The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-03
NEW YORK LEGISLATION.
,rpr PAWS REPORT RICHLY COM
MEyDED IN THE SENATE

amusement Bill-A Bill to Provide Cooks
,or state Troops When Called Out for Duty
,,p,yy. March 2.-when the annual report
.,e,.te superintendent OF Insurance Louis F.
MN was submitted to the Legislature two
-.sts ago II was referred In the Senate to the
To.nranco Committee for Investigation and
,.noyt To-day Senator Parsons. the Chair
v,n OF the committee. reported to the Senate
,h,t Mr.. Payn's report was one OF the most
.,mnrehensive that ever omanated from the
S,nortment and that its recommendations
w worthy OF the most serious consideration
W ths Legislature. In making the report sem
.tor Parsons remarked that In all his ~leGisla-
., .yperience he had never seen such. an
mi. and concise report made by any State
omcIal. He said that rs a legislator he had
h,sp greatly interested In questions affecting
,,,nrance and he felt impelled to congratulate
spperIntendent Payn upon his successful adj
ministration. of the Insurance Department.
senator Stranahan said It was a pleasur re to
those Senators who had voted to confirm the
sanitation Of Superintendent Payn to note
Nj. conscientious discharge OF the duties OF
bis Office.
senators Raines. Bracket. Krum. CoRgeshall
and Grady Joined in praise OF Mr.. Payn's ad-
ministration.
The Senate was In session for over four
hours to-day. but no opportunity was afforded
TO consider the regular calendar. The ses-
,ion was taken up entirely in discussions OF
CORPORATION bills.
The Senate Finance Com mittee reported
Senator Marshall's Telephone bill with the
Appropriation stricken out and asking that
the measure he referred to the Committee on
Miscellaneous Corporations. Chairman Hig-
gins OF the Finance Committee said that the
Miscellaneous Corporations Committee alreauy
had several telephone rate reduction bills in
Us possession upon which a hearing was to
be given soon. He thought that one commit
tee should consider all tho bills upon this
question,
Senator's Marshall. Foley. Elsberg and D. F..
Davis opposed taking the bill away from the
Finance Committee. but the motion 10 change
It's reference was adopted by a vote OF 30 to II.
The next interesting episode was an endeav-
or Of Senator Ford to force the Railroad Com
mittee to make a report within one week upon
his Amsterdam Avenue bill. This measure
provides that the street railroad tracks on
Amsterdam. avenue. in New York city. between
seyenty-second and 125th streets. shall not
come within twenty feet Of either curb. The
Metropolitan ana Third Avenue Railroad com-
panies each operate n double track on the
avenue, and the Ford bill would compel those
tracks TO he i~ntertwined. so that no one track
should be within the inhibited distance Of the
curb. Senator Fordsadmitted to-day that he
thought II the bill was enacted II would COM
pei the two com panies to come TO an agree
ment and use the same set OF tracks. Sena-
tor Ford's plea that the Senate instruct its
Railroad Committee to make q report upon
the measure by Thursday next resulted in his
resolution to that effect being adopted by q
unanimous vote. forty Senators. including
Senator Raines. voting in It's favor. Senator
Raines explained that at no time when the
Amsterdam Avenue bill came up In commit
tee for consideration was there a sufficient
lumber Of Senators present to report 1t out.
The Senate. Judiciary Committee to-day re-
the Constitution which passed the last Legis-
lature providing for biennial sessions OF the
ocratic members of the committee dissented
from the favorable report unless the amend
nent was further amended.
Shortly atterward Senator Bracket wanted
70 make provision for the passage before Tues
day next OF the Assembly bill incorporating
Bracket said that, to be Of any benefit. the.
bill would have to be passed before the cleo
ton. which is to be held in Iansingburg, on
party measure OF the bill. Senator Bracket
evidently does not believe in the, Republicans
declined 10 accept tho dictum Of the Repnbli-
can Senatorial, caucus in making the biennial
sessions amendment q party question:. 1nere-
fore his Republican colleagues did not Join
with him to-day in his efforts in behalf OF the
IansingburG City, Incorporation act. but. on
the contrary. the bill was recommitted to the
Cities Committee for a hearing next tues
day afternoon on motion OF Senator Stranahan.
AsSemblyman Sloane'S bill to prevent unlaw-
full Discrimination in the price charged for all
mission to places of public amusement was
passed by the Assembly to-day wIthoubdebate.
adding thereto a new section to be known as
section 1888. which is to read as follows:
or controls a building. park, Enclosure or other
place. opens the same to the public generally
at stated periods or otherwise, he shall not dis
eliminate against any person or class OF per-
sons in the price charged for admission, under
penalty of having such discrimination deemed
The Assembly also passed Mr.. Apear's bill
providing that a memberof the Common Coun-
eli o{,any city shall not; during the period for
Common Council the emoluments Of which are
any way financially interested, In any contract
the expense OF which is paid out OF the city
oAssemblyman Henry Of New York, who is a
to-day introduced a. bill which amends the
shall not appoint aides above the rank OF Colo
mel. The bill further, provides that the Gov
by troops on duty under his orders. or called
out in aid OF the civil authorities. when such
troops do not receive cooked rati91s. and such
"Rfh tAieiA va - bAAStt
services the pay of corporals while so en-.
poyed. The number OF cooks to be employed
Fhall not exceed two for a company. troop or
battery. one for the field and stan OF a regi-
ment, one for the non-commissioned stan OF q
Regiment. one for the hospital corps. one for
the field music and one for the signal corps.
The Governor may also. prescribe, the Der
Of cooks TO be employed for the headquarters
Of the National Guard. OF briRhdes. battalions
or squadrons, not parts Of regiments. all cooks
while thus employed to be subject to the mill
tary code as fully as II they were regularly en-
listed men of.the guard.
TO the article of the code relating to the artil-
lery a section Is added authorizing the employ
ment Of cooks for such branch OF the service.
not to exceed two to a division. who shall re-
ceiye the pay OF gun Captains. second class.
while so employed. The Governor is also au-
thorized to prescribe the number Of cooks 10
be employed for the headquarters OF the naval
militia. who shall be as fully subject to the
military code and articles OF war as II enlisted
men OF the naval militia, 49,.
Assemblyman adler to-day presented a bill
70 make it compulsory upon tho Street Clean
ing Department of New York city to employ
extra drivers and sweepers directly rather than
throngh contractors. and making their com
lehsatlon, 81 per day instead OF Sl.25. as. at
present, The bill also provides that a member
gthe uniformed force of the Street Cleaning
Department shall not be removed except after
charges have been preferred and substantiated
hearing. Power Is given the Commissioners
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