New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-20
ASSEMBLY.


the table and bills on General Orders were taken up
In Committee of the Whole,
The bill 20 amend the Reyi ed Statutes relative TO
the trial by jury, which provides t6al when tne oraa
Jurors run stot Of names, they shall be drawn from
the pet, Jurors box, instead Of being taken from
talesmen was ordered 10 "a third reading.
TIE New-York Post-Onice Site bill, as amended,
giving the consent Of the State 70 the purehase OF any
site not more tia 80 QUO square feet Ia urea, WAS or
red 10 n ;hgd reading.
EVENING SESSION.
The Assembly connidered IN Committee OF Inc whole
and ordered 10 third reading the i'll 70 aid the Peo-
pie College IL approPli'ies sI:V'V annually.
Tie bin TO aid the Troy University by u loan Of
coo was amended by charging quarter per cent
interest and them after debate, wa ordered TO thd
reading.
No other business of interest was done.
From Our Own Correspondent
ALs,sY, Tuesday, March 10, 1901
BAGGAGE sMssHiSG.
The fyht that has been for some time progressing
between the rival baggage smashing corporations IN
nrcspective culainaied Let nig IN the Committee OF
The Whole 70 which both bills identical In everything
sxceut the names the corpOrOrs had been reierru
The hiIl first under consideration was the one iero
duced by Mr. Birdsgl. a very few uin1tes suln'eo
10 ske out tie enacng clause and nothing except
snakes swapping and other anphibious eapes
ure supposed 10 be- very lively after Their heads are
CLIPPED oil, this bill was Immediately dropped. i'
twn-br0ther was amended no riy 10 daith py s'iAis
Judiciary Committee with instructions Ia report "a
general law for the organization Of passenger ana Dag
gage transI orlatiOn companies.
THE AETRoPoLITAS HEALTH BiLL.
Tie MetroIolilan Health bill alo debated, bnt
nroCress wts reuorted which when trsaslated from
legislative parance t. common EDGisb means no pro-
gees made thereon.
LEGAL DisoUIsiTIOSs.
The hin allowing Juree io lie indges Of the law ~
well IA the fart H. criminal oienses, OCCUPIED The ht-
tenricn OF the As emily tor considerable iepgih oi
time the debate thereon being confined moty between
the TWO legal lights of the House, Messrs. Bingham
ard h rpar each representatives a different legal
SCHOOL snd therefore each taking different view 81
every legal question. Without taking the question the
Committee rOee.
A ,iuilar controversy arose between the same par
tie. ON lie bin with he taking title, Further 70
cure the people Of hr State against ouutay servi.
tude 'rhi- l. not personal liberty bill de-ghed to
protect daIk-4kin citizens frou being Saapftd on sus-
ricion Of debt ov ,pg 20 somebody IN soGe southern
Confederacy or somewhere but Ia blow aimed ai the
lat v.slges Of feudal rule sill pressing down upon
the fr..hoiders Of Albany, COlun,bia D.aSsrc kens-
seaer and other counties u the old infcctsd dsit
The difference IN the cOuTe Of reading 10 which there
two gentlemen have each been subjected. elhags VA
never more apparent than to-day. The zoe ~ al a.
the feet Of our Gamstcs eiSrg and reporting their
opinions and breathing an atmosphere dusty WIN me
accumulated preoedeDts Of past ava. The other h's
verified Ais lead principles by their daily apI raiOn
10 the wants Of society around him, and hndh legal
remedy for every wrong m our social ana material
economy, without doing violence 70 any established
and time hallOwed principle OF law, although ~ may
become nece.ssiy tIInle precedent tht, IN his
view in that pari ulof spplcaiion II itsef 'obiion
Of sound legal principles. That many IN the Assembly
were wier after these debates have, however, Bono
saTlou. doubts.
1HE RUN TRAFFIC.
