The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
coRONERS BILL REC0MMITTED
ssrvnJy ny A VOTE or sc TO 90
pBiCTICALLY KILLS 1T.
Dark station hin Defeated-As.
,embl, Passes Annual supply Bill
.-Wonroc's Municipal Lighting Plant
nil Dead-The Two.Platoon Fire
n,s,,s BiIi Reported In the Senate.

MI one and cannot pass the Assembly
Le action Of the lower house to-day
committing The bill to the Cities Com
m IT, for n hearing II was done by the
M II the upstate Republicans, who
W. nth the Democrats TO send the bill
- 20 the committee on motion OF As
lJ,,man Fitzpatrick Uam). This ac-
came as a surprise to the supporters
"'' ,,a measure. who had been watching
o. uhb great interest. The bill was adj
- 70 n third reading on Monday night.
70, uas on the second reading calendar
,,.dav. This was declared to be improper
nv Speaker NiSon' m,
.ssemblyman John Hill Morgan tRep.,
p-ooklynl asked that its consideration go
Ear until tomorrow. But Mr. fnz-
..,rick was on his feet with motion to
racormit This was surprise TO MT
uoryan. He intended to make that motion
r,orrow. He had an object in so doing
ia and the three other Kings county Re-
.,hIican members, Messrs. Bowling. Rem
.an and Weber. had taken their attitude in
e,nostion 10 he bill in order TO force Sena-
80, Flsberp TO vote for the Brooklyn Police
Magistrates Dill
The motion to recommit was carried by
-o,a NJ &C. TO 40, although the only Repub-
lean halow the Bronx to vote for the mo-
,nns was Assemblyman Howard Conkling.
NJ Conkling said later that the Republican
o,oanization Of New York county was OPP
nosed 10 the bill and he would stand by
bis organization, no matter what the other
New York city Republican members did'
Inc Democrats voted soldly to recommit.
he Kings county Assemblymen as well as
The Tammany members. They were as,
sisted by Assemblymen Cabin, Traub and
Williams Of Onondaga; Z. Cook OF Erie
Evans OF Oneida. Hayden OF Cattaraugus'
McNar Of WyomIingss o M0re,anq Oh 'he-
The Low administration has received
..vere setback in the Assembly to-day.
By a vote of 81 to IS II defeated Assembly
man Agnew's bill which legalizes the CON
srIlction Of the elevated railroad station
in Battery Park The Tammany mem
bers aided by the Kings county Democrats,
made a vigorous and determined nght
against the bill and succeeded In bringing
over TO their side about twenty upstate
Republican Assemblymen. Assernblyman
Agnew made the customary motlon
and the bill can come up again, II he has
enough votes to pass 1t. 80,
The Assembly passed Mr.. Stevens's bill
which is aimed at the wealthy New Workers.
who have vast forest park preserves In
the Adirondacks. The bill provides that
any one can fish In the streams OF such
parks unless the owners show that the
streams had not been stocked with Try
from the State hatcheries. The bill furtner
oompels all such land owners VINO wish
to exclude others from their preserves TO
fence in their possessions with fence
four feet in height.
The Assembly passed the annual supply
bill to-day. IL will now go to the Senate
Finance Committee for its consideration.
Il contains an Appropriation OF si'Voo,WU
for good roads, but it is believed that this
amount will be increased to N,2oO'OOO IN
the Senate.
Col. Robert Grier Monroe's bill providing
for municipal lighting plant for New York
CITY is a dead one 1t will not be reported
BY either the Senate or Assembly cites
Committee. This morning Senator Els
berg tried to have the bill reported by the
Senate committee, but only Iour meinoeTs
voted for the motion.
The Senate Finance Committee to-day
reported favorably Gov. Odell nominations
Of Voting Machine Commissioners. Sena.
tor Grady asked that the confirmation OF
the nominations be deferred until he had
time to examine into the politics OF the three
Commissioners. He thought that the Demo-
Gratis should have a representative on this
commission in view Of the fact that an at.
tempt is to be made TO compel the CITY oil
New York to purchase machines his re-
quest was granted. The Commissioners are
Frank H. Belts and Henry deb. Parsons
Of New York city, and John b, Barr OF
Tompkins.
To prevent the emptyng Of sewers from
New Jersey into New York Bay, Senator
Stewart to-day introduced a bill authorlz-
ing the Governor to appoint a comfnislsioh
OF five members to investigate the contem-
plated construction Of such sewers
IN New Jersey The bill is the result of
q communication sent to Gov. Odeu by
Health Commissioner Daniel Lewis, IN
L IL ~
consequences Of such proposed step on
the part OF New jersey. The bill authorizes
the commission 10 confer with the au-
thorities Of New Jersey and take steps
10 prevent the pollution OF the water. An
Appropriation Of 5000 for the expenses
OF the commission is made.
That il is the intention Of the Senate
TO force upon New York city a two platoon
nremen's law was indicated to-day when
the Senate Cities Committee reported
iavorably Assemblyman Weber's bill pro-
vding for such a scheme. Fire Sommls-
roner Sturgis is as much opposed to thus
1is Police Commissioner Greene 10 three
platoon police bill:
Assemblyman Bostwick introduced a
bill which provides that a person who fails
70 pay his personal property taxes In New
York city can be brought up on supple
mentary proceedings decision Of the
Court Of Appeals says that the law as II
now stands affecting New York city does
not give the power 10 institute proceedings
TO ascertain mans responsibility 10 pay
personal property tax.
The Assembly to-day passed by vote
Of "a TO ~. just enough affirmative votes,
Assemblyman Plank's concurrent resolu-
non amending the Constitution so az 10
permit the charging of tolls on the State
canals. Some OF the canal Improvement
advocates regarded this measure as being
an anti-canal one and opposed II, but
number Of Assemblymen who had voted
Tor the sl0l 900, 900 Thousand-Ton Barge
Canal bill voted for the bill.
The Senate passed these bills:
Senator Marshalls, bringing Lloyds fire
insurance organizations under the super
Vision Of the State Insurance Department.
Assemblyman Dowling's. permitting par
Sts % become responsible for the appearance
ochldren in court where Il child has been
arrested for n minor offence.
oAsSen.blyman Ellis's, authorizing the PARK
tommlsNioner 81 The Bronx to authorize me
Tphstruclion OF boat houses at Maconb =
Dam Park
hSsemhyman Remsrn's. three bills pro-
noihg for the Improvement OF Avenue
na fatbus1 avenue. in the former town OF
intlhds. Brooklyn borough.
The Assembly to-day recalled from the
Senate ASsemblyman Fitzpatrick's bill tax
w a. Personal property seats on the New
lork Stock Exchange. The bill passed
we Assembly Monday night without a
vot in opposition II has been recalled
the purpose Of amendment. II has
oeh contended that the provision imposing
penalty on the secretary OF the Exchange
Tor falling TO make reDorts TO the tax assess