-
DAY and six hours Sunday, came up as speciai
order. It's sponsor said the objectionable features
of the measure which he had introduced last year
and which the MAYOR had vetoed. had been elifni
rated
Mr. Henry moved to recommt the bill for further
hearing lie said that nine-tenths of the drug
clerks were opposed to the bill. and not single
ono had appeared before the committee TO advocate
It's passage. He challenged those In favor OF the
hill to name any.
Mr. O'Connen OF New-York. and Mr.. Streffer. Of
Erie favored the bill The latter explained that,
while no drus clerks had appeared In person be-
fore the committee. they were represented by labor
organizations with which they were affiliated
The amendment was lost and the bill was passed.
30 to 26
These bills were passed:
Lqnor Tax law who fan 70 pay ysr the dn nne
shall SH ga TO- o sTer' Of Register of
Kings County q salaried one aid regulating the
4 bin Of the Fallows Investigating Committee
providing that the State controller shall APRON, ,
n ne ,wo for K XIX at an salary
5000 and necessary travelling expenses
The Chair handed down report Of the the, confer
s snGe committee nit on on s ssr i rs
recess taken at o'clock until p m. oo,.
sideration when the Assembly met for the even
ing session. 49,, So ,,.o oraa,,or ~ q
new Statutory Revision Commission was advanced
Codes for further hearing.
These bills were passed:
F. c Brennans. authorizing the New-York City
Police Board to inquire into the dismissal from tne
force Of Patrick Ginley. and In us discre"on 'e"
Senator Ford's continuing the Network City
Aqueduct Commission in office until the co'nl'e''o"
OF the work
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate this morning unanimously confirmed
the nomination of John NJ. Kellogg. OF Ogdensburg.
to be Judge Of the Court Of Claims TO succeed
George NJ Becbe
Senators Grady and Elsberg engaged in contro-
,-ersy over the bill introduced by Senator tispers
authorizing the Board of Estimate and Apporuoh-
ment to audit the claim Of the New-York produce
Exchange for expenses incurred In the pursuit
capturo and extradition of William r. Foster VINO
as Senator Elsberg explained had empehEleu WV
900 from the Exchange. The bill was hhai'y au-
vanced to third reading. Senator Gradys motion 10
strike out the enacting clause being lost by tie
vote OF II to II.
Senator Grady objected the progress of the
bill introduced by Senator Ford. providing Tor inc
establishment Of Silver Lake Park. in richmond
County on the ground that 1t was opposed by sen
ator Havens. the authorized representative OF 'he
people OF the county. His protest was unaVaihhg,
as tho nil was advanced by strict party vote OF
% to 10.
Senator Raines's bill proposing amendments 10
the Election law. which. he said. were designed 10
remove defects in the law discovered by super
intendent McCullagh was taken up. and senator
Grady attacked the section defining rules for de-
termining the residence of voters. He said they
would dsfranchise thousands OF voters In New
York II required that a mans voting residence
should be where his family lived There were
hundreds Of business men in New-fork VINO hau
held voting residence there for many years as
matter of choice and convenience, but whose ram
lilies lived in Westchester County. lie asserted tha'
this rule would work a great hardship TO these
men The section which provided that no person
could maintain a residence In any public building
would disfranchise the janitor OF every puohc
school who under the law. were obliged TO live in
the building Hundreds OF other officers OF public
institutions would be disfranchised.
Al this pont Senator Ellsworth interrupted the
discussion TO propose recess. with the under
standing that the debate should he resumed upon
reconvening Recess til 4:3o o'clock was taken
When the Senate reconvened Senator Ranes
asked 10 have the Election law amendments laid
Zelda ord further discussion delayed until
another time
Mr. Schoeneck's bill to provide that In a divorce
proceeding copy OF the pleadings shall be served
upon the correspondent came up. Senator Grady
said he believed the law would be the cause OF
more perjury than any other statute. as any guilty
named n
bent upon himself to protect his good name TO deny
tho charges against him. There was no neces-
sity for the BILL the existing law afforded OPP
portunty for the correspondent 10 appear ii he de-
sired to do so.
Senator Msckey cited a recent divorce case as
an instance of the necessity for this bill The law
would not compel the correspondent TO come In ana
testify II he did not desire but would give him
the right to appear.
Senator Maby said there were many cases where
husba nd and wife agreed that they should be d.
vorced and mutually agreed upon correspondent
The person thus named should have the right 10
come into court and defend his good name anu
character. -, - -. ..o,ua
that II would practically force person into court
10 defend himself and an indirect way or levy
ing blackmail. Despite these objections the Dill was
advanced to tho order Of third reading. 800,
Senator Grady offered an amendment TO the Diil
introduced by Senator Ford providing tnat me
bridge OF the New York Connecting Railroad Com
panY over the East River need not be higher than
The Brooklyn Bridge. providing that i shSuId De
used solely for railroad purposes. rms senator
Ford accepted. and the bill was advanced TO the