New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.

the annual Appropriation bill. win the @e""'o
amendments this morning at the opening VI '''
Assembly Mr. Aids moved to non-cohcur J" ',''
amendments, and that o conference Commute w
appointed The Char appointed as the coh'nlu.e'
Messrs Aids Kelsey Costello. Palmer ana F't@-
gerald
Mr. Maher OF New-york. moved 70 oischafse "'e
cities Committee from the further consideration o.
his bill providing that eight hours shall constitute
legal days work for members Of the ponce ioroe %
New-York city.
Mr. Mazei chairman Of the committee. opposed
the motion. II M Maher's bill became law NJ
coutendod (. would cost Ncw-York city several
millions Of dollars II would require DECIDED IN
crease ~ the present force. The Controller ana
other city officials opposed to tho Dill ana
that was The main why it was held IN com
mittee.
Mr.. Green. speaking for the potion, relerrru W
the Mazet committee to investigate the New-i orN
CITY departments saying that tho Police Depart
ment. courted investigation.
The motion 10 discharge was defeated by a vote
Of IS to Il.
Mr. Mlles's bill fixing tho legal rate OF interest
I'm the state al . per cent lost hy vote OF ~
to -
Senator Wilcox's bin providing that the Police
commissioners Of Auburn shI he appointed by
the Mayor instead Of elected the same as the
Water and Fire Commissioners precipitated 1T
tie 70. the minority opposing it's passage Ater
call of the house had De'n orpeT'u IL "dS P"79''
by vote Of rs To ~
Tho minority made another stand on senator
Stranahans bill providing that the School Com
mis- soners OF the city Of Oswogo he appointed oy
the Mayor instead Of elected heretofore inc
amendments offered by Mr.. Palmer changing the
terms Of office 40 that no Commissioners shall serve
six continuous years were defeated. and the D'i'
passed by n vote o. 70 to 50
Three of the bills submitted by the Fallows In
vestigating Committee were passed. The hrst one
provides for tho publication I'm the ofhcial law
paper OF New-YOrk County once a week oy the
Surrogate OF all appraisers transer-thX appraisers
special guardians, referees and temporary admin
lsrators appointed by him during the preceding
week The second provides that no executor or adj
minstrator shall be credited upon his accounting
with appraisers fees unless the estate shall be so
taxed. The third provides for the appointment OF
special guardians IN transfer-tax proceedings
Mr. Green's bill exempting the real estate Of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association OF New-Nork city
from taxation passed.
The Cities Committee reported in favor Of the
passage OF these bills:
Mr. Adler's exempting from all city assessments
the property Of the Isabella Heimath. in Amstsr-
MIR. Cottons. exempting from taxation the prop
erty Of the New-iork County Medical Society
estate Of tho Educatona Alliance H and Of the rn
yerslty settlement Of NewYork city:
Mr.. Fallowss, exempting from taxation the COL
ored Home and Hospital Of New-York
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
There were several absentecs each side Of the
Senate this morning. and there seemed to be
general understanding that the important politlcal
measures should be laid aside to permit of clear
ing from the calendar OF bills to which there was
no political objection. These bills were passed:
Senator EIsberg's consolidating the Educational
Alliance and the Hebrew Free School Association
IN" Court Of Claims to hear and determine the
claim OF Westchester and Orange counties for
paid on TOO high valuations OF property IN
Senator Elsworth's appropriating 10000 for
continuing the acquisition OF land in the Adiron-
senator cogqeshars permitting the trustees Of
rails or tablets for erection In any public building
Mr.. Trainor's authorizing the Board Of Estimate
and Apporonment OF New,Iork city 20 near ana
af as Sa ha w4m for a and
disbursements Incurred by chapman as Isa % ponce
senstor Elisworths apRroprs,tns ,S Gssn for the
erection of armory In the village OF Me9na; ;
|S,phI pbiIlipses Enabling the Police Commissioners
OF New-York TO rehear and determine the charges
Tr Mazef's releasing the Young Women's set
tlement Of Network from taxation for perioo o'
Senator Amblers. regulating the size of apple
pear and potato barrels
The Senate took a recess for luncheon. At its
afternoon session it Immediately resolved nsen
into Committee Of the Whole and began the con-
sderation of bills in general order. the hrst 10
be taken up the codhca ton or the prison iaNs
prepared last year and many times AMENDED since
II was advanced to the order Of final passage with
out objection.
The Mather bridge bill granting authority 70 con-
struct experimental plan OF orlGse p $500
from which shall be hung water wheels for the de-
velopment of power received long consdera'lno on
II was passed by the Legislature last wear put
failed OF approval by the Governor. Senator
Mackey explained that the plan had been approves U
gress and the bridge would not interfere h.s WIN
navigation 1t was not designed f9r the ne os saeso OF
m nly ' Of aower II successful i would be Of
Mr Mather asked no PRIVILEGES except the right to
make the experiment; The experimehhttyal spaii
cost Mr. Mather 10000. and the contemplated
bridge would cost 10000 =. 49,. ,-o,,s,or tina,
after certain time the city Of Buffalo should re-
ceive per cent OF the receipts or the enterprise
senator Mackey said the gentleman from Roehes-
Ter armstrong; could see nOhng good Dn IN a1y nais
should have annexed Rochester as one OF IT'S
suburban towns as really WAS WAS nDT rsSnaus
II had not thought Of that" interrnpted Senator
Rn 2H %as @ by Senator Ellis
worth who made extended argument against
the bill which he said, under ;he guise Of an ex.
bridge charter, ana that to a private indiVidual
He objected to the granting Of such extraordinary
was finally advanced to the order OF final passage
The bill Of Senator Willis which PROVIDES !hat
attic brought into this State from Canada or other
States shall be examined by a veterinary before be
ing sold created an extended discussion. When OBJ
lection was first raised to 1t Senator Wills made
The significant remark that he understood there
was a combination against the bill. and II So II
was no for him to befriend It.
The hill opposed by Senators Mackcy'
Humphrey Higgins. and the solid Western New,
York delegation who asserted that e25Oo head oi
cattle had been brought into Buffalo last year ana
sold 10 farmers I'm Western New-Nork where they
had been fatteued and prepared for the market
This was declared TO be an important and growing
industry. ,., A.,
Senator Malby; representing an asricultural DIS
trct defended the bill He said the state had er-
pended a great deal OF money in the examination
81 tuberculosis in cattle and had perfect right 10
require that cattle here should be protected against