New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27
a BUSY DAY AT ALBANY.
SENATE TAKES ACTION on MANY M
PORTANT MEASURES.
Try rELEcrArH 10 TIRE TRIBUNE.l

Albany March 2s-The Senate passed to-day
Assemblyman Bede!ls bill authorizing the clIg az
thorities Of NeW-York and Buffalo. acting WIN mo
state Railroad Commission. TO authorize the ->e"
York Central or other railroads to enlarge their
terminals IN these cities Il Is the pan u D
New-York Central. : well known, TO cois'i -
an underground loop Of gigantic size Dehea'l ~
Grand Central Station for the use Of It's suourDaI
trains This plan is part OF that 10 do away Win
she danger Of accidents in the Fourth-ave tunnel.
Opposition 10 the bin came to-day ohly openly
from Senator Grady, who said the measure was
one which had been agreed upon by -daSO' 10"
and the railroad company concerned. Two OF the
Buffalo Senators voted against H. The bih passed
l,,- 4 vote Of 81 10 = Among the newborn sen
ators who voted for it were Senators Ahearn' Cul-
len Martin McCarren Sullivan and wagner sen
atcrs Davis. DonneIly. Foley crazy nm anu
Transporter voted against IT,
The Senate then took UP for considerable" -
semblvman Apgars bill providing that on ana
after May / 1906 it shall be unlawful TO use steam
as motive power for locomotives IN uhe Fou III
ave tunnel unless the Railroad Commissioners eN-
tend the period within which this reform musI DC
brought about The bill passed by a vote OF % -
!. The Senators who voted against 1t were sen
ators Grady and Transporter
The Senate also passed several other bills OF i'm
portancs in relation TO the city OF Ne~-AoFh One
introduced by Mr. Kelsey, authorizes the acquisition
of wharf property By the Department OF Docks ana
Ferries from Broomheld-st- 10 Twenty-third-st.
The Senate also passed bin, introduced by Sen
stor Marshall. adding 10 the pension hst OF Ihe
police Department those who have been Cor
o.r,s ,,bvsic,an p surgeon in the Fire Department
or a medical examiner IN the municipal civil ser
vice
Another bill passed boy the Senate, which was pre-
scented by Assembiyman Prince, provided that e4ghI
hours may constitute days work for all laoorers
employed in constructing Work 10 pe SUPERVISED ~
the AQueIuct Commissioners -,
The Senate passed Assembyman Kelsey piI
amending the Rapid Transit act SO as 10 limit the
amount Of the advertising Of Rapid transit ap-
praisals. IN
providing that provisional appointments IN the
State service or in city shall not commune lux q"
longer period than two months.
The senate ordered to bird reading Assembly man
seymour-s hill providing that after May ! IN New
York and Buffalo. all boards having power 10 'lleF
into contracts for public works shall Me III ''o
Office Of the Commissioner Of Labor the names anu
addresses Of all the contractors holding contracts
with that city. The bill also says that upon Ne
usnd Of the Commissioner Of Labor the contractors
ebau furnish a list Of names and addresses 81 al
sub-contractors in his employ. Each contractor Is
TO keep list OF his own employees, stating Whether
rbev are naturalzed native born citizens or the
United States. The bill is aimed at the padrohe
system ~
The Senate passed Assemblymsn Fancher's bill.
providing that any street railway which proposes
TO extend its road beyond the limits Of any city or
Incorporated village by route parallel 10 that OF
SION from the State Railroad Commission.
Senator Hin. of Erie County, introduced an
amendment To the constitution extending the Tune
Tor the payment of any canal debt from eighteen
Years TO thirty-Ye years and eliminating from me
constitution the clause which prohibits the sub
mission TO the people Of proposition Tor the I'M
movement the canals at the same time tIlal a
Constitutional amendment is submitted. The object
in extending time for the payment OF the canal
deFt Is 10 Essen The burden of internal payments
The object Of the second amendment IS to prevent
the killing Of canal proposition by the bringing
forward OF an amendment TO the constitution OF the
same nature. -,
Wiling for a commission learn the cause Of foods
and freshefS