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NO NEW FIRE OR POLICE LAWS.
TIE VOTING MACHINE LOBBY
CONFIDENT or SUCCESS.
The senate Passes Two OF Odellr Central.
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ALBANY, April 1.-THE Assembly bill OF
Mr.. Webers adopting the two-platoon
scheme for the New York city Fire Depart
nnent passed the Senate to-day and now
goes TO Mayor Low for his approval. Tho
vote was 80 to 10, AL Of the twenty-five
Democratic Senators and these Republicans
voted for the bill: Amber. Barres. E h.
Brown. W L. Brown. Davis, Fanoher.
Marshall. McEwan. Prime, Warwick and
Wilcox. These Republicans voted against
II: Brackstt, Elsberg. Gates, Lewis. L'Hom-
medisu, Malby. Raines Sherwood. Stevens
and Stewart. Mayor Low and Fire Com
missioner Sturgis have announc ed their
opposition to the bill.
Without Mayor Lows approval the bill
cannot become law.
Assemblyman Finch's bill. favored by
Police Commissioner Greene, as originally
introduced, which increased the New York
police force by over 1900 members, VIII
come up for final passage in the Senate
tomorrow
Mayor Low and Commissioner Greene
are opposed to the three-platoon plan for
tbs police. and II the bill passes the Legis-
hture with this amendment In II Mayor
Lows veto of the measure is promised.
II 10 not believed that the friends OF the
Finch bill In the Senate have enough votes
TO eliminate the three platoon scheme
Incorporated In the bill in the upper House.
On that the prospects for any legislation
materially affecting either the New York
city police or fire departments at this session
OF the Legislature are slim.
Senator Elsberg has been trying to get
the Assembly Committee on Rules TO re-
port his bill substituting medical examiners
for Coroners in New York city. The Com
uaittee on Rules has had two meetings and
has not reported the bill.
Even II the committee should report the
Coroners' bill, Senator Elsberg il fearful
Of its fate when it comes up for final pas
ssge In the Assembly.
II those who are opposed to the measure
had any backbone the bill would be alive
but . short time after II left the hands OF
the Committee on Rules.
The lobby at work here In favor Of the
Renisen bill compelling New York city to
spend $500. 0n0 for voting machines Is san
guine OF success. They have had the bill
made . special order on final passage In the
Assembly for tomorrow.
A prominent Republican who Is con-
nected With the Legislature Is financially
interested In the United States Standard
Voting Machine Company, and 90 are a
number OF his friends. This In q measure
accounts for the statement OF the voting
machine lobby that Gov. Oden will approve
thu measure II it reaches him.
Senator Bracket took another tack to-
day In the Senate In his fight against the
alleged Fire Insurance Trust. One resolu-
ton he introduced asked the Attorney
Gensral to proceed against the combination
Of fire insurance companies which Senator
and maintain premium rates IL the Attorney
0eneral finds that the Donnelly Antitrust
law 10 being violated. This resolution was
referred to the Insurance Committee by .
decisive vote.
senator Bracket then offered another
resolution asking the state superintendent
Of insurance to report to the Senate facts
regarding the business done by the fire
insurance companies in this State last year
and the amount Of premiums collected.
Senator Grady objectsd TO the rssolution
the number Of fires that occurred In this
The fate Of this resolution was similar
to the other Much fun was had when
Senator Bracket wanted to know when
the Insurance Committee would hold its
next meeting. Senator Grady said prob
ably on the day OF FINAL adjournment, while
senator Marshall, the chairman OF the
Insurance Committee. said he would adopt
the suggestion Of Senator Bracket, made
in previous debate on the Insurance Trust.
when he said that the Insurance Committee
would probably not hold a meeting until
next May.
shooting Of web-footed fowl In the spring
ture amended so as to permit the shoot
ing Of brant. This is a concession to those
who earn their living in Long Island by
duck shooting.
senator Grady had much fun in the he,
permitting the New York city Fire Com
missioner 70 buy the private fire alarm
system in the city. This is Low admins
This Is the beauty bright. said Senator
fss ssS upon the I public treasury that have
ever come under my notice In al my long
experience In the Legislature. The daring
OF the project challenges my admiration to
such degree that am speechless;
the measure, when Il was discovered that
the bill was incorrectly printed and II was
Gov. Odell's bills which aim TO oentralize
the control Of the State charitable institu-
tions and the State hospitals in the Gov
srnor's appointees at Albany are having
easy progress through the Legislature.
The Senate passed two OF these measures
to-day One OF them establishes the new
ofjoe Of State Medical Inspector TO visit
The State hospitals and report on the con-
dition OF the insane. This Is the work
which the medical member Of the State
Commission in Lunscy is supposed to do
under the law.
The other members of the Lunacy Com
mission are a lawyer and a practical politi-
clan. The lawyer does his work in con-
nection with the commission at his law
once in Buffalo and comparatively speak
ing is infrequently in Albany. The prac-
tical politician runs the commission. He
il William L. Parkburst Of Canandaigua.
and before he was made a member Of the
State Commission in Lunacy achieved the
only fame he ever had as chairman for
several years Of the Assembly Committee
on Railroads in the old days.
The other bill passed by the Senate was
Senator McEwan's which further extends
Gov. OdeI's grasp upon the sta e charitable
institutions through his Supervisor al State
Chs rites, Harry H. Bender, the machine
politician OF Albany.
Not since IL was introduced several weeks
ago HIS anyone expected that the bill
fsthered by the New York City uthorities
70 permit the city TO establish an electric
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