The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-31
TO PIX DAY OF ADJOURNMENT.
RESOLUTION TO BE INTRODUCED
~ ASSEMBLY TO-DAY.


The Date Fixed WIN Probably be April ~
Majority u Mayor Lows Btiis Likely
to Fsil-Brackett Reoews His Attack
I on the Fire Insurance Companies
| ALBANY. March so.-Ihat there Ia serious
thought Of bringing the Legislative session
to an end some time next month IL evil
denced by the fact that tomorrow q reso-
luton will be introduced In the Assembly
by Majority Leader Rogers providing for
nnal adjournment. The date has not been
definitely settled yet. but II Ia believed that
the resolution will call for adjournment
| on April ~ and that 1t will be adopted In
the lower house. The resolution will then
60 to the Senate and be referred to the
Senate Finance Committee and will be
! amended. IL is thought, to provide for ad-
| journment on either April u or a.
After the passage Of the Excise bill to-
| morrow the attention Of the leaders will b
directed toward the Mortgage Tax bill
1t Is expected that before the week Il over
something definite will be determined upon
a. to what shall be done with that measure.
The fate Of q majority Of the Low ad-
ministration bills is much In doubt. Chair
man Burnett Of the Assembly Cities Com
mittee says that his committee will report
no more Of these bills until the Senate
passes them.
Senator Bracket insists that there IL q
fire insurance trust in this State and that
II has been responsible for greatly increased
premium rates for the past year or two.
Tonight he introduced two bills, each
having the same object in view. One
amends the Donnelly Antitrust law Of 1890
by declaring agreements between fire
insurance companies, whereby competition
is restricted or premium rates fixed, to be
in violation OF that law.
The other bill amends the Fire Insurance
law by prohibiting such combinations
between fire insurance companies. A vio-
lation 10 made q misdemeanor. and II q
person Is convicted he may be fined from
5000 to 5000 or imprisoned for from six
months to year. II Q corporation. the hne
is TO be from 5000 TO $4,000. For second
offence by fire insurance corporation the
right Of the corporation to do business in
this State shall be revoked.
The bill amending the ,Fre-Insurance
law was referred to the Insurance Com
mittee and the one amending the Anti Trust
law to Senator Brackets own COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary. Senator Bracket figures
that, IL he cannot get the first bill out OF
the Insurance Committee. he can. at least.
control his own committee and report the
the Senate clerk send the bills to the printer
al once, 30 that they could be placed on the
files as soon as possible.
The Assembly tonight advanced to q
which authorizes the East River Gas Com
pany OF New York city to extend its mains
into Manhattan and The Bronx boroughs.
Assemblyman Ftzpatrick's bill taxing
as personal property seats In the Stock
Exchange was also advanced to q third
The Democratic members Of the Assem-
bly, tonight discovered what they believe
to be joker in another OF the Low admin
istration bills. 1t was IN Assemblyman
to acquire control Of the Staten Island
ferry terminals
One Of the provisions Of the bill, the Demo-
Gratis thought. would authorize the city to |
other provisions were OF such 4 sweeping
character that 1t is believed the city could |
do most anything under them. The bill |
was advanced to a third reading andre |
committed to the Commerce and Naviea- |
The Assembly passed Assemblyman |
Agnew's bill prohibiting boys under ten |
years Of age from selling newspapers on /
the streets. and also prohibiting girls under |
~ :fss sG% X c,y kind
Former Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff was about i
the Senate Chamber tonight. He 10 here /
In the interest OF Senator Marshall's bill
legislating the present police Magistrates
for the appointment OF new Magistrates
by Mayor Low. 1t Ia understood, however,
that woodrufs efforts arc likely to be
''I 4 I'm introduced nv Senator E,.h.r.
authorizes MsyoI Low s to APPOINT 'G t~e
additional city Magistrates in Manhattan
EisSers said the Board Of Masissrstes
favored the bill and asked that It be
ORDERED %Ses ed, to $780,, third reading Senator
Senator Henry W. Hill Of Buffalo intro
duced a resolution in the Senate express
Ing on, the part OF the State appreciation
% the services given 20 II by Major Thomas
Corps. who had been stationed at Buffalo.
FOR his services in the line OF canal improve
ment Senator Malby objected to rs i'm
mediate consideration, as he said the reso-
luton had too much canal In II for him.
The Senate passed Senator Armstrong;
bill, which ostensibly seeks to prohibit |
he sale Of woodcock and grouse In this
State. The bill was opposed by the cold
'snt That i %ss amended 20 t that II II any
,ne offers bond IS surety that the woodcock
md grouse In his possession were.not killed
n the State he can 60 on and sell them
orever. Under its amended form the bill
8 perfectly satisfactory to the cold storage
The bill compelling New York city to
,uy voting machines at an expense OF about
j 100 apiece Is to have hard sledding in the
It Is now on the order OF third
eading, and when II was reached to might
bout twenty-five members from New
fork city were on their feet with motions to
trike out. Assemblyman Remsen rep,
Kim who introduced L. smiled and asked
hat II be laid aside. This was done
T he Assembly passed Assemblyman Ellis's
i'll authorizing the Park Commissioner Of
he Bronx to permit boathouses to be built
>ooling's, authorizing the Metropolitan
Issociation Of the Amateur Athletic Union
0 build dressing rooms and institute open
ir gymnasium In Macomb's Dam Park.
Defends WRIGH7-S COMPANION.