The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
WORK OF The LEGISLATURE.
SENATE WILL NOT RECALL HOS
PITAL CONTROL BILL.
Mayor Low Opposes Watersheds Bni-3-
Platoon Fire Bill Passes Assembly
Voting Machine Bill Advanced
The Insurance Bill RecOnsidered.

fIatOOn fIFe hiiI fusAcB NssstuDty
Voting Machine bill Advanced
The Insurance Bill Reconsidered.
ALBANY, March Ex-senator Elsberg made
an unsuccessful effort to-day to have the
Senate request the Assembly to return
Senator Ramsperger's bill. passed last
week, which aims TO complete the CEN
tralization Of control at Albany of the State
hospitals. Senator Elsberg made the re-
quest so that the Senate might give the bill
further consideration in view of the pro-
tests filed against il by the State Charities
Aid Association
The bill was given to Senator Rams
perger, who il the Democratic Erie county
Senator, by Daniel NJ. n. Lockwood OF
Buffalo, the Democratic member OF the
State Lunacy Commission appointed by
Gov. Odel for a term Of five years at a
salary of 5000 and 81 200 for expenses.
This shows the wisdom of Gov. Odell in
picking out Mr.. Lockwood to represent
the Democratic party on the Lunacy Com
mission, for had it not been for the Demo-
cratic votes az a result of Mr.. LOCKWOOD
connection with the bill, IL would have been
returned from the Assembly.
The motion. however. was defeated
BY a vote Of ayes II. noes %. Senate .
Elsberg and Bracket voted with the Demo-
Gratis for the motion, while Senators Bailey,
Grady, Keenan,. McCarren, Ramsperger,
Wagner and Whitlock Uem) voted with
the Republicans against recalling the bill.
The vote by which Senator Marshall's
bill, bringing Loyds' tre insurance agencies
under the Jurisdiction OF the State In
surance Depart ment, was defeated In the
senate last week was reconsidered by the
~ q as,Av 60
offered by Senators Marshall and Bracket
TO the bill were not understood and the bill
with the amendments was recommttted
10 the Insurance Committee for further
consideration.
oppose senator McCarren's bill empower
ing Mayor Low to appoint commission
TO acquire additional watersheds for the
New York city water supply, and particu-
larly for Brooklyn borough. When the
hill came up on the order OF final passage
in the Senate to-day II was recommitted
10 the Cities Committee for a hearing on
motion Of Senator Elsberg
The Assembly to-day passed Assembly
man Weber's bill creating two-platoon
| Are department in New York city without
| a voice being raised in opposition. A.
| semblyman Finch. who IL regarded 10y some
| az the members as the spokesman for the
| Low Administered ion, said there was no use
talking against the blil. as the majority
7
/ He and As-embyrnen Agnew. Bost wick
! and Clark of Manhattan Morgan 81 Kings
/ and Wainwright of Westcbester had them
selves recorded in the negative. thus max
| ing their peaoe with the Low administ RAJ ion.
| m. Assembly advanced Ia a third reading
| A-semblyman Agn.~r blll authorizing the
erection Of an elevated railroad station In
| Battery Park The IL 20 legalizs the station
| already there and To tar II
4 Col Rolet Grl-r Monroe's hill au,horiZ-
ins him "a purchase and install water meters
| In New York city at the expense Of the oiiy
.a. also advanced to a third reading Col
/ Nonroe hAs not much us.. Tor the New YORK
| cl,y board 81 Aldermen, for IN this hill
! M. others desired 10y him, he eliminates
! the provision al The New iork city char tsi
| thai he srs mus, be governed 10y the Board
! ~ Aldermen
/ II Iook, ~ though the schen. Ia unload
| voting mschin.s GA New lork city Al 80
sIJ.nss ~ nearly o. 5000 10 Ia suoossd
| Today tho Assembly advanced 90 q thifd
! reading Asrrinbly lyman hsin--n hall, whici
| pToyids. the, the boafd ~ il-ssinns ~
kes iofk eliy shall Ad0Id voting nlarhlfs~.
/ .nd oonIrls tho had ~ t.-,lnlst. and
Api'orlohn.an, Ia maze Isos'-a"n Tot I'sJ
lhs the Tall
7 A-..ini,lyman Horniiss's tail ooinI s'llins
~. y,fk siiy a. sf.sf = blildinS H. u
I dss,as,d "a . pulhir hath Iuialo Sysni.a
/ -iusn and I,ilale isssafs hall I.asssd ths
Assembly shh0ui sht Opposition hsihs
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