New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-21
THE YATES PRISON BILL PASSED.
LATURE ADJoURNS.

LATURE ADJoURNs.
Albany, July 20 CSpeciaD.-So far as the Repub-
lican members of the Legislature could accomplish
il to-day they put an end to the competition of
State prison convicts with honest worl<ngmen.
The Yates bill which declares that none OF the
goods made in the penal institutions OF the State
shall be sold, except to State charitable institu-
tions, was passed. The convicts henccforth Will
do no labor except hand labor the use OF machinery
in the prisons being forbidden. The bill first came
up in the Assembly, where the Democrats com
planned that the Republicans had taken caucus
action on the bill. They also argued that the
words penal institutions did not cover peni-
tentiaries houses of refuge and industrial schools
and that therefore, the bill only applied to State
prisons. The Republicans replied that they had
followed Governor Hill in using the words penal
institutions that, at least, he was reasonably
good lawyer, and that he had declared in his sec
ond message that the words "penal institutions
were sufficiently broad to cover all these lnstitu-
tons.
Assembyman Crosby was the only Republican
who voted against the bill. He said:
For 1 cannot cast my vote Tor the DILL
In short time do not think we can act with wisdom
Some provision should be made for the disposition OF
goods already hand believe that only 100 prisoners
should be employed upon one product These products
should be selected the industries employing the larg
est amount OF capital. vote no. !
After the Democrats had made a series of
speeches against the BILL complaining of the fact
that the words penal institutions were not ex-
planned Mr.. SaXton Republican, said:
The Governor knows pretty well the significance OF the
English language The bill is framed with the exact Ian
guage OF Both representatives OF the labor
organizations and the labor Organizations themselves ana
the Of the manufacturers told me that the
bill would be satisfactory II this original language OF the
II IA NJ
as TO what may be the application Of the bill. !
General Hustled also made speech defending
Governor Hill from the attacks Of the Democrats
upon his unfortunate use Of the words ;" penal
insti;aions" He said: This is the first time the
minority has sought to impugn either the lntelli-
hypocrisy, if there ever was any hypocrisy, Is
evidenced the part of the men who get up on
this floor and speak against this bill ana then i
back clear down, and vote for It, Call that
courage? Call that audacity? call that rank
hypocrisy Mr.. Sheehan says the Democrats
will have majority next year 1t Will ne many rns
to Albany with Democratic majority IL VIII
be many years before you come TO washington
wave from the Pacific will be sweeping down
when james c.. Blaine comes home. AT his
point the applause was deafeaning.l The Demo-
cratic party will be wiped out Of existence
The bill passed the Assembly by vote OF ia
to 2 The two negative votes were cast by Crosby
Rep) and Church DEM
In the Senate the Democrats OHereu hH ainehu-
ment explaining that the term penal institutions
meant State prisons, retormatorlcs pcnitcntlarles,
houses of refuge and Industrial schools. They
were beaten by vote of l ) to 8. The bill was
then passed by unanimous vote, receiving twenty
eight votes in its favor. ~
The Senate and Assembly also passed a bill ap-
proprating $4,000 additional for the State
Library in the State Capitol. Having passed these
three bills, the Republican Senator'S and Assembly,
men thought that they had done all that was
necessary, and they adjourned the Legislature sine
die.
No attention was paid to Governor Hills recon-
mendation that the conspiracy laws should be
amended and that bills be passed for an enumera-
ton of the Inhabitants Of the State and providing
for Constitutional Convention. The Democratic
members of the Legislature, as we'll
as the Republican, were glad the ex;
ira session was ended and departed
from Albany with Joy. The impression
was general among Democrats that the Republicans
had derived all the advantages and public applause
that had been gained by either party by the extra
session.
Governor Hill has thirty days In which to con-
slider the bill abolishing the Aqueduct Commits
sion. He said tonight that he was going to
the State Camp at Peekskill tomorrow, and
would not act upon the bill before next week
1t is suspected he may give public hearing on
the bill and listen to arguments OF the friends
of the Aqueduct Commissioners who are TO be