New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS


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I'M N'll >'LA''N" BILL "h''f Hfp !" ''li'D
EfAIIN"-hAlIhoAD LE"Ihl hlAli'N-iMf"ONE r
MENT OF LAKE NAYIGATION-IHE LENOX IL
BENl'
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AL"NNi' Jun . III L'Si>'"''l' i''i'! w
-n, lis work of aWmakine the present week. Most Of
tia mot ,d, many for tno first ,in,c ami
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''oA lu hahu ue I'ur S'ore Dl'' 'H"' ""''
ar'"dF 'e'h sent tnei"' MUG" ''nlo''an' 'S
i-i'l"h mas ""''y peeE pI"'o'eL fo' lhS''n''
'. '"I-''''" b" ''''' N"' '', 80 '''' Va nv, D"
'Ai7 STAKE re Ituu'ed IoO 10 per c."'i 'i"' 20"
Tracts "heh not oiH'r"''e "o'd'' u4' or ''u w so'
that preferences IN cases OF DthArGprY De- aO''hed'
that tie IJ-urlnte Department De- abolished trtt the
authorities 0 NewIork be- compelled 10 reduce salaries
per and mat the leasing OF convict aDor con-
tractor In prisons De prohibited after the cNpao noi
the presen' contracts.
BILL TO PREVENT BODY-srEALING.
Owlu- to tie lack Of o- 70 act upou the committees
having reported very lew Do'h branches o the L-l=ia
WIr Held ony snort SESSIONS 'o-''! III 'he ANsfnniS
the bN presented hv MT FIsh TO prevent uouA
stealing was ordered To tnTb I''''"S' MI
, ,h stated that the blH AAd hrth Ctd"h
up by D7trci-AitorrHy Phelps, ot Ne"-l orA.
II was amendment OF present law on the subject
enlargHg the scope OF that law and providing heavier
punishment Tor offences Ihe present punishment l.
not adequate, be sad, and has not prevented the
it1''i''"" va rN''''' -" tN'h' '' $1,000
follows:
Every person who removes the dead BODY ~ human
being OF any par ,ni'" @ @ U,i 49,, a. o. ., 80, 80, t W & c
;;yhsre The same has been Deposited while awaitng
BURIAL without authority Of law with intent TO sell the
same or tor tne pudp99e o TissrC,,o"' d UE & IOr
return o. the same. or from malice shal
be deemed guilty OF felony anu on conviction Thereof
sn'i S Term, Ue nf nor more thsp i've years
p,,pp t,,pyovr,tr>rs
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s., rf, ..r.r.l J.vs ,,o reouesttn0 the Renres.,ts.
-. y N-,r IL, c,r ,rn.s 70 lr,, th. ,,,,,,.uri t,.
- ,,,, ,,nav IN oeei,.n the channel. nj =, Mary,
pi,4r and the Detroit Rlyer-conneciing the great
rke. He Then said thar obstruction, In these river,
world not permit the passage II vessels drawing more
than fourteen feet of water shippers were desiring 10
i.natch ar-er vessels carrying the grain OF the West
u Buffalo and other Eastern ports, but the oUsruct,us
rendered this imuosiU Several valuable vessels had
,,, 1st on those shoals during the na,t summer n,
-, o,.s, % c,mtnerc, Congress should max, lar,e
,,,rorr,riop toyarI the work II decpeipe the river
md rr,s,us Brooks said that while heartily an
, ytr tle object OF Mr. IIurd's resolution. he Uona
ike to pnr in gentle protest against the practice OF
.o,stan,Iy d,isip, Concres.mrn about their dnte-
rl advice De thought rather infringe upon the
dignity Of gressmeu. The resolution Wa Important.
iuus,ulrb a. tur WrIaud canal would Dee completed iu
- n, tb.p y..ols d. large ,iza con,d uo unr,eck-d
,,, ,bi.,y., to Montreal IN. Wcllaid Canal wound
,lr with tha Eric C,p,I FOR tle c,rn,cr..
80 ,h w.. and ,ver,. prccatltion -bouI be taken T..
int. ~ tIe Tinted stale. 10 retain their trade Ia.
smoker sloan sad thar while he agreed with Mr.
Brook IN relation to the Iupropriety Of constantly ad
yl-;u- Congrc,smen about their duties, never
tb.,.ss he Thought that Mr. Hurd's resolution
VA, an exception 10 the general Orlcr ~
rasolrt,op. and should be passed. 10 va.
sir,nlv q declaration OF the nocy OF the state The
decpepug " the channels Of the mentioned the
resolution wa, palpably needed IN the interest of
rnrrrc H. hoped the resolution would be passed. EX-
IN. akcr Hustled SAID state Engineer seymour and
all the other members Oi the Canal Board favored the
plan suggesi Jed the resolution. The resolution was
then passed hy = unanimous vote.
RAILROADS AND FcRFTFs.
senator Eccesiue presented bill n the senate to-day
extending the hours during which cent iarcs 70
be the rule the elevated railroads III New-York The
words used to express this declaration are follows:
I4e hours during which trains known as commission
r.n., I'M the elevated railroads Ia the city of New
YORK rhh'l O' run sn''' 'o " ''' ''" "'i4o'
~ cents !Or any distance, thdl DC run Ii0m clock
- -, 81 ,.,,i- In .lo uornips ami tron, o'clock uuttl
hLih q S'oON Al '"' '"' ~ ~ 80
such car shall be attached 10 al trains
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~. ,t st,s f ,ba civ The oct,sto take ceec,
- ,.,,,, s.rator t;o,beI introduced = hill that ha.
,',r,o,, aIrc,dv IN tho .s.er,tlv n,obU,uin,
~ c,or of any elevated railroad east of the Bov,ery
- r-,rd,re Tf.uob - tul snoulI becose ,a0 u viii