The sun., 1899-01-26
LEGISLATION In ALBANY.
BILL FOR 4 2-CBNT PASSENGER FARE
ON NEW FORK FERRIES.
Senator Tim sullivan Propo,es to Tax Deal.

| ON NEW YORK FERRIES.
Senator Tim sullivan Proposes 10 Tax Deal
ers In Spring and Air Guns-speaker
Nixon Resumes the GRveI-Bin Appro-
priatinE $500, 900 TO ReRrm tho Guard.
ALBANY, Jan. 25.-Since the standing com
mittees Of the Senate we're announced on Jan
! IL the members OF those committees which
are supposed to consider legislation especially
| affecting corporations have been much dis
turbed at the few measures which have been
referred 10 them. Almost daily members OF
these committees have been lighting upon the
floor Of the Senate to have corporation bills re-
ferred TO this or that corporation committed.
which Lieut. Gov. Woodruff. as presiding Off
Ger of the Senate. had already referred to some
| other committee. usually that on the Affairs OF
| Cities To-day the reference OF several bills
when introduced was again disputed notably
n measure introduced by Senator Norton re-
| duclnR passenger ferry rates OF fare in New
| York city. Senators Ford, Coegeshall and Sui
| livan objected to its reference 70 the Commit
| tee on Cities. urging that 1t should go to the
| Commerce and Navigation Committee. SEN
ator Grady pointed out that the measure had
nothing to do with commerce or navigation.
| and that as n reduction In the ferry rates OF
fare might diminish the value of the ferry
| franchises. which are most valuable part OF
| the assets OF New York city. the measure was
! essentially city bill
Senator Nevada \. Stranahan, Chairman OF
| the Cities Committee. upheld this contention.
| The question was debated. however, for nearly
an hour. when by vote of 33 to 10 the refer
| ence OF the Lieutenant Governor was sus-
tanned,
Senator Norton's bill provides for two-cent
passenger rate of fare on the ferries operating
between East Thirty fourth and East Ninety
aarpp6 streeta I'm Manhattan horouuh npd pnr-
den and Fulton avenues in BROOKLYN borough
Many pleas8 ntries were INDUCED In over tho
reference Of bill introduced by Senator Sui
livan. taxing dealers in spring and air guns or
pistols. as well as licensing the users of these
arms. More for the purpose OF annoying Big
Tim" than anything else. the Chairman Of
nearly every Senate Committee asked that the
bill be put in his charge. Finally Senator Sui
livan had his way and the bill went to the Com.
mittee on Miscellaneous Corporations
Gov Roosevelt to-day sent to the Senate tho
nomination OF Jastrow Alexander of New
York city TO be State Inspector OF Gas Meters
In place OF Lightning Jim" Stewart The
nominatinn was referred to the Finance Com
mittee The Chief Inspector has the appoint
ment of four deputies at salary OF ST 300
each. Mr.. Stewart, when appointed in 1896.
OF five yeacc, Int the appointment was to tiii
the uneNpired term OF former INSPECTOR Clinchy
which expired last year
Assembly gavel to-day. after a ten days all
sence. occasoned by u severe attack Of grip.
turn was the occasion for words of caution
both from himself and the Republican leader.
Mr. Aids to all members that they should be
in constant attendance at the Assembly Sos
sions from now on. as the legislative work is to
to the fact that unnecessary absences on the
part OF the members would lead to frequent
fss e %f tM9 hs 1nd af5 sac M s
bly, demanded such i method.
A bill was introduced by Senator Goodsell. to-
daylwhich authorizes the Delaware, and Hudson
Canal COMPANY to sell its canal. which eX-
tends from Rondout to its Pennsylvania coal
its own or another line. The company is also
authorized to use any part of its surplus or
net earnings fro the purpose Of purchasing or
itself or Of any corporation with which ii may
have entered into any contract or lease, or
upon whose securities or stock it may have be-
come liable to pay interest or dividends.
Senator, .McCarren put in a bill empowering
pUrtionmen to increase the annual compensa-
tion of the Supreme Court Justices located in |
the Supreme Court Justices in New York city |
Senator johnson of Owego. Chairman of the |
duced bill aprropriating $500 600 to arm the
State military and naval forces with modern |
o Sy Of % HE an
MaJor-G Gen. Roe are authorized to contract |
for the purchase Of such arms at not exceed |
that will allow the use Of smokeless powder. |
Senator Ford has u bill appropriating 500 |
600. to be expended by the State Board of |
Heulth:for the:care of consumptve:residents Of !
the State. at the Loomis Sanitarium in Lib |
erty, Sullivan county This would allow care |
to be given each year to 100 persons so af- |
ficted at the, rate OF 5000 year.
DR.. n II; Henry Of New York introduced in |
the Assembly "A bill authorizing cities of the |
first class TO build somewhere without their
corporate limits city hospitals for the treat
ment OF consumption.
The bill provides that cities OF the first class |
may establish. equip and maintain outside Of |
their corporate limits with the appf oval of the /
State Board OF Health. hospitals for the treat |
Assemblvman Redington presented bill |
providing for the retirement and pensoning |
of every honorahly discharged soldier. sailor |
or marine who served IN the Union army dur.
ing the war of the rebellion who at the time of |
enlistment was resident of the State of New
pointment in any city or county of this State,
or who may he hereafter appointed.
The bill provides that such veteran shall |
identified, upon his own request. after an
hon Orable service in the employment of such
state. city or county. for a continuous period ,
OF ten years. or upon becoming physically
disabled while thus employed. or upon reach !
ing the age of 80 years. to be retired from his
employment and be pald by such state. city
or county the salary Of his former position.
ishug the Court OF Special Sessions. Second
Division. OF tho city Uf New York. IL is main
talned that this court is unnecessary and that
its maintenance is The source Of useless eXpen-
dture annually Of nearly 100000: that IL does
nothing in the way Of tho administration Of
City Magistrates: thrt IL causes unnecessary
expense to poor litlGdI ts and finally instead Of
relieving the County Court of its volume of