New-York tribune., 1842-02-18
New-Tork Legislature.

and Other towns Of Illinois. on the subject OF the
pubic defence After some conversation as TO the
propriety OF is reception, Mr.. PACE nioyed *
reference 70 the Committee the Militia. whc \
prevailed Messrs. HrSr and RooT opposing tt
Proceedings 0: :. meeting OF Monroe county rela-
tive 10 the Post o;:ice Department, we're present
ed. and Mr.BocysE reported bill 20 erec, new.
cog,nts from parts Of Erie. Chauiauque ard Csita-
raugll' BY the name 0; Sciluvier ltwas ordered
printed.
The resolutions relative TO The Public Credit
we're debated and postponed. The bill changing
The manner OF appointing Bans, Commissioners
passed is ;llrd reading 1880 To- and after farther
debating the biz 10 enable resident, aliens 20 con-
v,v real stats. the Senate adjourned.
In thu a>ss-iRIT numerous petitions were pre-
-elred and r,.terreei-4mong them one from Wis
1ons,.n on iElesubject of reducing the tolls or lead
and copper, and another from Rnshyilie on The
subject Of tre-proot Steamboat building
Mr WEIR from the Corlrllii,.e on State PriSon-.
presented bilI with long report. flrging the re-
organization Of State Prison Labor The follow
ing j. an abS;ract of tnebill.
Sec Provide, thar contract shall hereafter n, made
hereafter be confined shall be let or r 10 be
pIoye am KIND OF description Of labor 'ai~oyer
No such convict u be taught tn ar or method o: dong
any kind OF description 81 labor Hcr; ,Uc! ais !errna
ter aopei.
The con,ic;s 10 be employee, IL the other
As herein provided 10 De employed only hours o. eac
Judicial day
iAfeaa- convicts be employed in snct "or, may
d. necessary Tor Their accommodation and SAFE keeping, or
the production or manufacture .. articles necessary 2
US. or consumption , prisons. Tie State Innate
asylum al Uca or the OF 'h-aTd n 10 ier
J. Al, male convict, TO be employed above. In s!-
d;j0n in the repair cleaning alteration or enlargement Of
. prison erecting additions thereto or new prisons
or in The breaking QuarryIDr ri stone or marble N the
rough state tn. mining and smelling Of metal orr. o:
manufacture OF six, provided heveaiteFand IN 10
g. A commute OF on. from rie Senate and two ;roH;he
m liz Announced ur0r passage Of
hi, arr ~ ascertain the be-; c.on for the. establishment
o; mining operations pri-or concts, and 10 Obtain
other information III relation thereto a:. 10 report 20 ne W
Make i ts duty OF ;E4 pom ;iie receipt OF
.,. necessary information above, 10 employ competent
oyrseer wOrkuen 10 sUner!nend Inc e!tcl,on
m the conycts the necessary buildings and TIE making
o the necessary arrangements Tor carving on the business
g. pnn the comnle;iol 0! the neces>a arrangements,
This purpose the convict, 10 distributed ~ inc N,
.c:ors according iiIrir relative physical ii,alt! and
9Th, either al IN. quarry or rn-s or IN me 'hsious
enploymens hereiaorc spcc;hed .,..,.-
bic that may BE- Iarr there al public auction,
notice In be given the paper aniroHe paper IN zach
the ~ l-f't TIpn;t prf'lorFt'uFfs 20
be made annually o! The materials 10 dr. posed OIL
TO- The products o, the iron or other mines worked by
convicts to be sold in the same manner.
H. The >ctnTs employ II the yHanuactiir. OF >lh,i>
may be practicable. many o! the ronvic:, a. may
not be otherwise necessarily employed in the mines Nc
and purchase the machinery &c necessary 10 ms pn,!-
II Any inspector or agent guilty any violation OF tbs
ac,' 10 be- gully 0! = ini.d-IIeanor. &c.
49, Nothing in this ac, 10 be construed proven, the
OF the contracts awnl: rnae prior 10 the passage
OF tbs act.
H. So much the X. $ and law. 4: conflicts with this
Is Tie Isl. 2n, srd 4i 9TH 6ilI a,l l,h 9Th 18th and
i, sections OF this tske effect Immediately, and the
Others consistent "itl lis provisions
4 bill was reported - erect the town of aar-
lclnville, in Columbia Co.
TIL. bill relating to Elections, coninins them TO
one day and distrc,ns the towns, was taken up
and debated title By title Several sections OF the
first title were debated al length and adopted.
A communication from the Comptroller was
read giving ii view ofthe financial condition Of the
State. and suggesting modes of meeting the liabil
titles coming due. Mr..Fiagg recommend. the
imposition Of a direct tar and the passage OF
law prohibiting the Increase Of TIE public de6h=
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. It.
In SENATE, as usual, petitions were presented
and referred, reports of Committees made, and the
resolutions on the public faith debated until the
hour of ad ia'rnment
In the ASSEMBLY, petitions presented, re-
ports heard several bills OF local interest passed u
third reading and the Election bill was debated
until the adjournment.
DISASTERS BY THE GALg-Fyom Wednesday
afternoon un,il!as evening we had a terrible gale
from the Yves, and Northwest, the wind blowing
with great and destructive fury. VIVA, is the
amount OF damage sustained in this vicinity we
ar;. moi fully aware In South BROOKLYN we hear
a chimney was blown against auother Of
an adjnining house, and both demolished, the
roofs OF the houses being little injured. -Four
vessels went ashore Long Island, and two
we're sunk on the Brooklyn side OF the river
A=vcSse went ashore on the rocks at New
Brighton; the Captain. on letting 60 IN. an
Choir had his leg caught in the chain cable While 1t
was running out. and had ii completely severed
He was Immediately taken the hospital. Very
considerable damage was done to Ia. shipping on
the North Riverside OF the city. II Is feared that
extensive damage has been done at more distant
places We learn OF the following instances OF
injury from the afternoon papers Of Yesterday:
4 large torc-anl-att schooner was driven ashore
on New Brighton. Staten Island iore-and-ait=
schooner with both masl> cut or carried away.
with signal OF distress lying, was driven ashore
near }cllew Hook Long Island; the sloop Char
ette of Kingston. with wood. sunk at the dock,
foot of Spring street; also a >looP sunk at old
State Prison dock.
At Pier 3. ~ River Russian ship Theodore
Heinrich and Swedish ship Stephan, the Stems of
both ship, very, much injured
Pier.i, Packet ship Suly, stern much damaged.
Brig British Ming. stern much damaged By the
SuvZand cu;wa,er By the dock Swedish bark
Amelia and brig Stockholm. slightly damaged.