New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-01
Debate in Assembly on Adultery and Seduction
BILL

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Parsasrtt special order u-ls last week. tie
House this day bad an evening session .o- tie
pa-sc-s Of co-si5srsar;re Senate Bib introduced
bv Judge Flyl. emitted @ Al A-t % P.nisl A11i.
ten and House b.l o. punish seduction .n-
tre4soed b. N-. coz Cd Livingston C5-rg. Tie
later b.I passed tie Committee Of tne Whole
with no debate. B1t "a the oeIste bil warm
and animated discussion arose NJ hA[ho>o
oougsed the bill mainly on the grounds th-t %
place such az % Oar statute blcs "c-li re
yea suos, i'civlc-s. secrets an1 blast iae rePl-
t.lrg g Frce iia fr i-- ia-t OF lft ?. NJ ore I'D ~
r.e-s. ia. me cation ~ trtas c ilc1 cases 60
--- .o se5ass Tie ,u-c particularly t-e .oghf- por
con tfaa coct be clrtefac-c- 3g volumes ~ sai-il'
.gsi~st such c-mes re ccg.c'e- BE avd.ty " .h Hlc
isa PUG sosted ever s4ct pr-rient -e-l as ii- ~
oftne trials o. crt1 con- aad sea-cilJo ana
TIE re.1 q W. ca re believed VCa- t1~ ne ass st OF
ssc. 4w and tie triss Ci causes 2risns --lti Ae4
be fsrher SAFE ia. re believed society iis own nst
protector ID Gases IKE these. and be- Tor one l "a
;aer aho went forh Oh -esfroy ne ,eace o. anime
or o. rtgts4s, ia acs Ike t1'se sholl 20 ~ 1.-1ls
ihs- lives 10 ttcr rVl tares' and Vih me l1"ea.e
ina tl-. sss should be- forie 90 ne -ti fe e1 OBJ. 5
81 The frelts 81 t1e wTolget.
lave re-ey given ~. la.li oli.le of tae remarks
q he Hon. member To 90 BIN ilsace would require
columns
a. w.lss followed on ;he sarns side P-ellci-s hls re-
marks bg 1ecrecsrg any lnsre1ces members u 81 ora"
from What be ssii - cha engrg any woman 70 Prove
tsat be s1 ever izlre1 u iced, Woo, % tJ 1-
yicst,n lie said rs4t0Is sht o. 20 o iie oo -Ll %
he matter ard @ot 5su ou tne surt~ce @ slcA -eeP
rooted evils lie sdvcrfed 90 ire cause a. FrQsil4A-
that ts existence 10 such magnitude 10 olf ase es ~s
IN consequences q faise systm o. society, the iAe'y
with which sdncers were circulated ty Designing men
ssains- oor and vrtUcus girls VINO were ohNse- 70 YOU
~ lvelhocd-anc re eegerness with Wink such sIa1-
GERS were recgved1rr from me sardert1 ne oy ore
Their risncs u1tu absolute want compelled mem % re-
sort 20 'ha for I've hood, q which h,y hal tie el,A-
cn Winol. any Ct ne good vc,uaS ard coihes "liea
follow the frst q such course % ne law %
severe, punish SANDER a crime be Voud 90 i1f-ior
any law % remedy u the evils Of society he "olll
work night sno day but 50 lons Is scieiy exst' 10 JUS
present state he deemed !; but td1ug s-- 10 hJ-! 10
me bin was supported b. Mes.rs Z C. BENEDICT. Cos
and BuTKIct bnt tine viii not permit ne 20 90 justice %
any OF t1e remarks made 'he occasion snl Only give
a lew Of he prominent Arguments stduced By Msssra
RAYEOND and Walsh.
The Senate bill which wss reported 20 the House
~ ACT TO PCSisH ADULTERY.
