New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02
TIE ADJOURNED LEGISLATURE.

COMMENTS OF THE STATE PRESS on IFS WORK.
IL would have left better record behind u
had closed weeks ago IL Is due 10 IL TO
cay, however that 1t was an Improvement on t9e L.s-
afures OF past yCars.-lN. Y Commercial Advertiser
(Rep)
1t seems to rs that the virtues Of the Legis-
ature which recently adjourned were negative rather
than positive II afflicted with BAD laws. it must
also be admitted that 1t gave us few good
Express CRep)
Left without Executive guidance, and fet-
ter,d by selfish leaders, n Is not wonderful that the
Legislature failed to arapple with many Of the most
pressing problems OF the day, aud adjourned after q
session OF lucoherent talk Albany Argus (Dem9
The Representatives of the people lay down
their trust with this popular verdict strong ana
worthy LEGISLATURE promptly finishing it, work doug
little that bad and much that was good; guided Ia
the main 9y honest purpose ana i9r Ine nus s p' u
The Legislature has done a great deal Of
mischief and much Of what cannot help believing 20
be malicious mischief The last few DAYS OF the session
have crowded with jobs, and only few OF tnese
Jobs have been arrested their passage through the
Assembly-tN. Y. World (Dcm)
Last night the Legislature adjourned sine
aS a more infamous session THIS body Sa. done nearly
everything should not have DONE ana nae eIt uuooe
(New-York Herald Ind
The closing work of the Legislature will
meet Titn genet com aV recor1 'n r. ~ record
almost entirely free from rerodch Few nis
a discount Rochester Democrat < Chronicle (BepD
We might perhaps if we chose cavil at some
things when been done some things which have
peel left undone: but upon the whole. no legislature IA
tAis state has IN years adjourned with reputation 80
spotlcss, an integrity manifest record 20 complete
and satisfactory IN all it, parts-Irroy Times lRep1
Let us be thankful that the late LcSisla-
ture IL no more and shat the Governor remains 10 adj
minister on tts unprotected work There ate several
-cOuudres les m Albany today than there were yes
fertav Thrre Will plenty of tine 10 attend o. each
OF them before another election Is hed.-lN.f Mall
(RcpJI
Even i'm the methods of Legislation there
was 10 reform; tho supply Dill having been rushed
through in the last moments, and 332 Ot TIE Assembly
hills having been passed the last week with al TINS
fife peope should not bee satisfied, but they must re-
member that the Of reform lie wtA the mseiFes
N Y. Evening Post lRep)
II il with infinite relief the people hail the
,,rsweIla ~ the legislature The mischief done has
been infinite already and Will be far more shon the
Governor approve tile large number OF bls IN rs hinH-
mo nIiorfV have shown neither respect Tor Chitct9
ini poyernmcnt or the people ut arge.-lNew-York
Evening Express tDemJ
ON the whole, we are disposed TO speak well
NJ tbe on going law-gver-. ami 90 cOucrdc them Hlr
degree OF devotion the public veal Ihere Is room
fnT fanlt hndu anxious % ne critical, bht we
believe the Legislature ~ 1894 compared nyoraby
with ts preecessOrs both regards personnel ana 10
practIcal eficency.-l Troy Press lDem)