New-York tribune., 1879-03-27
THE SUPPLY BILL PASSED.

COMPLIMENT To MR. sLOAS-APPROPRIATT ALTON
FOR A STATE RALRoAD-A LARGE APPRoPRIA-
TON FOR TIE CATHOLIC PROTECroRY.
IPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, March 26.-Mr. Sloan received the
high compliment from his brother members OF the As
semby to-day OF having his Supply bill considered ap
proved throughout, and passed without amendment
within an hour and quarter This universal approval
was dne the fact, expressed publicly by Mr. Fish.
that the bill was " the cleanest supply bill
brought forward in years." and also TO the
faet that the Committee Ways and Means had
cised economy in considering the proposed ap
preparations AS is well known the Supply bill appro-
pirates money the support OF all tho state insu
tlons and for the payment Of many private claims The
bill passed apprOprates $500 900 less than last
YEARS Supply bill Part Of this decrease cutting
off any appropriation for the Capitol and part to
denial of many requests for appropriations The
asylums OF the State for one thing. refused
S3OO,OoO that they desired Other openings
pendItures also sterny closed. The
charitable institutions not treated In n Mig
gardly fashion, however. ample provision being made
for the enlargement and repair of several OF them.
Among the notable appropriations was one OF s72,-
sG5 "a for the completion OF the State railroad from
Plausburg to Donnemora Prison. This railroad will
have cost the State $1sS 1865 when the above sum is
pended All its earnings TO be turned over to the
State but 1t is very doubtful II the income will be
as great as tne Sa'sC oE supporting It, Tas
$4,000. This prison receives male prisoners
between the OF 16 and 80 years who have
known ever been sent the State Prisons be-
fore The Of 81 800 was appropriated to secure
Catholic religious mniStratiOns in each prison.
Us well rs Protestant" There was another
example Of tolerant spirit in religious mat
tcrs by tho Assembly. There was an apprODri"-
on Of $4,000 for the Catholic PrOtectOry at SewYork.
Mr. Fish moved to strike out this appropriation the
ground that unconstitutional; but subsequently,
Withdrew il, declaring that he merely wisEed to
press opinion He also stated that the managers OF
the PrOtectOry affirmed that tins the last apprO
priatiOn Of the kind that they would ask Tney only
Clark Of Yates County, moved that the Appropriation
for the PrOtectOry be reduced from $4,000 to
S25 900. Mr.. sloan at once mnnfulY came TO
the defence OF the appropriation. He SAID that the
whole item might well be east out IL 10 TO be
reduced IN amount clearly of the opinion that
for the OF juvenile denquents the Western House
OF Refuge at Rochester the House of RefuZe at New
York, and the Catholic Proec0ry atiFOrdhnn. In tie
eye OF the law they stood upon tie
footing. II the PTotectOry abolished, the
State would have 10 provide anosher III
Although the custom was sanctioned 0y law, mag
isrates OF SeWYork were IN the habit of sending the
children OF Catholic parents TO the PrOtectorY. and tse
children OF Protestant parents 90 the House Of Refuge.
The Institution could be made sefsustauing the
children young to work. Whatever the
pfeudices OF the members might be, there
was not OF them who should visit the
Protect0ry would declare II 10 be OF the best
managed OF the State institutions Mr.. CaTks motion
as defeated by "a large viva vote. The sum OF
Al 800 was appropriated for the erection OF a fence
around Washing gton's headquarters at Newburg. Two
appropriation made IN the Interest Of summer
tourists appropriation OF $1,000 fof carrying for