New-York tribune., 1876-01-27
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

SENATOR'S BRADLEY. ROGERS, AND MORRiSsKY Dis
CUss THE GRAY NUNS ACT, WHICH Is ORDERED
TO A THIRD READrSG-PAssAGg OF THE PRO-
TECuON TO ANIMALS BILL IN TIE ASSEMBLY
GOOD DAYS WORK.
SENATE......ALBASY,J Jan. &c, 1876.
Mr.. WOODIN presented several petitions for
the repeal OF the Gray Nuns act.
Mr. WOODEN, from the Committee Ctes, reported
fayOraby the Troy Police b the Watertown Bond bil
the bill allowing Newburgh to raise money for the care
OF washngtOD Headquarters, aud the bill providing for
the employment of cOnyict and paupers under the
!ro OF the Comnis Public Charities the City
aud County OF Newfork and Kings County Senator Nor
rsSey dissenting.
BY Mr.. BOOTH-A bill providing that in the brown
stone Courthouse adjoining the new Courthouse IN the
City Hall Park. New-York, that portion OF which Is
occupied by the Court OF General Sessions Of the Peace OF
the City aud County of NewYork s hereby et apart for
the exclusive Of the said Court OF General sessions
It's judges clerks juries and officers and OF he District
Attorney and Grand Ju1es OF said county. The Comnis
elOner of Public Works Of the CITY and County 0f New
York shall provide accommodations elsewhere for such
courts, officers. and bureaus other than those named
the said building 1t also authorizes the appointment If
sstenogr4paer and lnte[nreter ret The same bill Was in
"A 6 Wa PsSsd 5SeaS the spR91%en Of ru'
The Gray Nuns bill was again taken up in the Commit
tee of the Whole. Mr.. schOonmaker presiding.
Mr. BRADLEY read from the o igna act OF 1871, grant
ing charter t. the ssterhood, ana coended that I'D
Intentions purely educat nal and benevolent there
was no occasion for the denuncaory articles which have
Mr Rogers and Mr.. Morrissey spoke in favor of the
BILL WLieh was then ordered to "a third reading.
Alr. MORkIssErs remarks IS follows:
move To strike out the last section OF this bill I
khO" very tt aDout this measure. TIE fret heard Of
It " sdurng he canvass Of last FALL when 1t was dis
cnssed IN tie public press heard very ably argued
during last week and to-day by four legal gentlemen
Senator'S. So ar as the legality OF tne bill is Concerned
and the repeal OF the law, know nothing about H.
See that dsting nguishe! Senators who LAWYERS er
uyOu that question. Who asked for the introducm OF
the bill OF 1870 Did the Gray Nuns ask for tt Ibe
gentleman from the XVIII District Mr. Tobey) who in
trodu Ell the bin s not her 10 answer that question
would like TO know whether this institution asked
Tor this law. Since this discussion arose in
the Senate | asked the gentleman for this
Information, and when went home last Friday KID
ssme gentlemen who ought to know something about it
gentlemen Of the Catholic faith-and when say that
mean gentlemen Of the highest authority in the State
They dd not ask for this law they don't know who did
ask Tor IT, Now was II asked for by Of the Repub
san majority IN this Senate his responsibility
hoti Iha something would ike TO have that gen
somah tSif Iobey) answer now. People who have had
otnhg 10 do with the matter Of religious this
s'e nave been censarsd for IT, represent the strong
Wv Na'uoAo dlstrict In the United states. sixty