The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-05

IKxSroN, April 4 1878.
Through error Of tho telegraph II WAS reported In
to-dsy's HEkALD that the report OF the State Prison
Investigating Committee generating General Mott
was sustained by vote oi y 10 s. The correct
IS 10 y in favor Of the report, nvo members be-
ing absent
PoLITiCAL SHARP PRACTICE.
Another livoly scene occurred In the House this
forenoon over the consideration OF bill Introduced
by Mr. Robinson relative TO libel II is almost a
enactment OF the New York Law the same su bccl.
Tue gist OIL it is "that In all libel has
been may DO hereafter priDted aud published any
newspaper IN THIS State against any person not
dent thereof the accused shall be indicted, and the
trial OF such dictment shall be heard the county
where tho said libel may hereafter
be printed and published" Mr. DO Witt
was deficient, inpractcaDie anu unconstitutional
Mr. Robinson, IN advocacy Of the bal, said unasr the
present Libel Law could be punished IN every
county Ia tue State Tor the same crmo He could
not understand how any man could vote 10 continue
tho present outrageous a@a disgrace to the statute
books. Messrs Harris, Jackson and Deacon spoke IN
Speaker drelarcd It lost by vote oil rs TO "a
Mossrs Robinson and Jackson called for The
before the result was announced, but the Speaker
declined 10 have them called, saying That he had
Twice. As this considered arbitrary ruling,
Messrs. Jackson and Robinson asked mat the follow
ing protest be entered on IN: min utes.-
We hereby protest against the arbitrary rulng OF the
Chair the nnal passage OF Assembly p No 1897 oy
usng 10 have the called as believe he should
hsvo done. whom requested
Messrs. Mathews and Do Witt objected to the pro-
test the speaker declared It lard the table.
other measures the speaker has the habit OF
ordering the names Of the absentees called from four
10 six seven timos.
PLEASANT
Senator Hendrickson, vi Monmouth county, has
served nine years III the Senate (hree tcrmsl and
Inc oldest member by age and membership IN that
body TO-DAY, while IN executive session, Senator
Sewcll behalf oil the Senate, agreeably surprised
him by presenting nm with MASSIVE gold headed
ebony cane. General Scwen maze appropriate
speech ANA The recipient Ieelngly responded.
usURY
There are three sovcn per bills now before the
per during this session received three signal
deieats and IN spite Of this they organizing
their forces again tor another ngnL Speaker Egan Is
tbslr leader and Mr. BIodestt marshsis the per
cent Both parties are keeping !. close watch
each other, and Inc SIX per fear that
the last hours oil the session y bill may 10 rushed
through la the interest OF other Lively times
expect0l " morrow night f
rue viSkLAsD INkn2iATI ASYLUM.
In the Senate General Sewe's bill Teorganizng and
establishing u state insbTlate asylum at vineland
coming that gentleman presented petitions
oil the bl from the merchants aud business men of
Tren on from bank preside MIS- AND ctzeus Newark.
from the hotel keepers and wine and liquor dealers
jersey Guy, IRON tue New Jersey Methodist Episcopal
Conference lion The Baptist Association tho State,
and despite all tnis the Din defeated by vote or
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