New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Albany AprI 2o-serstor Elsberg's bill amend
ing the New-York City charter by taking from the
Commissioner OF Buildings and Lights the power 10
inspect gns meters and comforting those duties
upon the State Inspector OF Gas Meters. was the
special order in the Senate this morning. and the
body was resolved into a Committee OF the Whoie
for consideration of H.
Senator Donney attacked the measure as I'M
necessary and undesired. Under the existing con-
ditions gas meters were satisfactorily Inspected,
while the State Inspector failed to inspect SEN
ator Grady also opposed the bill as purely partisan
Senator Elsberg admitted that the bill was de-
sired by his organization for the reason that II
would save the city s2I 900 year. IL was ad-
varced to the order of third reading without
division. was also the bill providing ior the ap-
pointment Of ten additional inspectors.
Veto messages from Mayor Van Wyck were read
for the Wallabout Market and Prospective. as
sessment bills. both OF them affecting the Borough
OF BROOKLYN and both were passed again Senator
D. f. Davis's Surf-avc Assessment bill. also vetoed
by the Mayor. was passed
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Parsons's bill amending the Insurance
law AZ to permit mutual fre-insurance corpo-
rations having capital OF 500 600 10 underwrite
any property outside Of the State and rensure
policies written such property by other corpo-
rations defeated In the Assembly by vote
OF - to ~.
Senator Krums bill designating ten railroad COM
panies outside OF the state having connecting lines
within the State in the bonds OF which the saw
ings banks Of the State may invest deposits was
passed by vote OF 12J to Is after an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hoffman. OF NewYork, allow
ing savings banks TO invest in securities OF all
solvent corporations Of the State under the juris-
dction of the Superintendent of Banks had been
defeated.
These bills also passed:
Mr.. Fallowss. exempting from taxes and assess
ments the real estate of the Salvation Army
Mr.. kelsey's authorizing the building of canal
and locks In and near Cohoes to connect the Erie
and Champlain canals
Senator krums. providing for the appointment
of special deputy excise commissioner In the
Borough Of Queens.
Mr.. Collinss, to enable the Network City Police
Commissioners to rehear and determine the charges
against Thomas Cassidy, policeman of the nrst
grade.
Mr.. Bedelps bill amending the Banking law by
permitting receivers OF an insolvent bank to be
substituted party plaintiffs in actions or pro-
ceedngs heretofore brought begun to enforce the
liability of stockholders passed after heated
debate by a vote of So to 80. When the result was
announced Mr. Green. OF New-York. arose to a
question Of personal privilege and charged openly
that this bill had been put through the House by
means Of the Interference Of Benjamin b. Odel jr..
chairman OF the State Republican Committee. He
suggested that the Mazet Committee investigate
the bills passage through the House at Its sitting
tomorrow. instead of Investigating honest men.
Mr.. Wares bill providing that every apartment,
lodging tenement house to be hereafter erected
I'm New York City shall II II exceed thirty hve feet
in height he built OF nreproof material adj
T. T. Sullivan's to eliminate tenement houses from
the provisions OF the bill had prevailed.