The sun., 1904-04-14
.ANYI.pOLIGY BILL ADVANCED,
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES 1T BY A
VOTE OF So TO 25.
II Was Hurried Over to the Senate ana
May Pass To-day-Rumer That the
jerome witness Hill Has Been Jug
Eled with and May Have TO BE Recalled.

IL Was Hurried over 10 Nne Sehn'o ahu
May Pass To-day-Runer That the
jerome witness Bill Has Been Jug
Eled with and May Have 10 BE Recalled.
ALBANY April 1s.--Al Adams will find
that the Goddard eooiety la prepared for
him when he comes out Of Sing Sing and
all other policyshop owners in New YORK
city will also find it convenient to go out OF
business for the present. To-day with
scarcely any objection to II and by vote
of IS to 25 the Assembly passed the Anti
Policy bill introduced by Assembiyman
Prentice, providing that half the penalties
secured from a conviction upon the evil
dence furnished by the Goddard society
shall, be turned over to that society. The
bill is expected to pass the Senate, where
It is to be championed by Senator Elsberg
It will be quite novel to see the Senator
who 80 vigorously opposed the jerome
anti-Canfield bill taking charge OF bill
aimed at gambling interest.
Mr.. Prentice hurried the bill over to the
Senate to try to have it pass that body
at once. But the Senate referred the bill
to the Senate Codes Committee, as the
Tammany members objected to it's ad-
vancement. Mr.. Prentice says the Republi-
can leaders have assured him that the bill
will be passed
Rumors were about the legislative cor
ridors to-day that the Garfield bill would
have to be recalled from the Governor for
the purpose of correction. II this is so
then there has been juggling with it since
il left the Senate and before or after 1t was
received in the Assembly. 1t was examined
before it passed the Assembly and was
found to be all right then.
Assemblyman Bedell made an effort to
kill Senator Townsends upstate hotel
fire escape bill in the Assembly, but could
only get fifteen Assemblymen to agree with
him. The bill provides that in all hotels,
except in New York city, there shall be
placed in every window a rope which will
be prepared in a chemical which will make
it non-combustible. If they do not pro-
vide this rope they will have to erect iron
fire escapes The bill is desired by the
New York Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton. and it was this fact that caused 1t to
be passed.
Assemblyman Newcomb amended his
bill which changes the Tenement House
law by providing that tenement houses
seven Stories in height need not be freproof.
At present the law compels all tenement
houses over six stories in height to be
fireproof. Mr.. Newcomb had his bill
chan ged 30 as to include provisions Of the
old law in order to overcome objections OF
the Tenement House Commission. and
then, under an emergency message from
the Governor. 1t passed the lower House.
The bill introduced last week by Assembly
man Wallace, upon orders from Chairman
Halpn, has been abandoned, as the Tene-
II m W m
posed IT, In it's stead Mr. Wallace introduced
a substitute bill, which, while not opposed
by the Tenement House Commission, is not
favored by that body. Mr.. Halpin will get
an emergency message from ths Governor
iation to FIRE escapes, as 1t does away with the
provision that where there is a at5-foot court
yard fire escapes are not necessary but in
stead stats can be arranged from the win
dows which viii form ladder.
The bill refunding to the Western Union
Telegraph Company the amount Of taxes
collected Illegally by the State IN 1881 passed
the Assembly by q vote OF 80 to 40. The
refund is to be applied TO the amount OF
fa1ss Ia eSe ns@ ssnote oGso When the b received
for concurrence, objection was made to the
advancement Of the bill and 1t was referred
to the Taxation Committee.
The Assembly passed the bill introduced
by the Senate Finance Committee providing
mission which Is to direct and control as
we'll as supervise the educational and in
dustrial interests OF the States adult blind.
Senator Whites bill, which authorizes
the Mayor of New York city to remove a
commissioner Of deeds upon charges. also
passed the Assembly.
Senator Whites bill. providing that Su-
preme Court Justices, except IN the First
and Second judicial districts, who are en-
gagged in circuit work, shall receive sa, 500
fAr nm n
| Senate to-day by vote OF 20 to "a.
Senator Riordan Crammany) to-day en-
dangered the passage Of the bill providing
that the New York County Court House
can be located at any point below Twenty
hams bill was received in the Senate for
concurrence. Senator Foley moved to
substitute his similar bill on the order
Of third reading. Senator Riordan OPP
posed the motion and it was defeated by
a vote Of 20 to IS.
l.. When the original bill providing for the
Court House was passed the idea was to
| have it built on a site below Franklin street,
| presumably at Mulberry Bend, but the
sites presented are not deemed favorable.
The location of the Court House at that
In that part Of the city, and Senator Rior-
| dan, who represents that district, appre-
ciates that fact The Perham bill was re-
ferred to the Cities COMMITTEES.
| Apparently Gov. Odell has abandoned
his bill to increase the membership Of the
State Railroad Commission from three to
Ave. as the Assembly Rules COMMITTEES
has not reported it for position on the
calendar.
r. Fulton Cutting OF the Citizens Union
was in Albany to-day trying to secure
favorable action by the Assembly Commit.
tee on Rules on Senator Elsbefg's New
York city rapid transit bill. He had a talk
with the Governor about u. The bill is
still in the Committee on Rules.
GOV. ODELL AND THE JUDICIARY.
Thinks He Can Handle Judges OF the So
pfeme Court as He Does the Legislature.