The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-28
SENATE HOLDS UP A Low BILL
IT PROVIDES FOR CLOSING ONE
RLOCk or A CITY STREET.
The Passage OF the Bill WIN Enable the
Pennsylvania Road TO begin the Con-
struction Of Its Observation-Disclosures
Expect TO Pass Mortgage Tax Ball.

! struction Of Its Observation-Disclosures
Expect TO Pass Mortgage Tax fali
! ALBANY, March 27-There was great
indignatio ion at the holding up for weeks by
the New York Board Of Aldermen Of the
Pennsylvania tunnel franchise. 1t has
gone unnoticed that the State Senate has
taken a like position for several weeks.
On Feb. 4 Senator Marshall introduced two
bills, at the request OF the Low Administra-
ton, permit ing the New York city author
tiles TO close one block Of q city street In
Manhattan borough and sell the land sur
face thereof to the Pennsylvania Railroad
for Use In the consti uction Of It's terminal
station. The railroad company owns the
property on each side OF the street on this
block and cannot proceed with the work
Of const ruc,ing the terminal station until
these bills are passed and signed by the
Governor. They were reported from the
Senate Railroad Committee soon after they
were introduced and have been on the order
OF final passage In the Senate since March,.
At no time since the bills were ordered
to third reading has Senator Marshall felt
that he could pass them, as he was informed
that the Democrats intended to vote solidly
against them and that three or four Repub-
lican Senator'S also intended to oppose them.
II takes 20 vo, es to pass bill In the Senate.
Senator Marshall says he will need at least
three Democratic votes to pass the bills.
in Wow of the detection Of several Republic
can Senators.
The Republican leaders Of the Assembly
say the passage OF the Barge Canal bill in
that house yesterday practically insures
argue that the rural localities which have
been protesting the loudest against the
enactment Of any bill providing for a tax
upon mortgages will now insist that means
be devised whereby the canal debt can be
paid from indirect sources rather than by
a direct tax, and will not bubble over the
Mort gage Tax bill any further. The
leaders, however say that they have enough
votes to pass the bill whether or not the
localities protest, and IL the Governor in
him. The bill cannot pass the senate
before April and II cannot pass the As
sembly until a week later.
To-day the Assembly advanced to a third
reading Assemblyman Apgar's concurrent
as to permit the State to expend $50 600 900
for good roads. As no opposition has
developed TO this measure Il is believed
il will pass the present Legislature. Then
it will have 10 pass the Legislature OF 1905,
and the people will not be able to vote upon
the amendment until the fall OF that year.
If 1t passes the Legislature that year The
appropriation for good roads this year will
exceed 81 900, 600.
Gov. Odels scheme to secure a more
perfect control OF the State hospitals by
go through the Legislature practically
without protest Senator Ramsperger's
bill providing for that state of affairs was |
advanced to third reading in the Assembly |
to-day. The Democrats do not even OPP |
pose IL.
The Assembly Taxation Committee has
reported to the Assembly for its considera-
ton Assemblyman Ftzpatrick's bill taxing |
as personal property the seats Of members |
of the Stock Exchange. The bill provides |
that n every membe, t Of the exchange shall
invested in his business ~ a member Of |
the exchange. The money lie to 20 to New |
York city. This bill was introduced by !!
Fitzgerald last year and he |
treasury something like $3.50 900 a year. |
At that time a seat on the Stock Exchange |
had been sold for SIS 600 and he used that |
figure for determining the value Of q seat. |
Since then a seat has been sold for $4,000.
Of Electricity. Gas and Water Supply OF |
New York city, has despaired Of getting |
his Municipal Lighting Plant bill through |
the Legislature and has caused Assembly
man Finch TO introduce substitute. This
authorizes him to award separate con.
tracts for the illuminant. or electrical
energy. the lampposts. stand pipes, SER |
vice pipes, burners, lanterns. globes. tops, !
refectors, lamp irons and other lighting |
fixtures. The contracts are to he for Ave |
wears
bill which is supposed to be in the |
interest Of Thomas Rush. who was for |
merly lieutenant In the New York city |
Fire Department and who testified nj the
trial which resulted in the removal Of Chief |
Croker. was introduced to-day by Senator |
McE~an (Rep,, Albany.
IL permits membership in a fire depart |
ment Of persons who have been convicted |
Of felony and pardoned by the Governor |
before the age o. IL and afterward served |
five years In a fire depart ment Rush was !
10 admit at the Croker trial that |
he had been convicted Of a felony when |
boy. and that brought about his dismissal |
from the department.
The Senate Committee on Forest. Fish
and Game to-day reported q bill providing |
hat game shall not b. taken by any nom
resident except pursuant TO a licsnse issued l
on payment Of fee not less In amount than |
the fee, " any, required 81 a resident 81 |
New York for taking game Ia the State OF
where such Nonresident resides,
and II there H. none, then on payment |
~ such fee AZ the commission shall pre-
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