New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-13
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
A QUIET LEGISLATIVE DAY.

RUMORs ABOUT sMYrE5 sUCCEsSOR-TiE ONfoh"
BALLOT BILL-BAD CONDITION Oh THE COMM"
JAIL5 or THE STATE
TIN Legislature Yesterday held very quiet ses-
sion There were rumors that Governor Cornei
would next week, nominate a successor
to Mr.. Smyth. The Uniform Ballot h'il
was passed in the Senate. The Robbins heei
bill was killed in the Assembly. The Prison Associ-
alton reports that the common ais of the STATE are
in very bad state. and that the laws relating 10
crime are unsatisfactory. state-Engineer Seymour
makes some recommendations IN regard 10 io'a'n
ing the business OF the canals.
WORK OF TIE PRISON ASSOCIATION
DEPLORABLE CONDITION or THE COMMON JAiiS oF
THE sTArE-vNsATIsFAc1oR LAWS RELATING
TO CRIME.
lFEoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TITE TRIBUNE
ALBANY. March 1.-THE thirty-fifth annual
report o. the Prison Association was presented TO inc
Legislature to-day. # gives interesting account OF
the work douc by the association the past year Inc TX
ecutve Committee stare in the report that the common
alls and their inmates deplOrnble condition.
ana arc literally the common schools Of crime ~; ana
furthermore that the relating to crime are IN an
unsatis factory state. Concerning The sAV-"Fe"
county iliis the Executive Committee report;
Oniy fvp Of these he called good some OF lhese
eve n admitting Of Improvement while thfy-"hc ar
bad or very bad. The varying degrees OF bacfa az
4 ID
perfectly devised, that the provisions 81 me H ua
separation cannot carried ont and niue can IN fF ne
called underground dungeons, utterly uint ir human
beings OF the rest, thlry. or about hdii me eh'e
pumber Of iais in the, state detective rs 10
iynf air ana drainage. There nine which nave 30
elective drainage in the wyoming County jan II j. salu
10 be 80 bad that Sheriff for several years Haa
suffered IN health; ana IN thOt 81 Livingstone county
IL IN reported that Of the cells are 80 poorly veh
jafed that ihe health and lie OF prisoners le"phruIu
Ticre are only fifteen ius where the requirement OF the
law as to the separation % the accused ana convicted
can be carried out ana four OF these the law not
Tncr are only iwcntvsX jals where the requirement
Of fhe law IN regard the separation or the sexes -
corr ont 70 20 preclude possibility Ot thelf COM
impcrfect In almost all the ias the sexes nave ne
means Of cOrrupung one another ID Nt"IuA anu ~
fhc Westminster Couhty jail woman cannon elJoS
the privacy 81 her own cell II the male inmates C"o"so
10 invade IT, , 49, a., =. .,.. r,,, :, Homo
says: sewerage extremely bto-,tcncn uuDealhblr
In one month recently sad t"eV" yeats Ola, "AH con-
tined thirty DAYS for iuioNicaOI; and auDtacr ceVrh
wears o g. i've Gavs petit larceny. IL auOinor month
ScuteIlbcf. 1879. N.tnm iils dungeon, - ~ ."
feet there we've hcr'cd together. E" ca i' my Hl'"
criminals. CHARGED with aco.t every crnue known
H. the law. Mere children, young men ANA "ld cuul-
inaIs mngls together. eat tOsctncr cure i1g' here
late cac5 other tdc HG'hcrt, F''t' 'h" ciIieS %
From Franklin County thor, came the following lie
oor,: IA, law requiring prisoners To ne KEPT
nt work IS IN tuc1 sure carried cut ia
this ii,: those committed ior Ni2ranoy qua
iuioxica'i,n ucng io.Ccd tn WORK ~ we
plb.,c streets ,lfl an attachment O nah ana cnalh
onIy instance 800 -fHtc wnerr Tins rcc Of hath"rsm
exists. aud can hardly coucciv. oi aus ihin2 noe
DEGRADING of system hcrtcf calculated 10 break co"h
ev rs remnant 90 lnalh.oi or ecirrcspect'