The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13

speech against this feature OF the BILL showing
hundreds OF reputable young Girls would be thrown
out OF employment The Senator dated at con-
Sy aooa and honest men Wnn wss 20 os
places OF amusement and were served with their
lager and pretzels by ladies, compared with those
low individuals who were waited upon by surly
mem ana finally wound no by demanding that this
particular section OF the bill should be stricken out.
by Inc bill being progressed so that the section may
be altered to suit mis- views.
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The morning session OF the Assembly was mostlv
taken up with the General Appropriation bill for the
read over in Committee OF the Whole. No material
changes were made In any OF the several items as
Taere was ae on ways ana tn
usual appropriations OF $lS 900 to each OF the State
Normal schools, which afforded members an oppor,.
tunty 10 spread themselves upon the Importance OF
education and the relative usefulness OF educa-
tiona institutions. The discussions were upon
motion OF MI. Smyth to reduce the sum to $4,000.
BONE OF the members who favored the amendment
argued that while the Normal schools were designed
to prepare teachers for instructng children in the
common schools, they mad oecn taken advantage OF
n many cases by rich people for The education OF
their sons and daughters at the expense Of the
State. In this way they were diverted from their
proper purpose and interfered with the province OF
private academies and colleges the motion to re-
duce the approximation finally lost by a single
vote, the result being Al IN favor and AZ against It.
MORE REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE PRINTING.
The House Printing Investigating Commlttee held
another session this afternoon.
MI l. V. Montanye Of Middletown, orange
county member OF Assembly last year, and then
chairman OF the Printing Committee, was sworn
printing was referred to his committee he called
Messrs Weed Parsons co. TO inquire whether the
pr,nung w0ulu come under tne ieslsatlve contract
man told him he was in the habit OF making the chair
man Of the Printing Committee presents Tor services
In going to and from their office and for favOrs AT
the close OF the session Mr.. Parsons made him
present Of $500. Mr.. Manning, OF the Argus had
had any conversation with him tMOntanye) on the
subject OF making presents He SIMPLY gave him
the 5000 as present for courteses.
E. " Dennison, resident OF Albany, was sworn.
He testided that Montanye boarded with MS mother
of his mother sister and himself that Parsons had
made him present Of $4,000. This Witness was
he was not mistaken as to It's being SO, 600.
There were no other witnesses present. Parsons
had gone SOUTH has out Several
weeks for Thomas Stevens but he aOsenJs himself.
the committee, therefore, was obliged TO adjourn
THE PNEUMATIC BORE SCHEME.
Inc JOINT Committee ON Railroads to-day held
MY or S on the subject Of gncx transit IN New
by citizens Of New York by when it appears that
measurements have been made 20 influence the
committee to report Beach's Pneumatic bill. These
documents were taken from the Secretary Of States
office and were duly certified, and by them 1t
organized under the Mechanical ana Mining
laws under which all the OIL and mining schemes
up stock had been issued. fncurring an Indebted
ness to that amount for no other consideration
than the purchase OF Its charter and patents and
that no part OF which had been used In ihe con-
structlon OF the road; that by the charter of the
company they are required to make annual reports
as TO the stock SUBSCRIPTIONS add Indebtedness, and
that no one Of the four reports called for by the act
tended the time until tomorrow for explanations.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
several New York Courts bills. Judge Welc6 and john
U townsend spoke IN favor OF the Police Court bull
Courts bill ana Twomoiy in favor of the same, with
amendments, and also IN favor Of the Marine Court
pill 3iii. Mr. F0ley also addressed the committee In
q q Ia lam
Judge Kane IN deIence OF the Civil Court Justices
me COMMITTEES adjourned until Thursday next,
When they Will hear G. S. Spencer, counsel for the
justices.
A BILL To PAY THE COST OF THE RING PROSECUTIONS.
ing consideration Of the Appropriation bill, which
was suspended for the recess, was resumed,
Th Sssa & 5
aaced By Mr. Avord, from the Commit COMMITTEES s'' on
Ways and Means; providing for the payment
oil legal expenses Injured direction OF the Gov
ernor ana the Attorney General in New YORK. me
object of the bill is to provide for the pay the
expenses incurred In prosecuting the members OF
the Tammany Ring. the Comptroller OF the city Of
New York Is authorized ana directed to pay such
that the accounts presented for such legal services
are correct. 1t was vehemently opposed by Tom
features and dilated upon the unlimited power 1t
gave to the Attorney General. Messrs Prince, Miles,
Twombly, Campbell and d. B. Hill. and l. b. Brown
also opposed it,
THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIONS
to II being the power 1t gave 70 the Governor and
manner In which 1t was drawn. Mr. Alvord, OF
course supported It ana he was earnestly assisted
rate speech, took occasion to paint In glowing Ian.
gpage the licenlous luxuries Of the Ring ROBBERS,
whose plumber, he said would amount to more in
burglars that had been arrested in me State
par sss The s sKa as Ss
MEMBERS including Mr. Price, Chairman OF the
judiciary Committee, he seemed to assume tue
vote In favor OF the measure The discussion was
prolonged until nearly eleven O'Clock, when alter
motion OF Mr.. Aivord himself, recommitted to his
committee, In order that IT might be amended SO as
to meet objections that had been made against 1t.
THAT BROOKLYN FERRY BILL,
which got Its quietus In the lower house last week
BY. as Is alleged, the free use Of money, came up in
AssemDlyman Bennett was on hand to use his In.
Guence with the senator's with view Of inducing
maas saen dsaS the rd seco
companies do not comply with the provisions OF
the bill relating to the running Of boats at certain
rebSS On fEs question q oraern ,sis to tara
reading. The Pin giving the Comptroller power to
THE TwENrY.THrRD STREET RAILROAD FRANCHISE,
that the road must be In operation within eight
months after the certificate Is granted. 1t Will be
remembered that this franchise was granted Two
years ago and put up at public auction, but that
through some crook In the law was considered de-
ective by the Mayor or rather he decided that Mr.
oumans bid could not be accepted under the cir |
OF the case.
Another discussion took place this evening before |
he House Committee on Health with reference to
THE PROPOSED DRUG BILL.
DR.. o'Leary, in behalf Of the Board OF Pharmacy,
argued that the druggists VINO wish to assume con.
troll OF the legal regulation OF pharmacy are not favor-
ably disposed to the promotion OF pharmaceutical
else the College OF Pharmacy would have
graduated more than 1863 pupils during the forty
years OF its existence. The Doctor admitted this to
be the fault, not OF the College OF Pharmacy which
characterized tnvau liable of learn
ing, but That OF the druggists who, through ana.
ny or cupidlty refused permission to their clerks
20 attend the lectures. And yet, ne said inc same
men claimed to lie the proper persons to admin
ster the law and to elevate the standard of pharna-
;euucal education. II, during the last forty years
LheY had pursled course discnurauin1 |