The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-13


A resolution Was adopted "a the expodi.ssy OF q
general lew for the estsbii hu.nt of savings banks
THE aAILroADs Prom ., RAcuss 10 NocrssrER.
The petition relative to The consolidation Of the rail-
roads from Syracuse to Rochester were ordered print
THE CODE OF PRACTICE.
The House again preceded 20 the consideration OF
the question Of reference OF TIE code Of practice
Mr.. LEAvtswosrH hoped that t~o iaymsn would be
ADDED TO the judiciary COMMITTEES. rhis reform did
not originate with thu legal profer.ion. The lsymen
have taken upon thems.lv-s tbs duty and he hoped
every opportunity would o~ given for their soton The
judiciary committee lnen Of nigh legal acquire
men,s comprising great proportion Of the legal ia
Some oisoussion here to tbs meaning Of
the word lay man and websters dictionary and other
sources Of information were quoted and sopealed to
II Was finally settled that 1t originally had been an CO.
clesiastical dshuiton.
for the admission Of lay To the Judiciary
raid that re was satisfied viii such dsfpition az
they certainly were the High tr,-sts OF the eede,
Mr. MAKTIS was indifferent "a TO What committee
took IL In charge. He would trust to the good sense
and honor Of the Judiciary Caonittss.
MIR RcHARpsoS alluded 81 the fact that the commits
sion &c revise aud simplify the practice aud pesding
was originally proposed In the Constitutional Com
miitse by Mr. Campbell 2. WhiS- delegate from the
city a New York, and for msuy years prominent
neIcbast in that city
MIR FULLEKToN thought one lsymsn would be sum-
cisnt II that one WAS the gentleman from Csyugs Mr.
Richardson.
MIR Thomas bad no jealousy of submitting this code
to lawyers and he doubted very much whether lay
men were associated with teen, they would not
scquies ce in their decision and Judgment.
Finally the House deter send the code to ite
judiciary Committee, with the addition OF three lay
men, making tn. committee nov OF ten persons
PROPOSED TRANSFER M,SHArrAN SCHOOL.
Mr. MeNsos gave notice of hill to authorize the
Trustees OF Manhattan Free Sch Dol transfer their
school to the city Of New York
THE HUDSON EyLR RAILROAD.
The bill, giving the Hudson River Railroad Company
further time In which complete their road, and
tboEity TO increase their captsi considered in
committee; but some Of the mesre asked for more
time to make farther exaniDStiop OF it's provisions
The committee reported progress aud the bill laid
on the table.
THL CRIMINAL POPULATION or THE
Mr.. GLBEKr offered the folio wing resolutions, Ia
consnD nation Of his motion OF inquiry the subject
which had been previously ado pied, viz
Resolved That the wardens and the several city
and prisons th directed this
Assembly. without delay the following ques
tons What number of pr committed to the.pr
under during 1917 charged
offence Of intoxcaon! How Of those persons
females and how many OF Gotta under sixteen
yeats bgsf And many other committed for
habits under tn. Intoxicating
liquors VIII they committed thu offence
And what other
Communicates without delay which will ooppec
ton bet intern perspcs
Resolveo That the Chief Of Police In the city New
and the police Justices Ia the Of BROOKLYN Albany
Utica Syracuse Rochester aud Bun h be directed
20 this Assembly how have been arrested within
their iu for iItonson convicted Of offences
committed while under he influence of drinks
and Who have not been for those
rear 1919.