New-York tribune., 1884-03-08
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| 1t was whispered about that the Senate also had
been indulging in storm-windows, and that an ad-
ditonal expenditure of $500 had therefore been
incurred by that body. Senate bill No. 1877, intro
duced by Senator Jacobs, was found 10 appropriate
| $1,000 70 pay for the storm-window diversion OF
both Houses. Mr.. Hasbrouck of Ulster County,
called attention of the Assemblymen to these facts,
but the Assembymen did not display that absorb
| ing interest that they generally show when con-
| fronted with extrayagant public expenditures On
the contrary, they flung themselves hastily into the
consideration of the bill appropriatmg Sl,OOOOOo
TO carry on the work on the new Capitol.
The galleries were filed with Capitol stOne-cut-
! ters and laborers every one was Interested IN q
pathetic speech made in their behalf by the Rev. W.
II. Olin, of Binghampton, and the storm-window
subject vanished from consideration. Subsequently
Assemblyman Hendricks. of Syracuse, stated THAI
he had called upon dealer in glass in this city, and
lad been informed that the plate glass put IN tho
stoTm-windows could have been bought at one-hait
of the cost at which it purchased There
promises to be an investigation of the subject tho
coming week.
DEMOCRATS SEEKING MORE MONEY.
The appropriation for the new Capitol met with
no serious opposition The Democrats fought for An
amendment raising the amount from 81 100000 10
81 400, 900; but upon being beaten on tins, voted
for the bill. The measure passed by vote OF " u
T. Work will be resumed ON the great structure
next Monday For nearly two months no labor
has been done upon it. The bill limits Commis-
sioner Perry to work the interior of the building;
no costly approaches TO be built to the structure
nj present, if the Legislature can prevent IT, Ar.
Littleiohn said that if he was building house and
had occupied one part of it, he should insist that
the other rooms be finished before useless ornamen-
tation we're put on the outside OF it. Mr.. Husted-
who had the management of the bill, said that ne
strctions on the Capitol Commissioner were no new
things.
The Committee on Cities reported favorably sens-
tor Robbs bill, authorizing the enlargement oil INC
Grand Central Depot in New-YOrk.
THE PRISON LABOR COMMISSION.
The Democratic Senators again attempted unsac-
cessfully TO pass a resolution dischargng the Stata
Prison Committee from the further consideration
of Senator Jacobss bill recreatug the Prison Labor
Commission On the other hand, the Republicans.
through Senator Bowen, introduced Senator
Howes bill re-creating the Prison Labor COmm's-
sion. The only difference between the two BLISS
that TN. RepjblIcans in theirs give the COInlhS~
siouers until January l5, 1880, TO make tneIl TO
nort while the Democrats in theirs lnsist tnat Ao
commissioners shall report before the present Leg
isature adiouTns The latter course was tne oHs
recommended by the Governor IN Us lale ineSsasVt
The Democrats are trying 10 make q party potds
with IT, claiming that hundreds OF cOnYlcts VIII
soon be idle in the penitentlarles. OWING 10 the
stock law forbiddng the making OF contracts mr
the labor conycts ald some substitute LOT the cox
tract system ought at once to be pIoVwed'