New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
TRYING TOCLEAR DECKS
u4NT BILLS ACTED UPON.
Fowr Cassidy Committee Measures
Passed by the Senate


Alhsay, April 23-Tn an; effort 10 clear the decEs
final aajourru.ent may be taken next week the
Senate. to-day vent through J long calendar Of
bills. acting first those which because they have
60 to the mayors of cities for approval or 70
The Assembly for passage needed prompt attention
Four of the so-calad Cassidy committee bills IN
t-oduced by Assemblyman Merritt and recon-
raended by the legislative committee which lnVes,l-
gated New York Citv-s finances were passed WITT
ont debate. These were the measure estaoilsrslis
the public Improvement fund for street ana saiA
openings 70 b supported by the sale OF corporate
stock. instead Of by assessment bonds the OH pro-
hibiting the issuance of corporate stock IoI oc
rent operating expenEes: that one prohinitlhs nv
city authorities from issuing corporate STOCK 70
make up dehciencies IN the tax budget from nrcoL
lected taxes and establishing a method of lno'uo"e
in subsequent budgets the deficiency OF previous
years; and the bill directing the Controller 10 -
"A b1ish u, his department uniform system Of ac-
counting These measures now go TO Mayor NJ
CIeIIsn for rearing and his approval TheF rep
resent about the extent Of charter reform WIZ"
New York City viii obtain from this beglsla'uIe'
Senator t7rattaD's hill giving to the Surerln-
tendent Of Insurance power over the lqEldatioH O
delinquent OF insolvent insurance companies VI
similar 70 that possessed IN corresponding cases oS
the Banking SUPERINTENDENT. vas passed withon'
dissent The Grsttan bill amending the lnsufailes
law generally. was also passed. One Of the shiel"'
Inents prohibits the reins ny any hfe luS'
anoe company Of its entire risks "l'hoVt tne aF
provai Of the Superin1 endent Of Insurance. li0
amendment is intended to cover cases such as '"e
recent merger Of the Washington Life insurance
Company with the Pittsburg Life and trust Soli''
rany- The hi Bberalizes the Law reiatl'e 10 ~
uevaI commissions TO agents, and makes "'he'
changes i'm the law which have been agreed upon
by Governor Hughes and the Insurance interests
4 proposition presented bv Senator Meade o1
Rochester, permitting savings banks to MAINTAIN
insurance departments. separate from the eankIls
business and under The jurisdiction Of the State m
surance Department. raised considerable protest
and finally was laid aside. Re taken up as d
special order Tuesday morning.
Senator Aliens hill providing for pensions for
soldiers SaIlcrs and marines from New York state
who served in the Civil War was passed The bill
before becor'in. must re submitted 10 TIE
people at the election next fall
The Senate passed Senator Wanwrisht's bill ap-
prop-ia1iug S5o1a for q forest reservation in the
highlands Of tho Hudson, west Of that river. IN
Orange and Rcckisnd ~onpdes-
Assemblyrnar STEMS bill authorizing the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionmen 20 designate site
for the srh Regiment Arrory in Crotona Park vas
passed 7vithcut word of debate. Senators CAT !
faz- and Big Tim Sullivan voted against 1t. This
measure nov goes 10 Mayor N,CIsllan for AZ |
prevail
The Conger bi1 providing for the Issuing Of bonds
IN the amount of S-.nnOA for the improvement of
the Cayuga and Seneca canals. providing th= prop
estion is approved by the people at the election |
this fall passed the Senate without opposition
Although the Assembly passed large number ef !
measures today the more important ones Of those
which appeared On the calendar were put over until
Monday night or Tuesday Arneng these vas the /
7 Philips primary bill which introduced !
At the instigaticn q the Republican leaders who |
fought ths zove-nor'E direct nominations bill, 50
there might 1T least be sernhaace % primary re-
form accomplished At this session. The bill p-e-
vdes that IN rural districts primaries eannct be
held before August |, and that twenty days notice
q tbs primaries must be given. II was puf over
until Monday night
When Ar Smiths bill - allow the Hotel |
Gotham openly 70 sell liquor. IN spite Of the fact
that i IS within hundred fest OF church was /
reached on the calendar nearly I'll ot the handful
Of Asssmblymen present raised chorus Of strike
outs" The bill went over until Monday night |
when. in al probability. it viii be strsnglsd
Among the bills passed one bv Senator Nc !
1Isnus which gives borough presidents in the /
city OF New Tork ths right - rehear charges /
against : dismissed civil service emPloye IN 81 !
crzce under : borough president and 70 reinstats |
LII, If It IS decided that he unjusty dismissed
The lower house passed the Hammond bills, pre- !
v6ing that the rails used by street surtacs rail
Tay shan be ot kind approved by the Public Ser
commissions instead cf by local authori
ties t also passed the Hemenway bill, appro-
priettas S2@9 secure designs and plans for the
alteration and extension 81 tae old State House
IN this city. Sc that i can be occupied by the
Court et Appeals which nov has IT'S chambers and
eGcss at the Capitol
Anetle- bu! passed vas that Of Senator Merritt
app.opriztrg g. 39 oo th4 states share fer the
repair and improvement ef highways
Tbs SsRate judiciary COMMITTEES repartsd the
Wcod bill proposing sn amendment - the consti-
tutioaal amendment 70 permit the cutting Of dead
and fallen timber on sta-e lands The bill as PASSED
By ths Assembly included provision fer cutting o.
live timber, but this stricken cut Gem
missioner James : WAipp.e ef the Fcresc Fish
aad Came Commission. was tnstrume mentaI IN hav-
ing the change made IN the interest forest pres-
alton.
Senator Grady's hi giving Spanish American War
sterars Ten points preference Civil Service lists
vas reported, vas Senator Da1ts's bill reguIat-
ing tbs hours 9f labor for wenlen and children in
mercantile establishments
The Assenlbly Rules COMMITTEES reported the
Veirnert uniform divorce bill product Of the
Uniform Divorce Congress, which has been enacted
into Law in several statss The measure is de-
signed 70 discourage the practice OF persons going
70 states where the Laws less stringent the
purpose Of getting divorces
Tbs Martin bill providing fer the improvement
% the Cgvuga and Seneca Canal, which is the same
as the longer bill which passed the Senate TO
6av was also reported
rhe Harn hill. giving the Superintendent % IN
s1rsnce supervision the liquidation Of In
solvent insurance corporations, vas reported The
Earon bill identical with the Csrsttan bill which
passsd the upper house to-dsT
IN appropriation 500 o1o for the srate hoxpital
for crippled and deformed children at West Iaver-
straw, introduced by lfr Robinson. wss reported
TO DOUBLE HUMBER OF IT'S STORES.