The sun., 1902-03-06
The new YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE AGAINST EXEMPTING
MORTGAGES FROM TAXATION.
Employers Liability Bili Discussed - Fight
Against Canal Bili The Pennsylvania
Railroad Tunnel BiIl and Bill To
Dust Tammany Employees Reported.


ALBANY. March 5.-Senator Slater to-
day tried to have the Taxation Committee
discharged from the further consideration
OF his bill exempting from taxation mort
cages covering real estate located in this
State. The motion was made a. an effort
on the part of the friends Of the Stranahan
Mortgage Tax bill to compel a number Of
city Senators TO favor that bill when they
realized that they could not get bill through
entirely exempting mortgages. The mo-
ton was defeated by vote Of 20 to 10.
Most of the time OF the Senate to-day
was taken up in discussing Senator Slater's
Employers Liability bill on the order Of
final passage. Senator's Green and Hill
have also introduced Employers Liability
bills, which they think are better than
the Slater bill A number Of amendments
to the Slater bill were defeated. The only
one adopted was one introduced by Senator
Mills, providing that the bill should not
apply TO farm hands and domestic servants.
At the request of Gov. Odell Assembly
man Rogers to-day introduced the New
York City Chamber of Commerce bill,
which seeks to relieve the congested condi-
tions in the Supreme Court of New York
and Kings counties. The bill authorizes
the Governor TO appoint commission of
seven persons to investigate the reasons
for the delay in bringing to speedy trials
actions in the first and second Judicial
districts and TO report to the next Legisla
ture. The commission is to recommend
such legislation as it is thought will bring
about the desired relief.
Assemblyman weekes introduced bill
requiring license of 500 from each person
who acts as broker in maritime insurance
in New York city.
The anti-canal members Of the Assembly
caught the canal advocates mapping to-day
and turned point on them which has sell
dom been raised in the Legislature. Often
when all the members Of committee are
in accord on a proposition. it has been
customary for the chairman Of the COM
mittee TO simply ask the members II he
shall make a favorable, or unfavorable
report of the bill, without calling a session
Of his committee and taking a vote. This
was done in reporting the Canal bill. and
when the measure came up on the order
Of second reading. Mr.. Burnett CRep..
Ontariol, one of the leaders in the fight
against the submission TO the people
of the proposition for the improvement
the bill had not been properly acted upon
by the committee. The Speaker suE-
tanned him, and this made il necessary for
the bill To go back TO the committee. Mr..
Weekes, who introduced the bill. promptly
appealed from the decision, but later ac-
cepted "A suggestion made by Mr.. Lewis.
chairman of the Canals Committee. that he
withdraw his appeal. The bill was then
once more in the possession of the Canals
Committee. which met after adjournment
and will report the bill favorably to-mor-
row. and il will be on the second reading
calendar on Friday. The canal people
saw that they have 90 votes in the Assembly
and can secure more IL there is really a
need for them. Sevent y-siX votes are re-
quired to pass the bill in the Assembly.
The lawyers against the laylnen was the
position assumed in the Assembly to-day.
with the lawyers coming out on top. This
was In respect 10 the bill int troduced by
Mr.. Wilson codifying the rules and making
a uniform practice and procedure for the
New York City Municipal Court, MIR.
j. A. Allen amended 1t by providing that
an attorney may issue his own summons
and also serve the execution. The lawyers
disagreed on the wisdom Of this, but event
ually the amendment was adopted.
The Assembly advanced TO a third read
ing Senator Elsberg's BILL giving game
protectors in New York and Kings coun-
ties the right TO enter building in those
counties 10 search for evidences of the
violation of the game laws without war
rants, the same as in other counties OF the
State. The cold-storage-house proprietors
of New York city object TO the bill, but the
evidence of the wanton violation of the
game laws that came 10 light last summer
has il is cOntended, shown the necessity
of the enactment of such law.
senator Hennessey had his bill pro-
vidng for hospital in Bronx borough
amended by increasing from $500, 600 to
$500, 900 the amount which may be ex-
pended in the construction of buildings.
senator Elsbergs bill, establishing
retiring fund for the officers and teachers
of the College Of the City of New York
and giving to the fund annually per cent.
of the New York city excise money, was
reported favorahly and ordered 10 a third
reading in the Senate to-day, as was also
Senator Ahearn's bill, compelling gas
companies to place automatic valves on
gas meters, with view of preventing
the escape of gas in cases Of fire. The
bill was amended so a. 10 provide that
il shall only apply TO New York city and
that the valves may be placed on the
meters any time up 10 Jan. /, 1907.
Assemblyman kelscy's Pennsylvania Rail-
road Tunnel bill was reported favor
Cities Committee. Senator Stranahan asked
that II be advanced To a third read
ing but owing 10 the objection Of Senator
Foley il had TO take the usual course.
Senator Crady's bill permitting the
Use of lobbies in New York city theatres
for standing room was reported favorahly
in the Senate and advanced TO third
reading
Sena,or Slater's bill. prohibiting the
Use of harmful substances in dairy and
food products, was also reported favor
ably, hut amended so as 10 not apply TO
food products.
The Senate passed Senator Goodsell's
hill enlarging the boundaries Of the Pali-
sades Interstate Park, and Assemblyman
Wainwright's s bill providing for City Comp
troler for New Rochelle as a result Of the
Iseln investigation
senator Stranahan's Tammany employees
Sweep" bill was reported TO the Senate
to-day by the Cities Committee for re-
printing and recommittal. II was amended
as Indicated in these dispatches yesterday,
so that the Board of Estimate and APP
portionmcnt will have the power to fix the
salaries Of city employees without the
consent of the Board Of Aldermen.
The Assembly to-day adopted resolutions
of respect on the death Of the Hon. Ebert
Payne a member Of Assembly from Column
bia county Eulogies were delivered by
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