The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-18
LEGISLATION IN ALBANY.
a REMEDY ron THE KTNGS COUNTY
ASYLUM TROUBLES.
Republicans Suspected Of Trying to Make n
Point -PhysicIans WrangiiDa ARnin
ConsIIIution and tho PnbIic SchonIs.

Republicans Suspected Of Trying to Make n
Point Physicians WraurliDa ARnin-The
Constitution and tho Public schools.
ALBANY Feb. 17.-The party whip was
successfully applied by the skiful hand Of Mr..
Jacob Worth Of Brooklyn in the Assembly to-
dav. The bill to lcglslato out Of ONCE the Kings
County Commissioners Of Charities was moved
by Mr.. Worth Messrs Talmage, Lyon and
Bradley opposed the measure as an attempt to
srbvcrt the will 81 the people who elected those
Commissioners last fan They said that tho
purpose of the bill was to give the appointment
toa Republican Mavor,and thereby get control Of
the patronage connected with the department
In reply Mr.. Worth read extracts from DR.. or
dronaux report to show thot the Kings county
asylum for lunatics was badly managed. MIR.
Worth added that rs the bill provided for the
apl ointment OF non-partisnn commission the
charge that II was politc,l measure was with
out foundation. but tho fact that It Is opposed
bv every Democrat In Kings County, and asked
for by Republicans only ard had been made
party measure by Republican caucus, was
viewed by the Assembly as n conclusive answer
TO this prouostion. by strict party vote the TIL
was ordered to a third reading. Mr.. Graham Of
Monroe said that his conscience would not per-
nit him to vote for the bill, inasmuch rs 1t con-
tained provision that allowed tho Commits
sioncrs to contract tho labor % the paupcrs and
criminals at forty cents a day, thereby bringing
them IN comretition with the honest working.
men OF whom. he thanked God. he WIS one
long debate followed on "A bill to amend the
laws In relation to the tire itment Of the insane
the regular physicians endeavcring to get the
exclusive right to examine subjects to be COM
miticd 20 tic asy ums, but the Hnti-rcruars
unfcr the lead " Dr. Polar HAYES routed the
regulars ami the bill was ordered to n third
reading. 1t provides that no person shall be
coumi ted to all asylum exert upon the GER
tihcne Of two prHcticlug physiciafs. graduates
of duly constituted colleges authorized bv law
to grant diplomas, End approved 10y the County
Mr. Smith reported from the Committee on
schools an amendment to article nine OF the
constitution. IL proposes to add two sections
TO THIS article as follows
Section .. The State sha maintain system of COIN
mn mn .e4 st,eh sh9,l be tree forever rhe Leesla
rudinen arN euucaton. for the period Of at
weight weeks IN oh year, Of ~ persons In the stte
racing therefor. by upon the rea and personal es
tc ~ VIZ tc'IecNe counties. sum of not less than
src g Neither he money nor the credit Of the state
shall given or loaned 10. or he Otherwise applied To-
s1pp9r, OF any ,cho9i or schools under the control
or school. not wholly the prop ry Of the Stale Of
S"te SI0"' ''' town. Or village IN winch "'' are To-
The residents Of the east side have been here
In force Tor veral DAYS to urge the passage Of
nil aus hurizing the n establishment 81 ferry
between Grand street, New York. and Grand
street. liruokiyn, and the Navigation Committee
i'tN'N'N va NV HltNuit idNhIdbll III the sen ATE
To DAY.
The hill empowering the presiding Judge
OF oyer aud rsrminer courts TO grant new
Trials after convection before or after sem
tence on exception or newly discovered evidence
was urdelod To third reading.
The hill { the cmplOymt NJ " the conyicts
and pauper- ON lilackwell's land at any me-
chanical or other labor, by contract or other
wise. has been reported favOrahlV In the Senate,
IL has already pissed the Assembly.
The Committee on the state salt Springs vs.
lted syracuse llst week and after a very lricf
II, % . nf na = att
ought 10 lease them. fhe machinery u broken
ana out of iepair, and everything Is gong to
ram. MI. hOrr-~cy. one Of the committee. ex-
presses & belief that the springs have been run
AZ political machine 10y both political partit =
ana VIII be SO run ds long a. the State controls
them. The Assembly refused to concur with
the senate. and fcjOurn from tomorrow until
the 18Th Inst. The town Is swaIming to-day
with canal men, looking for positions to be given
cut by tie Canal Board.