New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
ALBANY.
D,nI DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE.

ADULL DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE.
ASSESSING The COST OF THE OCEAN PARKWAY
TUE HABEAs CORPUS BILL PASSED OVER THE
VETO IN THE sENArE-MR. JONES ON INToxI-
eating LIQUORS.
lrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNEl
ALBANY, March 26.-The discussion OF the
affairs of NewYork City causes many yawn among the
country members OF the Legislature, but today they
learned that the Deighboring great City OF Brooklyn
when given chance, could lull to sleep with talk
about its finances the mos: widcawake Assembly.
Under authority of the Legislature several years ago
there was built from Prospect Park to Coney Island
broad boulevard which called the Ocean PARKWAY
The cost opening the street assessed upon 'no
owners Of the property on either side OF It, Tho prop
erty owners now desire the City of Brooklyn to pay fof
the improvement s45O,oOo Through Mr.. Bergen tne
member Of the Assembly representing that part OF
Kings County through which the Parkway runs they
have presented bill to the Legislature empodylhg 'h's
plan IL was over this bill that the Assembymen rom
BROOKLYN struggled hours, to-day, till MI Mel
son suggested that Assembly 20 home to dinner ana
leave the Brooklyn members to have their talk out
Mr. Bergen said that the Parkway was used as a ear
rage road by wealthy residents of Brooklyn almost ex
cusyey and argued that as was IN TACT city street,
the city ought to pay for its Improvement lie also
argued that the for the improvements had
been m,ustly made. III reply to these arguments
Nessrs Warning, Worth, Clancy, and Henry said that as
the owners OF the property had certainly been Deheeu
by the opening of it TO the market. they Ought 10
bear the expense of the work. Furthermore the CITY Oh
BROOKLYN had an enormous debt already, ana Wouio
protest against any further burdens being imposed upon
H. This was all the argument that there was on the
question, although it took two hours to make it, MT
worth and Mr. Clancy especially distinguished them
selves in protesting against the Dill DE- hayes VINO
yenured into the ARRAY for few moments, was saw
agely told that he was New-fork member ana mao
better tend to its affairs Meantime the remainder OF
rlaft N
Ing almanacs to its constituents. The BILL when finally
reported from the Committee of the Whole WAS tabled
In the Senate there very noteworthy action;
bill was passed the Governors Veto ms ms
significance that would not be remarked by any one not
frequentIng Legsaturehat is the lack OF respect
felt by many Democrats for the Governor the ostensbe
head of their party this State Only six Democrats
voted to sustain his veto and five Democrats voted not
TO do So Votes on theoretically ought not to be
made party matters but they usually are so made Tile
veto considered was of bill usually called the
"babeas corpus bill" Senator Robertson moved
that the bill become law despite the veto
He read from the statutes the following provision:
every Court of Record shall have power the ap-
pcaton of any party any suit or proceeding civil or
criminal pending in such court TO issue wit OF DaDeas
corpus for the purpose OF bringing before the s2id court
any prisoner who may be detained in any GAIL or prison
within this State or any cause, except sentence igr
felony TO be examined witness in such suit orCi0-
ceeding in behalf of party making the application
This statute. which had stood for half century allowed
the writ OF habeas corpus 20 be issued except IN eases
o felony The reason of the exception was that at the
time the statute d. person convicted OF cIohy
was not allowed TO become witness. Bnt IN 1872
law was passed which provides that person VINO mas
been convicted of crime or nlSdemean0r 49, nowth-
standing competent witness; dn'TiV , iat Mfs
should be removed There was no reason why INC Ia"
The bill was passed over the vetoYaes % nays. Z.
Senator waglaf introduced bill proydng tna. 6 no
erty or franchise Of any bank banking association,
organized under the authority Of this state or OF the
United States is atterward provided III the
bill The said shares shall be included IL the assessment
OF personal property Ii the district where lhs baE IS
located. From such valuation Shall De excinaea an
invested in real estate owned by SAID BANK
Mr. Jones, an aged farmer from Utica, whose frank
avowai of strong liking for liquor recently amused the
moments of nerriient by utterng mora singular
views on the same subject. He dad so in support OF
the title OF petty bill slightly amending the general
Excise Law OF 1857 MI Jones is purly man o. me
with wrinkles and crossed by speetaces WINE SPEAK
ing he sways boh arms up and down. ana occasionally
ends a sounding sentence by hitting his desA
sharp blow He spoke as follows: .-.,..,,.,u
do not believe there Is such thing "a intoxicating
liquors. Llughterl want % know, for information
lqnor any than with wine ale, or beer want 70
know THIS know that wine that ale, tnat peer VIII
htoxeate man be drinks too hnch, ana EnO Mas as
liquor without beng intoxicated he doesn't dnk TOO
much. And every other knows II just as wei az
do. Now, sir, have thousnI somewhat on I'M.
question, and I am in earnest about it. 90 not
knows that there ia such Thing as euttonness But
does any the word gluttOnness in cOnuec
vita turkeys The gluttOny is III the man who
eats OF it. There is another thing want 20
say. The words whiskey and run have always been
used III talking about tits matter. Nothing IS
said about brandy at all And whyf because
il comes from France. and is adapted to the
American nobility. 1 believe that home protection is
useful 10 the people if il not useful To th American
nobility If they dissatisfied, let them 20 10 France
and drink their brandy as long RS Lhey wish am sat
ishcd with mountain dew aud old Kentucky Bourbon"
IGreat lauEhterl 49,
The bill providing FOR truant officers in the City OF
New-YOrk ordered TO third reading IN the Assem-
bly, Ii rcGu res a detail OF patrOlmfn from tue police
at the request Of the Board OF EducatOn 10 PICK up
truant children and send them TO school.