New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
OFF DAY FOR LAWMAKERS.
FAcET1ous AND OTHER DoTNGs OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
rANMAYY EVIDENTLY NOT OPPOSED TO THE Po

rANMANY EVIDENTLY NOT OPPOSED TO THE Po-
LICE sr1ls-A FEW NEW MEASURES
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Albany Feb 1.-THE Legislature practically suS
pended operations to-day because OF the absence
OF most OF its members. owing TO the s'o'm' ."
though It made pretence OF doing some "oiN
This afternoon some New-York members arrNeu
who had been nearly twehH'lo"i "' ...,
road ,.o5
Among them was Senator Grady who intimated
that he had discovered while In New-hork 'na'
The leaders OF Tammany Hall were not as ser III
their opposition TO the bills aoohshhs tne 80
Roard OF Police and substituting one Police com
-r,ssioner as he had thought they were When ne
returned home on Friday last Senator crazy MN
self had seen no objection 10 the proposition 10 sep
arate the Bureau OF Elections from the cohIOl u
~ police Department Since then Richard Croker
has manifested some disposition to look 1aNo'ao,Y
,,,or The bill which proposes 10 put one man IN
charge OF the Police Department. ana senator
cra6v nrohably forecasted this change OF pohc! oS
Mr. Croker when he stated tonight that 4ainI""i'S
Hairs opposition TO this bill was not as ne'Ve a"
he had honed Il would be. II is probable that .he
Renphbcan Senators and Assembymen Viii hoio
conference on the police bills this week
pocauss his name is Valentine. Assenplyfnan
pIaaman Of Kings. received basket OF choice
flowers from admring friends to-day
The Assembly session opened Win eoai0e'
quorum These bills were passed;
Mr. wares. providing that poor defendant nI wnI
has been indicted shall not he allowed 10 pead unti
ooNnses scbosnsck 1as pfovidng that all Jurors who
have served and entitled 10 pay IneiI, 'e3ciaIs
m995 hef9Ts peceber 81 Of the year succeeding or fol-
lowing the year in which such sei''''
dercd ,. 80
Mr. Roche suggested that the Chair appoint re-
1,ef committee 20 go to the assistance OF the Ne"
York and Kings County members VINO were s.al.eG ei
in the blizzard Either this should be done urseu
Mr Roche or the further business oI ''e ''O1
should be dispensed with
Mr. DELANEY offered a resolution that Mr koche
re delegated as committee of one to notify to the
State Board Of Charities the horrible su'e'l"eS
- which the members OF the House were sub
jected in the snowbanks on the cast sac Oh ',e
Hudson and request that honorable BODY 10 'ake
immediate action for their relief; also that MI
Roche be allowed the sum Of $40 for liquid supphes
10 fortify himself for the dangerous task IN hahu'
Nj Roche replied that he doubted If SO would be
sufficient 10 keep him supplied with stmuiahts' ou'
as oae train mad already arrived, ne deemed '"e
resolution unnecessary IT, ~ x-o-u Son
aior IN his when the Senate session VRSnvu RTn,
mis- morning and he with Senator Boyce OF Troy,
and senator Mackey. OF Bunalo represented the
4 message was Received from the Govern9r re- re,
nominating OTIS H. smith, Of Batn' ana j. MS.sQe S.G
Shoemaker, Of Eluira, 10 be trustees OF the S,aSe
Soldiers and Sal ors Home. at bain hatL a ooZeil s
bills introduced. and after hVe-mlhu'e seS-
sion the Senate adjourned.
NEW BILLS.
one Of them came from Senator sullivan ana
would abolish the death penalty for murder SUD-
s,ituting for It life imprisonment
Senator Amber introduced a measure INTENDED 10
secure pure food for the inhabitants OF the state
II provides for an investigation Of food products oy
q corps Of chemists be employed by the state
Agricultural Department. the result Of the inNesu-
cation u form a special report 10 the next Legs
iature The bill appropriates $4,000 for the purpose
Of carrying on this work me measure Got'Se 90 ne
from The State Agricultural Department, ana - NE
result Of the experience of the chemist or the De
partment. Although his work could he only super
fcial ne has found within a brief period 70 eIoss
Violations of the Pure Food laws. They include a
counterfeit coffee bear made of dough ana spllnnIeo
with the extract Of coffee. The make ol bedh Is 50
perfect that when mixed with real coffee. as II Is
when sold to consumers. II is almost Impossible 10
1ell il Specimens of chalk and white cay taken
from aduiterated -four. and tea dust whlch formed
a part OF a tea compound, are also SHOWN. ,,
Assemhlyrnan Henry dropped into the box Dill
20 amend the Naturalization law by AIDING sec
lion recurring that naturalization paper shaH
contain in addition the usual statements a de-
tailed description Of the person TO Whon II IS