The New York herald., 1871-02-17
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THE EVILS OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
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Passage Of the Broadway Widening
Bill in The Senate.
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The Licensing OF Drug
Clerks.
A Recess Until the 2Ytn Tnst. to be
Taken To-Day.

tent this thing OF special legislation can be carried
on successfully, need only mention Mr. Aken's BILL
passed TO third reading last night exemptng sew
eral blocks near Fulton ferry, Brooklyn, from the
operation OF the law OF 1868, which requires all
houses to be either OF
IRON, STONE OR BRICK.
MI. Jacobs argument In favor Of the bin was as
fallacous as it nonsenscal He considered it an
'nsuc for one moraber to rise In his seat and OBJ
ject to measure proposed by another member, be-
cause forsooth, every member knew better than any
body else what his district required Ergo no Otncr
| member sn0ald ever oppose anything that any
other member should introduce. 1t is easy
to perceive what would be the resut OF this sort Of
argument were it carried to its legitimate conclusion.
why certain district OF city should be exempted
from the operation or any law all other districts are
required to observe, especially when the exemption
may endanger the other districts, Is rather dilll-
cult question TO solve. Had Mr.. Goodrich. VINO was
so "impertinento as to oppose the measure been
posted, he might have learned that the making of
whiskey in Illicit stills In wooden houses Is as profit
able in Brooklyn as though 1T were made IN houses
Of stone, iron or brick.
THE HE'LL GATE FILOTAGE
bill, which came up In Committee OF the Whole to-
day. created very animated discussion. Air. Lit
tlejohn and III. Iitcltnan were very determined in
their opposition TO the measure and delivered tell
have 1t sent back to the Committee on Commerce
and Navgation with instructions to strike out the
enacting clause, and on the motion the yeas and
nays were called The result was ffty-eight for to
sixtysix against the motion go the friends of the
measure got their heads together and finally had it
referred back to the Committee OF the Whole, with
permission to sit again. There were several OF the
pilots on the floor OF the House during the discus
sion, ana it is almost needless to state that they
took q very active interest In tho proceeding
PrDce OF queens is the father OF the bill, and did
his best TO get 1t through Unfortunately, his speech
was too long, and he lest several votes In conse-
quence. Judging from the way the measure has
been taken hold of 1t wall have to be very much
modified before the House will pass it. Hltchman's
arguments ag ainst It's passage in It's present shape
have proven very damaging to it, aud the broad
sides Liteionn poured into it have so ridded the
thing that Its friends will lind IL
AN UP HILL JOB
willing TO modify the demands OF the pilots. The
BILL as il now stands gives the pilots The right 10
OF one hundred tons burden draws. The scale Of
prices from this point is gradual, until 1t reaches
the price becomes Two dollars and fifty
cents q foot. One or the features OF the bill which
that which gives every pilot who pilots vessel in
the right to pilot her out This feature is regarded
who say they viii fight IL to the bitter end. Proba
tufe THIS session mas tFSatGu more DitlSf iSCilIH
than this one, and the prospect Is that
TIE NEXT FIGHT
over it viii be far more UncoIDpi0misng than the
one which has just come to an end. Tne republ-
cans, VINO oppose IT, desire to push the democrats
II s1 aye s pr s hesa
the cry of "The rum OF the commerce OF New York'
and make the death OF the measure thing OF Ger
tainty.
as amended py the Senate, made Its appearance I'm
the Assembly at noon, and created, as usual,
little conlmotion. All the democrats had been MOTT
fed IN advance that The bin would be brought up so
they were all on hand, with the exception OF Larry
oBrien, OF New. York, who has not been
John occupied mis- seat hut as he had no vote, OF
course his presence did not add 10 the strength Of
The majority. Speculation was rife as 10 what the
vote would be before the bill was called oft OF its
order. and, after counting noses, the democrats
c1ue cams were ,e l gni come what might when the
struggle begau-these three republicans being
Gleason Kilham and Barse. True, Gleason comes
from the radical ST. Lawrence and Kinam irom the
black Madison, but
are not ALWAYS the same ways OF the aforesaid
ties However, Mncn the vote was about to be
taken On tho bill. II became evident that some
vote for Tie measure, and all trepidation on the
democratic Side ceased In consequence Even
rhs sS latter s' aee@ed necessary 1S'So 70 explain
his vote, and did u In a way that
Mtteohn and Alvord, who probably, do not care
so much for New York city as good many other
people. The vote was finally taken, and the result
was 97 TO a. This was crusfer ana il Is probable
the republicans VIII say no more about the value of
party caucuses for some time to come The result Of
this defeat Will doubtless give 1Weed's wafer bill
| clear field when IL comes along.
TUE ERIE RAILWAY.
luton OF the Assembly gives the number Of tons Of
freight carried over the read during the past year as
5127, 2e0, the revenue from which was $l2, 12307T
/ The number OF passengers carried duriac rhe same
period was 3,f3g o', the revenue from this source
! being given 0s *3,21s,S67
1 DRUG CLERK
There seems 70 be consusiable M apprehension as 20
pe9e believe that does not touch 'a the e
ployers As amended It reaches every person in the
drug BUSINESS snn an '1oans Instead Of making phy
Cations Cations OF clerks, makes il imperative that
| two pharIiaceutists and two practical druggists
board was to be composed OF I'VE regular physcians
but the new feature was engafted into the bill al
publican, WHO made 1t after consultation with sev.
eral eminent druggists OF your city. Nor does the bill
be licensed one OF iIs provisions requires tnas mo
clerk other Shan prescription clerl' can make up
bottles aud carry parcels to be lcensed Not at ali.
1t only prevents them frsm doing what they are not
ns iS 0 Win nsf' si aaaSna Dan' sqo enn
vision for their own safety. As TO the
college Of Pharmacy's interest IN the question
| VINO had a bill drawn up by the College, conccding
the sale Of drugs not persisted In combining Its reg-
lations TO 'prlncipals" only the measure would have
! met with entire success. AS amended. the .rvin0
| bill has passed tue lower house. and is now being
| considered In tile senate.
I THE ADJOURNMENT.
The two houses OF "a, ,ne LEGISLATURE Will adjsurn
VIII take recess from the 23th inst. 10 the 2ist of
! March next.
/ COMBINATIONS ny THE SENATE.
| The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed
| the following app0ntments.-
Jehn NJ Strong 10 be SUPERINTENDENT or the Onon-
/ daga salt Springs.
| Joseph Howand to be Manager OF the Hudson
/! River state Hospital for the Insane.
| James 0'RouIhe to be Special Port Warden at
| New York.
THE ERIE RAILWAY DIRECTORS.
further postponement has been had in the hear
| ing by tho House Railroad Committee OF the PROPOSE
ton 10 repeal the Erie Directors classification act
and the ist of March, at hali-past niue clock A. M
| at room A73 Deavan House, has been fixed as The
1 time for taking up the case
CANAL APPOINTMENTS.