Year: 1874

THE ASSEMBLY BILL MAKING 1T ELECTIVE TO BE


DIsCUssED-PERPLEXTTY OF THE DEMOCRATS
trRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE'I
ALBANY April 1O-The Assembly Committee on
Cities which agreed last night by vote OF to T. 10
report adversely the bill making Controller Green's
Office elective, discovered this morning that tne
rules forbade their making any such report ana 'ie
Speaker refused 10 receive it. The bill was seh'
back to the Committee last week for the sole pui-
pose of giving Mayor Havemeyer an opportunity
70 be heard, and with instructions that the
Committee report it back within week. tine
bill meantime retaining its place on General
Orders. Under these instructions the Speaker de-
cided that the Committee had no power to take 1t
ont of General Orders by reporting it adversely.
The Committee therefore had to amend their report
by striking out the word adversely"


Mr. Coughlin then moved TO recommit the bill,
with instructions to strike out the enacting clause
The motion lost and the bill goes TO the Com
mittee of the Whole for discussion. The Democrats
are very uneasy about this BILL They don't want to
20 on the record as voting against it, and yet they
appear afraid to dsobey the orders of fGrandSachem
Kelly to kill it at all hazards.


CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL
PROGRESS OF LEGIsLATIoN-APRIL "A FIXED BY THE


SENATE FOR ADJoURNMENT-woRK OF THE SIS





IPRon THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.l


ALBANY, April 10.-AmOng the bills passed
by the Assembly this morning was Mn. Dayiss ABOLISH
Ing Canal suDeuutendens ana putting the entire con-
troll IN the hands of the Commissioners, each Commls
soner having charge OF his own section. The Dill re-
ceved &C votes but its passage through the Senate
regarded as very doubtful. Mr. Days bill restoring
Tompkns-square TO its original condition as pubic
park. also passed.


MI Eastmans Quick Transit bill will be moved In Com
mitice OF the Whole Dy Col Spencer on Tuesday next
and will probably pass. although the members OF 'he
Railroad Committee not entertain very friendly ee
iu toward the author of the BILL since they regard him
as responsible in great measure, for the odum tnat
has been upon the Committee by portion oil the
public press.


The Senate this morning passed the Beach Pneumatic
Broadway Underground Quick Transit bill and ordered
10 third reading the supplemental bill fixing the time
for constructing the Gilbert Elevated Railroad


A resolution was unanimously adopted designating
the 24th April the day for final adjournment OF
the Legislature. No expects to be able to adjourn
on that date each party is anxious to make little
capital by appearing TO favor an early adjournment
and so every senator voted for the resolution The pre-
vaing opinion "a that an adjournment sine die can
not take place before the 10Th OF May although strong
effort s to be made by the Republican leaders In both
Houses TO adjourn possible after the passage
of the Supply and Appropriation bills regardless of all
other bills that NAV left uDacted upon. The interests
OF the party" they say demand this.


The number OF bills introduced in both Houses Is about
onefoutA than las, and there have been more
adverse reports from Committees than usual. Up to
noon to-day there l47 bills in all signed by the
Governor and filed the Office OF the Secretary OF State
The number up to the same date last year wa 1873.


Both Houses VIII hold a session tomorrow for the
consideration OF bills OF local character IN Committee
of the Whole No session Of the Assembly will be held
on Monday evening on account Of the funeral OF Mr.
Knapp.


LATER.-Both Houses met tonight without q quorum
OF membersn either. Ia the Senate there were only
ten while in the House there less than nifty Bills
on the General OF unmpOrtant character were
up In the House the bill to allow the Fortysec-
opdt and Grand-st Ferry Railroad Company TO extend
its tracks was progressed.