New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-20
NETWORK LEGISLATURE.
Especially Reported for The N. Y. Tribune
SENATE. =. ALBANY, Feb. 10, 1855
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SENATE. ALBANY Feb. 1a, 1855.
CROToS WATER.
The passage of the bill to improve the supply of
Croto1 Water for the City Of New York, was recon-
mended this morning, by the Committee having it in
charge.
THE PATENT MEDICINE BILL.
This bill wss under discussion a short time to-day.
Ore of its principal features is TO compel the person
holding the patent to have printed, in the English
lar cuage and labeled the outside OF the bottle or
package, the names Of ell the ingredients composing
Senator BRADFORD, who is a regular physician,
and ia the chief advocate of the bill, said, while it
discussion he asserted that, OF all the pat
cit medicines in use not single regular physl-
clan recommended the employment Of any one Of
them Tbs, he said, wss not owing by any means TO
aspirit ofenvy-the profession was incapable OF such
feepg-bBt simply from the fact that il was
ignorant Of their component parts. II any of these
patent medicines were half efhcacious in curing
diseafes claimed for them, regular physicians
would not hesitate TO employ them in their practice
and the inventor would OF course increase hs profits
thereby. On the other hand he argued that, if these
med icinee were "bumbUg," the people should
know il. He bad no doubt that from the very lgno-
rance which this bill sought to remove, hundreds
and thousands were annually brought TO an unlimey
grave.
Mr.. CROSBY opposed the bill on the ground that
people should be allowed the privilege. Of choosing
their own physician and their own medicine; that if
these medicines az injurious TO tbs general
health, they said to be by the old school OF
practitioners the people would, long ere this have
many of the patent medicine men (namiDg Bfandreth
and jayne had accumulated large fortunes in the
traffic, he deduced the idea that there must be some
perhaps good deal of efficacy in their compounds
else, be thought, the people would not have SO mu-
nificently rewarded them.
Other Senators showing disposition to take part
in the discussion, ard the hour growing late, the fur
tber consid Grafton of the bill was postponed.
strong opposition to it s already evnced, which
will gather strength from delay and the effect will be
that il cannot reach the other House this session, un
less very materially amended and modified
THE WILLIAMSBURG WATER WORKS.
The bill relative TO the Willamsburgh Water
Works-made necessary by the consolidation OF that
city with Brooklyn-was passed to a third reading,
without amendment.
RELATIVE TO CHURCH PROPERTY.
Mr.. BISHOP introduced bill this morning TO
amend the Act for the incorporation of Religious So.
cieties.
Its provisions are as follows:
sEcfos The third section Of the Act relating to RELIGIONS
Corporations ard being Art title chap 10 Part of the
And be it further ensced shs be lawful for the
male persons Of full age and who ns;ive nsturszed
eston or ecus society hereafter es,ab.bed
10 this State and not sd ueorPoreS to assemble a. the
church meeting house. other place. where they stately at
nS nSr Of .crs Of heir Church or
not less than three exceeding nine ss Trustees, to take
charge Of the e.tse and property belonging thereto and 70
and that at election every male person who is Of fulI
aee and native or naiu'sized citizen Of the United
States who has s.etediy worhiped with such eopEe,
stions shall be entitled to vote aud the election ;ea Dc
I'd
Elders OF Deacou veymen thereof shall
Place where the shall be held least fifteen
Sys seIS I've e Sst H or ssv. wbish such con
ersssop shall stately meet for pubic worship the
election to certificates Of election for such a. have
been chosen Trestes Parsy Of yses' t1e Is
which the Church Meeting house MAJ be sitaeed
Mr.. BISHOP remoIked, thai az thus ou haa reier'
ence 10 the tenure of Church property, had peculiar
claims for the consideration of the Committee ri the
Whole having charge of Mr.. Putnams Church Ten
ure bill He, therefore, moved 1t to that COMMITTEE,
and his motion prevailed.
THE NEW YORK CITY ATLANTIC MUTUAL ms co.
The Insurance Committee, TO whom was referred
the bill providing that whenever the accumulation OF
the net profits Of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.
shall exceed 81 900 600, the excess may be applied
from wear TO year. semi annually thereafter to yard
the redemption of each years certificates OF earnings,
in whole or in part may be determined on by the
Board of Trustees in their discretion the certhcates
of a subsequent year however, not 10 be redeemed
until those of the preceding years are provided for
report in favor Of its passage, with the following
The privilege Of retaining profits 81 COO 600 shall
be exercised Until ~ certificates on premiums heretofore
paid ,ha be redeemed"
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND TAXATION.
The Insurance Committee report IN favor OF the
bill which provides that any Mutual Life Insurance
Company incorporated in this State previous 10 Inc
passage Of the General Insurance Law, on the iUtn
aav Of April lsl9 shall be subjec. TO taxation on the
sum Of 100 600, for personal property, and no more
and which declares that that the true construction
of the Act of June 20, 1883 IN regard 10 any taxes
imposed on said Companies after said Act took effect
REPORTS OF CASES DECIDED BY THE COURT or
APPEALs.
Mr. w. CLARK, Chsirman of the Judiciary COM
mittee introduced the folio wing bill:
SECTION l. The volumes containing Reports OF Cass when
have been heard decided by the Court Of Appeals and
which shall hereafter be published BY OF und5, me %
of either Secretary of State or stsis Reporter sn, pe
entitled and labeled the back Rev fork Reports ana
numbered &c. conseeuiively any thing IL any law to
the contrary notwithstanding