The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-06
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| Latest rum the State Capital.
SMALL AMOUNT OF BUSINESS READY FOE ACTION
| FRUITS or RAsrY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN
| Triton, ASKING CONGRESS TO PASS BANKRUPT
LAw-PosrAeE MArTgRs-rHs FAMOUS "sRiED'
| ING COMMITS CONGRATULATIONS asss
| RAILS REPORT. ETC.
ALBANY, Feb. 8, 1919.
| Although there come two hundred bits presented
10 the Legislature and referred to eommiees there are
! none ready FOR action. Tho Senate engaged this
morning in discussing the bill from tho House, making
ovisicn for the payment the officers OF the Assembly
~ ST. was agreed all hands that the Dill con-
,, large for pcrs,ns who Ind not rendered any
1900 Of whom were not even In the city daring
A.. -, sed effort 20 organize the House Tho late
o,l y. deputy, the Sergeant at Arms, and two or
..... ers, entitled "a pay for their eryices;
d.. Their deputies, and some thirty boys, all
- - mileage, should be stricken out, AZ It
-. - . The House passed the bill without
va eamount Of useless expenditure In
-. adopted requesting the
$50 = 49,. $50. re House. This is mere Sam
pe Of bas,v ,ass,.,Io. which the "o'y s" ~s"k10"
how to control ..o.,.,
The Hon MI hcNit, (dem)~ f&'e oounv -Ss,
petition, purportng to be signed> 49, ,.,n,.
dents Of Buffalo, representing thst M 49, -. -,
ase daily committed for offences ags1A -, .,aon.A
t'Dgly ana that Governor KING had ,ss.s,o man.
Irish convicts from the State prison in =, noonI.
may be permitted the RICH. or vo ,,., .~as
the usual probation of Eve years As this PEI a,,c,,,
evidently q buriosque upon Know Nothing fAA 49,,
several efforts msdeto refer ii 10 commttoA good
finally, after had been buGeted about tho HOUSE.. the
table.
Mr.. Smith, OF New York. introduced bill repeating shA
Port Warden la~ which passed the last Legislature.
Mr. T. Jones laid the table the following preamble
snd resolutions asking Congress " pass general Bank
whereas the regular and established business Of the
country has been not only seriously disturbed, but
great broken up by the recent dnanc al reyal
which has swept his nation causing the loss OF
incacuaba amount OF property, aod the total pros
atcn credit toe paralysis Of business the suspension
OF industry, thereby producing an immense amount OF
private suh-ring, modification and bankruptcy; and |
whereas, immediate permsnent remedy for these
evs eau be expected except in en- ctment OF gene
raj law OF the United States ap oabe to the whole con
fceIacy making equal and just provisions for the protec
ton Of creditors. the reie Of n-ovent debtors as well @
regulate the commercial intercourse OF the OF
the oifefep States; therefore,
Resolved az tho senate concur), Tha. tho following |
resolutions shall he adopted Joint resolutions OF
both houses OF the Legislature OF the State OF New York
Resolved That Senators in Congress be instructed
represer be- requested 70 take this matter
into coDsice<a AID their best endeavofs for the
enactment OF such general law OF relief for the business
men Of the country rs shall IN the wisdom Of Congress be
Resolved Tha, while this egislsture would not
the responsibility Of prescribing what What should Dc
upon senators and representatives the imperative
necessity thai some immediate action shoaid DO taken by
be lde for prose on OF tors tho relief OF debt
ors regulation Of tho commercial intercourse
Of the citizens Of all the different States thus relieving
the domestic Of tho country from the great
bsrrsssmente delay and ioeses that attend commercial
TRANSACTIONS and the collection of debts due 10 the citizens
OF State from the citizens Of another and that such
law be enacted by the present senator's
instructed and cur representatives requested 70 use
Inc Fos,maser Of this city is disincned credit
Legislature for their postage orders Two years since
eight thousand collars remained unpaid mt the
adjournment OF course the general government do not
allow any credit either to individuals Sases in relation
postage and If any Postmaster allows credit for post
age he alone responsible TO the department He
compelled that amount upon his first quarterly
thereafter The last Legislature made provision
for the pay uen Tho Postmaster applied 10 the Comp
uoller, who had no funds The Postmaster was com.
PEELED TO wait some considerably longer time, and
rben the ComptroIsr had funds he paid the princi-
pal but refused 70 pay interest This year tho Ponas-
ter is determined to have I'M settlement every month,
anc a bill that effect has passed the Senate Thus Is
only postage legislative documents sett by mem
bers to their constitute ns This morning the OIL came
up IN the House, ~ben Mr. Lynch, OF New York,
moved amend the bill by adding POSTAGE Of members
etters. He cottsnded that postage paid by the
state oces and that members Of the Legislature
eyed ana returned by members were on account OF
public business and the should be borne by the
state On the other hand sas contendod that Ieuers
were different from public documents because no one
discriminate between private letters and those re-
laog 10 legislative business There Is no reason 70 PEI
lev. that the legislature ~i undertake. TO Furnish postage
stamps for members there Is 10 calculating the ex-
| pense which would be thus Incurred.
The House struck out from the rules Of last the
sub committee, commonly called the GRINDING commit
tee" This right judicious, for most Of the obnox
ous Of the passed upon the recon-
mepdsop of combination, without any submission
10 the House tor discussion.
The annual repor, Of the Adutant General contains a
detailed rSs of the condition OF the military arm
o the been presented fo many years. zen.
Towusend In this shows that during the term OF his
pcirtment been inactive spectator OF The
working of the system He suggests several amendments
to the law espec ally relation the Communication fund
He proposes that be levied the property OF the
civ Of New York. equal TO I've dollars head annually,
sal.i perfO!m
duty IN First division This he considers necessary
because OF frequency when for tho
services of troops quoting riots and projecting tho
civil authorities. The report In general terms condemns
the present practice of military encampmens, and con.
sders them In the MAN, injurious tbsn beneficial
10 the encouragement OF discipline and the ad
yancement of military knowledge.