Year: 1869

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REPORTED IN THE LEG
IsLATURE THE SENATE PASSES ANOTHER
RESOLUTION OF ADJOURNMENT.


ALBANY. Feb A.-Both houses went to work again
| in earnest this morning, and tho Assembly COM
menced its regular evening sessions tonight. ten
days adjournment from Friday nexts contemplated,
and the Senate has passed resolution agreeing to
it, The Assembly will concur.


The establishment Of an Industrial School on
Hart's Island, Harbor Of New-York, has long been
talked of, but the Commissioners of Charities and
Correction have this year made practical effort to
carry out their desires They introduced in the AS
sembly in the early part of the session, bill for
this object and it has been reported favorably by
the Committee on Charitable and Religious Societies
This bill authorizes the Commissioners to erect and
maintain on Harts Island the necessary and proper
buildings and conveniences for Industrial School,
and to that end to employ and use the
labor of any person from any of the public
institutions committed to their charge in the erec-
ton, care and maintenance of such buildings and
appurtenances. And tho said Commissioners are
also authorized to commit to and place In the said in
dusria school any of the children who may be COM
mitted to their pursuant to provisions OF law
heretofore existing and may also erect upon the said
island such buildings as may be necessary and
proper for the proper care custody, and maintenance
of the persons who may be committed under their
care and who shall be designated by them
to perform any labor upon the buildings SO
to be erected or maintained upon said island.
Harts Island shall be under tho control Of the Com
missioners of Public Charities and Correction and
may be used by them for any and all purposes deemed
by them to be expedient and proper and all laws ap-
plicable to tho powers and jurisdiction and control
of said Commissioners of Public Charities and Cor
rection which applicable to the other premises,
buildings. and institutions under their charge, shall
be deemed to apply to said Hart's Island and all
buildings maintained by said Commissioners upon
said Hart's Island.


Another Of those periodical jobs sent for the con-
sideraton of the Legislature, has been put through
tho Committee on Public Education of the Assem-
bly,. and is the files of the members. This bill
compes the superintendent of Public Instruction to
purchase for each School district of the State. one
copy of Browns English Grammar" and one copy
of " Wedgewood's Government and Laws of the
United States" provided both books can be pur-
chased for five dollars" The Committee on Public
Instruction are all tender-hearted men, therefore it


is difficult TO account for this display Of cruelty, not
only TO the schoochildrcn but to those who support
the State Treasury by inhicting both the books
named above


The Brooklyn members commenced their war early
this session upon tho section OF last years general
appropriation bill which authorized the construction
of Quarantine buildings on Coney Island. Mr..
Jacobs has succeeded in getting the Committee on
| Commerce and Navigation TO report for consdera-
tion Of the House. an act repeating the obnoxious
section but it is doubtful if he make any further
progress in the matter. Quarantine may be consld-
cred fixture on Coney Island at least for some time
yet.


| The Judiciary Committee of the Senate have re-
ported favorably bill of Senator Chapmans which
states that in all suits and proceedings in any court
| i'm which two or more persons shall be joined in the
same indictment OF process and aseparate trial shall


be had as provided by law. or by permission OF the
Court the defendant defendants not on trial or
| examination may be examined witness as
witnesses behalf Of the defendant on trial, the
same as other witnesses. But the testimony given
by such person shall not be used for against him
upon any trial or examination of him for the oense
charged against him in such indictment or process.
| Last year the Legislature passed bill. and the
Governor signed it, authorizing corporation known
as the New-York aud Brooklyn Iron Tubular Tunnel
Company, for the purpose Of constructing a tube
| under the East River The company this year come
TO the Legislature asking that their charter be
amended, and tho Senate Committee on Railroads
have thought faYorably Of it, and made that report
TO tho Senate. The name Of the corporation is



and the act of incorporation now reads that when
ever the 1900 shares of stock are subscribed the
Board of Commissioners or the Committee
of Thirteen which has been appointed by
tho incorporators, shall call meeting OF
stockholders who shall elect fifteen directors
to serve one year. The corporation is TO
erect tunnel or tunnels Of iron masonry. across
the beds of the East and North Rivers as they may
determine. To do this tho corporation is authorized
to take such lands each side of the rivers i'll New
York State as they may deem proper but they to
compensate tho owners Of it. They are also author
lied TO carry passengers and freight through the tun
ne by rail otherwise, and TO charge therefor not
exceeding the rates imposed by the different ferry
companies. The work the tunnel must be COM
menced within two years. and finished within seven.


The Albany and Plattsburgh Railroad do not care
about taking chances in Assemblyman Chases bill
giving $1,000 mile to all projected or partly COM
pleed railroads, but have introduced q measure of
their own which has gone through the Senate FL
nance Committee and been reported by it for con-
alteration t gives 1900 900 to that road in addition
to the $4,000 already received from the State
Treasury.


Every Legislature Is bored with bills from parties
who want Commissioners appointed to drain certain
swamp lands. They are big nuisance as the acts
Of incorporation for sociabe societies and there Is
no reason in the world why general law should not
be passed, giving tho County Judges power to APP
point Commissioners for this purpose when they arc
requested to do so and satisfied the request is le
gitimate Judge Miller of Seneca has presented
such BILL IL contains all tho features OF the Ster-
reotyped special acts with the exception that parties
who need the benefits Of legislation can be spared
the trouble Of coming to Albany, by having their
wants attended to as well by tho County Judge.


Mr. Jacobs Of Kings is ono Of the Democratic MEM