New-York tribune., 1869-02-25

power to the State for damages if the contract
was annulled. As it was he did sue it and obtained
judgment in his favor, so that he can attach the
State property if he sees fit.
Mr.. Bancroft Davls's Railroad bill, mentioned in
these dispatches yesterday, was introduced this
morning.
Papers in daily circulation around the halls of
the Legislature, to be signed by the members
mendng certain persons for Office under Gen. Grant
The last paper is one in favor of the appontm ent of
Superintendent Dilks, of the Metropolitan Polio Q, as
the Marshal for the Southern District of New-York
course Of instructive and valuable free scien tio
lectures have. during the Winter been deliver red in
this city, at Geological Hall. Among the lecturers
were Prof. Ebel on Zoology, DR.. Armsby on Anato-
my, and Prof. Hall on Geology. These lectures were
intended for workingmen, and as they were well at
tended, they cannot fail to have done some good.
The argument on the proposed amendments TO the
Excise law was continued, but not concluded, before
the Assembly Committee on Internal Affairs this
afternoon. Gen. sigel and number of Republican
associates from New-York City appeared in favor OF
a modification of the present law. He advocated
First: Repeating that section which permits an officer
to arrest man when violating the law; proposing
brought against the offender before magistrate. On
conviction offender be punished by fine varying
or both-a the money realized go into the Treasury;
Second: That the law be so modified that places De
closed only between and a. M, and on Sundays up 10
2Pm., =. ..o.,o, ,r,,oh .uows
child lquor-seer. under pain of forfeiture OF
license, against selling liquor to his parent.
Gen. Sigel, in support of these motions. made
speech in which he urged, in support Of his first
position that the arbitrary arrest clause was tyran-
nical. cruel, and unjust and that to continue the
practice of giving half of the fines to an informer
was productive Of a wicked nnd odious spy system
% Laa hat
extension of time for keeping open liquor stores
during the night benefited butchers, printers &C.,
while the modification of the Sunday clause would
benefit those who wished to enjoy themselves In q
rational manner. In support of his third request he
thought the present law gave too much power to
children, He did not object to wife throwing safe
guards around husband, or husband around o
wife, but as to child exercising the same power he
was opposed. Mr. Assemblyman Mitchell urged the
usual Democratic objections against the law, but 1t
was observable that his shafts were aimed
moro against those who enforced the law
than the law itself Mr. Assemblyman
Nachtman delivered eulogium on lager bier. AS
semblyman Plunkett said he was a temperance man,
and insisted that the Father Matthew Societies OF
New-York were opposed to the law because while 1t
was in the Statute books their membership was de-
creasing while Assemblyman Murphy claimed that
the present law odious and oppressive The Rev
Mr. Taylor of Brooklyn was the only one who advo-
Gated letting the law alone He urged that in nan-
cia and moral point of view the law was success.
More money was in the Treasury savings banks were
better patronized and Sundays and midnights even
more peaceable than ever before Mr. Geo. Bliss, jr
Counsel of the Excise Board, will defend the law to
morrow afternoon.
. The Assembly tonight was engaged most OF the
time on the proposed general law allowing towns to
bond themselves if they fit, to aid in the con-
struction Of railroads. The bill was progressed.