The Pfops Of s STATE Of Ne York, rfp eE'ef f1 NtHif
and Aisen,b.y. do enact a. foAotrf ,
sEcTIoN g. Every male fsr,ou of il.i age - sls..
commit adultery with married ~oEasn OF I5eI - SOC
character shall he deemed guilty o. n,sl, anl
upon conviction thereof 10 Court OF RECORD sha. pa
punished by imprsoum NJ 20 the county jail Tor term
"a No conviction sb. be hal under this act unless the
ia ctn-nt be found within one year from the
Of the offence unless there be evidence confirming ie
iestuony of re adu eress which she fha be
q witness fOI the prosecution
The vote on ordering this bin TO q third reading
was Ayes a. Noes ~. as follows
AYss-M.ssrs Ashley, Bsily z c. enelict, Rrinker-
nod Butrck. Chase Chlbb. Church. Gee, Cr9cser Cur
It's II more, Fem, Gay, Gocdtch, Holmes neuslon
Hull. Bud Jessup, Laphsm. Lee Little, Martin, MaAs1n
MeI'eIsso, fa5,on' rye, &c, "
syduey smith, Spencer, Thompson IainII' Dhaern-''
Nogs-Messrs Isasc Benedict Bowie Bowman, Brewer
Brigham Brooks Bush Case Chamber ChsrIock Che
ney, Collins Dox, Cannon, Glass Hsmm1nd' D. hsrtt'
Hszen. HeaioD, hohse', Kennedy McCsry' Nance
Miller Myer Nowlsn. Palmer J. ". Peek Hanson. nay
mond Rose, Saunders. Schermerh0rn, essei ,nit.
sueden Titus Totem, Trussoei- Vincent Wager " a'A
45'ni-Msssrs Beach. Bowen Brother. Back, Calhoun,
Campbell Chpmsn, Cobb. Comstock. Converse. Cross
DAVIS Denuisou Feeter. Fisb Grsnt Irish. j. O. John
son 81 ~ johnson. Keith. Kendall. Matthias Mech,
Merry Mos Osborn, Pard,e Parker Ri-haros Rodmal
Toll Townsend, T Roadway upasm WI st Winsiow-i--
The bin 20 Puuish Seduction was then ordered
to third reading by ihe following vote:
AYfs- Messn Ashley, Baly =. c Beneo.ct bo-ie
Bowman. Brewer brinkeIhoot batflcs I-..oup' a-s
Chase Ihubb. Church, Coe- Ofock-f httls. T. more
/ Fem Goodrch, Holmes, Houston. Hull hu'c' Jr.,u
LaPhsm. Lee Ltte Martin Msitha' nef''fee. P slst
son Nowlau, Palmer Psrcee. fsrsonsr ttyn j. y Iecs
! Petnt PhHnix Prov. fruyn' hapeJet hsaMsif nose
Severance sheldon, W sJduey smith, Spencer It9mp
son. Tutmll, UuderhiIl Wager Wheeler west
/ Noes-Ms..r. I.,ao Beusdict Brigham, Brooke. Bush
CHAMBERLAIN, Cn.rioet Cheney, collins, DoA, Garrison
Gla.s Hssett. Hsken. HeatuD. d1lhser, Kennedy nc
/ Carly. Maulce MiUer Myers VI PEEK Ransom nay
mond Saunders schrrmefharn, Nts'el ; smith 9nturh
1 Tit1s Totfeu. Tru-sdeui Vincent Nalsl-s.
! lbtrf-Nsssfs Besch. Bowen. Brother. Buck Camp
/ bell Chrrs. cobb Con- stock Converse, Cro's DaF :
Deunis0n Frctor Fi's, Cav, Grsrt hsmm.nd lIsn. -
! J5bn.or N lf-Iohnson. Keith Kendall, Mesch Merry
Mos. Osborn. Parker Richards, Rodman siace J. si' D
81 ulding spsskel, Stewart Stevens, Toll Io"nseuo
] Tr,adgay Uphau Willett, Winsow-il.
II the friends Of this bill rally, they can make d
law. Out of the forty one absent twelve ar'
known s. ac.re ntelds Of tie b.l. sxty-nve srGma
tive votes mast be bad To- ert,r % make 9, alaw.