The sun., 1902-03-12
MILLIONS FOR ERIE CANAL.
ALMOST CERTAIN THAT LEoiS-
LATURE WILL PASS A BILL.
Assembly Holds Up Mayor Lows Plan for
Park Avenue Tunnel Relief divorce
mi Amended - Automatic valves TOR
Gas Meters New Bills Introduced.

assumed in each mouse Oh lhc Log ''o'u Z
to-day IL Is now almost certain that DIN
providing for the improvement OF the
Erie Canal, carrying out the recommenda-
tions of the Governor In his message to the
legislature, will pass and go TO the Governor
for his approval. Both the Senate and
the Assembly advanced to third reading
a bill providing for the Improvement OF
tho canals.
In the Senate Senator Davis's measure,
providing for the improvement of the Erie
and Champlain ctnals and the lumber
district at Albany, carrying an appropria-
tion Of s3l 500 ,0O0 was advanced toward
final passage. while in the lower house
Mr.. Weekes's bill providing for the improve
ment Of the Erie. Champlain and Oswego
canals entailing an expenditure OF s3I-
200 900 was advanced 10 third readir g.
As the bills differ so materially and as the
Senate refused 10 consider the claims OF
the Oswego Canal people the Assembly bill
will not be pressed for passage in the Senate
but the Davis bill will go through both
houses, IL there is to be any canal legisla-
tion at all this year
In the Senate there was not split among
the New York city members, and all the
Democrats voted with the Republican
members, taking the stand that 1t was
wanted in New York city, and then. If the
bill is signed by the Governor and is sub
mtted to the people at next falls election,
Il will aid the Democratic candidate for
Governor In the lower house, though,
the Republican leaders and minority leader
Palmer are arrayed against the bill, but,
try as they would to-day, they could not in
any way accomplish the desired object of
killing the bill. The vote to-day in the
Senate would indicate that there will be
no trouble in passing the Davis bill, but
20 votes being required TO pass it, and
while II votes was the most that could be
mustered in the Assembly, yet it is sufficient
In view of the fact that only majority
q 20 votes in the house is necessary TO
pass the bill.
In both houses an effort was made to
kill the measure by tacking on amend
ments, and they were all offered by the
anti-canal partisans. with one exception.
The discussion in the Senate was not long
Senator Raines trying to amend by pro-
viding for the Improvement Of the Cayuga
and Seneca canals, which was defeated
by a vote Of Is TO 8. Senator Stranahan
offered an amendment providing for the
Improvement Of the Oswego canal, but
It was defeated by vote Of 81 TO 0, Sena-
Iors Davis and Ellsworth declaring that |
only the Eric Improvement scheme would |
be taken up this year.
Senator Malby attacked the bill as
being needless expense and called atten- |
ion to the scandals connected with the |
asst appropriation. The bill was supported |
,y Senator's Grady and McCarren. By |
iote of % TO 10 the bill was advanced to a |
bird reading. Right after this the canal |
ldherents showed their strength, for Sena-
or Raines moved that the bill be recom- |
ntted to the Committee of the Whole, |
which was defeated by vote Of 81 to 10, |
he vote in detail being:
Ayes-Senators Amber. Armstrong. Barnes,
}rown. Teeter. Higgins. krum, Lewis. Malby. |
lsines, Sherwood, Stewart, Strsnshan. Thorn |
os ~ni,S scnators atG hgdeit BPaekett. Cocks
,reen. Hin, Marshall, Mckinney. Mills, Prime.
slater, Willard and Wiley. Reps. Ahearn. |
-ullen. Donnelly. Bowling. Foley, Grady,
McCabe. McCarren. Plunkitt, |
Rsmspcrgcr, sullivan, Trainer and Wagner
Dems.l 81
The bill was under consideration in the
over house for four hours and the debate /
was quito spirited, both sides showing |
hat their feelings We're deeply concerned /
N the bill Mr. Mckeown ODCm., Kingsl |
,cted az leader on the floor for the canal |
supporters and several times became angry ,
over what he considered unfair attempts .
upon the part Of the anti-canal people 10 /
1lihuster SPEAKER Nixon was not in the |
chair much Of the time during the debate, /
Dut IL was noticeable that every time lie |
ralled upon a member to take the chair /
L was an anti-canal man. No less than |
nine amendments were offered in the lower |
house.
Messrs. Fowler I-andon. Burnett. Treat.
Merritt and Moran spoke in opposition |
10 the bill, which was championed by Messis. |
Wcekcs and O'Mailey. The first test Of |
he strength Of the two factions came when /
a rising vote was taken oil the amend |
inent offered by Mr.. Dickinson. which was
a technical one. IL was defeated by a |
vote Of - TO 50. The only rollcall was |
shall be spent 10y bipartisan commission. |
This was lost by vote of 7j to 5S The vote /
showed that New York city and Erie unity |
are the only sections solid for the bill.
The PARK avenue tunnel changed motive |
power bill introduced by Assem- bly, |
man Apgar and tie 81 bstitute bill sen' TO /
Mr.. Bedoll by Mayor Low, which provides /
a means for tine New York Central to secure /
better terminal facilities at fory-second |
81 rect, are not to have an easy tir.r Of IL |
in the Assembly The bills were 'ayorab'y |
reported from the railroad committe" this Z
Mr.. Apgar asked 10 have liz /
bill advanced. but MIR Wainwright objected. .
He gave notice that when tine Apgar bin |
comes ON the calendar he viii move to dis /
charge the railroad commit CO from further |
of his Till, which differs !
from the Apgar bill by fixing time limit /.
in which the railroad commissioners can |
extend the time that electricity must be |
used in tho tunnel. llr. Bcds! also asked |
10 have his bill advanced, but Mr.. Palmer |
objec' ed.
The Assembly to-day amended the J
divorce bill recommended by Gov. Oicl!. /
IL was Senator E!sUcrg's bill providing .
that divorce cannot become absolute .
until three months after the Judgment has .
been filed. hr. Fitzgerald Cam, y. " /
offered an amendment that during the three /
months no alimony can be collected. Ii was I
adopted
The Senate ordered 10 a third readin
Assembl yman helscys Pennsylvania Rail- 2
road New York city tunnel terminal bill .
and Senator krum's bil authorizing saw
ings banks TO invest in the bonds Of the /
ST. Paul, Rock Island and Morris and Ess.N
Railroad Companies, the Central Railroad .
Of New jersey and the United New Jersey
Railroad aud Land Company and in the /
bonds of railroad companies leased or /
operated or controlled by n railroad COM /
pany In whose bonds savings bank NAV
Invest. The krum bill also allows a saw .
ings bank 20 loan TO the value Of co instead ,
of so per cont. Oh real estate located in |