The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-28
ODELL,HALPIN BILL PASSED.
1T EXTENDS THE MAYOR'S TERM
or OFFICE TO FOUR YEARS.

borough Presidents or This City--COni'
mItteeoT Nine Police Bnl Gets Through
the ASsenibly-OtheF Measures Passed
albany, April 27.-only after much ma
neuverlng, Senator McCarren talking
against time, were Senators kaines and
Malby able TO muster the 20 votes needed
10 pass Asscmbiynlnn Agnew's Odan-Halpin
bill In tho Sefa.e today. This melsu'e eK-
tepds from two TO four years the terms Of Of
fee Of the Mayor, Comptroller and Borough
Presidents OF New York city. The bill
wns passed by a vote Of 20 TO Is Eighteen
Republicans voted against the bill, while
"a Republloans voted with IA Democrats
for II. Then, because Senator Esberg
was absent, a motion TO reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed was
tabled and II will come up again when Sena-
tor Flsberg reoovers from slight illness.
Senator Bracket spoke against the bill,
saying that he was opposed TO the oentrali-
cation Of power, either in city, the State
or the nation, and that the peopleof a munich
paHty we're entitled 10 pass upon the acts
OF their CHIEF executive oftener than once
In four years,
Senator White said that q reform adj
ministration could not Justify itself in less
than four years.
Those who voted for the bill werec Sena-
tors Amber, Burr, Carpenter. Cooper,
Cordts. Davis Drescher, GoodseIl, halby,
Raines Sa1eand White, Republicans; Cullen,
Dooling, Fitzgerald. Foley, FTawley, Grady,
Hasenhug, Hawkins, keenan,, Kehoe,
Marks, Martin, McCarren and Riordan,
Dem ocrats
Those who voted against It were: Sena-
tors Armstrong, Bracket Brown, Fancher,
Cassidy, Cobb, Coggeshall, Fechter Gard
ner. Gates. Hinman, Lewis, LHommedieu,
McEwan, Prime, Tally, Warwick and VIII
Assemblyman Yale's bill creating a
pension fund for the civil ceryice employees
In New York city passed the Senate by
A bin introduced by Senator McCarreu
authorizes the Brooklyn Borough President
TO change the location Of railroad tracks
in Coney Island avenue between Fort HRHlll-
ton and Neptune avenues from the side
20 the center thereof.
At the request OF the Maritime Exchange,
Senator Cullen introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment OF Joint
leRislativo committee TO investigate ana
report 10 the next Legislature why. the
commerce Of the port Of New York has been
gradually declining each, year, The reso-
Assemblyrnan Prendce's committee of
nine police bill passed the Assembly to-
day by vote Of "a 10 80. Assemblyman
Tompdns (Tammany) was the only Demo-
cTat 70 vote for the bill Assemblyman
Friedel who represents the Eighth New
York city district and is aNRepubhcan
did not vote.
Assemblyman Foellzer Rep- n. "
offered an amendment reducing the salary
Of the inspector OF the bureau Of criminal
He said he understood the
place vas to 60 20 Steve O'Brien and he
didn't think him . at person 20 command
cattle, let alone having control over men.
He resented what he declared the Inspector
had said, that 'All the detective sergSants
stood IN with crooks and thieves He
then withdrew the amendment.
AssemblymAn Dale Oem., HtnEs) wanted
10 amend 80 that instead Of the detective
sergeants appointed prior 20 1901 retaining
shall be 90 treated. He said thsre was a
sniKEor In the fence In the provision in
favor Of thsso detectives, who, he said.
were cold cronies ban ging around the walls
Of Mulberry Street and Of no USE The
amendment was detected.
BY a vote OF 81 TO 80 the Assembly de-
feated AEsemblyman Wainwright's bill
creating the Office Of Supreme Court trial
commissioner m New York city. The
Republicans refused 20 mako II party
year, for they fear that the Appellate Divi-
sion Of tbs First Department, which Is now
Democratic, may secure Democratic trial
commissioners. Next year the complexion
Of the department will be politically changed
and then the bill will 60 through.
Senator Esberg's bin compelling the
New York city Board Of Estimate and APP
portiOnment to give notice twenty days
In advance Of a public bearing on any APP
plicatiOn for franchise or grant passed
the Assembly.
The Assembly also passed tho two bIla
OF Senator Carpenter, which seek 20 give
the New Haven Railroad Company the right
10 build six track rapid transit railroad
from New York city to New Rochelle, and
Assomblyman Tompkins's bin Eivtng Police
Commissioner MoAdoo authoritysto make
rules and regulations governing .vehieular
ira flo IN New York city, ~
Assemblynxn Prentce's bill giving Street
Commissioner Woodbury. authority TO sand
and sprinkle New York city streets was on
the Assembly calendar to-day for final
passag &c but many typogrnphicalerTorsW were
found IN Il and the bill win have 70 be re-
printed. Mr.. Prentice viii ask the Gov
ernor TO give him an emergency message
90 that the bill can be passed without having
70 lie on the members desks three days
after being reprinted,
The Assembly passed AsssmblyInan Sui
Hvun's bill which provides that captains
of the New York city pohoa force may be
selected from sergeants who have served
two years, instead Of three years, as at
pre9ent.
Senator Amber gave notice IN the Senate
that be intanded coon 70 move a suspension
Of the rules 20 pass out Of It's order Assem-
blyman WainWrig hts bill extending to
the cities and villages OF the State the
principle Of local option recognized In the
Raines law, which now only applies TO towns.
The passage OF this bill through the Senate
u doubtful.
The companion bills 10 Mayor McClellan's
water BIN, Assemblyman Yale's BIN pro-
tecting Putnam county and Assemblyfnan
Apgar's for Weatohester county, were
pasped In the Senate to-day. Tho Mayors
bin and the Agnew State Water Commits
sion bill were reported faYoTably yester-
day amended. Unless Gov, Higgins should
send IN an emergency message these bills
viii have 10 lie on the desks Of the mem
bers for three days and cannot be passed
before Monday night