New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-14
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
SAFETY OF AUDIENCES.
A NEW STATE CAPITOL,
The Health Bill Considered by the
Assembly,
EXPLANATIONS AND DEBATES
r,om q. sno.i,l Corresronden.

Prom Or special Correspondent
AIBtNr. Ieb. Is. 1850
Tho nr,ceedings of the Senate no ONE deemed
worth looking after TODAY though the Midland Ra-
,oad bill was under discussion as the special order
All interest centered in the dongs OF tic Assembly
be-e tBe galleries were filed to oyelnOving and every
seat Oh the floor was occupied by eager spectators
After going through the usual order Of business what
is known rs the Heath bill came NJ as the speciAI
order BY common consent the bill reported by the
minOr.ty of the committee. being TIE Seuate Dill was
drst considered. MI. BeFrymau oi New.
York leading off in its support and
assigning various reasons for voting one way
en- caucus sod different one now. II did not strike Inc
that they we're very wc'ghty, but they may have ap'
oeared differently TO other people. He is evidently not
made OF the stest kind Of material and unless the ma
orty of the Senate have backbone than he pos
sesses they will be apt to disregard the bad advice oi
The Erenng Journal and for the amended bill in
ease the House should take the liberty to change it.
He was followed by Mr.. Stewart of New.Yo York on the
same side To him Mr. Congdon. chairman Of the COM
uittee who reported the majority bill replied, ably
sustaining the action Of the committee. The effort was
an unpretending one, but simple straightforward
statement Of the reasons which influenced the majority
Of the committee. Mr.. Congdon followed by Mr.
Curtis Of your city who gave the Democratic version
Of the matter. 1t was the first time he had ever
found himself in Republican caucus he said, and he
sdded that the question is lot whether or not New
York shall have Health law. but simply which branch
Oftbe Republican family shall have the spoils =
Mr. Curiiss spoke at length in fact too long. FOR
man should stop talking when he has finished his argu
ment and Mr.. Curtiss got through shat a good while
before he concluded his remarks The burden Of his effort
was 10 show that any kind Of Health bl got up here
for regulating sanitary matters in New.Iork, would
be an uuwarrantable interference with the rights Of
his constituents.
At the conclusion of the speech tie House voted to
take recess till O'Clock when the discussion will be
resumed.
The friends of the Health BILL as passed the Senate.
are fighting desperately Enraged a. their defeat In
the Assembly caucus they making thrusts at every
body whom they suppose was any way instrumental in
eheotng that resu-as if that body was not entirely
competent TO manage its own affairs. Not content
With fsbricatng untruths by wholesale from materials
furnished BIZ their own disordcred brains they have
called to their aid the Albany correspondent OF Ben
Woods Nc York NeTs and quoting with great gusto
bis account of pretended held here on the subject
If the Health bill have no idea that any such gather
ing took place but if held correspondent OF
THE TRIBUNE present. nor has he attended any
caucus or meeting of the opponents OF the Senate bill
this winter. Neither be justly be charged with
lobbying for certain is he has not sought TO influence
any member for against any measure pending before
the Legislature except as he does it through these
columns. All tie lobbying be eyer does, be does
through the newspapers and Is there anything criminal
or wrong in that