The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-19
Albany.


Correspondence Of the Herald.l
ALBANY, March II, 1912.
Temperance Mouemeas- AUCTION Duty-Croton No
er Works-Aftenoon Session, Tar Ball. sc.
This day will long be remembered in Albany as
an era in the great cause Of the Temperance Re-
formation. Never has so much enthusiasm on this
subject been unaffected as there has been to-day.
At nine in the morning, according to the publish
ed programme and arrangements, the Temperance
Societies of the city assembled at their usual
places Of meeting, and having formed, marched to
the general point Of assembagc. There the grand
procession was formed in line and began their
march through the principal streets of the city
The numbers, a. estimated, were some five thou
sand, two-thirds of which at least were Irishmen.
These were followedby dense crowd who throng-
ed the sidewalks. The multitude proceeded to the
spacious square in front Of the City Hall, where
staging had been erected for the accommodation
Of the speakers After they had posted themselves
aronnd this staging and crowded the balconies and
windows Of the City Hall and neighboring dwell
ings-his Excellency, Governor SEWARD, was in
troduced to them, and amid loud cheering, invested
with the badge Of the Total Abstinence Society.
The Governor then addressed them in brief and
pertinent speech, which was received with great
cheering. lie was followed by the Hon. A. B.
DicKIxsoN Cfthe Senate, who was receIved in like
manner Major DAvRzAc, Of the Assembly, con-
cluded the speech, by some remarks in his usual
unique, forcible and eoquent manner. The Major
was repeatedly interrupted by the most enthusiast
tic cheering and shouting. In the course OF his re-
marks, the Major stated that at the glorious battle
Of New Orleans, where the American army under
General Jackson achieved 80 Brilliant victory, he
saw NO ardent spirits, nothing but coffee and cold
water was furnished a drink. The Major was
decidedly the favorite Of the assembly His warm
impassioned manner, beautiful language, and naive
French accent won their feelings in his favor
From the immense crowd il was impos sibility to
get near enough to the staging to hear distinctly
what fell from the speaksrs. After the Major had
concluded, the procession was agais formed, and
marched to the place OF dismissal. Although ma
ny Of the societies did not come out, the process
sion was one Of the longest ever witnessed in this
city.
In the ASSEMBLY to-day, memorial was present.
ed from the Mayor, Aldermen and Comnonalty Of
the city Of New York. for the restoration of the du
ties arising from sales at aueion in the city Of New
York, 70 be applied to the payment Of the Croton
order for to-day, the House resolved itself into
committee Of the whole, Mr.. RoDGERs in the
Chair.
MIR. HoFrMAN made a long, able and eloquent
speech in support Of the bill. He entered into an
and made moot searching and elaborate expose of
its present disastrous condition. He examined the
various sources Of revenue, and noticed some of
them which he commended must soon fail, and al.
luded to what he termed the adjourned controversy
with Great Britain, and the dark clouds hanging
over our commerce, which might result in great
decrease ofthe revenue from the Erie Canal, &c.
&C and argued the necessity of tax to sustain the
credit Of the State and relieve it from its present
embarrassments. Mr. H. remarked that the Com.
mitiee Of Ways and Means in view Of the peculiar
difficulties Of the case, and Of the able and widely
difused arguments against the levying Of q tax OF
the Governor and the late Comptroller had labored
under great difficulty in deciding upon the amount
oftax When he had concluded, no one rising to
reply the LIST section Of the bill agreed to- as
was the I'd and Sd and 4th.
Mr. HorrNAN moved TO amend the 18th section,
80 that the rate OF interest should be extended to
instead Of per cent, and that any stock sold at
rate Of interest. exceeding per cent. or per
cent stock sold at less than that rate shall be re-
deemable in less than seven years
Mr.. HOFFMAN, offered an amendment allowing
the banks Of the State to take this stock, which
was adopted.
Mr. HuMpHREY alluded to the difficulties that
existed in determnipg the actual amount of person
al property. He noticed instance of this in the
case Of town in his own county, where the per-
sonal property liable to be taxed, Of which was
rated in the supervisors Office was entered at S15,-
600, while to his own knowledge, single inhabit-
ant was reputed to possess at least 30OU00 in per-
sonal property. After some explanation on the
part OF Mr. Hr. Holman, Mr. Humphrey withdrew
this amendment and the hour Of two having arrived
the Com mittee rose and reported the bill, and the
House adjourned.
AFTERNOON sEsnox.-The ksuse resumed the
onsiderton Of the tax bill, a. an amendment
was offered by one OF the whigs, carrying oatsome
oi their peculiar views in regard 10 the system Of
internal improvements.
Mr.. BrnD from Erie moved 70 amend the 10th sec-
ton BY increasing the $780, 900 proposed to be pro-
vided for the complexion Of contracts to 81 ,000,-
600.
Mr.. HorrMAs said the gentleman had made this
amendment at the wrong time and in the wrong
place II was not too late, however, to correct
ihis-if he wished 10 increase the sum, lei him in
crease the mesns-le' hm increase the tax. Bot
he treafed gentlemen not TO sink this bill bv load
Jog II down ia this manner.
Il was then lost-syes -, noes 81.