New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
ALBANY.
He LEGISLATIVE.

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
4 pFBATE ON SILVER IN THE AssEMBIY-THF TOWN
AND COUNTY FUNDING BILL PAssED-NEw BILLS
IN THE TWO HOUSES.
The proposed amendment to Mr.. Cases bill pro-
yiding for the funding of the bonded debts of
cities towns villages and counties, nj lower rate
of interest gave rise an extended debate in the
Assembly Mr. Browning moved that the word
gold be stricken out, and that Lawful money" be
inserted in its place. The amendment was defeated
b. a vote OF 80 yeas TO So nays and the bill was
passed Among the bills introduced was one
designed TO protect sane persons from imprisonment
in asylums for the insane and one for the establish
ment Of a State Home for the blind. Senator
Robertsons Insurance Bill was reported favorabiy.
A SILVER DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
TIE TOWN AND COUNTY FUNDING BILL PASSED ~ y
VOTE OF SO TO 33-AS AMENDMENT TO STRIKE
OFT THE WORD GOLD DEFEATED BY VOTE
OF 80 TO SO.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rkibUNE'l
A1BAyy, Feb. 13.-The resolution denOunc-
fuc the Bland silver Bill recently adopted by the Legis-
lare would not receive, II is TO be feared as many
votes now its favor as II did when 1t WIS passed. al
though 1t would undoubtedly receive large majority
vote The members from The cities, especially the Demo
Gratis in the Assembly, seem 10 believe That their cons
uenis are in favor of the Bland silver dollar and some
Of them who voted in favor Of Mr.. SINNERS
resolution denouneiDg II. regret their vote Such
members believe that the question OF whether or not
silver shall be remonotiZed in the shape Of light silver
dollar may he the great political question next Fan In
order 10 enable This class Of members TO make record
against the exclusive Of gold dollars and IN feyor0
silver dollar worth 10 per cent less, u IS pfODnbie' nv
Brownlng Democrat. of New-YOrk offered an amend
ment Mr.. Cases bill, regarding the bonded lheoeI
OF towns. villages and cities Ihs niil Sutuo,ihcs
bonded califies 20 fund their bonds bearing high
rate of interest upon their expiraton by issuing new
h S,aIs a. IA i'e NJ Bre%n aoTed to strike ont
word gold and insert the words las now provided
by law" This would open the door 10 the payment OF
the honds in 'the blooi-bouet greenback." IN the
"slyer dollar Of the fathers IL assured Tie Assem-
bly that the present mctbod Of pay Ing the bonded
Indebtedness of cities and towns was good enough Inc
Legislature ought not t. compel tle payment OF inc
bonds in gold alone. This speech surprised many mem
beers who were that New bad been excepted
from the permission gvon by the bill Tor cy 10 Iunu
its bonds at lower rate OF interest and could Got per
ceive why Browning should take such an interest ID
cities OF the state except Brooklyn which had also been
excepted. Syracuse responded JnroqSh Mr. Aiyord wore
(Rep.l, who pointed out that me phi slmly aInorlLeu
the bOndeG towns TO do certain ihng ana dd hot COM
na1S them to 90 So lind tD tr han1s say oweT
rate OF interest and in order to sell tnen PROMISED 10
pay theIn lflhclpdi anu IA. III gu W., $50, e
made earnest appeal in favor OF using IS money
coin that would be accepted in all the markets OF inc
Mr.. BROOKS (Deml said-I desire to express this
issue is raised between good money and mean money
the Legislature Of NewYOrk will take no step backward
When the question again comes UP snail ne ready 10
demonstrate that paper money or suYer WIZ DC 10 tnS
disadvantage Of the farmers ana Ih0res OF tle Cto1
States and that tho Bland bill is 10 the positive disad
VANTAGE OF the people. Does not every cOmhlerc'di man
know that gold bonds be sold which promise Only
4 per interest when currency bonds can be sofa
only when they promise per cent interest and hardly
Mr. NILSSON (DemI-The Democrats and Republ
in their National conventions passed resolutions III
Of paying the bonds IN gold aBd silver Now t1ty
all for gold except the men who dare TO stand up
like indencndent men and speak for themselves. Inc
people Will down upon YOU aud utterly puiVeifHc
you Gentlemen of my political falth tax ara stia.
aud swell about these western lunatics DO you
want to know what they will doi They VIII come 10
the next seab0ard convention and nominate IhOnas A
Hendricks greenback platform oh the h'St Danol
and RIM over these little ne-n0rse Democrats IN New
York They don't whether they carry nc state OF
lirv-York not. They Will carry everything else
wont be gold men to swear BY not enough
for milopOsts nom here 70 81; louis nav hcri men
make SPEECHES about bonGhoGers' rights tic National
honor aud all that sort OF stun. who never IL ter hcs
book about political economy, ana YET theS say we
must nave gold They can't tcl Why except tha; sammy
Tfa or somebody else said ai the ST. Ious Convention
gold MI friend M. Gr;ly, says that a now has
never intend to set NJ for gclormer Dr Johnson HfS
,ight Whep he said thai the last refuge OF se0undre
was patriotism. Don't over trust ANY incis lucy
are after yOur nOckctbOOk or something lse
Mr.. SKINNER (}cpl said that New-Iork aud BROOKLYN
have been excepted rom thc PERMISSION
given by the act They were excepted al tue Request o
members from those elites TO he sure but suc anon
enormous bonded lndebtedness OF those cites;
Surely they ough; to nave thc power 10 'u"u
Their bonds at a lower rate Of interest
Mr. MAPES tW)-Inis Is proposition 70 enaDiS poo
pie in debt shIncle tker debts with gold Geteinen
say that there is iayoiiie currency III lne World in
currency is silver rcckoned III the amount OF lOpu.on
using Tile proposition is to harden the lab0rc' OF bs
State with meni OF the searceSt commonly hnown
ia the woild. There are men IN this h1h whose seats
will know them If they vote against Dir.
Browning resolution In the OF the workingmen
OF cali those who are here In the inter-
est OF the wOrkingmcn to vote in It's favor On
Mr.. Browuing's motion was defeated BY vote OF 80
yeas to 50 NAYS, as acknowledgements III Roman
Democrats tfQlic.l