New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.


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WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
PRAcIICu STEP TOWARD ECoNoNI-PAssAGB
OF \ BILL To PREVENT THE DISSERTATION or
GRAvEs-LAw STUDENTS IL LAW SCHOOLS.
FROM TUr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TgrBCNE.l
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-THE hearty support
given b, public sentiment 10 the enorts made By Mr..
skinner and Mr. Brooks 10 reduce the expenses
OF the Assembly has led the former To attempt q
perpeuatiou this policy Of economy. After a careful
examlnat on Of the subject, Mr. SKINNER introduced
bill to-day, reducing SreAty the uuuDc, OF employees Of
Le. stature, and also reducing tn pay OF those who
arc 10 he REFINED. The bill IS 10 - into effect
on tho assembling Of tho LrZIsl,ture NJ 1850.
II 10 becomes n law the sum ~ Sje99J Will
yearly De saved the State. That there is room Tor
ducton OF the number Of employees Is evident from some
recent prucoe ngs OF the Senate That body has been
noted since rs organization year Tor ~ udiher'
eHcc ID any obligation 10 save money FOR the
state Il has the largest stan o, employs OF
any Seual, Tweei's day. lis disregard % public
Oh uioa was Strkin.y shown last week when motion
Of Motor Turner, CLERK was appointed % thc Com
mtee o. Privileges auI Elections" The sole duty OF
this .,tee is 20 investigate tho claims of persons
WHO my contest the seats OF tGe Senator's
Not seat IS contested; 81 that The clerk just
appointed VIII draw $500 from the Treasury and
not DO % moments service IN return. The appointments
,At been permiss bic year ago when the senate
mad Just assembled, but 1t "a male AFTER years
Know e4e tuat there contestants IL has been sc
vcrey criticised. The senate has also manufactured an
office It has oeLuly declared by resolution that as tho
distance between the Executive Chamber aud the
Senate Chamber had greatly increased owing 10 tho
occupation Ot the Capitol 10 necdfu that some
person be employed to carry documents between the
two rooms-lud accordingly now twrls his
thumbs Idencss most OF the time al - day for this
purpose.
Mr. skinner saves money FOR the state chiefly by re-
duciag RE number OF employees IL re a.e many COM
nItte-- who have more than tIec or foUr bills
bcfo. IA 10 during the session Those ar deprived "
their cc.,s TIE number Of clerks T. vastly reduced
Al the ne. OF the committees arr dismissed;
and the pages are he detailed 10 90 their work In
order pUt up bar 20 the manufacture ~ s1perhlOus
eMuoyt the proposed law for5ds the employment Of
extra m .rr= unless by the passage OF lw Authorizing
tie act Mileage to be paid TO G'el- " tho
Assembly except those elected by the b.d~ The de
failing OF empo} e from one KIND OF dut-. 70 another
Is authorized.
Below shown the present and th" proposed cost
ofdoi7,thc wor, required by the two Houses;
slar.es, clerks and employees, IS, $1,000
Assem- ly........... ..................... C-J93
Observation-Disclosures. SI2o895
saiar.e, %, proposed bill:
senate. -, i61 90, ,oo
saving. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S3s,031
Iue Ie-,ll are has passed. bli De- ,ued 10 pre-
vent >cI decorations 81 graves As thu o The late A. 7.
stewart. which shocked the community last Fall.
Tie mate gave approval to-day to tho bi. intro
duc.d D., Mr. Fl-h IN the Assembly on th, subject 10
q. emit led" OF offences against pubic dc,cncy andIs
a. f.. lows:
Every person who removes the dead body 81 human
beng, rart Thereof, nom gray. Nsti or other
place where the same has been burc' or nom
tn- place where the same has been t,po,ted while
awaiuuL burial, without authority u w, Win intent
sell or Tor the purroe ~ dissection on Tor
TIE pIlo-, % procuring ward Tor TO- iauu = the
same, OF ltOin mditr oc "bhi'hht'- rhIL I' N''hto
guilty Ola felony, and on CONVICTION ,"i rnaiI oe
punished by mur -oumcut in the state Prison Tor Term
OF hot NOR tuan uYe years.
II is ou, % tle good signs OF the na. t1at taxpayers
the state beginning to watch k,,y Tho
doiuc- the officers OF their government Thus certain
cl,iles Of Utica protest against tn Transformation OF
the C.ty Hall Ok that place into an onc.a house.
By i now before lie Lerslarurc-sca, hy the Board
of Aierneno OF Uuca-tAc board &. authorized TO bond
TIE cry Tor the payment Of he debt conrac ed IN con-
vrr,ng the place OF gov rrwcnt into place Of amuss-
melt The citizen, protest against tho passage OF this
BIZ. senator Goodwin presented The petition.
4 bill rx'cnding the time for the completion ~ .
bridge the Fast RIVER AZ Ba"kvcr, Island, nom
july T. ID 90 l-SJ, was ordered 10 thta reading Ia
4 bii cxempting the present senior cl.s.es Of the
Columbia College -Cho oil ard sac .w department ~
the Uu.y,r-iIy Of the city ~ Ncw-Nok from a~ re
adm .--iou Of ,tUd dates for tho 'nic" ~ at
toguDy ~ counsellor at law Va, ordered 70
ht- already passed the A-srinn.v. lts chief
point tuat tho holders OF certince "f graduation
ted L. the bar Wtn0u further examination. and without
being subject the requirement OF IN" present law ia
EIr BROOKS Submitted to-day 20 the Assembly, tabu.
lated Statement designed 10 show that Ne" ogk County
usually awarded II IN apportonmcnt bills. ApporuOn:
Ius the state according TO geographical division OF
having nearly the same amount o poiH. oh- ne Iound
that Acw-lOrS Was entitled 20 twenty siN members.