New-York tribune., 1907-05-24
BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE
SeUenty-sir Bills Passed, SIR Re
committed and One Defeated.

Albany. May 23.-The Senate made up for much
lost time to-day, working from II a. m 10 D. M.
with only short recess for luncheon, and passed
seventy-six bills killed six by recommittal and de-
feated one Even aside from the somewhat startling
DEVELOPMENTS in connection with the New York City
recount bill. the days work important, includ-
ing the passage of the Baldwin 2cent railroad fare
bill and several important labor bills. and the de-
feat of a bill which sought 10 modify the restric-
tions of the insurance legislation of last year upon
standard forms of life insurance policies.
One of the most important of the series of child
labor bills presented to the Legislature for enact
ment this session reached q decisive stage of its
Legislative journey when the Senate unanimously
passed the Prentice bill regulating the hours of
employment of minors and women In factories.
Having passed both houses the bill now goes to
the Governor for approval For children under the
ege of sixteen years the bill prescribes fiat eight
hour day and forty-eght hours week and
changes the hours of possible employment from 8
a. m. and p. m. to a and p. Boys
der eighteen years may be employed sixty hours
a week, and women and girls under twenty-one
years may not be employed over sixty hours a
week.
Other important labor bills passed to-day were
those of Assemblyman Prentice, requiring proper
ventilation of factories. and Assemblyman Ffey.
requiring the installation OF washrooms in foun-
dries
The Hooper bills, reorganizing the State Labor
Department; relative to children in mercantile es-
adjustments and the newsboys bill. blocked
in the Senate by Senator Castidy's objection, but
expected TO be taken up. The Senate, by a
of 10 TO "a. refused To pass the Davis BILL
designed 10 empower the Superintendent Of In
surance TO authorize additional forms OF policies
TO be used by domestic life insurance companies
Under the Armstrong law of last year four stand
ard forms were authorized, and Senator Armstrong
to-day earnestly opposed this bill. which he said
would break down this provision. lie said that n
Buffalo company had copyrighted policy which
the superintendent could not accept under the
present law. and this bill was effort to help out
that company.
Among other bills passed were those of Senator
Burr, permitting boards OF supervisors TO fix COM
pensation of boards.
Assemblyman Boshart. appropriating Sli3iS2 Is fo-
the state fair at Syracuse.
Assemblyman Moreland. prohibiting the sale or
liquor to any person who has been convicted five
times If such sale is prohibited by the Mayor or
chief Of police.
senator Davis creating a State Probation Com
mission.
Senate Committee on Finance requiring that all
plans. specifications and maps OF the barge canal
be submitted TO the advisory board OF consulting
engineers before going to the canal board.
Assembyman West. regulating the practice or
optometry and providing for the appointment by
the Board of Regents of a board of optometry ex-
aminerS.
The session of the Assembly nominal there
members in their seats There no calendar.
Business there consisted of the reception OF tho
special message from the Governor urging the
passage of the recount bill; also a veto from tho
Governor the handing down Of bills passed by the
Senate. the passage of a Binghamton charter Dill,
with the assistance Of an emergency message
from the Governor. and the Introduction OF bills