New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-31
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

Tuy UNION FERRY CoMrASY's RATES TO By RI.
DUCfD-TnE RELIGIOUS BELIEF OF PRISONERS
TO BE EEsPECTED--TnE SURVEY OF THE STATE
TO CEASE.
lrRoa The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TEiDUsE.l
ALBANY, Jan. 30.-Thc Legislature Is the
recipient of remarkably small number OF bills tins
year. Apparently Governor RODnsOhs luihess 'etocs
last wear have had Their effect.
The Union Ferry Conpa y, OF Brooklyn, is assaied on
all sides By the cLidreA poddng ferry tickets, and now
nv the Legislature. Senator Jacobs introduced bill in
the scnAc to-day making II unlawful Tor the ferry com
many 10 demand receive more than cent each Tor the
Conveyance of foot passengers between NewYork and
Brooklyn Tho act Ia 10 20 into effect Immediately after
IL. approval by the Lc1islaus and the Governor
An act to free exercise and enjoyment OF re-
eios profession worship without disc animation or
nr',rcnce TO all rnanki confined in State prisons ami
IN or places confneurn was presented by Senator
f,ca If uroyidcs that ali per.Ons committed 10 any
"a. rri.ou leformatory Institution or other
place OF confinement ia t1s S'aie hhaIl DC
allowed spiritual advice aud spiritual MN
isiral,on from any recognized clergyman Of the
decentralization 10 winch such persons 10 c"h1mif"u OF
re,yd may rr.,mcvcly belong. or have belonged pior
To- their brIng 50 confined; such advice To he gwen
within the Iri-cn where TIC III 1ats ihcftoI arc re-
nn'T"d by law 10 bo confined such IGanmcr ~ viii
cure 10 such persons the tree exercise d worship
the forms and practice oI ~ uehOi
TO When aso pr ,GS that officer or empoys Of
Am, prison shall Interfere with or attempt 70 lhnnchte
ro1ro or change tne religious belief OF any OF the ~
mates nor shall any of said inmates be required 10 at
fond any religious services Ia ANY OF haid suiul!ous
oyapst their own !rcc VIII II thcy have attained thcr
ninr,tV: nor shall they'll, minors, ne 80 required con
10 tho expressrd directions Of the parent guardian
nr clergyman having spiritual charge OF SAID inmates
and IN al matters aprrrfanne TO religion, tho rights OF
conscience. ami the ifcc rcise thereof shall De scfu
pulOusly respected e ..... -, .,,,a aud
nav, a member Of Assembly, introduced INTO Tho Assem-
lIv tnday three bills, wiLcn. II they become laws wiz
end All in,cstg' ;iOn IN bch1li OF science ny uie
s,ote one 81 Them declares tao t0pocanlcdl surrey
and cxiloraiioL tie Adirondack wilderness teIii
a. of TIE Aci ANA cOilu4hHuH
'c,al surveys field books. mhp4 or papers cohu'ctSu
with the survey ia Tie hands Of 10 are, 1l
VIpanck COVE deposited ia TIE Oflie oi thc Slhts
Eueluecr. Another bill provides for the PUBIC tiOh VI
iIr Gftn oluIo Of Palic 'uOOgy yoiune twenty i"o
The scs series on tlf EatUrs History OF The te ana
fiat after the rue. .atlon OF ths NOuMe' M ~
geological survey OF the ate. and the publication OF 'no
natural history tins STATE arc hereby uecuren 10 pc
Gauntlet ed and terminated. The third b Fouid pu' az
end 10 the survey OF the State lta first section say
rbc office OF Commissioner vi the State survey ana o
the Board OF Commissioners Of the stae survey are
hereby abolished"