The sun., 1901-04-06
MAY ADJOURN ON APRIL 10.
THE BUSIEST FRIDAY SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.



ALBANY, April 5-While for tho past two
weeks II has been expected that the Legisla-
ture would adjourn on April ~. WITHIN the
past few days there has been some question
"a 10 whether or not the final adjournment
would not be delayed a week, chiefly on ac-
count OF the pending financial measures.
Senator Higgins, the chairman OF the senate
Finance Committee said to-day that 80 far
as his committee was concerned ne thought
1, would be able TO complete its work TO permit
an adjournment two weeks from to-u"y,
Bv Monday night II Is expected that it VIII
be definitely known when the Adjournment
ia to take place. Al least that Is the hope
of the Republican leaders. During the hst
ten DAYS OF the session the Assembly Com
mittee on Rules has exclusive control OF all
bills in the lower house. This committee
would yet 10 work on Tuesday next should
final adjournment be fixed for April 10. Inc
adjournment on the date mentioned Is ue-
pendent, Of course. on the ntimaton from
Democratic sources that Mayor Van "yoh
will not take the fifteen days allowed him
before acting on the New York city Charter
The Mayors time ON the Charter viii not
expire until April 20.
To-day, for the first time this year. there
DAVIS session Much routine business was
trapsa cted and many local bills passed As
semblyman Bryan's bill making IL optional
whether a person convicted OF murder IN the
first degree shall be punished by death or
life imprisonment was reported for the con-
sidcration Of the Senate. The bill gives the
Jury power 70 recommend which penalty
shall he inflicted and the court has the dis
yit af
menda,ion. of imposing either sentence.
The bill also makes ii Discretionary TO punlsh
murder in the second degree by life impr-on-
ment or for a term not exceeding thirty years
The senate Codes Committee to-day re-
ported favorably Senator Ellsworth's bill
providing for the appointment by the APP
oellate Division Of the First Department OF
twenty attorneys, 10 be known as referees
If the Supreme and SurDogate's Courts of
New York county. and twenty attorneys
% be known a. referees of the city court Of
New York city They are to hold Office for
ten years The bill does not prevent the
appointment of n referee nominated by all
parties in an action or Il special proceeding
and is to take encct on June /
The annual supply bill passed the Assembly
;o-day It contained an appropriation of
I22O 600 for good roads. MIR NJ. +. Lewis
asked If that amount could not bc increased,
and upon Mr. Ald-. who presided in the abb
sence Of Speaker Nixon. stating that the
,ill will be amended in the Senate and that
t. passage to-day would have IA bearing
lpon final adjournment Mr Lewis did not
press the point The bill also carries an
,ppropriation of s. 900 Tor Ain-ley Wilcox
,f Buffalo. for his services as special COM
missioner in the Investigation ordered yGov
Roosevelt in the original charges filed 10y
he City club against former District At
!orney Asa Bird Gardiner. The bill also
appropriateS SG7e2 for stenographers fees
n the same proceedings Just before Gov
Roosevelt term oi office expired Mr. VII
,ox came to Albany with a claim for $40 Oo0
Tor services a. commissioner in the inve,ti
cation but the amount was cut in half An
other appropriation Is s36I3 for Ceylon II,
Lewis for services ~ a Deputy Attorney
General made necessary by the ordering
II an extraordinary term IL the supreme
7ourt 10 hear election cases in New York
,ity The hll also carries an appropriation
" 5000 for the Siula paleontologist for the
purpose of ov"avartng the famous skele-
ton of the ma-tud0n which was discovered
some time ago in Orange county and j. num-
oered among the states Interesting palPOn-
tological exhibit
WI 80 'i''"' "'' '' ",' '>'''' Nv -" VI
New York TO establish and MAINTAIN FREQ
public library ~F.t,m i'm order to accept the
Is. 200 600 rift b, Andrew Carnegie PASSED
tho Assembly The r.ll authorizes Tho Bonri
II Estimate and \pporl Comment iu enter into
,onfraot. With Nr Carnegie - establish
,he librsrio. uudrr tho conditions ~ tho
yift 4 similar bIll has boon rppurtrd favor
ably in th. senate Mir MORGAN hill nor
hitting all libraries iu the five boroughs 81
public Iihrarg. Asfor-Tildnp-I enox founda-
lion also pa--.d tho Assembly This hll
seek IN give all Libraries IN The different
horouph- mn npppr'unItN 10 share in tho
Carnegie gITi
The Assembly, psS-rd senator Slater's hill
acrmItting he irGorpurl'Ion If the American
Scenic and Historic Preservation Societv
The corpnrarion j, permitted To- acquire titla
10 hist oric ob |rr'- or mem ornblr plcturo. ar
picturesqup ulHrcs In tho state or elsewhere
IN the I'uitrb S'etas. and its uropcrty within
his state j.. 10 be eN.mpi from taNatiou
Another of Senator Nlttor's bills which
Ua. ng.-ed nv the lover hons. rrov.te-
streets Mornirg-ida avenue, l2ad street,
- Nicholas avenue, 81 NIChola, place and
l55,h street shall be- placed under the outrr.
vision of the New York city Park Depart-
ment
The Assembly passed MIR Fit2grrall's
In New York CITY below the surfacn of Inc
ground shall be- built Of stone or brick laid
In cement mortar and the backing up " all
stone ashlar shall also be LAID up with cement
mortar or cement and lime mortar The
bin also provides that when brick or stone
are used in all other walls they shall be- laid
In lime or cement mortar. The bin pro-
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