The New York herald., 1870-04-08
THR STATE CAPITAL.
PASSAGE OF TEE STATE EXCISE BILL.
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No Whiskey or Lager Beer to
be Sold on Sunday.
National Guards Seeking APP.
preparations.
Passage Of the Eight Hour Law
in the Assembly.

ALBANY, Ar Nj Z, 1870.
Apathy on the floor ard emptsness IN the gallery
were the prevailing features IN the ssembly IN she
early part OF the day. The unorf aken routine OF
general order day was proceed ID with, a vast
anouns OF bills being ordered TO third reading ana
quite number going through nal passage. There
was neither fun. fuss, nor eoqr ence on the noor.
An evidence tnat tue memh ers are disposed to
favor
was shown by the passage Of resolution 10 meet In
luture at ten O'Clock A. M. fmd seven p NJ, excep.
Saturdays, thus getting he hour more WORK In tae
THE EXCISE Law PASSED
amended so as to pro- Mbit the sale Of liquor and
lager In toto on Sundays in both houses to-day.
-The amendment occurs, In the Hftn section. In the
Senate Hardenburg sAnd Henry c. Murphy made
forc,ble speeches aga inst the sale the Sabbath.
Tne vote was amosk unanimous, Genet alone vot-
ing against It. There was good deal OF misappre-
hension among the republicans in the House.
White. Alvord and Martine seemed 10 think that
the passage Of the present law would repeal the law
Of 1867, as far as the sale Of liquor election day
was concerned, and 1t took all the vehement eo-
quence OF Tom Fields to beat the IDEA out OF their
heads There was good deal OF life in the discus.
sion while it lasted. The Senate amendment was
finally concurred IN by vote OF II to As, ana the
bnIwas returned, to be sent the Governor FOR hs
signature. We have, therefore, at last a veritabie
uniform Excise law for the wfioe State
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
introduced by Mr.. John r. Hennessy, making that
period Of time full days work for all mechanics
and laborers, passed the House to-day by vote OF
Bs to 81. 1t provides that workmen can perform
labor for greater number OF hours at their own
option, but they must be paid additional wages Tor
sach service. This bill viii no DOUBT prove very &C.
ceptablo To the WOrkDIgmen.
PATHOLOGY IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
A Dill mas just passed the SenaIe providing the
appointment Of pathologist for the state LunaEc
Senator'S thar medical man is lifted for the ONCE
eI Superintendent Of the Asylum he onght To COM
sess fuli knowedae 81 diseases. Tne members sol Of
the lower mouse may look upon the question In this
gn II every state anasic as5inm Is to have
OF any superintendent, VINO. by asking Tor the crea
SION OF this once might pe inferred 10 admit his
the GALLANT ssyES-Y.srsrH
mrepresensed here Just now by ColonelJ. G. Shaw
The object of their visit Is 10 put IN q claim for
share Of any appropriations for militia regi.
IN the Legislature TO appropriate $4,000 to the
tnty.uith regiment to rsm bufse them for uniforms
ninth think that as their regiment od gssnt es ser.
wee from the iirst battle Of Bull late period
Tny seee ssg thai @ 20 a
uniformed IN tile national Scottish dress, which they
Obtained from Scotland at cost OF seventy five dol
tarB to each man; that these kits anu hiilbegs OF
more than ordinary beauty, were totally destroyed
IN the field; that the regiment Is pOOr anu IL
National Guard. Coones Shaw and Stctson viii
therefore urge Their claim 10 appropriation with
Wgor II ~ not probable In the present economical
Tor the militia Will be MADE The defeat OF the bill
In the House to-day shows this.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORRIS,
OF Brooklyn who defeated The repeaters Is here to
defeat, he can, bill to change Inc construction Of
the law regulating the Commission OF Jurors in tbat
city. The Judge claims tha: the present system Is
IN yviil ha n
infamous outrage. Morris has had some serious
- 'nce with jures OF late IN cases where he had |
pens sh, the courts and and the pollticlans with the
ought % Know SOU, mss N''A' ''' 'D''A'''H u VIC
jury law. -nAL THOMAS
VIM tax. p eses sysinaa 1aa 81 g. sss Troy sss
noon TO morrow. Arrangements have been
by the JOINT committees OF the Senate ana House for
..n. as. viii meet In tue Assembiy CnaMler At half
past nine and proceed t3 special train ID tie rear
of the Delavan House, IN the following order ORDER
The Lieutenant Governor anu state omcers
ed lie snd Assembly, M The 'fi' train viii aave Tor
Troy at twenty minutes paat ten. The Governor |
and his stem arranged to Join the President and
Cabinet IN Troy Inc C9maon M o G0aSc :, , nave ex
and other guests The funeral baked meats Will be |
served ater the ceremonies at the Troy House. The
Burgess Corps, OF Albany, goes NY as an escort.
THE POSTMASTER AT ALBANY CHANGED WITH FRAUD.
Commissioner rockingham to-day made an ex-
Animation OF the case OF POSTMASTER FtkiDs, who Is
charged with presenting fasa vouchers TO the gov
1ngt0n for e284, which IN truth was only xZl2 and
that after this complaint was made Mr. Fhxins had
the discrepancy rectied by producing voucher for
count Mr.. Mckurdy, Deputy Postmaster, SAYS that
me- and not Mr. Fnkins, B responsible for the appa-
rent fraud.