New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-25
From Our Own Correspondent.


ALBANY Feb. 81, 1860.
The Legislature has returned from its temporary
respite from official duties and gone resoutey to work
in the consideration of the important business before it.
Contrary to the general expectation, quorum was
present in both houses last evening.
THE PRESENTATIONS OF GANE.
Among the bills which excited most debate in the
Senat. last evening was that For the preservation of
ovid deer birds, and fsh." Mr.. Hammond, the
author of two charming books forest life" Hills,
ola bes and Forest StreaIns;" and ovid Forest
" Scenery; or, Adventures with tle R1le and lhs
(" Ro0"-bOOks which smell Of the "Jeafy month OF
June and bring the reade, into tie very presence OF
laughing streams ard lofty mountains, speckled trout
ard spotted fawns-engipee the bill, and carried 1t
sue essfully through 20 "A third reading.
Mr. fIammond's bill provides as follows:
February March April May June, and july under penalty
That no person ,ha hill fawn during the time Of ils spotted
Nc person hall An any wOoleOck between the let Of Janu,y
aud the attn Of July IN each year any pntrde rued
grouse between te 18th Of January and the LIST OF September
,t Ct January and the 18th Of October any wood duck be-
t%een ie 1 a ~ Of S n each md eSer1 ofense
No person shall Xiii auy prairie fowl pnnaed grouse IN The
se SSS pfnsy %e nE for each b G 80 seS
No person shall catch ony quail or rued goe win an sp
snare, under penalty oil two dollars Tor each bird so
No person ball. any time kill any nightingale, nighthawk
bne bid, yellow bird, Baltimore orOe inch, thrush, lark
sparIow wren martin swallow any bird Of the species Of
pecke; shall any person Kill any bobonk robin,
between the ls Of February and the Let OF October under
penalty Of hi'y cents for each bird 30 Siled. -. .,,,
person sh7 catch any specified brookrout specified
ryerou the 18th OF September and the LIST March
OF saon trout any nuscaonge between the l OF De-
cembfr and the LIST OF Ap under penalty Of hye dollars for
each ohense.
except hook and line under penalty 81 for each oien8o
kind shall be taken with during December,
Jspusry ~ February under penalty Of $50 for each oense
All persons offending against the provisions OF this act shall be
deemed guilty Of deue punishable with imprisonment IN
the County Jail for 30 days By fine not less than $50 both
Any person entering the lands premises OF resident
bis State with dshins rod contrary the provisions
this shell be deemed tresps.er and be subject to hne OF
= TO- in addition to the provisions Of this act
This does apply the waters aud bays OF Lskes Ee,
Ontario and Chsmpan, to the Rivers St. Lawrence and
Niagara
TICKET sWINDLERs.
Mr.. Robinson, from the Senate Committee on Com
melce reported this morning the bill TO prevent frauds
In the sale of passage tickets which that Committee
has bad under consideration for several weeks, and
which / noticed several days ago.
ALMsHOUsH DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Robertson to-day gave notice of bill to abODah
the Aims. Houee Department in the City of New York,
and to create the Department of Public Charity and
Correction.
The bill in relation to Bale Hay and Hay Scales was
passed to-day.
The bill to incorporate the Long Island Steamboat
Company was to-day amended, motion OF Mr..
Spinoa, by inserting the names of Thomas ). Strong,
4. j. Riteh Reuben III. Wilson, Ebenezer Miller, Vim
cent Davis and Daniel r. Williams, noorporators,
in place Of those in the original bill.