The sun., 1901-03-01
THE RAMAPO BILL PASSED.
ALL or THE FORTY-FOUR SENATORS
| PRESENT VOTED FOR N.
II simply Rspssis the Ramapo Law Of 1895
senator Rainess Bipartisan Election
Board Bill Passes Both Houses Tho
Croton Tax Bin Passed In the Assembly.

| senator Rainess Bipartisan Election
Board Bill Passes Both Houses Tho
Croton Tax Bin Passed In the Assembly
| ALBANY. Feb. 2s.-The Senate to- day passed
| Senator Slater's or ginal bill proposed by
| the Merchants Association OF New York
city. which simply repeals the law OF 1905
giving the Ramapo Water Company its add
| tonal and extraordinary powers Every one
| OF the forty-four Senators present voted
| for the bill The minority senators en-
| deavored to make political capital otft OF the
J passage of the bill and signaly failed. Tho
| Republican Senators knew what they wanted
| and accomplished II. The discussion oi
| the question occupied over an hour while
| II Is possible that some other Senator will
introduce a bill defining the powers Of tho
Ramapo company, in view Of the repeal of
the 1895 law. its passage is decidedly proble-
matiCal.
The Senate passed another bill bearing
upon the Ramapo question. II was that Cf
senator Skaters, which proposes al amend
ment TO the state Constitution, providing
that that portion Of New York Cty's debt
incurred Ia securing water supply shall not
be included iu reaching computation re-
gardng the city's debt limitation as defined
In the Constitution.
Both houses ot the Legislature passed
Senator Ranc-'s bill which is aimed TO secure
the appointment by Mayor Van Wyck Of
separate bipartisan board OF elections for
New York city to be composed OF four mem
bers The Democrat, In each house opposed
the measure hecaus" one of the provisions
Of the bill recognized the Superintendent Of
the state METROPOLITAN Elections District
This biil IL a companion measure TO the New
York city singlc-hcaded police law The
Republican and Democratic committees Of
New York and King county ar" ench 70 file
with Mayor Van Nyck the name of a person
to be appointed as a member Of such board
and It is expected that tine four per ous 80
named will be Al pointed by the Mayor, though
there is nothing In the Till which prevents
the Mayor from appointing any four persons
he chooses without regard to politics II
was found that 10 insert such n provision
would he unconstitutional, and that the
Mayors discretion in makinG these appoint
ments could not be interfered with In the
Assembly Mr. Duros- Tam vo' cd for the
bill and Mr. II Wilson tRep KingH against
The Senate passed Senator Brackett's bill
defining the qualifications u person must
have 20 bs eligible for appointment as Pres-
dent o! the State COmmls lssiOn IN lunacv
Another Of GOV Odrlls bills. introduced
by senator kium, ; to be speedily advanced
through the LEGISLATURE n - the bill in
creasiug the taxes TO be secured annually
under the General Curu"rgion Tax law bv
about s30Oooo9 hearing on the bill VII!
te given next Tue7dav afternoon before the
Iaratiun Committees uf the TWO houses
The New York city members we're arrayed
iu opposition irrospecuv" Of party against
the upstate Iyeiubers IL I'll" Assembly in
uppoel ton To Mr. Everetl- Till compelling
Now York clty I. pnl i4l thWt!on upon rs
lands and oouuuif- used lur the trDton water
sNsf I'm lDItt hess Putnam and Npstt IsatpT
II g., Xsy y. KIRK %s"$crs I; rHS.S'
Waite Rep Kings voted against the bill
In line with other legislation IN regard
e. the water question The, Assembly passed
Mir Moreun's bill authorizing Brooklyn 10
build a storage reservoir in Forest Park.
Queens borough This reservoir. II is be-
licv-d. viii forever end the Possibility OF
water famine IN thgt borough
Senator kruu's bills tnNing savings banks
ana trust and insurance, con panlcS were
we're referred to ia" Taxation CUnmItte"
1t was dsc.dcd to amend the hill taxing trust
bill will be reported for repriptins and re-
commitment to-rnorrov II will be impossi-
b,e to IG,s ~" bills untI the second week
IN March. ] he committee viii not have an
executive sr,a!ou untl next Wednesday.
! 80 that the b.Ils cannot be repnt ted favorably
i'm va. lower house before neat Thursday
Nir Brll'- Ill authorizing property owners
adjoining or aGutuhg park property In New
/
| hul-es passed tI' ~" pLl!.
When Alr Beln"u's hi. recurring al public
| duuco halls In New lorh citN 10 he licensed
| was reached ou the ttIrd-ieadlHg calendar
| NJ. Bennett aU.rus"4 - 80 that II cannot
| upply To private dancing PARTIES. public
! r.reytlous or dances at fcHsts or wsddluys
but only To- public dance hal, where dancing
rnTt e. II'' mIpWaidori-t t.tona, aud Sherry. r ~
| from the provisions of IN" TN
As,-mhlym Cotton introduced a bin
! authorizing the Bonri II Estimate andAppor-
! tIonusur n New lorh city to alloN a, ,harses
! against the cit, thr aims of taxpayers Tor
moneys spent IN Cuntr>tInE the iudGrrnts
| occurred ~ John u'BrI"n, Her AZ { lara and
! VA .ton II HroVn, az receiver Tor Brown.
! II. ward a Co, against the city, amounting
Senator Krmn Introduced bill allowing
| in tho boud7 of the Chicago, Milwaukee anu
! 81 PAU halirudd company and u the Cen
| tral RAJ lrond Cnulany Of New Jersey.
| $40 500 f,r tho expenses OF the State Fair
! pt syracuse tbs year Much, II the money
| |, To bo expended ior nov bud ding AID iul-
! proving ia grounds About sSj.0ou viii be
! s. ent ON the trottluS track and grand stand
Roth branches Of the Lesi- 'turr adopted
Ia consider plaus for IN" r.apportionment
of the Congress districts. In the Senate
berg. Grcen' MoCarrcu aud Trainor were
named IA the committee. and In the Assembly
Messra Kelsey. Fish. " f.. Lewis, Weekcs.
O'Nfalley, Frisbie and Little Tim" sullivan
These other bills were introduced
senator Punkltt. providing that the Iro-
posed pa lie pla a IN New York city BOUNCED
g. Eleventh and Twelfth avpnues and Fffiy-
second aud Flfty-fourth streets shall not he
established.
senator Mslby, making II a msdcmcanor
TO- a person to unlawiully enter baseball.
football or athletic exhibition grounds
Mr. Henry. eNemptiug Incorporated clubs
from tho provision or The Liquor Tax Law
requiring the consent Of adj oinging or ad-
iacent property owners before a person can
traflC in liquors
Mr. Adler, increasing tie salaries of the
-i.taut Cl,rk aud Interpreters in the CITY
court OF New York city from 81 500 to s.. .0oo
ArpiIo ations Denied by the Railroad Com
mission.
krH.NY, Feb IS The State Board ~
p,il,,,d Commissioners has denied tie nm