New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE AGAIN At WORK.

THE LEGISLATURE AGAIN AT WORK.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRE CONNIrTEEs POSTPONED
UNTIL To-DAY-THE COUNTRY CONGRATULATED
UPoN RYsUMPuoN-ECoSoaIY ~ THx SENATE.
by TELEGRAPH To InE rEmUNEI
ALBANY, Jan. delights cleaned again
from the windows OF the stately Capitol tonight
and the members of the Legislature greeted eaeh
other after nearly weeks absence. Ex-Speaker
Hustled raped the Assembly 10 order, and after.
ward stated that Speaker Aivord absent
owing 10 slight illness, but would be pres
ent tomorrow morning With thc committee list.
Tnis announcement or the pending division into little
groups for Of the whole body OF members caused
siderable futJer Of interest tue chamber Although
during the past political campaign tncr" pro
uOGnced demand fOr any particular .ccillation.
tho reading OF the roll of counties developed
nearly forty bills intended FOR laws Of tho
state In the midst OF the bl reading Erastus Brooks
persuaded the Assembly pass, by unanimous vote
resolution congratulatmS Con upon the resumption
Of specie payments and requesting the NcwYork
Dcrs Of Congress to oppose any that would tend
to bring back rredecmable paper currency.
Mr. shcard. o; HcrdEer launched bal, OF decided
Interest every merchant the STATE. II modiies the
Bankrupt law AZ TO abolish preferences Following
are its words this subject:
Preferences 10 favored creditors in general assign.
Eents by usOlyents. forbidden. ANA al such prefer
ences ~ may be gwen IN dS~'gnm'ut- made after his
aw taxes ect sualI ensue 10 Tue oenth ot al cred
ltors In equal TnUO.
Nj. Baker introduced bill which will cause a thrill
OF horror TO every country uewspaper the state t
simply provides for the repeal Ot the Jaw direct
ing the publication Of the laws passed by tho
LEGISLATURE yearly in two newspapers in each
county OF the state Mr.. Strahan presented
three bills OF interest TO the taxpayers OF New
York one directing tho laying ont Of streets between
Observation-Disclosures and OGe-hundred- lnd-fry
n',h-sts from E'ghhaye. 10 the Hudson River
ond. ceng 10 United states Government the strip
~ m side ID Post "A
third prcseating the form Of oil sl proceedings in
which the Mayor and COmm0nalty may he Interested
Mr. Fish introduced bill in the Assembly protect
public and trust funds. IL provides f0l-
0w- II shall be the DUTY Of oil state aud municipal
officers all directors and other officers Of corporations.
and OF all trustees and OF all other persons acting in
d judiciary capacity, authorized to loan money
or TO deposit public trust corporate money
or funds in anY bank or other depository, or IN
the hands any individual arm, lend deVosit
all such funds money wherever the funds or money
lent or deposited shall be United gold CON- any
currency, check bill or draft payable or convertible
gold upon the express contract that pay
ment shall he made IN United states gold coins of the
standard Of weight and Deness established by The laws
Of the Uned states at the time the contract deposit
shall have been made.
In the scuate there vas long debate over Senator
GOOtw,n's resolution appointing committee 10 learn
whether or not the number OF employees Of the scnas
can be wisely reduced. senator Hughes made long
speech advocating the pass-ge OF the resolution tns
ground t.t the people of the state poor, and that
al expenses should therefore DE cut on. Srna-
Mccarthy proposed an amendment ncluainG in tho
propo-ed investigation All the officers OF The state Cow
ernmeut TIE amendment was accepted by -enatOt
Goodwin ami the original resolution then passed.
4 communication c.vrd from the state Board
OF Regents ~ the UNIVERSITY siatins that vacancy
st-d IN tIe Board Oy the deatE OF the Hon. Robert IL
Rankin, Of NewbuTg.
several nominations from tue Governor received
nv tie senate ana considered IN open "Xecutye session
Among Others Theodore y. Bronson, Of Ncw-NOrk
and James Roosevelt, OF New-YOr, a. Commissioners
of the state Board Charities, By uDaaGous consent
the denomination confirmed and the aft,r ericd
The folluWu. nominations were aso referred: Isaac
+ C,limby OF Rochester; An-cIl j. Mccall. Bath;
VIM +. Rogers. Of BufaO Trustees oi thc state sol
dicrs and Sailors Home j. d. +. slice, Of Elmita, a.
tr-tp. OF Willard Asylum Thomas Nrwbad, of EOugh-
ke-psic, ~ manager Of the Hudson River state Hosp
tai for the Insane.
superintendent OF Prisons Pllsbury made Lis aunnal
report to Legislature. Most OF the facts contained
in IL regarding the financial history OF tie prisons have
ALREADY appeared Governor RobiusOus message
MIR Pllsbury anticipates max ng all the prisons SELF
lupro ortiug soon, ana recommends that DannemOra
Prison be enlarged a cost not 70 exceed S2Oo,OOO