New-York tribune., 1905-04-24
SUMMARY OF STATE LEGISLATIVE MEASURES.
IMPORTANT BILLS PENDING At ALBANY And THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR BECOMING LAWS DISCUSSED

legislature None the less It is generally believed
here that this section will probably be dropped and
the amended bill then put through without delay
and signed by the Governor. The Mayor, II Is pe-
lievcd will accept IT as better than nothing, but
has already indicated his disappointment. The
Governor last week suggested that the Stevens
committee would look after the lighting situation.
but just how far this will satisfy New-Yori1, end
particularly the Mayor. is doubtful.
1t remains briefly summarize bills in "A pre-
carious position which despite their unquestioned
importance may fail. and i'm this class may be
placed first, the bills that still have fair chance
OF passage. and. second, those practically dead
now In the former class belongs the City Club
measure aimed at aboIshing the fake Raines
law hotels which has passed the Senate but
now. as amended by the Assembly. must first
pass that body and then repass the Senate a
process rendered difficult because of the lateness
Pipe gallery bill. advocated by the Rapid Transit
Commission and providing for the constr cIloh OF 2
has passed the Senate, and is at the mercy OF the
Assembly Rules Committee In eXaciy me same
Szstio,1 81 Kings Comfy NAV xiii this Somewhat
lLaoA % aHlSs -iaS 1,''t In rot honeIess is the
condition of the street sanding and SprinkHng oli'
advocated by Commissioner Woodbury., whlch,
after being held up for the whole session by the
Tammany representative, La Fetra, Is al last OUT
into Rules II has a hard road TO travel. but may
cover the distance before adjournment. ABOUT
the same thing can be said OF the CaIpehIer I
wright bill, aimed TO break the alderTnanic holu
Port Chester, which j. in the same poSlIoll.
Passing 10 the bills tnat may De nsteu ~ ,,i e.
ably dead there are the local option pll; 50
amended by the Senate that 1t must 20 back 70
the Assembly where It passed last Neeh WIN VIZ.
only one vote to spare: the Bracket resolution
OF the Equitable Life Assurance Society, which
has gone beyond committee, ana the otleI
dicanlent Here also belongs the SaXe-StanIey,
bill for the removal OF the New ork I Sentta! F
a year Of grace and offered to proceed IN Q g9Qoa
faith with the preparation of plans ior rs
sTz a.1ra and is a fa1
ies Of Nine police bills after brief galvanizing.
seen also to have dropped into this class, too
many amendments having practically settIeo ln1ll ne
fate although they sun have & bare fgT are
the Elsberg rapid transit bill ana the Au1lE
Page is still nursing on the Senate calenoar ms ms
measure increasing TO four years the 'tt % i ,iIi M
Mayor Of NewYork City The iale OF nm, .as ~
undecided. but it may be pressed IN lhe Ciosiiis
Tbe Hooker investigation is still pending ju-
dicial question concerning the result OF Whcn con-
fsiT esTee 4 SI Of assurance that II there be
majority and minority report bN the comm
luis io i S he Assembly viii vote with the minority.
The question OF removal or lmpea ciilltl Il Ct i
to end in removal The prosecution ard defenc:e
alike have closed their cases The conIll,ll &c WI WI
have until the middle of the week TO retiu lessI- I
5 mQas anu -; LA ~, the Iegslature beeins and then
five days will remain for final action oeioIe au-
f{ he closing hours Of the session seem likely
20 he marked by a reCrudescence Of the .eaTltI
excitement ever Eas. II is assumed now as peyonG
question that the investigating committee WI, VII
recommend reduced price for gas. 1t has been
bruited about with equal nsistence that as q qIlu
r7ro ono certain concessions Will be made 70 the
ConsoIidated Gas Company. includiue, perhaps,
the main tenefts sought in the ReI1Seil, l@as I
PiraT "a CAS- hiV Of last year. justification OF
this proposition the argument is made tnat th the
Zae coronanv should forever be placed beyond the
Control ~ a Tanmany city administration, whlCh,
in caso of the flaws in certain charters, or, N
decd ~ the expiration of sCme of these graiils,
Ynieht compel campaign contributions through De
TaTtment activity Eighty cent gas seems now
f.rT no
committee will be considered before the programme
i To mis- s9imn1arv one little addendum is pert-
nent When MAYOR Mcclellan makes Up his t2lna ,Blq
men by vetoing tue bin divesting them OF their
franchise graft" the legislature is PREF ared 10
reDass the bin with all possible speed, for what
ever their personal sympathies for the aldermen
NAV be- the Republican programme IS too wen
accented Fv the LEGISLATORS belonging TO the ma
jorty 10 be questioned by them in respect to this