New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-15
TEMPERANCE YORK At HOME.

EFFORTS FOR PROVIDING PROPER LEGISLATION TO
CORRECT NTEMP vRANCE-THE LADIES' WORK.
An adjourned m, ,eting of the Special Com
ntee OF Fifteen, Apo nted to confer with Dr. Crosby
In providing proper egs to correct the evil Of In
temperance, met yesterd afternoon In the committee
room OF Dr. Crosbys Churc b, at Tweny-secondst and
Fourthave. Dr. Crosby pre- sided. and stated that he
had obtained all the signed pc ons that he was likely
70 receive from this district md over 5000 signatures
had been obtained mostly FROM this city. Those from
the other parts Of the State wou be sent TO Dr. Darling
at Albany on or before next M,Nday. The principal
questions now were When and BY whom the petitions
should be presented to the Legsa ture and also the
preparation OF draft be offered ,S law on this I'm
portant question Judge Fancher sai that he had little
la'th IN The possibility Of any new law passing the
Legislature this The question od be referred
to o committee, and there lost lie wou like the law
10 accompany the petitions From his pas experience,
little could be done with law during the last ten
DAYS OF session. in consequence OF the epressure OF
other business. Rufus Andrews said he believed new
law would not BIO likely to pass the LEGISLATURE
now. but II any law had obtained sufi-
Client progress tho purport Of tho petition might be
attached as an amendment. 1t would however, be as
well TO see II any such progressed bill was before the
Legislature. II it became known nc Albany that such
number OF petitions had been signed 1t might have
good effect on the during tho If the matter
could only DO discussed before o Committee OF the
hSsohoIy, SONIC GOOD might even tnoreDy Dc
The Rev. DR.. Hepworh thought that public sentiment
la Its favor could be maintained, good results might
ensue. These petitions could, however. be presented If
II would be possible to got up another aud far larger
number OF signers to monster petition for the next
session IL decided that Special Committee should
go to Albany next Monday with power to present or
withhold the petitions they might think most advisa
BILE On motion OF Dr. Crosby, Judge Fancher. Rufus
Andrews and Mr. Robins, were chosen as the Special
subcommittee, and the Committee OF Fifteen adjourned
sine die.
meeting OF the women's Temperance Union Of this
city was held Yesterday In the parlors OF the Young
Mons Christian Association Mrs. RebecCa Collins pre-
siding The proceedings opened with singing and
prayer. The committee appointed to visit the Catholic
clergy stated they not ready to report. Miss
LOsee stated that unbee OF members in The power or
God IN this movement far more dangerous than
Remaining outside, as would tend TO reard tue work
She believed that before many DAYS had passed
large number OF saloons would DO closed. Addresses
were made by Mesdames Upham. Collins, Clark, Boole
and others 10 announced that a daily prayer
meeting would be held in future IN Association Hail. ana
all Christian ladies' were requested 10 JONI MISS camp
bell said that meetings OF two hours daily were In her
opinion loss OF valuable time. The ladies or other
portions Of the State looking to the women OF New
York, she SAID, for encouraging udlngs Dut sne
was yet unable TO give any satisfactory information
II necessary to work at onoe ana win enthusiastic
fervOr. The meeting after adjourned. The
report OF the committee appointed 10 communicate Win
the Catholic clergy OF tue city was made at private
OF the ladies' and to the effect that only one
priest had responded favorably TO the invitation to
with the PrOtesauts la the present crusade Tney
expressed sympathy with those engaged Ia the work,
felt that could be accomplished by each OF tue
religious bodies working through Ia own channels