New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-31
THE LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

some days ago moved to suspend the rules neces-
gary TO permit Of the immediate consideration or
the bill appropratng $4,000 for the establishment
OF State electric light plant He said that he was
in possession Of the opinions Of experts that n
pant could he established which would light all
the State buildings in Albany for $4,000. and that
the cost for lighting would not exceed $1,000 an
nually. where the state paid 10000 for lighting
alone. He hoped that the motion would prevail
and that the bill would be placed on the order Of
third reading whore It could he discussed and
disposed OF finally.
Senator McCarren argued that the motion should
not prevail. He said that he had some statistics
the subject which did not agree with those Of
Senator Higgins.
Pending the motion 10 suspend tho ru.es. Senator
Higgins moved call OF the house. Senator'S D. +.
Davis and Goodsell were absent During the half
hour in which the call continued the doors
were securely locked and no one was permitted to
enter or depart except Senator Boyce. who was
| taken violently Ill., When Senators Goodsel and
| d. f Davis entered a vote ordered upon the
motion suspend the rules. and IT was adopted by
a vote Of % to 90 Senators Featherson and Cohey
voting with the Republicans. The bill was then
paced upon It's final passage and without further
debate was passed by a vote Of % 10 o. Senators
Coney and Patterson Democrats) voting with the
Republican majority for the bill
The Senate at 2:25 o'clock took a recess to 40
O'Clock
When the Senate reconvened It took up the cal
| enGdT or bills on the ORDER or maj paSSde" ANU
! these bills passed:
Senator Folcy's. exemptlng stationary engineers
Senator EIlsworth's. authorizing the acquisition
erecting public buildings thereon for p9stoiices ~
the cities Of the State and cedng jurisdiction oN''
Mr. Johnson's extending the time OF the New
town and Flushing Canal Company to begin con-
Mr. Apgar's providing that no official OF mu-
n psa}a snail be '"'e''''e" III any '''' -
Senator Mackey's requiring vestibules on al!
stTeetcars in Buffalo and also that all cars in that
city shall be heated by electricity within one year.
| found IN street railway cars.
When Senator Parsons bill. which permits tho
municipalities adopt ballo, machines approve"
| hy n State commission. reached II was AT
| tackled by Senator Foley. who asserted that the
use Of the ballot machines should be only upon me
vote OF the persons In the municipality an b
certain number Of defective ballots due to me IN
dvidual mistakes than that wn nor failure OF
the machine register the intent OF tne ooDGtion
seHat9T EswGT d sb 55d sxps sd had occurred
in a district his county lie haa no taonn i III ,bat
the Legsaure should create eOm mi, poca 2
properly examine these machines man LIZ rs -
ma ffianetes sn2%l' 0" '''''
The 4 was PG@9mmitiee reported fayoraby with
| on, y 3Hndrant senator Stranahans bill amending
inc Mgtrop9mdi'Fg rom by senator's GRADY Mitchell
! Wccarrcn and Mackey. the Democratic members
During the inohour recess Of The se co1Sg aH
cities Commute" o. that n31y saE' a,tno w., tbe
Assembyman Brennan's bill which authorItts, LA
Governor TO appoint a g2mtnl n,1 enc Eas, River
the construction ~ bl gor The nIrpose % listening
70 the ob.,tons the bill that have b'en ra!ton
h, the residents OF Queens County TINS oo)r, l9h
ny ~" rresonfod bv a committee composed ~ K II
| Haak i Barnhardt T. VI Manly ana > - t''t 49,,
Messrs Haak and Barnhardt. who prtfeniel tne
r,,,,oc,,s ~ Inc committee, said tnai objection
was made to the hin horause y lnlruSted 20 we
hands OF a state commission the power 10 ere'i Il
structure for which the people 'f municipality
IKE Tes taxation. they argued without repre-
sentation They characterized the bin as inc hg-
gest steal" that had ever been before IN" Legs,
iat1re The committee in executive session decided
10 report the bill favoraby
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. Golfers anttoxin hin FOR New-York CITY
which repeats that provision OF the greater New
York charter allowing tho New-York CITY Board ~
Health to sell or give away anutoxn' caused
heated debate among the New-York city and Kings
County members al the opening Of this mornings
Assembly session
Mr. Hoffman % New York. moved 10 strike ont
NJ collier in exPa9i9gE Ne merits gt Of his so bill
Of Health that T. had been Endorsed b. nearly every
medical society in the state
He had also in his possession some fifteen hun,
high standing in The state and city OF New-York
no re s' Why the Board q Health o. any city or
town should come In competliion with any person
in the manufacture of aniit2Niq
Mr. Hoffman argued that the bin sought 10 create /
n a few individuals ana to take from
the New-York Board Of Health the right 10 sell or
give away is a snti,,Sde, ,Ao ....,.-o -.
ground that II was intended TO rob tho poor people
OF New York city
bill As long the Health Board gave away the /
antitoXn II Wa a right ana proper buy when
pertinent was suPported by the ely, nut
NewYork protested against the blll The latter
said that Il an epidemic started In New York city |
the hands Of the local Board Of Health would be /
tied. 50 far as helping the poor was concerned /
Besides II was measure designed 20 permit drug /
gis's throughout the state IN" right 10 sell m" /
ca Of the house was no, deemed ,nccessary.
feated by vote Of ~ ayes TO 50 noes
Mr. Collier moved to reconsider the vote. which |
Mr. Finn moved to-day to discharge the WAYS
tion OF his hill provide additional compensation
for volunteer soldiers ana sailors who served In /
The rate Of - for Zach month n such service Mr. |
fbiIr5uehout fhc state inlorsine his bfI Iie fben
gave I'm detail the routine life ~ tho soldier
murR TO h the sd l9 MI F ssTd b bof 5
great deal 70 the man who carried his gun on his
10 the wife Of the man. and in case he was Killed
or vas disabled IN he dsehargs Of his duty how
ton be- for orphaned children or widowed wife. I
Seqs but whcre here are S millions Of doars p
propriated for purposes not 50 mertorious AS THIS.
0oor Will see the subject IN The same light that
DO and forward MS bill to me other house With
ate with the number Of friends il mas on this noor"
Mcssrs Palmer Trainor. Maher. Ware. Redding-
ton and Dillon urged the house 10 discharge the
committee.
Mr.. Aids. chairman Of the committee said that
the soldiers had gone To the front 10 serve their
country and for the dollars that I'm n. He
then moved call OF the house.
The motion to diacharge the committee was de-
feaied by a vote OF 81 ayes q noes.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee
ported favoraby without amendment the annual
Supply bill II calls for approximately N.36ie0
Mr. ware introduced a bil in the Assembly to-
day which practically makes the Charities Depart
mont Of Ncw-York bipartisan II increases the
number Of charities Commissioners I'm the city from
three to six and provides that there shall be two
from Manhattan and The Bronx, two from Brook
lvn and Queens and two from Richmond. In mono |
of these instances shall more than one OF the com
missoners be II political party. The salaries
are 10 be In Manhattan and The Bronx $50
year; i'm Brooklyn and Queens. $3.50 a year and I'm