New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-20
ALBANY

| iPRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT op rpp r,,.,
ALBANY, March 19.-Persons who cana ;.
the Senate Chamber this morning a. many did ~
Ing to listen to an intelligent 6.ssson Of the R,,.,
Irspst question, fnust have been Greatly csappo,ntS
The forte OF the Senate Ia procrastlnaton No.
zion. no sooner was the special order 1.-THE Beach PM.
ihauc DID announced than Senator Tieman moved :,
postpone the consideration Of the bill until an . ~.
might BIO passed upon it by the ss,or. ,r, opinion
CITY, He stated his own position TO be th., ~.
OF inc streets belonged excInsivelv "a "u
tn9gJtss OF the city Then Senator Benea,o, sa
to walt until oil the Rapid Transit bill, shou,c 'a
been reported, In order that no might co,, ~-'e
them together and ascertain which wa. ra"
forS he took action on any individual 70 ~
The rest of nGprs fussiDg was that the cons,a
| ton Of the bills was Postponed until Thursday n.
truth ia that som3o the Senators are intolerabIv
After bills have been on their desks week or ten a.
and have been made speIa ORDERS Senator ousb, .,
be ashamed to ask for furer posponement for The ma
| son that he had not studied o bill, aud wa, ,nO,
aware that 1t his lles No les than three randi
transit bills made the special order for Thur.d.
viz, the Beach Pneumatic, the Metropolitan Tr,psI,
t5wan's), and the Gilbert Elevated The other bu,ns.
before the Senate was unimportant. The City TaxIeyy
and Ninth District Courthouse bills were passed with
out objection. resolution adopted to meet at IA
O'Clock In the morning. instead OF II as heretofore
In the Assembly, this morning, the bill TO punish abo,
tiOniss was sent from the Senate with material amend
meDts, which concurred in by large majority and
the bill returned to the Senate route TO the Governor
| IL provides as follows:
| Any person who shall wlllfny administer to any
woman with child or prescribe for any such woman on
advise procure her to take any medicine drug srh
stance thing whatever, or shall or employ or
advise procure her to submit TO the employment
or any Instrument on other means whatever, with intent
thereby to produce the miscarriage Of any such woman
unless the same shall have been necessary preserve
her life that of such child, shall In the Of
such child or OF such woman be thereby produced bs
deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon conviction shall 10
punished by imprisonment IN state Prison for
| Any woman pregnant with child who shall take any
medicine, drug substance or thing Whatever, or shall
poy or submit to the use or employment Of any nslru.
ment other whatever with the intent thereby
to produce the miscarriage OF tue child of which she
pregnant, unless the same shall have been necessaryto
preserve her life that OF such child shall in the
guilty OF felony and upon conviction shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the State Prison for term less
| than four years more than ten years
| Every person who shall administer TO any pregnant
woman, prescribe for any such woman, or advise
substance, thing whatever or manufacture, adyer.
tise sell any such medicine drug. substance or thing
whatever shall use employ any instrument or other
whatever, with intent thereby 10 procure the mis-
carriage OF any such woman, shall upon conviction be
prison. not lees than one nor more than three years. In
the discretion of the court.
WhOsOever shall uniawfully supply OF procure any
advice, instruction, medicine, drug substance or hhs
whatever knowing that the same Is INTENDED 70 De sn,
miscarriage o. any woman, whether sle be or ~ not
pregnant shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor ana
Shall upon conviction be punished by imprisonment IN
the County Jail not less than three months nor ore
than one year, or by fine not exceeding slODo or y
both such line imprisonment. All acts or parts
inconsistent with this act arc hereby repealed Ths
act shall take effect immediately.
Comparatively little business transacted, the limo
having been wasted in barren discussion on the bill ~
iating to the New-York Life and Trust Company This
bill was OF particular Importance to any except tho
persons Immediately interested; but although this was
the second time 1t under consideration the opport
nifty was not lost by to air their financial know
ledge even mt the expense OF time which Is growing
more valuable every day. Dir. Houghon finally pat
period to the debate by ace0usly declaring that II the
time for adournment) he would cali the previous ques-
| ton. The bill was ordered 70 a third reading
Another long debate occurred on the bill 10 authorize
the extension and construction OF railroad tracks in
Tenth and other streets and avenues IN the CITY OF new
the relief of the Van Brunt-st, and Erie BASIN r Co."
The first bill authorizes the Dry Dock East Broadway
d. along Tnthst to the East River through Fourteenth
ST. from First to Tenthaye with double track ns3
through Seyenthayo and West Eleye9thS' dnenf 20
West nG eon e. to
and with double track through Christopher
With wit 70 single sine Nf track to- a With tno
necessary tuEnouts switches etc; also With , ~
umbias also with single track through and along De-
lanceyst from Lewlss TO East,st also with double
Grndst.; thence by necessary tracks on Monroe and
COrlearssts the stables and house OF tho
company COreafs-st, between Monroest. and Cherry
ST.. with the necessary connections, turnOuts. curves.
and switches for said extensions. The Company Is au.
thorzed to run upon, lntersect or use any portion OF
other railroad tracks now laid, or hereafter
they cannot agree with thereof in respect
TO compensation therefor, such compensation shall be
authorize the formation OF railroad corporations, &c.
Said Company is also authorized to lease their road or
portion OF it, consolidate the same with any other
railroad company IN said city with which they may IN
connect and may charge and receive the fare
hxu nth NOT Al g. ag1
Characterization to the Mavor Aldermen and commonafy
which compensation Shall he determined in the
proyided by said act of April 1850 and shall be applied
to the reduction of the debt OF said city Several amend
mens proposed but, without coming to any deter
minaton, progress was reported on tnG Dill and
each PASSENGER but shall sell tickets in packages OF
eight cents 6 for so cents or 80 for e. The bill
killed on the ground that three cents the present
but on motion Mr. White the House disagreed with
the report of the Committee OF the Whole, ana the OH
| Will be taken up again.
At the evening session of the Assembly lively debate
occurred on the bill relating TO the reorganization 81 GER
tain departments Of the City OF Brooklyn. H. r. gard to
the bill reorganize the Fire Department 1t was caled
by Mr.. Morton that the present Fire Department Aas
been for political purposes The Board consists Of
four Commissioners only Of whom is Republican.
anu every engine-h0use has been turned INTO nursery
the Commissioners to three. 1t admitted that The
Department properly conducted so far as related 70
It's legitimate duties Adivits OF several trIstworY
citizens were read, showing the perpefan a%
| OF gross election frauds Oh the part Oh mem
| beers OF the Department. Mr.. JacObs proposal
| an amendment giving the appointing power TO ta'
Mayor with threefourths vote OF the Common Couh'
ell claiming that the popular voice would thus be moro
truly represented He further objected 10 putting moro
power In the hands OF the President of thc fdA Com
| Inssioners, who is q Republican He recognized tle
fact that the people demanded a change, ana NOdIn'
therefore, vote Tor the bill He made an effective al,
dress but failed to carry bis amendment aud the ph
was passed to Il third reading unchanged. l. piOY1lts
for the appointment Of three Fire Commissioner J ta
Mayor, Auditor Controller, ana Piesld'ht W
the Prospect Park Commission. WITHIN tGn
| days after tie passage OF tho a'i, WI"
| shall supercede the present Fire Commiss oner- ,
| The bill creating Department OF city WORKS, ahl
abolishing the permanent Board OF Water ana eeNsgo
Commissioners in Brooklyn provides for tue appqtuv
ment OF three Commits sioners Oy the Mayor outIis