New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-23
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
,rnpK IN THE STATE LEGIsLATURE

WORK IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE STATE PREPARATORY BILL ORDERED TO
THIRD READING--CONVICT LABOR IN 1Il% STATE
INSTITUTIONS THE KEw-YORK BOARD or
health AND THE PLUMBERS.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, March %. - Erastus BROOKS Is
slowly pushing through the Assembly his bin 10 estao-
IIsb Stale Reiormatory for Women. Governor Cofneh
B. known TO be opposed to the eslaDhsh-
ment Of any moro State Institutions or DoaruS
This feeling Is due to perception OF tue laYt '"s go
supervision State Institutions Is no' sum
strict TO insure the economical and wise e1Penui'io VI
the funds yearly granted for their support III
few wears the state will have an opppr-
tunity TO pay OF all Of its small ueo' ny
tbe bonds Of the canal debt becoming due IL
is therefore the policy OF the present hep
oci Is to begin preparations 10 pay OH TINS ue'' a."
cumulating fund for the purpose -o.,,,..
Mr. Hrookss bill therefore, encounters the Opposi"oh
tho radical economists In the Legislature ana
rhons NJ the Governor and State officials, are 'eh
an carving out tie policy outlined above bul 'ne o
is so meritOriOus, the ill-treatnehl OF """o" " VIC
Prisons penilentiares and poor-housesl ID 80
that 1t is confidently hoped the Governor WIN SiN" ~
hill n IL masses the Legislature. Mr. BROOKS hA'urap
hoo tho acuve support Il the members OF the STATE
Roord of Charities and OF the state Charities Ala AssO
ciation who have been the chief instruments Vo""u
bringing tIe atrociou5 treatment OF women W ic S"HS
IN the nouce of the public Last hiRDt MI ID ooAo
detailed TO the Assembly the interesting aclS coeo'eu
nv these institutions regard 10 prison management hs
y.t,n, 1vomen The poor-houses especially, ia
a"0'"7 o.,s ~ the Institutions were
shown TO be the brceding-houses oil crime. MI
Brooks showed that tie only possible method OF reform
ing young women separate them from their elders
crime.
to the Committee the Whole. and there continued his
apneal for the passage OF the bill ExSpcaker Alyurd
,nf himself in the position OF the leader
OF the opposition his chief argument being the expense
of the undertaking namely $4,000. In conclusion lie
moved Ia except OnOndag1 County rom the provisions
Of he bill Tnereupon Mr.. Brooks read letter from
Bishop Huntington. OF syraeuae, ta,ing that oDOnd
County needed reformatOry for ITS depraved women
as much as the other counties IN the State.
Mr.. AlvOrd hen offered an Amendment providing that
the counties which should send women 70 the refOrIna
tory shall support IT, The amendment rejected By
vote OF % TO 40 The bill then reported fAyoraby
the Assembly and ordered 10 "a third reading.
Mr. Brooks did not have ~ good success with another
reform measure which he bad ntrOduced II was a bli
Industries Ot tine Emira ReOruaOry. Tho managers Of
the keOrmatOry deslre To manufacture brnshs ana "
Of the boys III no RfJnnaOry TO contraotors at
low rates and permitting the contractors to reap tne
Albany, wAO 1t IL suspected have brush manufacture
IN their districts. attacked tue bnl, arguing lhat
IL would be dangerous precedent for HE StAte
To loan Its capital for any such purpose Mr. Browning
offered an amendment providing that brushrs should
action upon II the Committee ~ Tne Whole arose.
Mr. IaInes rdicuod The III, "a Ia very effective way
that rue cOnvIcts competed with out lie laboFers La
rcgaid 10 the complaint that the cUHNcts competed
with AbUrelS far more tnAu with Others,
stated that 81 $50 cOuvcts Out Of the 4Ol@2 ID the
prisons OF the United States engaged thirty
seven different Industries.
But tive most effective speech Of the day made by
Mr.. Hustled Ono OF the great causes Oi crime among
boys OF the day tue TACT that trade unions
forbade the employment OF morc than certain numOer
OF boy apprentices. lie wOLd like 70 pqurc n these
trade unions were to be permitted to persecute the IL
mira RpformstOry and ntrfGre with the training VI
boys IN trades.
ine bnl was reported flyorably to the Assembly but
there Mr. Brooks moved that be ordered 10 . third
reading Tue motion was defeated by wore 10 30 90 90
Then upon motion Of Sir Draper the enActug clause Vi
tie bill Was sirchea on.
The biI rcquuLg the plumbers OF ErS.fOrk and
BfOOkyn Ia register their names, ana H-O rNing tAc
board utaIiB supervision over ali ~ puDbing was
order a tara reading % tnc A.scmDiy eu-daY. avs
l1 a. drawn up by the ,oce-y % oAal,art Reform.
I'm tue Committee Of tie Wh0lr to-day. the tsOiul ION
* Resting sympathy with tn Is rr- taken 10. TIC
o. sion pending M. skinner substitute tnIt
The Rurrs appeared TO be Ahlc t. take Ui them
selves" which carried Tue Substitute WIS ordered
10 b. reported the House. and tue House
committed 10 the COni.nittce on Fedora r.. u0ns.
The Governor hIr signed he hi aur uding The act 20
facilitate construction % the New-NOtk and OsweEo
tuI a Rul