New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-17
GENERAL LEGISLATION

THE HELL GAN PILurAGE-PArLNT MEDICINES IN
DA>GIR.
lFRoM ThF REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, Feb. 1G.-Inc abolition Of cOmpul-
sory potaEe Hell Ghlc En-, River. has been pressed
upon several Legislatures. hut owing to tie fNlfui
auemcnt II the friends Of the plots at Albany no
law has yet been passed tue subject THIS year
somby Carpenter. Of suffolk County has pushed the
bin with such vgOr that there seems to be some
likelihood OF at last being passed The coastwis"
scamen If snhok County who understand the chanu,
OF Hell Gate fully as well IA the pilots especially
tive in pressing the measure thinking the compusorv
plOtage great oppression. Last week Mr. CARPENTER
persuaded the Committee on Commerce and Navigation
Of tho Assembly to report his bill favorably To-day
strennors effort made to get the b blck into the
committee. Mr.. Calm of Wcstclrstrr County dolcfuv
reconnted that plot who had been commits ioued o
appear before the committee had suddcuy lost hia
father by apOplrct" seizure ana therefore com
PEELED 10 be absent Thus the bill hal been reported "a
vofahy. Mr. Carpenter exploited this little story by
stating that five Hell Gate pilots had been in Albany te
night before the committee ts last hearing and had
suddenly home the folio wing morning Mr. Hns,ea
said that he hoped a visitation OF Divine Providence
would not Ec visited on the heads oil the piota T,ere
upon Mr.. Benedict said he thought Il very sngur that
Provide nee hJd carried pilots away from Albany ON the
eve OF II hearing the bill The motion TO rccommIt
the bin lost by OF 40 to n8 There IL secm
favor lowering OF the fees of the Sandy Hook pilots at
early day.
Mr.. Andrcw9 introduced bill tod y In regard 10 the
sale OF patent medicines, which will b. read with inter
est by many druggists II 1t ever becomes n law Itis
accompanied by petition sgnel Ivy many eminent
physicians Of Ncw-Yurk Tine petitioners sav TINT
at IA desirable that tho sale Of what are known as
patent aud proprietary medicines and compounds shoud
regulated by law. for tho better protection OF the
public health" The bill fOrbids the sne Of Il patent
medicine tess there shall be legiby printed or writ
ten the of the bottle containing the samo
true description OF the proportional quantity Of each
drug, medicine chemical ingredient therein
contained" commission Of physeians u
also to be appointed under the bill TO cx.
anime the patent medicines, with full DOVER to
enter tho places where they are manufactured
TIE members OF this commission TO be the president
OF tho Medical Society of the County ~ NeWYork and
two physicians appointed by tine Governor and Senate
Persons guilty Of violating the oct to be deemed
guilty Of a mlsdemeanOr. Among tho persons who
signed he petition Howard Crosby DR. Austin Flint
DR.. W. A. Hammond, Dr. Fordyce Barker Professor
T. C. scqnin, DR.. Willard Parker, DR.. H. W. Amiday
Professor George NJ. Beard.
Mr.. waring offered tic following resolution, which
was tabled:
Western Union Telegraph Company from $40 900 900 10
GSOOOO0OO and The concentration INTO one corporation
the United S.a.es looked upon by the
business COMMIT tns stale stale. Win
increase OF capital without pawn into the company
OF tie thereof 10 cash Is contrary 20 law. aud
will impose upon the bu ness community OF this State
aud OF thc Uned States the burden OF contributing dv-
dends t. 1lclitlous caDitll; therefore
General hereby directed forthwith toimpeid the said
corporation In al Appropriate cotton In the Supreme
Court IN the nature OF gI1 garranto TO tue end that
stock Of corporations by fictitious Issues OF paper SCRIP