New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

erection expenses was beaten by the upstate
members or the Assembly, who said that such
an utter prohibition was unfair. Assem- blyman
Davis introduced a bill which expressly stipu-
lated that justices running for reelection or
candidates for the office OF judge should be en-
trely prohibited from making any such contri-
buttons. The measure had been formulated by
the City Club, and due in large part to the
discoveries made during the MaZet investigation
that some justices in New-YOrk City had con-
trihuted as much $4,000 or more toward
their election expenses This bill was killed in
Mr.. Fish. Of Madison County, chairman.
The reason for this action the part of the
committee was said to have resulted from the
opposition of the upstate members. who
thought that some restrictions might be i'm
posed, but nothing which would prevent such a
candidate from making a political contribution.
They said that outside of New-York there was
no injustice manifest in the present practice
The passage Of such Legislation was provided
for in the Davis bill was recommended by the
Governor in his message to the Legislature.
COMMON LAW MARRIAGES.
a bill was introduced in the Assembly by Mr.
Weekes. Of New-Yorl1. repeating the Common
Law Marriage act of this State. The bill passed
the Assembly, but persisted in the Senate,
through the opposition to 1t of Senator Ellis
worth, the leader of the Republican majoris
in the upper house. This measure had ben
formulated by the Bar Association OF reW-
York, and provided that marriages not per-
formed by clergyman a civil officer mould
be based upon contract. In defending,he pm
when on its final passage in the Asser'ly MI.
Weekes told of the numerous wrong arising
from the present law regarding co4Llon Id"
marriage.
Another futile attempt was madethis session
TO abolish the death penalty and dpstltute IN
stead imprisonment for life. A tlI 10 TINS END
introduced in the Assemblyoy MI. Maner
of New York, and vigorously champloned py
General n. H. Curtis and Dr. nary walker. IN
his appeal to the Assembly Crlm1ttee on Codes'
General Curtis said: Michigan Wisconsin
Rhode Island, Maine and NoIoraoo nave al
abolished the death peneCy, ana NeW-1 orh
should do likewise. The fer OF death is not de-
terrent TO person aboutto co1nrilt nluroer-
If you imprison for life, he punishment is en-
during and the ends ofJustice are fully salts
fed
Legis alton looking the turning of Fifth
ave into a boulevard or pleasure Vehlcles was
permitted to die in cclmlttee- Inc Dill was IN
troduced by AssembI man Weekes, and its spe-
ciaI provisions were that the avenue between
Tyyentv-ffth-st ant Fifty -ninth-st. should not
be used by wagor transporting merchandise
between the hoursof , and o'clock in the af-
rernoon AT the barring on the bill il was found
that the express ompanies were solidly arrayed
against it, as wd as the Truckmen's Associa-
ton The representatives of Tammany Hall
were A so hitte4y opposed to the bill from the
time of its infoduction. The Board Of Trade
and Transportation entered vigorous protests
against the n7asure, asserting that II was CLASS
a bill provling for park in the Tenth Ward,
70 he i-nou-,7as Dewey Park died in the Senate
Committee Cities after passing the Assembly
unanimous. Mr.. Cohn. of DE Ate was the
sponsor ofthe measure. which had the recon-
boundarie OF the park were to be stanton
Fldridge Allen and RivingtOn SITS The appro-
rriation rom the city's treasury was expected
10 amoTlt TO about S1.ODO.ODO.
TAXATION OF SAVINGS BANKS.
The taxation of savings banks deposits, as
Drovied for in the bill of Assemblyman Treat,
was opposed with such vigor when it was re-
portd to the Assembly by the Committee on
Taation and Retrenchment that it was sent
bsk to the committee and permitted TO die
tPre. The bill provided that all depostors Of
yore han 81. 900 in more savings banks
hould longer be exempt from taxation, as
under the present law, but should pay the
tax upon personal property not exempt from
taxation 1t was argued by the supporters of
the measure that the savings banks had become
places of investment, places where the tax
dodger might draw his 314 per cent or per cent
in perfect security from interference. The bill
was vigorously opposed by the presidents of the
savings banks. and financiers who showed that
any such tax upon the savings banks laid the
ultimate burden upon the wage-earner himself.
A poll Of both houses which was taken the
BILL showed that the majority OF the MEM
bers were opposed to any such legislation.
The StupendOus scheme of Assemblym Bren-
to construct bridges and two
tunnels under the East River appears to have
sentiment Of the public The bill had been rap
idly advanced in the Assembly, and was the
point Of passage when the full magnitude OF
its provisions detected. The bill then
relegated TO the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation OF which Mr. Brennan is chairman.
Bills were introduced in the Assembly and
the Senate providing for shorter hours for the
fremen and policemen of New-York City. The
fremens bill was introduced in the Senate by
Senator Ford, and 1t was said that its passage
would increase the annual appropriation for
firemen TO S1.O00GpD The police bills in
troduced in the Senate by Senator Tim Sulh-
van and in the Assembly by Assemblymen
Tim Sullivan and Maher
The bill making Speaker Nixon a lawyer
passed the Assembly in a manner only known TO
the most expert parlamentarians It was in
troduced by Assembyman Fish and when the
Assembly was busy late afternoon 1t
called UP. although not the calendar. and
passed. Such antagonism 10 this procedure,
however. was aroused among Mr. Nixon's
stituents in Chautauqua County that he had the
bill killed IN the Senate.
The Pure Beer bill Of Assemblyman Stevens
passed the Assembly. but defeated in the
Senate.
A bill proposing a direct vote for nominations
troduced in the Assembly by Mr. Morgan. Of
Kings. but permitted TO die in the Assem-
bly, Committee on General Laws. The pro-
visions had been drawn up by the Young Mems
Republican Club, of Brooklyn and were to the
effect that nominations shall be made by the
vote Of enrolled members Of each party; that
the first and second days for registration shall
be primary election days for casting nominating
ballots; that the nominating election shall be
conducted in the same manner a general
election; that there shall be blanket ballot
for each party, and that these ballots shall
tain only such names required by petition,
signed by not less than l per cent OF the total
vote for the head OF the party ticket at the
previous election"
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