New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-13
ALBANY.
THE THIRD REFORM BILL A LAW.

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THE THIRD REFORM BILL LAW.
THE CIVIL REMEDIES BILL REPORTED BY THE COM.
HfTTyE OF THE WHOLE AND PASSED GNANI.
MoUsLY BY THE sENATE-IMMEDIATE PROCEED
INGs UNDER THE ACT SAID TO BE CONTEMPLATED.
IFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBusEI
Albany March 12-The Third Reform bill became
O law this afternoon within nine legislative days
after its introduction in the Assembly, and the series
of the Civil Remedies enactments is now complete
When the bill was reached in Committee OF tne
Whole in the Senate this morning it was approved
without amendment. The anxiety OF Senators
specially interested in the bill to pass it to-day was
80 great that Senator Parmenter was asked 10
withdraw his motion to change wherever
to whenever" probably Typographical
error-so that no delay might ensue from
the necessity for returning the bill to the
Assembly for concurrence to the amendment.
Senator Laning explained that there was special
exgencv requiring the passage of the bill immedia-
tely, and Senator Parmenter withdrew his motion.
The Committee did not even wait to finish the con-
sderation of the other two bills three always COM
prisng the work Of Committee of the Whole, but
| rose at once and reported the bill to the Senate
The third reading was condensed into the reading
of single section, and the bill was passed without
dissenting vote. The folio wing lis the vote upon
what high official of the Government said tonight
was the most important bill the Legislature had
passed in twenty-five years. In favor Of the bill:
Senators Booth. Cole Connolly, Dickinson.
Dow, King, Lowery. Robertson, Sekreg,
Tobey, Wellman, aud Wood. Republicans;
Senators Bradley, Fox, Gross, Laning, Ledwitb,
Middleton, Parmenter, and Ray, Democrats; not
voting Senators Kellogg, McGowen, Thompson, and
Woodn, Republicans, and Senators Coe. Dayton,
Jacobs, johnson, Lord, and Moore. Dem
ocrats absent, Senators Madden and Wagner.
1t Is well understood that the special ext
gency spoken Of by Senator Lanng the fact that it
is desired to take proceeding under the act mmed-
atey the details of which cannot be made public for
fear Of defeating the ends of justice long delayed
The work. which was capped by to-day's action.
will be everywhere admitted to be creditable to the
Governor and the Legislature but its full extent
can only be appreciated when the former fate OF
these measures, which Mr. Hammond has engineered
through both Houses in less than ten weeks, Is re-
membered. bill comprising the essential features
of all three acts was abandoned IN the Assembly
in the first year Of Gov Dix's term, because it was
seen to be foreordained to defeat; while in the
second year, bill similar to the first OF these. COM
prisng only the provisions in relation to attach
meuts and arrests. the least important of all, was
smothered in the Senate Committee on Cities. Bet
ter, then ten weeks of active than two years OF
passive GOvernOr-at least so far as civil remedies
for official theft concerned. The bill does not
apply entirely to New-Y0rk City, but has pointed
reference to the interior OF the state as we'll While
the canal thieves could be reached under the laws
as they stood. there are some minor provisions OF
this bin which will facilitate their capture and
punishment, besides making it possible to compel
defaultng County Treasures to disgorge
THE CONSPIRACY BILL MlsCONCEIyED.
IFS PURPOSE NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE ORGAN
HAuON OR PEACEFUL ACTION OF TRADES
Unions. But TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND IN
TIMIDATION
fpRox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNE.l
ALBANY, March l2.-'rhe Conspiracy bill, which IL
reposng peacefully among the papers OF the Assem-
bly, Judiciary Committee and is at the same time
creating such panic among the aboring classes, is
said by members of that Comnittee to be entirely
misunderstood by the workingmen, some dozens OF
whom have appeared before them and argued against
il with the same blind heat that characterized the
meeting in New York The bill is designed SIMPLY
to punish such outragcs as are to often com
mitted by trades unions, and put an end as TAR as
poss,ble To violence and threats of violence toward
workipgmen who choose to disregard the mandates
of the molly Maguires" and kindred fraternltles.
The workingmen are evidently possessed OF the no
ton that it is bill TO break up trades unions, ana
argued before the Committee, in very exclted way
against great many things that are not IN inc Dill
at ALL Such fear seems TO be groundiess enough
in view of the fact that probably not sco'e Vi
members of this Legislature could ne lnduceu u
yote for n measure seriously menacne trades unions
SO long as trades unions have votes Inc genera,
misapprehension as to the bill can best be removed
e tnxt tyhre :