New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-14
JUDGES BILL KILLED.
FOR 4 S1ILARY TNCRE4SE.
Senate Disposes of Many Other
Mecsures-DebaterS Clash.

.IAsrx Anil ls-The question of compensation
~ Judges hal another brisk airing In the Senate
to-day Over Senator Whites bil providing FOR an
Increase Of Some 300 year as extraordinary
ssocr-rs and disbursements for trial justices Of
&c supreme Court" A good deal OF I'll feeling
was cngendered over the measure. eliminating in
& sharp encounter between Senators Armstrong
ard i-sberg-
Senator Fgslerg accused Senator Armstrong CT
trg.ng II run the Senate" The latter retorted
sharply 10 the effect that II anybody had been try
fnr 10 nun the Senate all winter st had been Sena-
tor ElsberE.
Senator Armstrong finally withdrew all objection.
and the test the hin came on the motion 10 re-
consider 4 vas defeated-ayes. %: noes "a
The bin is now regarded dead and cannot be
revived az this session as a motion 10 reconsider
defeated.
The Senate rapassed the ElsberE Coroners bin.
ooncurring in the amendments made by the As
sesnbly. The bin aboiishes TIRE Office 81 coroner at
the expiration OF the or Office OF the present
coroners. and provides for tbs appointment OF
medical examiners under the Jurisdiction or the
city Health Department.
When the Nev-York Municipal Courthouse Com
mission bin received in The Senate Senator
Foley moved for the substitution OF the Assembly
bin FOR his measure. II was understood that the
new courthouse was 70 be erected somewhere in
the vicinity Of Mulberry Bend but the Foley bill
provides lat Il may be constructed anywhere south
of Twenty-thrd-st Senator Riordan objected. and
Senator Foley then made a motion for the sub
EtiturOn. This motion was lost Dy q vote OF - 10
p. The Assembly bin was then referred 10 the
Cities Committee
The Lewis Insurance bill was received from the
Assembly and repsssed. The bill provides for re
duction OF the tax Canadian life and marine in
suranoe companies doing business in this state,
from 10 per cent
Senator Grady attacked the Elsberg bill amend
Ing the insurance law relative TO the Title and
Credit Guaranty Company. which Senator Elsberg
ssid had the approval Of the State Superintendent
30
10 hold meetings Of the directors Ia other States
unless the bylaws forbid such acton. warmly
opposed by Senstor Grady, who called it "a left
handed way 20 do an improper thing
Senator T. r.. Brown also opposed the bill, which
was lost
The measure amending the Primary Election law
relative correcting enrolments IN cities OF over
a million inhabitants. introduced by the judiciary
Committee OF TIE Senate was passed without & dis
sentng vote TIRE bill permits charges TO be made
against any voter who has not enrolled, and who
has attempted who has voted at primary cleo
ton. and also authorizes proceedings 10 have his
name stricken from the list.
The Senate also passed the first OF the laws delay
measures introduced by Senator Elsberg. that pro-
posing amendment to Article Of the constitu-
ton providing for additional justices OF the Su-
preme Court and judges OF the Court OF Appeals
whenever the legislature may deem IL necessary.
A two-thirds vote OF the legislators viii be neces-
ssry.
Senator W I. Brown announced the death Of
Titus Sheard. a former member OF the Senate. and
when the Senate adjourn, II should do so out OF
respect 10 his memory.