The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-04
TnR STATE CAPITAL.
The Work Of Reform Actively
Commenced. q
Coming Events Casting Their
Shadows.
ANOTHER RING SMASHED.
Short Work with the Infamous
Buf 10 Charter.
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Tweed and Fields in Tight
a Places.
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Mayer Hail. Corporation Counsel O'Gor.
man, Chamberlain Bradley and Tom
Fields To De Dep0sed.
CONVICT LABOR REFORM.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment on
Sectahan Appropriations.
The Venerable "Jake" on the Fiji
teenth Amendment.
The Financial Fuss in the
Metropolis.
Provisions of Comptroller
CONVICT LABOR REFORM.
Provisions of Comptroller
Green's Bill.

Green's Bill.
ALBANY. Jan. 9, 1872
The capital to-day enjoys comparative quiet.
The crowd OF onaclals, ''ring" followers. small
sry lobbyists ana politicians. who during the
past few days had lhronged the halls and
hotels have left for their respective homes
showing plainly that their interest was CEN
tired In the organization OF the House. Tho para
sites who have helped In years past through the
Supply bill to bleed the Treasury Of the State find
Ing themselves euchred by the determination Of
Speaker Smith to appoint no more officers than the
statutes provide for. have gone away in high dud-
ge0n. ana the members who supposed they could he
enabled to distribute to needy patriots some Of the
capital patronage are much cresttalen.
TIE WORK OF Reform
has been initiated In good earnest and II the well
meaning men do not relax In their efforts the people
VIII have reason to be thankful. Another point OF
reformation which Speaker Smitn INTENDS to inaugu-
rate IL to diminish the number Of Official reporters
Year BY year the number of representatives OF tho
press has been growing larger until the 'corre.
sDondents Of such journals as the Bungtown Bu0ie,
published weekly or monthly. claims q seat in the
halls of the Legislature. These fellows do most OF
their correspondence" BY clipping once or
twice month from tho columns OF the
respectable journals throughout the State,
and under the pretence OF being correspond
ents, ply q mean, petit larceny lobby business
rheY are generally greasy looking, "down-atheel,"
M1tcrate scoundrels and outrageous libels jour.
nalism and On manhood. 'Let the good WORK 20
On" and Speaker Smith will be thanked Dy all honest
men. although he may incur the indignant but
harmless scorn OF the paupers who PICK up crumbs
BY politics and paltry papers.
POOR tom FIELDSi
ne v certainly 10 light place. NO less 80 than the
be seen-thrce distinct memorials were yesterday
presented. AS stated In my despatch Of yesterday,
he electors Of the Ninetcenih 0 Assembly aSv
district 'contesting tho seat OF Mr.. Fieds.b
ne IS s naS oe rad t
70 have the journal corrected so as to read "a
memorial or petition from the citizens Of the DIS
trlcI, asking Tor the expulsion OF M. Fields"
fitting At THE RING
When this request was made every ego In tho
and said very quietly that he believed the Journal
should be u true record OF the business OF tho
HAWKINS was unfinchlng. He moved TO "corlect'
inc Journal BY inserting the necessary phraseology
matter was finally compromised BY leaving on TINT
portion OF The title asking for either expulsion or
He was not allowed to rest with this, for as soon
% the introduction OF pills was announced Mr..
rwomby presented . blu providing FOR certain
nr: Iwomoly-who was Hank smiths candidate
last year and again this year. and for whom that
ene Police Headquarters oniclas came up to lobby
following rs the text OF the bills
" Ps for A ."S Of the
people Of tho stat. Of New York. represented in Senate
sEorIoF 1.-The respective terms Of ooe 10 this section
o. Ss
s Sc x. S: ssT sr: :ss ~
(orney Of Thomas & Fields As member q he Board
s ss 4
IL such iiS1n :s'
s s iss
ssnds heressI occurring any Ooes during The
SBo. s-This sot shall take effect Immediately
Nor was this the last thrust made D. the re.
formers ct the city officials, as Mr. Hawkins intro:
Jury OF the General Sessions In the continued No.
veIhber term. This Is certainly an extraordinary
LRo1LrzrNa GRAND JURY's FINDINGS.
.o There should certainly ts no necessity for such
mined TO insure the holding and, II possible, Inc
conviction OF the indicted oficlals-Connolly,
around the Assembly Cnamber during the ImottHSlns
Mnlsperng 70 and advising with Hawkins In rela.
through; The bills we're ordered to De printed i'm.
Dediately and placed tue members' desks the
following Is the text OF the biIl:--
An act 10 confirm orders Of the Of General sessiona
Of the Peace and for the and county Of Nav YORK
continuing the last November term thereof. -'
Tho people Of the State Of New York, represented
0enate and Assembly, do enact ~ follows -
SHcTIoN 1.-The respective orders made and eptered IN
MINUTES y the Cont Of General Sessions Of the Peace
November ss and on Che 18th and so6 days Of December
last together purpornG 10 continue tho last November
term Of SAD COURT from the commencement Of such term,
70 and including the 9Th Of January IN the present year.
are and eaon Of them ~ hereby In all respects conlrmeds
AND such term continued accordingly: ,
$40 The Grand jury summoned 10 attend q said term
Grand JmS and not discharged ~ the said Court shall
pencemcnt OF said term until and including the said 9Th
9Ay January and the powers OF said Grand Jury shall not
% considered ~ taken Affected modified BY the
summonne, smpanelng action Of any other GRAND Jury
wnln said city and county during the said term a. En-
SEQ SAll provisions Of any acts heretofore passed. 20
far 80 they may be inconsistent with this hereby
SIC. A--This act shall take eject Immediately.
Beyond the Introduction OF the bills referred to
anu the little squirt ON the "expusion0 OF Tom
Fields the session OF the Assembly was very tame.
Inc DILL introduced prohibiting the hiring or
CONVICT LABOR
Will, Wnen u comes up for action, create much die.
cusson. The bill prohibits the hiring out of con.
vcts to contractors, aud Its provisions will no doubt
suit the Workngmens Union; but the question Wlll
be m00t0d as TO whether the state shall not have
some way IN which to derive revenue
from It's PRISONS The idea Will be started 10
utilize convict labor In the building OF roads and
public improvements generally, by compelling the
c0nvicts to work IN gangs as IN portions OF Europe.
On this Will come further complications, the poor
laboring men who work now - r0adnakers will