New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
OF scandal.
BuriiRgame Says Improper 4d-
RANGES Were Made to HIM.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Albany. April Examination of a considerable
scandal, which has pervaded the legislative gossip
for more than week was given on the floor OF
the Senate today. when Senator Burlingame, IN
affer7rrfng 70 have suspended the rules for AS
seinblyman Clarlze's bill 10 establish an So-cent
rate for gas in certain outlying districts of Brook
lyn declared he was driven 10 that course bF
some very improper advances made to me- He
declined to tell what these advances We're lis
beld announcement made considerable stir in the
Senate and Senators McCarren, Giedhil and Cul-
len. his Brooklyn colleagues. seemed much inter
ested in 1t. Senator Burlingame's motion TO dis
charge the committee and suspend The rules faieo
u to 50.
Senator Agrev- also was defeated when he at
tempted to suspend the rules to pass one of the
Parsons election reform bills providing Tor more
complete Identification Of voters The comhned
forces Of Tamnany and some Republicans assaulted
the measure and she motion was lost - TO % MI
AEnew started long parliamentary battle by
moving To reconsider the vote Senator crazy
challenged his right make that motion Finaiiy
Senator Raines. VINO presiding, ruled in sen
ator AEnew'S favor. and his motion 10 IecoilSiNei
was made and tabled
g Senator Travis had reconsidered the vote which
defeated the Francis bill. permitting state deposl-
taries 10 deposit security bonds esal for savings
47nk Investments and then passed the BILL Ss 10 D.
In The rush Of business the Senate reeonsdered the
vote by which it killed the Alt bill. designed TO
hermit a bar at the New Theatre and possibly the
Gotham Hotel. and then without dehate the pii'
was passed. 80 20 2. Assemblyman francs olii'
amending the greater New York Charter 10 com
pei the licensing Of auctioneers, was adopted 40 10
- Senator Cobb's hill. establishing state inspection
NJ weights and measures, defeated, but ms plil
making the false of weights ana measures d
fnsdeear or was passed. The bill of the Assembly
Committee on Banks extending the time in "heh
tr,lst companies SHAH dispose Of stocks OF o'he'
rnoneXed corporations, was passed by the senate
The Assembly to-day a second time defeated the
hill 10 allow the use Of SKINNED milk in New York
it for manufacturing purposes The first bill was
that cf Assemblyman Glore. which was killed last
week and that which beaten to-day was in
1roduced by Senator Alt, and had passed the
Senate
The Assembly concurred in the Senate amend
ment to the bill Of c F. Brown, reducing from
fifteen to nine the number Of members on the State
Board Of Pharmacy and providing for their control
by the State Board Of Regents The bill also makes
provisions concerning the practice Of pharmacy
The Senate amendment would prevent the prSsecu-
ton Of manufacturers for violation Of the pharmacy
laws outside Of the state
The Assembly also concurred in the amendment
10 the J. 5. Phillips consolidated railroad law
The following are among the Senate finance bills
passed by the Assembly:
Appropriating s50aeO for the completion Of the
prison now being built take the place Of Sing
Sins prison
Appropfiating ss360lG for the construction OF the
New York State Training School for Boys. near
yorktown Heights. Westchester Country
Al,olishing the office OF the Board Of Quarantine
Commissioners Of rle Port of New York. and i'm
posing tl'eir duties the Health officer OF the
Port OF New York
The Assembly Rules Committee tonight reported
the Brough-Francis bill. for three platoon police
system III first and second class cities. which propo
sion encountered an executive veto last year: also
the Graulard bill. TO license dancing academies in
New York