The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-20
THE STATE CAPITAL.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN AFTER A WEEK or
HARD woRK-THE BRIEF SESSION OF GOOD
TRIDAx-A THREATENED STORM AMONG
BROOKLYN AssEMBLYMEN.

HARD woRK-rHE BRIEF SESSION OF GOOD
TRIDAY-A THREATENED STORM AMONG
BROOKLYN AssEMBLYMEN.
ALBANY, April 10, 1878.
Tired out by a really hard weeks work both houses
Of the Legislature held short dull to-day
At which no measures OF general importance or oil
special Interest 10 New York city were discussed.
The Assembly has got through with most Of the big
bills which before the Senate committees or
n general orders before the Senate There 10, how
ever. mass OF bills OF oil other sorts on the
files in each house, which it take weeks OF
steady work dispose Of unless the daily sessions are
prolonged. Al present the Assembly is holding two
sessions day-one beginning at ten the morning
and lasting uuti O'Clock, tho other beginning at
ha-past four p. H. and lasting until majority OF The
members want TO 20 to supper. Tho morning. session
OF the senate now begins ten instead OF eleven and
generally lasts until few minutes before two The
evening session begins eight and continues long
as q quorum stays.
PLENTY or WORK TO
The hardest work, however, Is done at the commit
tee meetings and In private rooms There are thirty
three committees Of the senate and only thrty-,wo
Senators. There l2S Assomblym and thirty
Assembly committees, twenty Of which arc composed
Of nine more members the rest Of seven mo m
bcrs each. Consequently every earnest member OF
both Inc Senate anu the Assembly has all he a.
compared with the humorous shirkers, much more.
II the Legislature TO adjourn BY the LIST May
must be less debate In tho open sessions ana better
attention TO tho roll calls
PROTECT PAUPkR CHILDREN
Senator Marvns bill 10 prevent tne degradation OF
pauper children, winch provides that children OF that
class, between the ages OF two ana sixteen years,
shall hereafter De sent TO asyums under the patronage
OF societies OF The same religious tan as that OF their
parents, instead OF TO poornouscs heretofore Was
to-day iAvoraby reported ny the Assembly Committee
ELkcrioN FRAUDS IN ALBANY
Tho scenes anu alleged frauds at the recent munici-
pal election Albany have stirred up ctlzeus TO
q demand tor new Registry law similar TO ,nai IN
Now YORK city, winch viii permit voters 10 be
promptly registered IN the wards 10 whicn they may
change their residences. Htnerlo. once registered,
voters name has stuck TO the book aud precinct
where II Was first SET down. Notwithstanding his re-
mova and he has had no right 10 register and vote
elsewhere.
NO UNBORN SCHOOL TEXT BooKs
The Assembly Committee on Ways ana Means have
reported unavorably upon Mr.. Worlds bill 10 estab
ish . Uniform system OF text books IN schools.
COMING STORM KINGS COUNTY.
That Lete NOR to brooklyn. the Ocean Parkway
bill, which proposed transfer the ASSESS
mont tor the cost OF that boulevard from
the neighborlng district to tue city, appeared
again In the Assembly this morning, ANA again the
Brooklyn members arose and gnashed their tec,n a.
~ Tor an hour or two Owing to the absence OF Mr.
Worth aud another Representative who had Walls Tor
not yet poured motion to report progress on tho
measure prevailed, and the duel between Mr. Bergen
and the rest OF the Kings county delegation still
Undecided
CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROADS.
In the Senate Mr. Oakley introduced q bill to fac-
tate The construction Of railroads, which anicnd d.
chapter 430 OF the Laws OF 1874 entitled IAN Act to
facilitate the OF railroads sold undor
mortgage, and providing Tor the formation OF now
COMPANIES In such cases" Mr.. Oaxley's bill amend .
section oi the act by adding The latter OF In
section the following
Provided that in all y corporation formed
n"f ss with .na .ns re
JOY the rights privileges and frsnchise property
which the mortgage upon which the judr
based subjected the lien OF the
er Tor whose benefit tue Judgment obtained AID
eT. Net he All usn
stockholders other la the property said
rare anu moi by thc ,srms al All ,,,a,e nca"sd
With the lien thereof And all officers, trustees, reter-
naer ana such ss persons "
ally included in the lien which mortgage shall
.nd rem IMAM am , liable e all having
TO the possession thereof having claims against tho
railroad company which but tor tue sale and delivery
AZORES AID might have satisfied such
transferred AID celivered.
sscTioS 4ofths amended to strike sub
division OF section amended by chapter 446 vt the
Laws Of 1876. and such subdivision 8 Is repealed.
sEc Is made to read Whenever ia performances
OF plan tor the purchase OF til. prop
erty sua franchise Of any railroad compsnv
tercsted In suid railway snail accede such
plan, and shall the Of carrying Lhe
place deposit In the hands amy OH OF said railroad
company, or any other for the
such plan. ouch other
whose hands such shah be placed. shah direct
the sAia moneys from the purp.se Tor whica
buy Judgments, pay interest bon
such funds contrary 20 the purpose Tor which they
Adjustment Reorganization, said persons sba upon
proof thereof DO deemed to be guilty OF
OF money mi.apphea Or by imprisonment In penitsn
tary tor the period OF one year
hereby amended Ia hi, shall held to
with rights any creditors such r.iros
wnch the property founded for which the ranches
Of such corporation nay have been sold