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COMFY 5.CUNT FARE BILL OUT
SENATE TAXES IT FROM COMMIT
TER BI VOTE or ~ no rs.
This Vote indicates That II VIII pass Tie
senate-It Has Already Passed the
assembly -Bnl 10 investigate Our PO-
lIce Courts Passed BY the assembly.

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lice Courts Passed BY tae assembly.
ALBANY, April 20. For the hrst time
In years a motion to discharge a committee
from further consideration Of a bill pre-
vailed In the Senate tonight and il will
be put up to Gov. Hughes whether or not
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad Com
pany can charge ten cents for a ride from
New York city to COney Island. Toni ht
Senator McManus called up his notice
to discharge the Senate Railroads Com
mittee from further consideration Of the
bill and TO the surprise of all the committee
was discharged and the hill ordered to a
third reading by a vote Of 20 to is as follows
Ayes Senators Burr, Emerson. FOelker,
Gilohrist. Grattan. HeacoCk. Hooker, Knapp,
O'Neil. Page, SAKE, Travis and Wemple
Republicans. and ACkroyd, COhalan, cullen,
f~rawley, Fuller. GRADY, Iarte, Hasseniug,
Mccall. McManus. Mullaney. ovens, SOhmsr.
sullivan, Taylor aud Thompson. Democrats
~
Noes Senators Ngnev Aids, Armstrong
Carpenter. cassidy. Cordts, Dunn. Faurher
Gates. llill. Hinman. Raines, smith, Iully,
White aud wilcox, Republicans, aud Royce
, and McCarreh. Democrats-ls
This is the second year that the bill has
been before the Legislature Assembly
man Wagner made a great fight for II ast
session and succeeded in having it pass the
lower house, but IL died in the Senate
Railroads Committee. This year he intro.
duced his bill Of last year, which the As
sembly Railroads Committee reported,
although II was claimed that the New York
city Public Service Commission had juris-
diotlon in the matter. After the hill had
been reported favorably in the Assembly
the Republican leaders Of that body had 1t
kicked back into committee aud a new
bill drawn.
This bill provides that any railroad COR
p%oration that wants to charge 10 cents
for a continuous ride on its cars, whether
operated on .ts own lines or on lines leased
by il. must secure the consent OF the Public
Service Commission. II was contended that
the original Wagner bill would affect a
railroad operated by steam on Staten
Island, but the bill was amended 80 that
il would not affect that or any other rail-
road operated wholly by steam.
The Senate Railroads Committee showed
no disposition to let go Of the bill, and
although last year Senator McManus fought
against discharging that committee from,
considering the bill, this year he changed
front and last week gave notice that he
would move to suspend the rules to dis
charge the committee and to pass the till
out OF It's order, Had he taken advantage
Of the situation he could have passed the
bill tonight, but he probably was 80 sur
prised over the result Of the vote that he
l.d ut raa1iga hi ADVANTAGE The NpIa
indicates that the bill will pass the Senate
this session.
Senators G!!christ. Mccall, McManus and
Tn Wis spoke in favor Of the bill. Senator
Wilcox. chairman Of the committee, said
that this was q subject the Public Service
I Commission could deal with without any
further legislation, and he expressed the be-
lief that the Governor would veto the bill
on the same grounds that he vetoed the two
cents a mile bill last year.
The Assembly tonight by a vote Of VI
10 "a passed ~Assemblyman FranCis's bill
providing for the appointment Of a COM
mission to investigate the courts OF in
ferior criminal jurisdiction in the cities
Of the first class. Originally the bill pro-
yided that the commission was 10 be APP
pointed by the Governor, but the Assembly
amended il 30 that the President pro TEN.
OF the Senate and the Speaker Of the As
sembly are to appoint the commission. The
bill is desired by Herbert Parsons, presi-
dent Of the New York county Republican
organization, and Assemblyman Cuvillier
tonight charged that it's design was TO &C.
cure the removal Of twenty-five police
Magistrates in New York city who are
Democrats I and have Republicans sue
coed them
The commission appointed TO select
a ate for a new State industrial school
for boys to take the place Of the Randsll's
Island House Of Refuge is behind new
legislation which was reported favorably
in the Senate tonight and ordered to a
third reading. The new bill gives the COM
mission an appropriation Of Sl25, 600 at the
outset with which 10 buy or condemn a
site, and the site is 10 be approved by the
State Board Of Charities and the Governor.
There is an understanding with the authoH-
ties Of Vassar College that no site near
that point shall be selected. Senator
Cohalan wanted a like assurance that the
new institution would not be placed near a
Catholic convent for girls, and this assur-
ance also was gwen before he would con.
sent to the bill going TO a third reading.
Senator Page tonight gave notice that
he will move TO discharge the judiciary
Committee from further consider alton
Of his bill to amend the Public Service
Commission law putting telegraph and tele-
phone companies under the jurisdiction
Of the commission. The motion will prob
ably be made tomorrow. Senator Page
has amended his bill to correct some sli ght
i~mDerfecions.
The Senate at first passed Assemblyman
c. F. Murphy's bill amending the Constitu-
ton so as 10 provide for four instead Of two
county judges in Kings and extending the
terms hereafter from six 20 fourteen years.
When Senator Grady pointed out a pro-
vision that the present clerk OF the our
should continue and that this meant he
could hold Office for life and that a successor
at his death could not be named until the
Constitution could be amended the Senate
reversed itself and defeated the bill by a
vote Of "A TO 81. Senator Davis said the
Judiciary Committee had eliminated this
provision before reporting the bill, but
afterward Senator Foelker had il restored.
The Senate by a vote Of 30 to II passed
Senator Gilchrist's bill providing that a
candidates name other than for a judicial
office shall not appear in more than one
column on the Official ballot.
Assembfyman r. r. Robinson's bill ex-
tending for ninsteen months the time
within which the New York Central must
complete it's Forty-seoond street station
terminal improvements, passed the Senate.
The original time has about expired.
BY a vote Of 81 10 9 the Senate passed
Senator Cobb's proposed constitutional
amendment giving Spanish war veterans
10 per cent. advantage in civil service ratings
for appointment and promotions. II was
attacked by Senators Armstrong and Davis.
The Assembly passed by a party vote
Of 10 to q the De Groot bill providing for
n commissioner Of records for Queens
county who will be a Republican and secure
mu n oatronage which naturally would
20 10 the Democratic county clerk. The
bin had Just the necessary votes TO pass and
T.. o., ne.e secured only after a hard fight,
Thu Assembly passed Senator Travis's
proposed constitutional amendment elimi-