The sun., 1903-02-24
WORK FOR THB LEGISLATURE.
MANY NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
LAST NIGHT.

Ne Legislation VIII he Attempted to FIX
I tend the Term OF Police Commissioners
Greene-Diu creasing salaries Of
| Municipal Court Justices Recommitt ed
ALBANY, Feb. 23.-It is said by those
we'll informed that there will be no legis-
lation attempted this year to extend the
term Of the Police Commissioner OF Now
| York city, despite Mayor Lows idea that
Police Commissioner Greene's term should
be extended. preferably TO fourteen years.
There is Q well-gronnded fear that such q
! bill could not be passed this year. for even
/ II it should get through the Assembly there
| lie hardly a probability hat it could pass
| the Senate.
J Mayor Low will arrive in this city on the
Empire State Express tomorrow morning
! He will see the Governor. and the legisla-
ton affecting New York city will be can
/! vassed and discussed. The real object Of
| the Mayors visit will be to appear before
the Assembly Cities Committee and ask
that body to report favorably Comptroller
CIRCUITS Sinking Fund bill. which the Re-
publican leaders OF the lower house are
averse to doing az long as the bi is known
as a Grout measure.
The effort to get increased compensation
for the Justices Of the Municipal Court Of
New York city received a setback tonight
in the Assembly, when Assemblyman Doo-
ing's bill increasing the salaries OF the
Justices from &c 900 TO 81. 900 in the borouglls
Of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
and from 5000 TO 5000 in the borought
Of Queens and Richmond. was recon-
.ait Tod TO the Cities Committee for = hear
ins. 1t will probably remain there during
the remainder of the session. for the Nc"
York city authorities have discovered
that they are opposed to II.
Assernblyman Woods bill, increasing the
nunoer OF .,iunilipal court districts Ia
Manhattan and Bronx Dorougns from eleven
TO Twelve, was advanced " a third reading
IN tho Assembly.
The Chamber Of Commerce of the State
of New iork Is opposed to senator Nag-
ncr's Dill. introduced at the Instance VI
Comptroller Crout, which SEEKS TO ieEislatc
out oi office the present Rapid Transit
Commission for New York city and provides
for the appointment OF their SUCCESSORS Dy
the Mayor. Tonight the following RESP
luton adopted 10y the hamOer was pre-
sented In eacn ouse and referred.
Rcsoired. That IN the judgment OF this
Chamber the present Rapid transit Com
niss!oI is composed OF men Of the highest
u
kindred to the Official duties which they are
ResoivcG That the best interests of the
city and the community will be served by
leaving the commission as now constituted
und disturbed
Ncaldnus Dem-., n. Y introduced a reso-
luton, wtIicn was referred ia each House.
ASKING Congress, on Denalf Of the STATE,
to take steps to amend the Federal Con-
-tituton 10 as to provide for the election
of United states NJ os by the people
of the various States. In the Assembly
the resolution will cone up for debate next
Monday night
Assemhlyman George B. Clark (Rep,
y. " introduced proposed amendment
to the Constitution. providing that any
sptcial legislation .passe'i by the Legisla-
shall be submitted to the local officials
before being acted upon by the Governor,
the same as is city bill.
Senator Burton introduced bill author
izing the Brooklyn Library to enter into
a contract with the city whereby the Ii
brarv shall become public corporation.
To the present board of directors the bill
add. the directors Of the Brooklyn Public
Library and the Mayor and Comptroller
of New York city aud the president Of
Brooklyn borough.
Tho hil provides that the present Brook
'yn p lblic L brary be left unchanged,
CHARGED as il is with the management of
the Carnegie libraries and managed by
trustees appointed for stated intervals
by the Mayor Of the city; and that the
library be turned into a separate public
institution by the simple eypadient Of the
city assuring its support without disturb
ing its present trustee system. ThisN can
be done with no greater expenditure Of
money than will be caused by the consoli-
dation and will have the advantage of
leaving oil the rest Of the library system
in Brooklyn free from the control of any
trustees excopt those appointed by muni-
rip7l authority
Senator Foley (TamD introduced
btl repeating the law Of last year, favored
by Gov. Odell. which taxes the surplus
funds OF savings banks.
A bill of Senator Elsbergs provides that
actions o secure the removal OF walls which
ei,croach on streets must he commenced
within a year.
A bill appropria,ing s275,O TO establish
a State electrical laboratory in connection
with Union College and the General Electric
Works at Schenectady. was introduced.
NrhdtOr aiCi."au. l.trOduCCu a III max
ing the commander of tho New York State
Department of the G.; A: II. an eN-offlcio
member of the b )ard of trustees Of the
State soldiers Home at Bath
The Senate passed senator Marsha'rs
bills regarding the comper sation of the
Bedford av"'iu" improvement tBrooklyn)
commissioners of appraisal and perEi,ting
the Now York city Board OF Es innate and
Apportionment 10 refund DE-, uc ions from
salaries of certain city emr oy es
Senator Esberg's bill al eli ming sup
Elementary primary enrollm, mt. and trans
frrs from one district to another was or
dered 20 third reading in the Senate on
the understanding that il will be amended
80 a. to apply 10 New York city only.