The New York herald., 1877-01-12
10 into and remain security for the dcposors
In tho hands OF the State Comptroller

to pass into and remain security for the dcposors
In tho hands OF the State Comptroller.
Fun IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
There was some fun IN the session Of the
Senate. Senator Doolittle moved to discharge the
committee consisting OF Senator'S Coleman, Doolit,s
and Bxoy TO whom the matter bad been referred from
the further consideration OF the nomination Of Cap
tain j. D. wyiie. Of New York, tor Commissary Gen.
Knox. Senator Harris objected aud Senator Jacobs
rose and spoke q brief speech OF eulogy on Captain
wylie. Senator woodin moved restlessiy in his scat
while Jacobs was speaking. and when he ceased
s.siehaii ssrcasie, half esrnesi-sa,d when tho
Henry watterson) said there would be 100, 900
unarmed democrats IN Washington the 4th Of
March nexi he spoke not only with prophetic vision
but with an Interior consciousness that his declaration
had basis in fact say sir that the attempt to rush
through TINS nomination OF Captain Wiley or Reilly,
or whatever his name Is should be viewed with suspi
cion What will Wiley, or Reilly be given charge ofr
Why sir nothing less than the ordnance OF the great
State Of New York, the rird cannon and the Gatlng
guns that he may at any moment turn upon tho loyal
people of the State in carrying out the programme
outlined by the aforesaid lunatic from Kentucky.
Fellow Senator'S implore you to beware
OF this man-Wiley or Reilly, as the
may be--and impore my young and enthusiastic
trend from the Third to restrain his ardor and not
catch the fever OF revolution from his aberrated
Trend Of the Courter-JomrndL" "
for my friend IRON the Twenty nth, and
also Tor tho party TO which no oelonss
and Of when he Is SO grea. an ornament.
bold relief that the only the floor who has sug-
gested revolution and bloodshcd Is the Senator him
SELF The lunatc from Kentucky can take care OF
himself, but II would be wc II others had equally
happy method In their lunacy" Tho subject then went
over.
Mr.. Pillsbury, OF the Albany Pcnitentiary told mo
this evening that the report OF tho commission to in
mas not yet neen received thoush ne mas Deen OK
pecting !. daily Tor the past week nc thinks
ana M will ie'' bo si Immediately Ap'sps psosentea 70
the Governor and both houses OF the Legislature He
says IL Is document OF 900 pages, only about
twcnty-four OF which are taken up by tho text, tho
rest being consumed In the testimony. The unan-
nous conclusion reached BY the commission is that
the prisons be made self-supportiug;
that two OF them, Auburn and Sing Sing, should
be able to yield a surplus, aiter paying expenses
icicncy Clinton Prison. which the only OF the
three that never be made se-supporting OWING 10
Its inaccessible situation Bringing The other two
prisons that condition of discipline and organization
when they may be declared sesustainng will involve
some time and tralning; at least year
Two. The miSmanagenient and general l0oscneSs OF
discipline In these prisons have brought about habits
among both prisoners and keepers that mperatvely
demand reformation The investigation was chiefly
confined to Sing sing and All sorts OF people
were there xamincd-.prisoners, keepers, officers,
contractors, &c Some OF tho testimony is interesting
rs showing wnat confusion OF laws relating 10
the State prisons exist. Some Of these
passed thirty years ago. and are still in force. Others
we're passed since that conflict with preceding ones
without repeating them. The Commission will make
recommendations as to legislation, because the
prisons will come under a different man.
constitutional amendments, and the Legislature
will have set OF laws 10
meet the altered circumstances Dir. Pilsbury de-
cned TO say what tho nature OF thetestimony in
regard to Mr.. Hustled, about which much has been
SAID Oh, OF course" said he 1--WE had take all tho
testimony that presented itself irrespective OF whom
1t affected. The testimony concerning Mr. Hustled
came to us the the resi- and II went down in
black and white, the Same as the rest, but what It's
nature don't to say because the report itself
will be before the world in few days There good
deaf Of matter in II besdes what concerns Mr. Hustled
that VIII be found oil interest, especially 10 prison
men,"