The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31

that III the dim future there may not arise some
cake ana honey, and IN his early manhood shoulder
his musket and WELD his sword so gracefully, yet
wlthai 80 sterniy, according to Mr. Uptons Iactcs
That where now commands the gallant Shaler WIN
rule another HannbalY
TERwILLGER AND HIS PROOF READING.
The Senate mas at last taken action relation 10
the charges made against Mr.. Terwilliger It's Clerk
by one Grace, who was s0rey disappointed few
ton he coveted, and the giving away OF which
was Mr.. TerwillIger's privilege, and VINO Is
now Apparently Trying to get even" nae
OF Mr. ierwllllger. 1t Is composed OF men VINO VIII
do their duty unnincningly. The members are, are
question OF appointing the committee was started
by Mr.. D. p. Wood who, awaiting himself OF his
rgnd 10 rise to question OF privilege reiere Hae =,
made against Mr.. Terwilliger lie remarked
that the three anldavIUs or, rather, the afdaylts
to nave been copariners with Mr. Terwllliger IN the
transactions Oracle referred TO In his statement,
had been considered by Mr.. Terwilllgers friends as
sufficient reputation or the charges In view OF the
fact, however, that great mauy people believed
the answer made was not
ALL THAT WAS SATISFACTORY
he hoped motion would be made by some senator
TOR the appointment Of committee to investigate
the charges. Mr.. Terwllliker was constituent "
his. and lie therefore did not think he himself should
be made one OF the members OF the c0mfnlttee.
Mr.. Robertson took the mint and mentioned the
names OF senators Perry, Wo0din and Harden
burgh Mr. WOOdln declined and then MI. Adams
was appointed in his stead but he TOO declined. and
shouidered upon Mr.. Lowery.
THAT wOODlN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. WOodin, few minutes before declining to
become member OF the committee followed In
the wake OF Mr.. d. p. Wood and denied the charges
made against him by certain papers, that when
he offered resolution the other day to IN
qure into the public printing business OF
ing business OF 1865 or 1859, or, in other words.
thai he refused, for resons abest known to himself
Woodin denied that he mad any feeling one way or
the other in regard to any particular years transac-
tion that should be investigated. He simply wanted
covered, That future the Legislature would not
order documents printed outside the contract which
the contract really covered.
THE REAL IDEA
The resolution. may add, was very plain on Its
face. and Inc papers who made such a nowl about
1t were evidently misled 0y their correspondents
into the belief that the aim and intent OF were TO
reach the printing frauds Of the past year. No
printing which ought TO have been included
IN the regular contract the answer to Inc
VIII certainly be very voluminOus one. Had the
resolution been made to cover three years Instead
of one year 1t Is doubtful II the desired Information
could be obtained IN time to be OF dement, TO the
present Legislature, 1t was not specla! resolution
10 unearh frauds, but the object aimed at was SIM
ply to furnish the Legislature the Senate at least,
with such Iacts as would prevent IT, intentionally or
without intent from falling into the reprehensible
practices and mistakes OF previous legislation.
WHAT To DO WITH THE SAYINGS BANKS.
During debate which took place this afternoon
on a small savings bank bill Senator Hardenburgh
men were really The parties VINO were being
benefited by the present savings bank system. saw
ss ak ne ihev TO
curse, instead OF blessing. Rich men
made it a practice, In violation OF law.
to have deposits amounting to $2J, 900 IN single
deposit in savings banks. so as to get the interest
and run no risks He was in favor OF the passage
OF q law limiting individual deposits TO $500; for if
the savings bank system was instituted for the
benefit OF the poor ne could not be considered
poor man who HAD more than $500 in bank. II the
"A 6nlOSL
wnen "poor'' man got that much IN bank ne
could 90 to work and invest IL in
SOMETHING THAT Would PAY
ana then begin another deposit. 1t was, he said,
very foolish Tor people TO lay SO much stress upon
having first class mortgages In their vaults The
best savings bank in the world was liable to ''gO
up" IN twenty-iour hours II a run was suddenly
started upon ana it was unable at once to realize
upon its mortgages. When n man joined in the
run and the bank officers showed him good mort
gage, which he could have as
SECURITY FOR HIS DEPOSIT,
he would in nine cases out OF ten, cry out that ne
wanted his money. al put In money ana want no
The way the Senate received Mr.. Har-
denburgh's remarks shows tnat they VIII deal very
severely with savings banks cnarters this session.
Indeed Mr.. WinslOw, after Senator Hardenburgh
had taken mis- seat, declared that the Committee on
Banks mad under consideration proposition to
limit individual deposits IN savings banks to much
smaller amount Than Is now allowed, and would
soon report bill TO that end.
The senate Committee on Public Health
the Proposed Pharmacy Law-OnrrageOus
Attack ON Professor D0remus-Ihe New
Bill, in Bad Hands.
ALBANY, Jan. 80 1872
The Senate Committee Public Health held q
meeting late this afternoon TO consider argument
for and against the new Pharmacy bill introduced
by Senator Weismann, who Is the chairman of the
committee. Dr. Doremus was present on behalf Of
the commissioners appointed last year to examine
druggists and drug clerks, and Mr. Robbins lof
Robbins Il McKesson), MIR. Poixltelli, Mr.. Bal
four ana another appeared In advocacy OF the new
bill. Professor Doremus argued TO show that the
present Board han done great deal OF good, and
that It's examinations had been very thorough,
THE OPERATION OF TIE PRESENT LAW.
lie went on III great detail TO describe the man ner
undone to prevent all ignoramuses OF clerks or
druggists slipping through He gave great many
examples OF the ignorance displayed by certain
clerks and others VINO had come before The Board
for examination. 1t was necessary, he commended,
that clerk should know something relating to the
nature OF the drugs which lie had TO compound;
ana yet many clerks who had been rejected by the
Board complained that the Board were too severe
because they had been eXacting on this point lie
then went on TO show that otenlimes prescriptions
OF physicians were vita.ed by druggists making
use Of cheap drugs that did not nave the potency
the accurate carrying out OF tie prescriptions re-
CURED. He illustrated the fact how IL sometimes
happens hat prescription Is IL this way vitated by
citing several startling facts that had been called to
his notice i'll New YORK. He stated that a promi-
nent wholesale druggist abroad was asked once
why IL was that The blue mass sent over TO this
country only contained one-quarter Of the quantity
OF mercury actually required 10 be effective. "WeD
was the reply, "they want cheap drugs as well as
cheap every thing else III The United states and we
act accOrdingly.N Inc Professor denounced the
men VINO dealt In Cneap drugs ana the
10 grauy personal ambition or lor other interested
cause were cndeaYorIng 10 show that the present
law was not good one. II the bin introduced by
senator Weismaun became law the clerks and
druggsts would nave to be re-eXamlneu over ag3tn
thus causing needless loss OF tine aud money. In
closing his remarks lie paid very high compliment
To the AGILITY ol the professors OF the College OF
Pharmacy. The Professor having to contend alone
against the four gentlemen VINO appeared
IN FAVOR OF THE NEW BILL
LAD necessarily 10 speak several times, so have