The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-25
,.'E STATE CAPITAL.


General, Skc.s &c. ..sE
-, Albany, Jan. ~ 1851.
The .s.cn Of the Assembly this merniag was taken
up almost entirely with general orders and the passage
Of bills of particular public interest The Senate
held long executive session
TUE souAL xvn AGAIN.
advised you few weeks ago that two New York
members were engaged in preparing bills for the abato
of the evils Of prostitution, subject which re.
Gently has attracted much attention. The gentlemen
entitled the credit Of this movement Messrs Blau
vet OF New York. and Jacobs OF Kings The former is
gathering statistics studying the subject In all It's
ramifcations. with view To presenting bill which will
accomplish the obset sought and not result. In mere
dead letter law on the statute book OF the State Mr.
Jacobs has adopted another plan having induced the
house to adopts resolution requesting the Police Com.
mssioners report practicable all the inor
what measures may be necessary for It's abatenent If
not entire eradication Mr.. Jacobs has been showered
s @ ne % amy
which, however, are not Of character suitable for pub
X A CLERGYMAN ON PROSTITUTION
Among his correspondents is clergyman residing IN
the metropolis who the impossbilty OF ever
sty ~ some oct Which viii ubssn:sy adopt the
French system Ecclesiasticus writes thus
believe it he French syssm) the whole the tsst
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The intention OF the gentlemen prer airing bills on this
subject is am informed, to recor assend measure
similar to thai in France.
The report Of General Merritt fc the year 1884, made
to Governor Fenton was to-da transmitted to the
Assembly. II contains the io' ewing netas Of general
The war claim Of the State ks,ns. tho United States
ms Scsn "su all sed BY
over one and hall millions Of do,ars. TLe amount d
p = wear ss
and zouave uniforms as folows:--i ose shirts, l,lod
sashes ga tnroans SOY .s 500 PAIRS cggings,
worn ont in the Ace Of The United States By
,he seventh, Esvsnt' 1wentythr and Seventy,
pairs trowsers and 800 fatigue caps. complete.
The whole amount for (which vouchers have been rem
paid services ro sr nn s%Gaa
el24 2o4 for unifc rms for the National Guard and
s q sSs Number i Is. Ns
cearsssnsns and resarng rgd Inspection and account.
aonsy. 10 NEE } present requirements he recommends
ne puIcnsse ioleVen thoueand uniforms as OF
sloo co. and kuipage TO me amount Of $4,000 The
$1A.
rrtr, ~ Asxxmss AND scapuE~s Hoxs
The fund kr the support Of these institutions haa
been diebnrs thrcnsh the Qiartemaster Generals De-
parment ne whole available $l34 303 Of
WHOM $ls4 - was expended account Of the New orb
Sodisrs' y spot in the city Of New York, which was
closed IN N last Tho amount expended account Of
q soass aons ~ ssny
soo,As:. ba,ance on hand December 81, $780, 7a2 The
a. lumber 81 as1oS
received s.;sa letters written. s.,sis AmoSn
number II soldiers who received the benefits Of the de
pot IN sew York for the first quarter was s,522 Tn.
nulnbe AZ persons admitted to the Soldiers Home, AL
bany, during the year has go; discharged 1913;
dsathr, 10; inmates, December 81, 25s number under
erals J. 4. Leo ana W. N. Post compnented, and
| recommended to be continued in Office. General Oar.
ling has acted upon 0017 claims for additional bounty
The Quartsrrnaster General recommends additional
appropriation Of 500 900 to meet the demands OF the
benecen and wise provisions for the care Of The sick
| and disabled soldiers In needy circumstances, and the
gratuitous collection Of bounty and back pay have met
with general approval II must not be ssd the state OF
New York is ungraeful TO heroic who have by
their ,alor and devotion established their claims upon
| her bounty.
| REPORT COMMISSIONERS PuBIc CHARITIES ,sI
1 CORRECTION cry
The commissioners sent in their animal report
states that the comfort and Of The sick help
less have been carefully attended 70, and in tho face
Ggur IF that Of previous wears. An epiiep,lc hosp
| ial en- established, an infan, department ea.ed
soS BEEN ~ iss !.
the soaus in crime are separated from the harden
81 and dcpravcd. Al Bellevue Hospital 7725 patients
Ia been treated during the aud liz discharged
s2s died and 100 are stu under treatment
since the liorgue was opened on the 2lst Of June.
there have been received y bodies Is OF which
identified by friends. and a. buried. unrecogpizeo.
There have been treated IN the Charity Hospital during
Po1 Hospital ~ have died. cured aud arc still there
under treatment. In the Fever Hospital 81 wers al
mitted l2l Of whom died sud A7s were cured more
now in the Lunatc Asylum 7e7 patients in all stages
Of mental disease In the Nurseries on Rendss Island
sso snld ,s rSs report very fun and complete
houses Rsndals Island Nurseries ShooI for Idiots
sbriste Asylum City Csme,ery the report Of the Super
ntendent Of tho Poor the cocred Home Mssdslen Ass
lum Commissioners Of Emigration. kc
The Canal Hoard Appointmenss-Thc New
| School BiIi--Ferry Grievances. sc.
1 ALBANY, Jan "A, 1867.
| The Canal Board met this sfternoos in the State
House and announced great batch of appointments for
supernssndents, collectors kc. The nance Of no
consequences 70 tho public. and whether they were
Browne, Joneses Smiths Robnsons interests no one
but themselves some OF the appointments IN Commits.
sioher Hayt's district were reserved
The School bill OF ex-senator Manierrs IS creating
quite sensation The Committee on Colleges met this
afternoon and heard several parties PRO aud con- John
T. Dsvsliu, Henry Genet Thomas Dreamer and NJ C.
Murphy made strong addresses against H. Mr.. DsveIin
predicting would revive the Old Bible discussion and
Mr. Crcamcr chsractc rizng II bill that ought 10 be
entitled AN act 10 promote prostitution in New York
city.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation hesrd
the complaints respecting ferry grievances In New York
and Brooklyn suc intend 10 overhaul the whoe sub
jcci
w. Railroad WarL
ALBANY, jan -, 1884,.
The railroad investigation was resumed this sftsr.
noon, that Mr. Boody's testimony might be taxen.
Azariah Roody being sworn, said thai he vax one Of
The committee on the part Of the Central road, 10