The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
RUSHING BUSINESS IN ALBANY
BOTH HOUSES PREPARING HOR
ADJOURNMENT TO-DAY,

most ~uneventful sessions Of the Legislature
will end. Final adjournment has been
fred for noon tomorrow and it is likely that
both houses will finish their business
promptly on time. But the Legislators
will return. Gov. Hughes has set at rest
the idea that he might issue his call for an
extra session Immediately OF the adjourn
ment Of the present session tomorrow.
II IL more than likely that the extra sessio
will be called for May ~, the date Of the
special election in the Forty-seyenth Senate
district. The illness Of Senator Foelker OF
Brooklyn, has made II eIpedient TO post
pone the date OF the extra session until after
the successor TO the late Senator FTanohot
has been elected. The main object OF the
special session will be to pass the anti-race-
track betting bills. but other subjects that
the Governor has treated in his annual
message to the Legislature and in special
message are bound TO come up at the extra
session.
Whereas a year ago the Legislature was
willing 10 grant Gov, Hughes anything he
desired, and the State organization backed
him up by approving Of his course at a
special meeting OF the State committee,
this year the Governors recommendations
have been completely ignored. Last year
he secured everything he recommended
except the direct nominations and the Massa-
Chusetts ballot law. He almost succeeded
In getting the direct nominations. and
but for the desperate fight made a year
ago by Herbert Parsons and State Chair
man Woodruff tho diroCt nominations bill
would be a law to-day. for they killed it
In the Assembly.
The session has dragged along this year,
but nothing like II did a year ago. II was
Just at this time last year that the Senate
began 10 get busy, and then the new APP
portionment law tied things up. This year
the Senate has drifted along and showed
the first signs Of waking up on Monday
night. and the only real busy days Of the
session in the upper house have been those
Of this week. Senator Raines declared
last week that the only bills on the calendar
In the Senate that he had any interest in
seeing passed were the financial bills. He
was satisfied to pass them this week and
then adjourn. To-day the Senate put IN a
busy day Of it, and a session was held to-
night. The Assembly has been in position
70 adjourn at any time since April / and
has only been sitting to pass Senate bills.
Assemblyman Beverly X. Robinson's
rapid transit law amendments, which
change the ElsbeTg law 30 that 1t is expected
that private capital will be induced 10 bid
for new subways, passed the Senate. The
Legislature also passed the Trayls-Lee
proposed constitutional amendment taking
certain bonds from the computation OF the
city debt limit 30 that IL Ia expected that
Sl25, 900, 900 will be available for new sub
ways In 1910.
The Democrats fought Assemblyman
Robinson's bill requiring lodging house
keepers in New York city to keep a record
which will AFFORD ready identification Of
dodgers at election time. II was passed,
"a to IS.
The Senate passed Assemblyman Whit
ney's pure drug bill; Assemblyman De
Groot's bill providing for a public highway
through Cypress Hills Cemetery, and As
semblyman Foley's bill giving canal boats
wharfage room in New York city.
The Senate adopted a resolution offered
by Senator Davis providing for the appoint
ment Of a committee OF four Senators and
five Assemblymen to pass upon the work
OF the statutory consolidation commission
U0u 10 ItDOTl 70 lib HNAl lNkiblaNulNt
Its now up to Gov. Hughes 10 say whether
or not a candidate for political office can have
his name in more than one column on the
Official ballot. Senator Gilchrist's bill,
which deprives all candidates other than
nominees for judicial Offices Of that adj
vantage, passed the Assembly. Last year
Gov. Hughes said he would not sign such a
bill, this being intended to be a makeshift
for the Massachusetts ballot law that no
wants adopted In this State.
The Senate passed Senator Agnew's bill
authorizing the New York city Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment 10 pay the
commissioner appointed to look into the
question OF the pollution Of New York city
water supplyieach a salary Of 5000 a year,
the total appropriation out Of the New York
city treasury 10 he $4,000.
The Senate passed Senator Grady's bill
Appropriating 100000 for good roads.
Senator Grady gave notice that tomorrow
he would move TO suspend the rules in order
70 pass Assemblyman FranCis's three
platoon police bill for first and second
class cities,
BY a vote Of 20 TO II the Senate passed
Senator Raines's bill amending the liquor
tax law In accordance with recommended
tions made by the State Excise Commits
sioner, The hill gives special agents the
right TO search for and seize liquors where
Il Ia suspected they are being sold in no
license towns. The law is made more
stringent in many respects, Tor II q license
Is forfeited a new license Is not 10 be issued
for the premises for one year. Bondsmen
are held liable for false statements made
In an application. II a license for a place
within 200 feet Of a church il forfeited no
license shall be issued to any one to traffic
In liquors again within that limit.
The Senate passed Senator Frawley's bill
authhrizing New YORK CITY 70 nurClAga the
Steinway tunnel The bill does not provide
for condemnation proceedings, the city
and owners Of the n to agree on q price.
Much to the disgust Of tho Automobiles Of
the State, Senator Armstrong to-day an
pounced that he had abandoned his new mo-
tor vehicle taX bill, which had been agreed
upon BY all interests concerned and was be-
lieved to be the best XII d Of a measure that
could be passed. The rutoists say that they
will endeavor to get the bill passed before
adjournment tomorrow, The bill taxed
automobiles according TO weight, and the
money derived from that source was TO be
used toward keeping the roads in repair.
Senator Cohalan after a vigorous fight
has succeeded in passing in the Senate the
bill providing for the adoption Of the Torrens
title recording system in this State. For
q long time the vote stood Is 10 10. but after
considerable skirmishing Senator Cassidy
was induced to vote for the bill and It passed
by just the required number Of votes, 20
10 10 against.
The Senate tonight, by a vote Of IS to
n, killed Senator McManus's bill COM
pelilng street railroad corporations in New
York city to issue return tickets TO work.
ingmen on the payment Of one fare,
Senator Raines tonight prevented the
passage OF the bill Of Senator Armstrong
to appropriate $1,000 for the purchase Of
. ILL - 49,. Ie.N. u...tNaI o. A.. 1900