New-York tribune., 1900-01-19
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED.

Albany. Jan. is (speciaD.-The permanent es-
tsblishment of university extensino as means
teach to farmers the most improved agricultural
methods is incorporated in bill introduced to-
day by Mr. Kelsey OF Livingston County. His
measure would establish State Bureau at Cornell
University. to be known as the New-York State
Bureau Of Extension Teaching in Agriculture.
Among the purposes of this movement is the es-
tablishment OF farmers reading courses The
teaching of rural subjects to children is to be ac
complished by means of correspondence ana iecl-
ures. This work is to be conducted by the uni
versity through its college Of agriculture. ana
report is to be made each year to the LEGISLATURE
giving In detail the expenditures and general opera
Sions of the Bureau. These expenditures are to be
met by State appropriation, and as consequence
no tuition fee will be required.
A bill raising the salaries Of the justices OF the
Municipal Court of the city OF New-York has
been put forward by Assembyman Weekes. Ac-
cordng to the stipulations of this measure the
salaries for such justices in the boroughs OF
Queens and Richmond to be raised from S5,OOO
s7.O0O a year; in the boroughs of The Bronx and
Brooklyn from 5000 to S. 900. and in the Borough
Of Manhattan from 5000 to $1,000 This last raise
has caused some comment. Considerable influence
has been brought 70 bear, and yesterday Justice
Finn arrived here from New-York, and was seen
in consultation with several members of the AS
sembly Beslues the proposition to raise salaries
in the New York judiciary, there follows another
TO increase the number OF officers. Along this line
is the bill introduced to-day by Assemblyman
Morris. II provides Tor an JuSllcS VI
Court of Special Sessions of the Ist Division Of
the city of New-York who shall be appointed by
the Mayor The bill also provides for an additional
deputy clerk of said court for each of the divisions
of the city of New-York. On top OF these stlpuIa;
fions is still another providing Tor aooltloLal
stenographers and additional interpreters
bin regulating transfers the surface ana ele-
vated street railroads of New ork City was intro
suced to-day by Assemblyman Farrell. These regu-
lations provide that all these rallroao companies
issue transfers good upon line whether 1t be
owned managed, controlled or leased by the said
company BY failure TO DO so upon demand, after
payment OF one fare, liability to penalty OF
Sie0 is imposed, 10 be recovered py the person 10
whom the transfer is refused.
Another bill inimical TO the sale of cigarettes
was introduced the Assembly to-day by Mr.
FCrdyce of Cayuga County. This measure prac-
According TO a bill introduced by Mr.. Maher of
NeW-Yo York il will become a miSdemeanor to occupy
a dwelling house. hotel or club for the purpose
of trading in household furniture unless a con-
spicuous trade sign is displayed on the front Of
the building.
tax on tin cans is the gist of a bill introduced
to-day by Assemblyman Farrell. Every manufact-
of tin cans so the bill reads, must pay a tax
sure against the public eating stale canned goods
he must stamp on the bottom or sides of the can
the year in which the goods were produced.
Mr.. O'Connen introduced a bill prohibiting the
The Assembly Excise Committee to-day reported
favorably Assemblyman Apgar's BILL which amends
the Raines bill, so that foreign corporation oper-
ating parlor of sleeping cars in this State may
man Car Company, which absorbed the Wagner
company. to sell liquor their cars.
Assemblyman Scanlon introduced bill which
creates new Aldermanic district in New-York
Harlem River, having voting population Of some
eight thousand voters