THE PUNISHMENT. OF DEATH.
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In The winter Of 1889 petitions were presented TO the
Legislature Of the State Of NeuYol praying for lis
abolition of Capital Puushmcnt These petitions were
referred to the Standing Committee the Judiciary, and
as member of that Committee, il fell TO tho LOT OF the
undersigned report adversely to the prayer OF the pet


TONERS The Report was very hastily prepared amd the
yorios and multiplied dates which always devovc On
such members of this common receptacle Committee
are willing to perrarm labor. Had the design Of writing
sHcl Report been previously contemplated, and mo
ton have the subject referred to Select Com


ni,tee of which, as Of course the mover would
have been the Chairman-or had the undersigned es
teemel his privilege publish at the expense OF the
State, in the form Of Legislative Document, large
octave volume instead of conGung himself To fe~
brief arguments and conclusions, he might very easily
have prcsented if not more finished certainly more
formidable Report. As it @as however he availcd him


self Of such helps familiar o him, and PreseG;cd
the arg uren nts in az condensed form as possible.