New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-12
From Our Own Correspondent
ALBsyy, Monday, March II, ls6l.
GRISDISG COMMITTEE.

ALBANY, Monday, March ii, jHbi.
A GRISDISG COMMITTEE.
Pursuant 60 previous notice, Mr. Ferry introduced
his r, solution for Grinding Committee IS follows:
Rer,d That Select ConHitee Of Egh. he spPoinied by
,rr. viii introns 10 SsIeo ,hereirom such bs n
tbois judgment proper to be referred 10 the sandiag
d. Committee ,hs report shy bin making or approximation
form ss RaehG .', y Hi a pv b ION the general Of
without The q sI the msabr.s Of sid Caans
r. a i. a. aea 5saS 5@?s t be
Ds1l to TO reeH eanpeir Sy ,iSrGo Of ri. resolution .h be
Sso a,.ne Tom tie .abss, q the BIZ referred % Them
Mr. Hammond moved 10 amend by adding the wo.ds
" And that ssd Committee report no bills Of local
Chaaer until all bills OF general character are DIS
posed OF by the Senate" On motion OF Mr.. Cc.yin
The resolution laid on the table.
IsrIRFsr on CANAL DRAFTS.
The bill to provide for the payment 81 interest
certain and probably some unoerTainl "Canal drafts
or certificates given for uIon any award or awards
made by the Canal Appraisers for lands appropriated
Injured IA the construction or eDarf eM6n OF the
canals Of this Sae stall draw interest a. the rate OF
six per cent per annum, 10 be computed from and AFTER
~ days from the date Of such award 70 The time OF
payment was under OiscussiOn IN the Senate to-day
and rec, IL cd come very damaging blows from dessrs.
Sessions and Hammond The bill introduced early
in the fession, and though rather innocentooking
bill lie face it lie adroitly drawn and cOyers, as uI-
derrtand certii atss running back ten fifteen years
and covering inilopS. The Legislature will be likely
investigate tho question very closely before enactng
this bill into = law.
HOLIDAYS.
NJ Ramsey, from the Judiciary Commit, ee, reported
fayoraLly the bill 10 amend the act TO designate the
Hollidays 10 be observed in the acceptance and pay
u bills " exchange promsory notes, &C., and
the bill wa ordered to third reading.
ECLECTIC ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. j. NJ. Murphy, from the Literature Committee,
reported favorably the Assembly bill incorporate tbs
Eele tic Association Of the City Of NewYork, which
was ordered 70 third reading.
CITY RAILROAD FARE.
The bill 10 reduce the fare To cents on the New
York City Railroads was considered in Committee OF
the Whole, progress reported, and effort to
make il special order failed.
COMMIssIOSFR OF IrSACY.
Tie hill 10 create the Office OF Commissioner of Luz
macy, considered IN Committee OF the Whole to-
day, and was finally referred to tbs rot Committee OF
tlie Whole after to-day. This bill was introduced
some weeks ago by Dr. Murphy Senator from the
Niagara District aud provides for the appointment by
the Governor aud Senate Of u competent medical
Commiss0ner Of Lunacy, whoss duty Il shsll be 20
examine ion The order of the Courts into tho mental
condition Of all persons under indictment for high
crimes, who ar, suspected of being insane-no tJ
proceed I'LL after the report Of The COMMISSIONER shall
have been presented 10 the Court In c;se IA, pis-
onsr shall he sdndged insane he shall be sent 70 the
Asylum for insJne conyirs. The Commissioner is
aso required 10 visit in each year all alms houses
poOthouses, lmalic asyl Inns, and jss, TO ascertain
the number Of insane conyicts, methods Of Treatment,
rs provides rs follows:
No person p,aper or charged with crime shAl
ns b. received into sny insane asylum or other restitution
the baud Of and such request shs show the
scs pcI.a.Sp Of n" pan tostSai nh ne S,aoS
h' attack whether the st attack "hsle subec: eppso
h-her before confined aid so, when ard aheTo
hned aud swing the cause o thu omission OF any Of 'he above
teqoeit mnst be accompanied With The rthnsie 81 two
psctic- they rs-,on ed in
the request aud ind that said nsne
IDIOT person OF uusouud nil j. the may no.
and proper person confined giving nsten
lh cae shell give the Pos. Office idGris OF each pys
'ian and bear dss on The Jay snoh examination made
10 whom IL hs apply, Into the asylum institution lfoe
Size 10 provides tia. no ph,.csn tho I. any ay ,.conry
professionally cted h Institution in which
rreoiy~ confined shall sign certificate for
reception or patient heren nes shall br sign sach ceh
nv such esrti6e.s wbI. hi. shsr son brother or crr
hal have cd made tho request for the reception the
snG 10 provides that the ,upetendent Oso or an pe.on
persons shall IN any way abuse ilea, any patent
onhncd heIsl OF ahal "y neglect any sdch pains snoh
not exceeding 900 imprisonment no, exceeding
sKc. n pIo,idas h whenev, ii ,ha appear TO the Com
onef et Two distnt ana separate Nl'iis n,ae NOT .rss
q be Uluty dein.d perso that ,ucL perstn
% make eu oIter or III, discharge o. sash prson
nd ,oc5 per'og 'hal % charge. aseordmsy.
gh any false eehc.e .hall be deemed guilty ruisds-
nssuor punishable with hne and impIl,ocnt the
trsaGnIoGt Of patient
The Assembly adjourned for want of a quorum on
saturday evening, and met This morning under the
ame dficulty. \ call Of the House was moved, but
" rome Of the absent members arrived and quorum
,btained, II Was soon superseded.
The Speaker announced the following Seleci Com
nitee under die resolution offered by Nr. Pierce, 10
eyisc To facilitate the busncss of he House:
iessrs. Pierce, Bingham, Ferry, Keenan, and Cezans.
his Committee miy report IN favor OF Il Grinding
Committee, but think il will require hard grinding 10
et old fashioned scheme ont Of il.
MIR. Richardson chilled mp his resolution TO adjourn
re on April 10, which, after long discussion Was
gnn lsid on the table. -
The House then went ino Committee on tbe bill
lakng the annual canal appropriations whith wHS
rlered 10 third reading, ami the bill IN relation 10 The
ludjtor Of the Canal Department, which brought odI
score Of euogiuus on The Audi or personally ont
eneral Dissent from the extreme rers 10 paying three
housaBd dollars year when they knew tiai the IN
eres; OF the present Auditor in the Canals Was such
nat he woud give his services at his ovn expense,
nd OF cousa would STAY IN office nc his present sia'y'
EVENING SESSION
The Assembly met this evening
Mr. HARDING introduced bill Furnishing irat'us
a liborers and othors seeking employ ment
The remainder of she session consumed IN tine
,nsidertiop of the bills In relation 10 Capital Punish
ent aud 60 tho Auditor of the Canal Department In
,e latter bill the House struck out the proposed m
rcase OF salary aud ordered both bills to thrd read
X Adjourned. |