The sun., 1899-03-22
LEGISLATION At ALBASr.
The Bill to Tax Franchises Reported in tho
Senate-New City Park Proposed.


ALBANY. March Ex-senator Ford's bill
taxing as real estate the franchises OF
street surface railroad companies an d
gas. electric and transportation corpora
tions generally was reported favorably
in the Senate to-day by the Commit
tee on Taxation and Retrenchment and re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole. The
committee amended the bill by providing
that the franchises Of corporations oper-
ating across" streets. highways or pub
lie places should be exempt from the tax
imposed by the bill The bill probably would
not have been reported had not Gov. Roose-
welt recently announced that he was In favor OF
the Ford bill in its general principles. although
he was not committed to It in all its details.
The Senate to-day passed Senator Ford's bill
providing that a surgeon ir New York State
volunteer regiment during the recent war who
received diploma from New York State
medical college within two years prior to his
enlistment may practice medicine without
being regularly admitted. AYES 2S noes 14l
Senator Ahearn to-day introduced bill es;
Sk in ths Fourth YorE Tatd e2 9
bounded by James slip and Cherry. Roosevelt
and New Chambers streets. The bill was
Cities Committee.
Senator Ford Today introduced bill author
pany to construct its bridge over the East
River at an elevation above tide level not less
G that Of ths New un 1Hr & and @ Ss
time within which the company shall begin the
construction OF its railroad and expend thereon
senator Mitchell put in a bill prohibiting the
stretching OF sSids across New York city side L,
lib the hoq5 a
trucks or ior any other purpose, except that
iron or wooden strips may be used temporarily
Of machinery or other heavy article to any
building in the city. The bill shall not interfere
during the repair or erection OF a building. The
bill was sent to Albany by the CORPORATION
In the Assembly. when the bill of Mr.. Costello.
extending generally tho powers Of the State
Factory Inspector and increasing the number
ton ms and na 10 passsse ns M ahe % fo
the BIZ and said that the labor or; l;
day f for women and nu minors ~ He offered an
amendment reducing the number OF hours TO
S vote @fs nees to so ages Mr. Mahsr then
accused the Republican leader. Mr.. Aids. of
having voted Republican members not in the
That statement is absolutely and nnquqhli: II
:" only those who voted have been recorded" +"
promising sensational Developments ended
quietly.
\ prolonged debate occurred upon AesemD Dly-
|. man Roden bucks hill to exempt from taxation
for State and county purposes the improve;
ments mon the req property OF mpnieipai
bers under the leadership OF Assemblyman
Kelsey Of Livingston county fought the mea.
sure. The majority listened to the appeal OF
the rural mem hers and recommitted the bill to
the General Laws Committee
Mr.. Maher this morning presented bill pro-
viding for the appointment to every police
court and station house in the cities of the
State of police .matrons.. who shall be, reg
ular members Of the uniformed police force.
having the same standing in the Police
Department, and subject to the same fines. dis
cipline and benefits as patrolmen. They shall
be provided with a suitable badge OF office. and
shall while on duty. wear uniform similar
of the uniformed police force. The police
matrons shall receive the same salary rs the
doormen in the station houses to which ap-
pointed. They shall each year pay 2 per cent.
of their salaries TO the police pension fund. and
after twenty years Of continuous service may
he retired on pension OF not less than half
their full salary when retired
tha Assembly reconsider, its action OF last
week in defeating his bill providing for the
abolition OF the death penalty for murder In
the first degree. The Assembly. however. was
satisfied with It's previous disposition OF the
question. and by defeat ing the motion to-day
Killed the bill. no second reconsideration being
possible.
The Assembly passed Senator Stranahap 8
hill giving the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tionment of New York city authority To give
city aid. in its discretion. to any charitable
eleemosynary correctional or reformatory in
stitution within the city which may be wholly
or partially under private control