The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
IEGJSLATION IN ALBANY.
ry,TE,s CIVIL SERrICE BILL PASSED
~ THE SENATE.

r.,obl,.b mn Electric Light Plant in
O ~. Capitol Also Passed-The AntitoSin
uu, Drfeated In the Assembly-The An
.,o, supply Bill Is Promptly Passed.
.,,.v March Ex-senator Whites pro-
"a r.v civil Service law. which repeats
Tue p,acr ,tarchless Civil Service law and re-
u. The statutes upon this subject along the
go =, tho original Civil Service law OF 1893.
= rassed In the Senate to-day by a strict
vt, vote Of ~ 10 %, with the exceptions OF
s.,o,or Douglas. Democrat.-ot Albany. who
.o,ed with the Republicans In favor OF the bill.
va se,,tor Amber. Republican. OF Chatham.
enu so,sd against ii. Senator Willis did not
break away from MS hepuoiieun eohoaSuo'
= = had been expected.
s.n,,or Grady denounced the bill as an aris-
...a,Ic document. the provisions Of which. he
VA we're based on the.monarchioal system OF
rnr,ne which vests the Grown with the DOS
"".ior and control of all of the offices. He as
800 that tho bill was in favor Of the collie
si,,. classes. and referred to many questions
-hch applicants FOR positions were required
~ answer In passing a civil service examina-
.Tr MANY OF the questions were not only
."Lrico, but not Germane to the work at
mod n the positions to be filled as q result
~ ,ho examination. They indicated. he said.
..at the civil service system was to be operated
% nreyent people Of ordinary intelligence and
.bili.y from securing positions In the public
..rvice The large majority OF the people. he
aid were legislated against in the interests
~ Tho few who received better educational
advantages.
=, IN. hill compelled schoolteachers to pass q
Connective civil service examination.
Senator Raines said this was an error on the
mart Ut the printer. as the provision referred to
Id baap stricken out In COmmlttee.
Senator White said the bill would he amend
cd ia the assembly to meet the objection. He
datended the measure. saying its enactment
Visions Of the State Con slit Ition, upon the
Kit was radical or theoretical. and asserted
that any person with a common SCHOOL educa-
tio8 coYii ra AS the tsel o rcd tbs c pnss ssr'i of the
,ioIation of,the civil service:law by Tammany
Hall in filing the thousands OF offices In New
Tie passage Of the bill through the Senate is
srersonal triumph for Gov. Roosevelt.
the Senate pass his bill appropriatine. $4,000
to establish an. electric lighting plant in The
saGt.'ib TiIdincs in Albany. The vote was a
R R%.npto G1e ffeaths?s9H IA; coS.siSotins with
Shortly after !, o'clock the Senate took a re.
Assamblyman Collier's.antitc1 Kin bill. which
rrpms hy the Health Department OF the city OF
New York. was defeated in the Assembly to-
Schmid. Trainor. Henry and Dillon. who as
serted that the ENACTMENT. OF the measure
OF distributing free to, the, Door the valuable
Tsrtment. Thev insisted that the bill was in
the interest of the, manufacturers Of other
lvmrh9. inferior in character TO that which tbs
Health Department. manufaGtured.
Messra. Collier. Ware and Hill supported the
billion the ppDp al lriDpiplp that no olty de-
partmtnt has "A right to engage in any indus
try in comretition with IL citizens
wha' ;~ostered nv the Republican Legislative
lea lers. was so strong that only A votes could
y VS su wer. r."orded. Mr. Collier made the
usual motion for reconsideration but Is not
inclined 10 press 1t.
Considerable discussion was had to-day in
the Assembly upon Mr.. Films bill providing
that the State pay each of the members OF the
National Guard or naval militia who t. served s In
American war 81 for each months service;
Messrs. Finn; Trainor. and Dillon portrayed
which a soldier was constantly subjected. and
declare that the State should gladly add the
; s%sl, sum %Ric Ran ISs r Fe fhs PIN to 3ys she mefe p RlIdi
Mr.. Aids. the Republican leader. called at
prohibited the Legislature from making such
G gift As that contemplated, by the Finn bill.
s sHd asserted tGts IN nat The the t q fsx that b nor -s one OF u 6 6he
the measure by the Ways and Means commit
tee was the best evidence that the brave boys
who answered their country's call from this
state did so not for money but from q sense OF
patriotism.
,la A call 3 = M he I HGEfs 1 was . qEdes sSa a IT. th fi GGps
motion to discharge the committee from fur
Their consideration OF the measure was de-
The Annual Supply bill unanimously passed
the Assembly to-day, the Democrats resery-
i3T St the right ,ba + to o6 DISPUTE of I any = lt Items c 36m mi,ac in
which usually considers the bill after amend
ment in the Senate; 80,
amending the banking law by, providing that
shareholder. in a co-operative savings and
loan association. upon the withdrawal OF
his :shares. shall he entitled to receive a
.um which shall not be less than the agGrs-
gate amount Of dues paid by him to the cor
poration, deducting:any profits distributed to
him or:penaltles incurred by him: II any cor
p%orati9n shall fail to make such:payment its
capital shall be deemed Impaired. and the Su-
;Isrintendent of Banks shall take such proceed
ings IN relation thereto, as are authorized BY
this charter in case Of the impairment. OF the
banker.
Assemblyman Gale introduced and had ad,
I,anced to a second reading a bill authorizing
New York city to appropriate Sl6O.0OO for the
b.rLngh Of Queens and 10000 for the same
EvrsAs III the borough OF Richmond. Mr.
Ga!r syrlaIned the necessity for the bill as he,
- - W. 'i' "a Va .Sie Shit'i -
me school teachers in those boroughs. He
sad that unless the aprropria ion is author
wed al.oE.the schools Of the borough OF Queens
must be closed and IA large number OF those IN
'he borough OF Richmond.
hssemh!yman COllins's bill. allowing lawyers
VINO tailed to register with the Court of APP.
pealS prior to Jan. /, 1899, as required by. a law
which Gov, Black signed last year nut forgot
torompIy with, is before Coy, Roosevelt. The
senate amendments to the bill, which make II
oblgatory upon tn" Clerk Of the Court Of An'
Ptais 10 nj" with the various county clerks Z
ist,o thr registered attorneys, was concurreC
IN ny he Assembly to-day. and the bill was
Sent to III" Governor.
AsSemhlyman Ware introduced n bill to make
Sge Board 81 Public Charities of the city o
new York a hi bipartisan board OF six members
me BIZ provides that " not more than three
o. the Commissioners shall belong TO the same
Po,tlral party. or he Of the same polit
,,GaI opinion on State and national poll
ucs Til" six Commissioners shall be di
NLl"d NJ ~ follows; There shall be W. To-
.ne borouGhs Of Manhattan and the Bronx
w9lort N" horough> Of brooklyn and Queens
shu tWp Tor the borough Of Richmond. no
more than one Commissioner for each borough
e. nI.pNg. 70 the same political party. TIT
satarleS OF the Commissioners for the various
SotDGEhs are to remain the same as thei
salaries at present.
hsseHlhjyman Slatcr'S concurrent resolution
proLgSing an amendment to section 2 Of Arti
Ge !, 81 the StateiCOnstitution. allowing tn,