New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-28
THE LEGTSLATi RE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGs.

ALBANY
the Senate tonight Senator HigginS's nli inaNine
a. concentration Of $4,000 for the deficiency l'
,no Department OF Public buildings was t"N'" u'
for consideration. Senator Donnely oe"ou.' ~
dcocienciea in he various departments VIM" ~
declared were schemes OF the hepuoi'"" 20 -.
impose upon the people fraudulent low ''A i'''
in q wear when there a general eccuo'
senator Higgins replied briefly. saying that h'u
,l so1a cro been included in the tax levy or '"7'
wear !, would have had no appreciate erect On
tho tax rate lie denied that the Superintendent "a
Public Buildings had appeared before the f'n"n''
Committee OF the Senate 10 ask ior E''"'ei az
preparation for his department
The bill was finally advanced 10 the order OF 'll'u
reading
At least fifty petitions against the Sunday sale Of
lquor were added tonight to the hundreds already
before the Senate.
The Senate lad the longest calendar OF the SEES
sion. and it was Immediately taken UP. These D'''s
were passed:
Mr. Dmon's providing for the payment of , the
ON he credit OF tho Mayor Of Ncw-Nork IN $50
civ ~ Ncwblrs TO provide for ,he pcnsionins Of
members of the police force retired by reason OF
senator DOUGLASS authorizing the Court Of
Claims to hear and determine the claims OF H0,t -
. Gs,c,r and Tohn H. Hawkins for damages re-
ceyed from an explosion OF naphtha in the 0ap''oi
senator Parsons's providing that the m,nim niI1
canital stock Of fire marine insurance com
shall be 10000 and the stock must 20 PAL" l'' J."
cash -, 80 e .ho ,ov,nent
Of confidential clerks TO certain JusllcC5 pl ,I,ial
preme Court IN the Sixth and seventh 1"ulcl"'
Senator Graney's three bills amending the char
ter OF the city Of Yonkers. 70 49,. CO., 60 = s2S NJ
the Ncw-York Consolidation aci, trs9vC,onfs
chan.cs liens on account OF pu9nitc, Lcfore the
present charter vas adopted. .u, g., o,to- an
G. y. Kellys permit ma = , t,n' Tor Elk months
Senator Wucox's bin providing that medicines
co,,aining nelson's should be put in special bottles
,ne,rihed with n skull and crossbones was al
tocked bv Senator Malby who thought that 1t was
i'm the interest Of some bottle manufacturer, "'t
this was denied by Senator Wilcox. lie ooc'"i'"
that the bin was purelv in the Interest or pubHc
health and the protection Of lie. Senator Cog
eoshsU thought the penalty imposed was excessive
nnd after some general discussion inc "" was
finally laid aside. .,
senator Cogceshall's Pure Beer bill sot bnef
consideration I'm the Committee Of the Nhoe' IT
has been amended IN many OF its most Important
features since is Introduction. and now PROVIDES
only that no substitute fer puro hops sna" ne
used Senator Ford was the only ore to oppose
tho measure He declared that there was no
necessity for tho biz and that brewers shouio ne
permitted TO use such articles as "onid make p
rlessant ana wholesome teor The bin was az
vancod 70 the order OF third reading senator fo'u
alone voting against IT,
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
N the Assembly TONIGHT ". Ltchards OIL
which seeks to protect shippers and producers from
til. commission merchants. was speciaI ofo''
ON second reading. ard # caused warm debate'
II provdos that when the commission merchant
makes n return OF his sales on the request OF inc
cons.gnor lie shall render written sia'eineh,
verified 10y affidavit showing what portion OF such
CONSIGNMENT has been sold. the price Thereof, ana
tho names and addresses OF the persons 10 "'''"
the goods were SOLO .r.o.., g. e+-r,, ONT
the clause which reads. The names aId az
drcsscs 10 whom the goods consigned were sou
MIR Hatch favored the BILL il was aAin'i ne
/ eaiT al dishonest commission merchants ana ho'
d. Nj Greene smoke for thu Amendment The hlll
a., L. resent form he arIuei, was unnecessary
and unjust Mr.. Aids spoke for the ollL aiter
which Mr. Slater asked for rollc'ti on ms amen II
mert IL was lost by 81 vote of ~ 10 90. Inc Dill
was then advanced 20 thiri reading. 49,,
senator Hirginss bill legalizing action ny the
Ing town meetings was again opposed by MI
Palmer and Mr. Greene. j. was advanced. 80.
/ Mr. Mazets bill to authorize tho NeW-4 OK Oly
Board Of Estimate and Apporu1nment 10 aunt 'le
claim Of the Produce Exchange Tor expenses anu
liabilities incurred IN the pursuit, capture, extra
dlton and arraignment Of William 4. Foster ul-
der Indictment for felony, who was arrested IN
Paris came UP order Of third reading. Mr..
Greene. who spoke IN opposition 10 H. SAID no reg
istered the protest Of the Corporation Counsel or
/ New-York City. Il passed