The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-12
ALBANY SESSION PROLONGED,
LEGJsLiTrRE NOT LIKELY TO AD-
JOURN BEFORE NAY o.
Gas estIgatIoH aesponslble for Deiay
-Goodsells BnIlrpad Biip Passed b
senate ayof,t tsVete OveTrlhfien
Monopoly IN 9astenriIed MIX


senate Mayors YEA OveFrlfaen
Monopoly IH FastepriIed mtik'
ALBANY, April i1d7n nov appears 20
be almost certain tbatfhe LEGISLATURE VIII
not adjourn before MaS y " the pieitA o.
Gov Higgins and the odeli legislative iea9-
era are carried out. Pic Question oi.hd-
iournment Is unsettled and VIII remain s4
for some days, but there Is little hkeh-
hood Of the legislators getting away rom
here before May 5. The exact date oi az
iournment win depend upon wAen ele -
investigating committee compiStes ita "eIA-
Senator Stevens, the chairman mas ~
forrned the legislative Sadsrs that Il VIII
DO impossible for him to presant hl5 report
before Nav 1. To-day Seuators Rainea.
and Malbv conferred With Speakar Hixons
and thew had an Idea that Il the report
h rresented bv MAY the Lagislatupe can
enact whatever legislation Is necessary
bv NAV 5. other legislative leaders, when
Informed OF this plan, said they we're op-
,osed 10 II. They can see no good to be
accumulated by sitting after April ~
They believe that the investigating COM
roittee should have all the time necessary
10 prepare its report and formulate what
ever legislation Is believed necessary IN
order 10 help Chairman OdelPs personal
candidate for Mayor in New York city
nett fall Then, when pubic seRttwent
has been crystallizsd and a programme
manned out, the Governor could call me
legislature in extraordinary session ana
enact whatever is deemed wise by MI
Odell and his triumvirate.
They point out that II the Legislature
attempts to Jam through any kind OF legts-
lation during the, closing hours It VIII BRING
n storrn Of protest a bout their ears and then
an order 10 find out what the public really
wants In the matter the question OF ADJOURN
Ynent will have to be taken UP and the date
changed again, which would mean that the
Iagislature would be in session until the
middle Of May.
Gov. Higgins and Senators Raines and
Malby want the Legislature TO sit until
the lighting legislation IA disposed Oh II
IA nov considered certain that cheap
Gas hin will be introduced and passed. In
talking with a friend this afternoon Gov.
Hiagins oppressed grave doubts as TO
vIbether the Legislature would be able to
adjourn by May 5.
The legislature il clearing up the railroad
bills which have been lying dormant In the
committees, having been held there pending
the disposiiion Of the Odel-Higgins tax
bills. To-day the Senate passed Senator
0oodseIls three bills which have created
much spaculation as to their purpose. The
avowed object Of one bill Is to permit the
New York Central and Hudson River Rail
road to straighten Its tracks at Spuyten
Duyvf and in Herkimer county, presumably
at Little Fails. 80 -'.
The other two are known as Belmont
syndicate bills. One permits the Inter
borough railroad company TO abstain
from building railroad extensions IN Bronx
borough which IL Il ,deeDned win not be
profitable ventures The other authorizes
the use Of the old Stsinway tunnel franchise
which permitted the construction Of q
tunnel railroad under the East River be-
tween Long Island City and Manhattan,
with the Manhattan terminal at Forty
second street. This would provide direc'
connection between Mr.. Belmont's Queens
county railroad system and the Grand
Central Station and his underground sys'
TEN In Manhattan.
The Senate passed Senator Raines'i
two bills extending for five years the time
In which the New York Connecting Rail
road Company shall complete the construO
ton Of rs bridge and railroad over the
East RiverIfrom Long Island City. On
Of the reasons why the Legislature is going
10 pass bills transferring from the New
York CITY Board Of Aldermen TO the New
York city Board Of Estimate authority
to Rrant public franchises Is the fact tina
for nearly a year the Aldermen have HEX
up the application for a franchise Of tn,
New York Connecting Railroad Company.
The Senate also passed Senator Sa1s's
bin providing for the substitution for th
New York Central surface freight rairoa'
tracks In Eleventh avenue In New YOrl
city Of rapid transit tunnel road 70 be used
for both pass engeT and freight purposes
In the Assembly this bill was substitute,
for the Stanley bill, which was on the Orde
Of anal passage and 1t VIII come up to
morrow.
senator COoper,s bin permitting Borough
Presidents In New York city 70 authorize
the construction OF tunnels and pahsagB
ways under public streets In New Iofi
city passed the Senate also. This bill pro
videS that q Borough President may gran
q permit for the construction and matnte
nance Of tunnels or passageways under an'
ecross the public streets Of the city for tn
purpose OF connecting private buildings OF
opposite sides Of the street under such con
di6ons as to Conversation 70 the city anS
the duration Of The pnylege a. the Boar
of Estimate may deterrnine % be proper.
Another Of the series Of bills aimed I,
take away the powers OF the New Yori
Aldermen 10 the matter az eIauting railroad
SAKE and Assemblyman Stanley to-day
This u a companion TO the three bills Yhiol
passed the Senate last night. II prohibit
the Board Of Estimate from granting
franchise or letting o contract 10 a railroad
or bridge company without FIRST giving
public hearing upon il.
A rather peculiar bin came 10 Hight Il
the Assembly to-day. II was introduces
by Assemblyman Fish and was entitled al
act 70 encourage Pasteurized milk com
panies. 1t reached third reading and whel
Il came up to-day IL was found that the bill
gave the exclusive nights 20 manufactur
and sell Pasteurized milk In one city 10 on
company. After considerable debate tn
bill was laid aside. The Five States Mill
Association wants the bill, The presiden
Of village OF the Mayor OF a city and tn
chief health officer Of the village or cit,
are TO be eX-of6cio members Of the boar,
Of directors OF each company organized
The bill also exenfpts the companies 20 b
incorporated under this proposed act from
the Donnelly ant-trlst act Of 1899.
Seaator ElsberR's bin substituting medica
examiners for Coroners In New York city
after the terms Of the present Coroner
a -