New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19

nay with the chamberlain or treasurer OF me e r
the license Is granted, 10 be USED as no"
by law. 80
Tcmnerance reformers will also hear with alarm
that senator Grady is attempting to kill the "ClyD
Damages actD He has introduced the following
amendment to it, which in the opinion of Senator
Pitts. one of the ablest lawyers in the Senate,
destroys the law:
Every husband wife child, parent, guardian employer
other person who shall be injured In person OF prop
sry or means OF support by any intoxicated person or
in consequence OF the intOxcaon, habltnal or oteI
wise Of person, shall have right OF scGn IN! IN me OF
selling or giving away Intoxicating hguOrs, nave nave
caused the lntOxcaton, in whole or IN part OF sucn
person or persons prOridcd prerios tcien notice sha
hare been gpen 10 e person or persons so seng or Q'rng
oyag such Intoxicating liquors. Jorbddng the sale or gp
snq Gay thereof 10 ne person or persons IN consequence o.
sr6ose qc or intorcdO such action shall be brought and
otoreIid afer such noice snail be Jointly and Sererdy
liable for all damages sustained and for exemplary dam
ages bit no a, one recOrGp and satisfaction Of
judgment shall be had for The same cause Of action and all
damages recovered by minor under this act shall be
friend the Court shall direct and the unlaw
f sale or giving away OF Intoxicating LIQUORS na wOdK
lease contract of upon the premises here Sdid
iniorieatng liquors shall be so sold or giren a'eay
Mr. Murphy showed his leadership of the Demo-
cratic party in the Assembly by introducing the
chief bill "to reform the contract labor system"
Thursday Little notice has been taken of this bill
ss yet but it will surely evoke a storm of public
criticism. 1t substantially abolishes the Office of
Superintendent of Prisons and substitutes for him
three Prison Commissioners. This is a return to the
old and vicious system of managing the prisons by
q three-headed commission which the voters thought
they bad swept away in 1875. The three Prison
Inspectors made the prisons cost the State $780, 900
yearly; the one superintendent has made them
self-sustaining and last year turned $4,000 into
the State Treasury. But the bill is in the
line of Democratic policy; to permit the
prisoners to be lazy and let the tax
PAYERS pay for their support. The Governor and
Legislature by forbidding the manufacture OF hats
in the State Prisons have already put on the tax
PAYERS burden of 81 00, 600 yearly. Mr.. Murphy's
bill authorizes the Governor and Senate to appoint
three Prison Commissioners. 1t is made the duty of
Jon the prisons and reOrmatOres of the State,
and 10 frame aud adopt proper rules and regula
tiOns for their management The Commissioners
are given power to appoint and dismiss all wardens
keepers and guards Perhaps, after all, this is the
object of the Democrats who have drawn the bill
prive Mr. Baker, the Republican superintendent, OF
the authority given him by law to make
these appointments. Tho proposed law
also contains the astonishing statement
that " the superintendent OF Prisons -
to obey all orders issued by the Commissioners
who are given power to discontinue any and all
contracts. 1t can thus be perceived that Mr. Baker
Is substantially deprived of his Office. The object
of the long attack upon the prisons made by the
Democrats Of the Assembly stands revealed. They
moved, no mismanagenent of the prisons having
been proved, he can at least be deprived Of all
authority. Mr. Baker, however. Is a constitutional
officer; and II IS to De suspected that that inStTu
mert, so little known apparently by this Democratic
Legislature, the State Constitution, vii. project his
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