The New York herald., 1879-02-11


MEN.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.1
ALBANY, Feb, TO- 1879.
The Assembly met at eight o'clock this evening.
There was a very slim attendance. The only
bill of importance relative to New York
city was introduced by Mr.. Hayes. This
measure gives the Board Of officers of the Seventh
regiment authority to bonds to the amount Of
s1500OO, and also directs the Comptroller to pay
$4,000 per annum to the corps lieu of rent. The
bill permitting Comptroller Kelly to issue bonds of
the city of New York for $780, $50 $780, $500 and up
ward was ordered to third reading.
REronMAroRY ron WOMEN.
Mr. Ogden introduced bill to establish reforms-
tory for women, which constitutes William G. Way.
Sinclair Touscy. Lewis d. Pillsbury. F. d. Hunting
ton ID. D., and William Blackie board of trustees
10 select and determine upon plan and to purchase
an eligible site for the erection of suitable building
for q rcformatory for women. to accommodate 500
inmates together with the households OF superin-
tendent and necessary subordinatcs but the cost
shall not exceed $3ooOo0. All contracts made
20 carry out tho provisions of the act made SUBJ
jcct to approval by the Governor and Comptroller.
The trustees are to rcroive no compensation but all
their actual expenses will be allowed subject 10 tho
approval Of the Governor before being paid. The
6ncmcnt OF female Offenders between the ages Of
fifteen and thirty who have been convicted Of
felony. Tho act makes an appropriation of sSOvOoo
for this purpose.
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Mr.. McDonough brought forward . measure TO
found bureau OF labor statistics. IL establishes
TO be called shc Bureau of Labor statis
ties" which shall collect and report to the Lcgsla-
turc annually statistical details relating TO all kinds
of labor in the State. The Governor. with the advice
of the trade and labor unions OF the State shall an
point superintendent to hold ofce for three years.
assistants as he may deem cxpcicut The salary OF
the superintendent is fixed NJ $300, and that Of tho
chief clerk at $200o Other assistants to receive
compensation not to exceed ~ each per day. but tho
total expenses OF the burcau shall not In any
year $lo.WO. Provision is made for gathering
LABoRs or THE SENATOR'S
In the Senate the bill 10 recasc tho interest of The
people Of the state In lands and piers in New York
city 10 Edward Kennedy was considered in Commit
tee OF the Whole and ordered to third reading
The bill TO punish the stealing OF bodies from grave
dcrcd to third reading The Senate Apport ionmcnt
bill taken up, read through and progressed.
The Senate then adjourned.
oswEoo SAVINGS BANK RFxUMEs BUSINESS.
On the l4th OF january an injunction granted
by Justice Iandon restraining tho Oswego City Saw
ings Bank from pursuing business IL being Thought
insolvcnt IL having been shown by some of the
best real estate owners and nancicrs in Oswcgo that
the assets Of the bank are s537 $40 ~. showing q
balance over liabilities Of $500 o. and at the request
of Acting superintendent Lamb, of the Bank Depart
ment Justice Landon, ut hts Chambers In schcncc-
tauy tO-uat, Hiouineu tnc INJUNCTION 30 permit
the defendant, its trustees and officers transact its
ordinary and authorized business O savings bank
upon the conditions. however. that ten, per
cent of the aggregate deposits balance
standing TO the credit of each and every dcpositor
in said bank upon its books tho 1tth
of January 1872 be charged to every such dcpositor
and credited to the defendant, and that portion
OF the percentage 80 charged and credited shall bc
paid or be payable to any such dcpositor until the
further order Of the Court In the premises and upon
the further condition that the defendant shall not
pay or deliver TO any OF its dcpositors who had
deposits therein on tho iAth day Of January, ls7v