The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-11
ANOTHER MORTGAGE TAX BILL
ODELDS WISER HEAD" SENATOR
Aids, rs DRAFTING 1T.
The Final Adjournment Resolution 10
Adopted by the Assembly % Amended
by the senate-A Number Of Unim.
portant Biils Passed by the Assembly.

AuOpteO W INC AesemOy - Amenueu
by the senate-A Number Of Unim.
portant Rms Passed by the Assembly.
ALBANY. April io.-Gov. Odell still is
consulting his wiser head" On mortgage
tax legislation. Senator Aids Is drafting
a new BILL which the Governor is to try 10
have the Senate Taxation Committee re-
port next week, II will impose a four-mill
annual tax upon future mortgages only,
with a provision that existing mortgages
may DO brought in under the law. Gov.
Odell has but two weeks left In which to
plan other mortgage tax bills.
The Assembly to-day adopted the final
ad journment resolution amended by the
Senate for April %, and the Committee on
Rules will take pc ssession Of all legislation
in the lower house after Monday night. II
Is the intention Of Speaker Nixon to get
the local bills out Of the way as soon az
possible. To-day large number OF bills
of minor importance were passed by the
Assembly in order to expedite legislation, in
GLIDING the following:
Senator Ambler's Pure Food bill.
Senator Armstrong; bill empowering
game protectors TO make searches without
warrants In this city where they believe the
game law has been violated.
Assemblyman Rogerss bill approprating
81. 900 900 for repairs and impro vements to
the State hospitals.
Assemblyman MoKeons. authorizing the
incorporation OF diocesan insurance cor
poration for the Roman Catholic diocese
of Brooklyn
Assemblyman Fnchs. which makes IL a
misdemeanor for any one to make false
application for a labor certificate for
The Senate to-day recommitted TO the
Miscellaneous Corporations Committee Sem
ator Fitzgerald's bill regulating the charges
Of electric power concerns and corporations
The bill was reported yesterday.
The Assembly passed the bill authorizing
the building OF an extension to the hospital
at Clinton Prison for the treatment OF
prisoners suffering from consumption.
Assemblyman McManus endeavored to
have the Cities Committee discharged from
further consideration Of his bills compelling
the PROMOTION Of policemen, s and firem men
for a public playground. Assemblyman
Mckeown Dem., kings) objected and
the motion was not pressed.
Assemblyman Palmer. minority leader
Of the Assembly. objected to the passage
hibits candidate for Office from purchasing
tickets for balls, field days, picnlcs. DC.
The bill went to the Committee on Rules,
The Assembly passed a bill permitting
the heirs OF the late Robert Earl. formerly
Chief Judge OF the Court Of Appeals. to go
before the Court Of Claims with a claim
for salary due to the deceased jurist.
1t ia commended that as his term Of Office
was abridged he was entitled TO draw salary
during the remainder of his term. He was re-
tired on a pension and his heirs now want
TO get the full salary that he would have
received since 1897.
bill introduced by Assemblyman James
X. Apgar authorizes the establishment
Of private parks for the propagation and
protection OF fish and debars the public
from using the streams in these private
parks il the fact that the park is TO be de-
voted to such uses is advertised for four
consecutive weeks. Streams stocked with
fry from the State hatcheries since April
20, 1897, are not to be included In the pro.
visions Of the proposed act, but fry placed
in the streams before that time are TO be
protected. The bill also prohibits persons
from hunting in these parks.
Assemblyman Leggett introduced q bill
prohibiting the sale Of any fruit In barrels,
crates or baskets unless there Is placed
thereon the date the fruit was packed in
them.