Senator Fero introduced bill 10 regulate tie traffic
In intoxicating drinks, which proposes 70 repeal the
present law on this subject, and take its place. 1hs
tin In Is general framework la. follow Cd tie present
la..s III tff,4r.f
Excise Comnifsoner shall Ice appointed by he Boards
Of SUPERVISOR that they shall keep fuL minutes Of
all buines done by them, which they shall report an
puAlly 10 the Supervisors Of the county which state
nent shall be verified by each Commissioner. The
signer. TO petitions for license in the County Of New
York may be houSehoders but elsew here the require
remains NJ present, namely freei oifers real
dent IN the election district with the appG ant. The
minimum fee for license IL reduced from & 20 10 go;
aud In many muOr prOyiSions and details, there u
increase in stringency the present l~S.
In the House. Mr. Wager, from the Select Commit
tee TO whom were referred various petitions praying
for All amendment 10 the Constitution 10 authorize
the Legislature 20 suppress the sihc IN intoxicating
drinks, has made An able report In favor NJ such
measure. Tie report cites iscts and the opinions "a
siieuihc men 10 show sinai The effect u Undertaking
liquors IL only bad and that vast asouni Of tho
degradation miery, and crime which afiics soliety
IL traceaLle directly TO intenperihce, and sns ~
follows:
Our opposition 9Th. aoon,e ,y,.e) prsdisatsa upon tn
Beosnse h., sway, proved failure ~iorsv.s Ia. pre-
vailed stdSs 70 nteHpo.nes, n e'eIJ and " every
Bscaa.s 1t province Of Lss.are 10 protect IN.
Becsuse st,ss sa. Of Intoxicating beverage, snoour,res
drinking thereby directly tendng 70 iadOoe sDd po.a.,e all
Bocsnss Immoral ssnasney eouupt lii, heart de-
royi1s the body polnti1s The n;ora, Tho eh"so
Because uittud1s eousesie Ia places wLsrs intoxicating
qnOr',e '0id aoeo~d'sg lag there spe.t' trned
there draienSeI uSualy be.ins ere pAnPe,n and odos
date their orgin.
r.,peo,sbiiy 70 the traffic IN the eye. Of the void
Beosnss inoTsass the expenses OF the Stat 1nents the
aud burden. Of the geoP according 70 roos reliable st.
Beo.q., q lead; iso .smp.ioa b.Iae. .sn fiC@
cha, ease.h Into deep ,sop- and doth The rust
iss'er than labor wesrs"
security Of eomsn, would 10 em.nepatd from ths sonol Of
Lquoy.ndeT le.eby scouting and ps,.s.s ta1 Bsn{ o.
able IlEhts u man fot senoihton " come
The foiioningis the conclusion Of the reports
triumph Of truth and III. edspon Of oar stats so tss PEI
Disloa: ..d ps:dai e I'll sssy .; n gsoP. Y The
thsm.e and hereby .hOs 70 ;hs -Shd TIA. .h1y are nss
own law. Wien they nd ~ long eIpsr,no- u'y ~, aee
Of the fofsrclns prrron and tho sud pro
posed respectfully and AL Tie pa.ssse q the i'io-nk
Rr.ced ~ til. sea., coour Tbs, the cOA,lu,to Of this
state be amended a. fooSs
The Of Intoxicating iquors bsOrar ia hereby p'chb
He'd 40 shall be eleed or be in force after The o
ion OF this amendment authors. sueb s and ~ II, ,s
tur- By prescribe tho AID penalties for
any yiola.ion OF tbs pToyisior.
G.sed uf the Senate noncurD That the foregoing amend
ept be referred 10 the rsnrs 20 Lr cho,e gen
ss eiion d and that 40 conformity 10 section
u see aiieen COnsi.uon be paolisaod fOr ,hrs
months ysyious 10 tbs 6rr o. s0eh election.
ID. ]. WAGER
ABNER CHAPMAN,
WILKES AS9EL.
wkbou intending be vud-'s.eoJ ,oquecins In al u.
st.t4.np reason. conlod Ia the foregoing report do
neyesss acquissoe In the prop Of esvfns The vto
quo.,ion the u tbs psopta-Dsted mn March 1881
n. DANE ELLINGWOOD
The bill In relation 20 the Post Office Eie 10 the City
of New York, was ordered 10 third reading ia tho