The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-12

ton here what law or what criminal he referred 10
IN his remarks Sut II his denunciations Of Tin,
barbed arrosvs' to their mark, his irankness in
dealing with the authors OF these 'rinkeringn EMS
was as refreshing as 1t was unexpected. De CO
CARED taat the bill passed year ago 10 WHICH ne
had referred, and which was now sort OF sale
guard 10 a bad man, was drawn up by aydwycr IN
CEIKBRATED FOR HIS LORE IN TIM, NIGH ART OF
QuIBBLE,
ami the very bill the House was then consider
iay-this selfsame Writ OF Error dill that have
given you the digest ol--was a1s0 drawn up by
aawyer who was engaged IN nearly every prom.
bubbles and his use of technicaties-in which as
an adept he had no peer-he had saved, he said,
the gailows; and yet, was reasonable to suppose
that That same man was now anxious to have n bill
spect to its actual scope, so firmly cemented that
there was crack nor crevice nowhere that a
criminal might get q hold 10 hang by was 1t rea-
sonable he asked, that such man would willingly
draw up a bill that would
HAVE TIE EFFECT OF HURRYING HTS CLIENTS TO
THE GALLOWS
He asked members to pause in their anxiety to
meet the exigencies OF the moment before they
TOOK step they might ever after regret In making
law to make a criminals doom prompt and GER
tam rhey might in their haste open door through
which the worst OF men might escape, no matter
though there was some little general debate on the
bin after this plain talk that 1t was not "rushed;'
only the first section had been considered and that
the House VIII certainly follow Mr.. Weeds ad-
vice and
"sEE WHAT 1T COVERS UP''
before they pass it, The ostensible object OF TIE
bill is laudable one, and doubtless 1t vii! be
amended to suit or some law embracing many OF
the good points in 1t will be passed before the SEES
SION is over But the alarm raised by Mr.. Weed to-
day will make the new -nedged law makers as well
rs the old lawmakers look carefully before they
leap from this OUT and. while legisatng for the re-
IOrp of the criminal system be certain tnat in their
anxiety to do so they do not make lOOph0leS large
enough for lawyers to drive carriage and fonr
through in the laws that are stamped ''reiorm."
There seems to be no end to
THE CITY RAILROAD BILLS
which disinterested parties are constantly intro
ducing who only look OF course to the goou o. the
city, without any regard whatever TO the profit to
be made by double or single track through a
crowded street. Mr.. Pell from New York, has so
lar distinguished himself the great intrOducer OF
these bills He has already fathered half dozen
OF them, one of which is intended to run through
least tue intention OF the bill is to get mold OF every
street where anybody else might hereafter take q
notion to lay track or two. Mr.; Pell again
another claim for the railroad people in the
shape ofan act by which Joseph Richardson, Levi A.
Bishop Benjamin Richardson, Dexter A. Hawkins
Cornell l.. White. Joseph W. Meeks, Levi s.. Stock
hout and their assigns are empowered to lay
double or single track from the ferry at East
Thlrtyfourth street, through Thirty-iourth street
to Lexington avenue, to and through FOrty-secOnd
street to the ferry at the west end OF the street
Due provision is made in the bill to compensate
the city for the use Of the road. Nj. Pell claims
that he has no interest in any OF the bills.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate to-day
was one by Senator Weismann to authorize the
DRY DOCK AND EAST BROADWAY RAILROAD COMPANY
to extend their tracks from the East River, through
Tenth street, to stuyvesant place, Astor place,
Clinton place, Sixth avenue and Christopher street
to North River. This route is one that has not
heretofore been cultivated much, although it is
evidently valuable one. The island Is at it's
widest just at Tenth street, and there is not even
stage route to connect the two rivers.
Mr.. Robertson reported the bill fora
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION,
with amendments, making the numDer Of Commits
sloners six instead OF seven, ana changing the
term Of office from five years, as tollOws:-Two
commissioners to hold TOR two years, two for four
years and two for Six years. so that there viii
always De four Old hands at emigration business
Mr.. Perry's bill, to regulate the price and quail
ltyOf
in New York and Brooklyn and to appoint % gas in
spector, came up unexpectedly on a motion of
Mr.. Woodin to have 1t recomnitted to the Commit
tee on Cities. fight was made by the manuiac-
turers committeeman to get il into their clutches,
national calamity threatened, but the city men
succeeded IN gaining their point. The bill TO
BLEEcKER STREET AND FULTON FERRY RAILROAD
COMPANY
to extend their tracks through certain streets and
avenues of New York city was similarly recon-
United.
In Committee OF the Whole very fierce debate
arose on the subject OF Mr. Lewis bill in relation to
dover, providing some quite stringent regulations
against young brides claiming the benefit Of
THE INFANT ACT,'
in their husbands estates after they have released
il. Senators james Wood, Benedict aud Lewis de-
bated the question with good deal OF vehemence,
Benedict expatiating very eloqnently on the
wrongs intended to be perpetrated by this act on
married women. He has a habit in his flights OF
turning abruptly upon the ladies in the gallery
inst behind him and addressing them as earnestly
as If they were to vote directly upon the bill.
MR. wEIsMANNs CHARTER BILL,
which is the Senate copy OF the Custom House
charter in the Assembly, was also moved but, at
the suggestion of Mr. Woodin. Chairman of the
q nriO nal OH rfa
under advsemcnt, 1t was recOmmitted without
argument or amendment in order that the amend
ments to be proposed In the Assembly might also
be discussed in the Senate.
CROSsTOwN CAREY's BILL
to authorize the transportation OF passe ngers in
the city OF New YORK by means OF street railways,
TO be constructed through certain streets and ave.
nnes was fully discussed in Committee OF the
Whole, and after some amendments was reported
ana leave asked TO sit again. The names OF the
incorporators were amended somewhat Nelse
seymour being stricken out and a Mr. Mckenzie
substituted, and a numper o. other names spelled
more correctly. Tiemann inquired OF Madden,
who, as Chairman OF the Committee on Railroads,
had charge OF the Dill, who these parties were.
Some of them,n responded Madden fare the
constituents OF the senator from the Eighth;'
(Ifemann).
~ don't know one Of Them" responded Tiemann
.Neither do ~ said Madden.
One amendment provided that five per cent Of
the gross proceeds or the road should he paid into
thc city treasury, and another that the charter
could be at any time abrogated by the Legislature.
III was debated Tor an hour, and,
THE DINNER HOUR PRESSING,
1t was progressed. During the discussion Carey,
respondent with his traditional white necktie, on
account OF which he Is often mistaken for u casual
Chaplain OF the Senate, sat with his head bent
humbly on the gallery railing, while Alderman
Richardson, OF Brooklyn Railroad fame, kept him
company.
At the conclusion of the debate the Senate ad.
journed in respect to the memory of Assemblyman
Jones, who died recently.
Governor Dix Defended.
ALBANY, Feb. II, 1873.
The Evening Journal OF to-day will contain an
article relative to the statement of Horace f. Clark
that General Dix had received from the Union
Pacific Railroad Company $4,000, in connection
with an attempted negotiation OF bonds.
The Journal says it states advisedly that General
Dix never had any stock interest OF any kind in