The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-07
DOWN TO HARD WORK IN ALBAyY.
The Liquor Dealers who Paid Money TO owen
Murphy to he Reimbursed.

ALBANY. May 6-Thc Senate spent almost
its entire session tonight discussing In Com
mittee Of the Whole bill to incorporate tho
Society for the Prevention Of Crime. of which
Peter Cooper Howard Crosby. VIM. II. Wick
ham. and fifteen other wellknown citizens Of
tho city Of New York are named MS incorpora-
tors. Tho debate took n very wide range. in
the course Of which the rebellion, the history Of
the Democratic and Republican parties. and al
most everything else but the merits Of tho bill
under consideration were discussed. The bill
was chnmpioncd by Senator Mccarthy. who
avcrrcd thatt there wcrc 30 600 drunken Irishmcn
in tho city Of New York who gave tho Demo-
Gratis their strength in that city. and that II WIS
necessary to in some way strengthen the hands
of the authorities to keep them under. This
fred Senators Ecclcsinc. Hughes, and Hogan.
and n comparison Of statistics proved that tho
city of Syrn'usc WINS much more wicked city
than Now York. |, 70 tho first time this session
TINT ronllv political discussion has broken ont
In the Senate. and IN" c1lrts OF Mccarthy to
play the role ~ Noodin WIS q very bad failure.
Mr. Sessions comes forward at this lntc DIV
In the session with hill 90 abolish the lnsur-
nncn Department. OF course there is no posi-
h'litv OF passing It at this session. but tho
eonsricmc,s with Efforts 70 shgno the existing
law 50 as to meet Ham Hnrris's constitutional
objections. II is perhaps Just ~ well that the
heard The substance Of Che bi is ~ follows
mnd' ,Ia s IT, IN ~ 9 's P, a%gy
Al The du,- now uro.,d b., law oi Che I'urlnr, sr
wrnienltn. ,hh lr Vested m tn w r,afN ~ r'ir;
Tie nnd. Wv '''''
Tho Assembly spent tho evening in third
gabnG6 9l 3f ~ sSra gp"nJ "s1rS c Mr
uorati0ns 10 max" reports once in six months
70 the SECRETARY Of state; also incorporating
National Guard aud rrlntke to the taking of
.clans and oysters. The bin authorizing, 70
nshcd nc Common Council Of the city " New
York in 1872 was iost. \ h!ll for the rcltcf ~
those persons who paid money 70 IN. Excise
Commissioners for licenses IN 1877, and lid nnt
rreoive licensees. WIS introduced hv Speaker
Hustled and ordered to a thirt reading without
objection ltuuihnrin's the Mayor II New York
t. re.rivr such money from the persons now
having II in custody and to distribute IL among
those who in his judgement nrr cuiitlrd toll.
Mr.. Grady offered 70 resolution announcing
tho death ~ frliN Murphy. % member of tho
last Ae.emhlv from the second District Of the
CIV of Scw York. and the House adjourned.
The Governor tonight sent two veto mos
sl.:cs 90 IN" Senate. One was a Local bill. which
r'Ia'iy't" sucrinl LEGISLATION. tn" other. WIS
tn" bill extending the time for the sri" ~ the
C"nr-rr Nnley canal. This Hill contained
cil'Di until approved ly tbo Canal Board. This
nirition tho Governor declares 20 b" uncon-
-f.tltinnai. AMI for that reason the Governor
Hamilton Fish. Ir. WINS hard ut work this
the Bonded indebtedness bin over the veto ~
the Governor. 1t was the intention to call IL M
Tomorrow. hut it is said that ~ H. not quite
sure of en- ugh votes yet md n will 20 ovor'fur
another day or two. The Code resolution will
probably te acted upon on wednesday; ard
= those two measures nre understood 10 he
linked together. the tate of one Will probably be
that ~ tho other.
The Senate Judiciary Committee Is 70 give n
final hearing on The Honhan Excise bill to-
morrow afternoon. uud "a report ON II VIII bc
nude either Tomorrow night or ON M,du"--
Jaw. Tive md atoms are that II viii h' re-
ported for tN' rnnsi alton of Tive Senate" lis
friends i..e't' ihnt it VIII certainly uass. II h.
moi r"nllr tiHt 10 h. not meeting with ns much
opposition from the Temperance p"oplr rs 1t did
In the Assembly. oliver tott"r AM ether tom
r"ran'r leaders. in faf. are quote rs fayorng
it az INK preferable fp tine present law.
V.r q vernon TODAY approved the hill mnk-
irs; 1r appropriation for tho state survey. He
suNs tiHi ho IT, informed TINT o.. oh"rtiuuahlo
features have heeu wholly abandoned. and iant
~" Will. instead of proposing To- surNcv tho
who'll" state r. intended 10 simply iX a few
points. az small "Nprn~e. and which counties
towns. or Individuals may use To- mako surveys
for themselves. in accordance with the new sys-
ten.