New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-17
TRIBUNE SUPPLEMENT.
see Regular saeet Of This Mor1i0g
Reform 11ea.ure- at Albany.

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Homestead Exemption .ad Land Limitation were
r,cted over ard over bat len p. last Just whcl-
they were ioand. i 81 p-oyidins i7f either ~
both cV.a have been - drawn os 70 sec1-s tie
votes Of al who profess 3 % apyfose the primo pics
involved. all hat IS required uiVh: have been s..
cured but ldge.iurs aiout details effected tie o.
sre nscsr,.eve ri both rneasutes
Tbs .s r5t uamix,d evil II rsudsr either
measure bcnefccE, It must BE- carefully rnstured
AMI Iopu,srly understood Discussion on such
themes il rot unfrui,d even when il does mt di-
ree,ly result IA the passage q q 3D. We trDst he
experience Of the past winter VII prove pract'-
eally rsefai IT tbs sess on,-thai, while 10 eiiort
vii be spared 70 secure the best possible adjust
men, of details, the succre friends o. Reform p u
take cere that these are no On2er permitted 70
work the doies! Of any Reform at al
Gov. Fish has warmly commended and iorcbiy
advocated the passage Of Homestead ExeTnp-
ton art We dO not see how The Legislature cen
rcs.; h.s appeal Wo trust a good bal vii Ire
drawn and enacted bat we are induced 70 advise
the noce itonce OF a faulty rather thou Zone ~
ali Let Us have tho principle somehow establish
ed that a mans misiortunes even dissipation
sUdD llDt lf fltlA'-t yfi rs "i4Dt-htAu- i@4As "
shape Of e. eiectueni from their home and can
ai,erwarI amend an perfect il al leisure Give -
:he best po,sib. Homestead Exemption, 0u, we
are Inclined % take "a second tL'rtreie art rather
than none
\ word about tie shape o. the Exemption '"
are inclined to prefer l,m'' u size rather thar 10
value Specific rather iilou on Ad Na.ore'n E<'
eruysiou This IS one among our reasons 4 free
hodcr--porhaps O cripple or widow Owls a'd
hycs on g little place o. tea or twenty eGres, on
which the owners dependent family IS entirely
pendent f,I q sabsstei.cc But Ibis lttie holding
- near some growing city OF village or perAoi
sumo mandatory started or railroad run near 1
which enhances the price o. land, s. Lat TINS pc'ch
Of ground from beng worth less than the auioo.,
exempted becomes worth moro and now i must
be given up or pared down 10 meet the dcmah1s OBJ
creditors WHO knew perfectly wei when tie. b.
came such tina, they had 10 .cn on this .aha ir
the stipulated payment. The iatd w.il produce ao
more iood now than Il formerly did auj tire r.s4 20
its ya.uc is q positive dc,1mout 10 The i.odCr wio
bu, for ,hat m-h' ha,c Aved ca ~ seclri:y 8 q
comfort We greatly prefer ihat Ibis should tc
otherwise N1y. wc wocd hot Ike 70 have
holder deferred from enriciing hs soil improving
his fences repairing lis house &c by the oo11.oo-
alton that il be made the whole worth over -i,..0
the law would step IL and deprive h.m @. the wio.e
OF par, CT his soau;y area. Any sacE provision
OF Jaw Is coutrary 20 good Pohoy
Yet there arc difficulties In the way o; imta'i.n
by area only. Many forty acre holding With ut
q single tenement upon it u today worth more
money than we would wish % sec exempted So
man may put house on ot % feet by 100 worth
forty thousand dollars Perhaps J; would DO T. cN-
empt fol, t. acres Of land w,th one dw cins TING o.
on, with p.oy.so that any creditor OF the o"L'T
who should see III to oer : 800 therefor as i'isi
bid might have HE place pat ~ az auction aat ID
1t BROUGHT above $1,000 fairly appor'ioned on"ng
the creditors & the extent Of ;he.r cla'ms-'i'
81 500 20 be invested II. the purchase OF any ot,i
place worth n more thnn that sum which tde T.
planted bior ic'cl: ir,hcate.Le O. tie whole sub
eel be carcfally studied md 10: New lor, have
the Les, Exemption Law 20 Do i3end IA the coutt,
As to the Hours OF Lshor, it IS cJroEil re
ported by the Members Of last Session that tic bi.
then discussed was defeated by tho resolution o.
rs loadiro advocate 9, iaSe noliins sho'i o. an
iuaexihic Inhibition Of ANY mans working over
ten hours in any oge day tT an employer an: rr
any Circumstance nutever II tins were the last
we do not hcsitat, SAY that TIE course taAen b.
hun was not well -usdorei IN enactment tat
~ men shall under any circumstances WORK .2r
another beyond ten hours ln day IS con'ret, "a
tie genius OF car people and never ca" he ca.
Ercd For instance. "A dam breaks away, 60.
mil becomes drraagod and FIVE hundred workers
- IA 80
Do YOU fancy the labor o. these twenty can br To-
strc,od TO ten hours per day Or shower comes
10 in harvest Just as tie hasyesters have hn's0ed
their DAYS wolh, while the fields are covered VIII
the ripe sheRves De- YOU fancy The iarnorcan ever
be punished ior Offering his mon hall dollar each
20 work an hour or two lonaorin getting that csiu
under coyerl Rely on IT, the men would wor'. n
soat tor ANYTHING and the Jaw would mt, bor,- IN
sach case good for nothing The law mos' he
so framed as not 10 bring ridicu.c and hscrcd' on
Labor Reform ideas generally
The law ough, to provide against working GRAZ
drvn exlrs hours even with the consent OF icir
parents or guardians. There are drunken bsuies
who would readily sell their children into slavery
tor sixteen hours per day if they themselves could
thereby be enabled 70 live IN ldleness and disNipa
tioa The fact that some VIII do SO forms one ihe
strongest reasons for legislation ou the subject
Parental consent in the case OF minors ought to se
icr nothing aud if they ever work beyond regular
hours their pay should be doubled and II should 80
directly 70 themselves. But very little oVer"'rS
~ their part should DC allowed It IS contrary I"
public policy. which demands that the nsng ce''
Grafton shall not be stunted enieeblsd nor crippled
Farmers generally work more than ten hours IN
the summer months and less in the colder, tne pay
being 10 proportion. This universally Of habit ar
sues n natural fitness which the law should fes
psct. \ man working for himself on farm woo'I
naturally work more hours in summer than III win
ter. ami ough, to have the privilege OF DOING so 'r
others We think provision that IN farming AID
kindred emrloymen,s the legal days work snail
consist Of atas hours through November, December
January and February, ter throash March, Ap'il'
September aud October and e.erea through May
June, July aud August would conform nearly TO tie
actual sssce without departing from the essential
rriDciplcs Of the Reform contemplated.