The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-21

ALBANY, Feb, IL, 1851.
RidicsIoas Reports rem ne CITY Delsgxicn Brooklyn
Oily Court BL,-MeehInics N Sing Sing frison- Oif-
nio~ of the Aa.rney General, dc.
The New York delegation, 10 whom was referred .
bill 10 repeal the omnibus Of 1864 CONTRA
dicory reports on the subject Mr.. J. Dixon sent up
one In favor Of the repeal, and Mr. Msban aganst It.
Both reporta written, and read TO the House. One
takes tho ground that onn nibuses nuisance; that
railroads are or modern improvement The opposition
declare In favor Of omnbuxes depicting the great bsne
dts to cities and to strangers. Both reporn however.
were written In most ridiculous style calling forth
from the members alter nAtey and smlleS amid
frequent calls for suspendDg the reading OF both Of the
reports They the most ridiculous attempts st wit
tchm ever made In the Legislature and the gentlemen
who sent them up were very Justly rebuked by the
unanimous vote OF the House refusing print other or
the reports or the bill, the subject Verify, the city
delegation have powerful influence In the House Of
Assembly.
There have been two bills - Ands of the Judiciary
Committee Of the House in relation - the City Court Of
the city OF Brooklyn One to repeal the act creating
the Court thereby aboshirg IT. the other to enlarge
liz powers allow the appointment Of clerks and 10
Increase the salary OF the presiding Judge The com
mtce shis morning reDosed IN fsvo, OF the latter oi
intended for the especial benefit OF Judge Culver. Cul
vers salary 70 now three thousand dollars year; the
any oher Judicial ofoer receives in the state equal
10 the CHIEF magistrate Whether the OF
The czens Of Brooklyn or the Board OF Supervisors OF
Kings county, are OF any avail In defeating this BILL re-
ma NJ 70 be secn
Tie mechanics in various parts OF the State are justly
complaining hat the cspectors OF STATE Prisons open
~ deresardng the law Of the State Of ls42 In thai
sctment Il IL declared that convst shall be learned
any mechanical trade In the prisons employed At any
branch OF manufacture the rt and mystery Of which
the convict had not learned previous to becoming "pr
OF the State From recent examination OF mat
in the Sing Sing prison. appears that ls8 conviets
are employed t weaving, leo at comparing l2a at die
cutting 8S at harness mounting, 90 at csbinet making
100 at raw making, 20 at segHr making and 20 on Now
every OF these competing wto the honest,
thy mechanic, who abors assidu0wy AMI constantly In
various parts OF the State for livelihood When the law
OF ls42 Was adopted resTaned In some measure the
competition OF state p son contractors vii tho ipdus
ors mechanic For few years the prison managers
obeyed the pjunctions OF the law ard employed the pr
In manner toeraby satisfactory 10 she mechanics
ri the State Bot now that law Is entirely nearly dis
regarded We give section, which IL ewphstlc on the
Euhjsct
CHAPTER las OF the laws Of ls42 enact ~ follows
Sec No convict who shall tereaer bs senenc ID to i'm
prsonment in either Of the state prisons of this state
hereafter provided other mechanical trade than hat
m y s ss 81 ne d
prse.ced previous bis conviction 10 the mailing
states
Now, who believes for moment that ou, o. the mum
wheo convicted Of the offences for which hey
paying the navS We're l26 Of them carpet weaverss 100
coorers l24 necutter,S No such thing tss foul re
upon the mechanics OF the State that they should be
repre- In the public documents having contrib
igey to tho In mates CT the sing Sing prison What
ssid Of this prison applicable to the Aubdrn pri ION
thieves, pickpocke'c, foreors counteretsrs, &C,
whose occupation outside the robbipg OF the
pty. They mover ned dollar BY any honest calling
Tho mechanics should lay their g vanccs before the Le
gtAlataro.