New-York tribune., 1842-03-28
New York Legislature.
Correspondence OF The New York Tribune.
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ALBANY, Friday, March %.
In the SENATE this morning, goodly number
of private and local bills reported from sun
dry committees, and appropriately referred, Tor
which refer you to the papers No important
business was consummatcd, and the Senate pro-
cccded to take up the special order-thc tax bill.
Genera Root, however, insisted that his resou-
lions in relation to protective tariff, and 4 us.
Bank, which were postponed yesterday for the
purpose Of getting the Election Bill out of Com
m,tee, were entitled TO precedence. Mr.. Sher-
wood asked him to waivcthc preference, in order
tttt tile tn> bin "i51.. Mr. r. h"elincd :
he repeated his declaration of yesterday, that the
consideration of these resolutions should be con-
,emporaneols with the debate upon the tax bill !;
Protective Tariff, and the Distribution of the
proceeds Of the Public Lands intimately
connected with the imposition Of q direct tax in
this State, and ought 10 be considered i'll reference
thereto. 1t was finally agreed. sort of com
PROMISE that the TWO should he referred to the
same Committee of the Whole, which would bring
thom both snder consideration at the same time
Mr.. Paige. Chairman Of the Finance Committee
opened the debate in support of the tax bill. He
was followed by Mr.. Dickinson, who offered, 4
substitute for the whole bill, proposition TO levy
tar o. one per cent upon the capital stock Of
banks and other monied corporations, which was
ordered TO be printed Mr.. Dickinson occupied
the floor during the remainder Of the moraing, and
the whole of the afternoon session. in advocating
his substitutes. He had not concluded when the
Senate adjourned.
The ASSEMBLY has this afternoon been engaged
on the State Prison Monopoly Bill without any
definite action.
,hinkit extremely doubtful if any uppropria-
ton will be made to continue the mission of Mr..
Broadhcad, in Europe for the collection Of tncts
relative to the early history of the State.
No motion has vet been made in the Senate 10
reconsider the vetoed Bank Commissioners Bill.
aud there probably will be until the tax bill is
| disposed of. B..
N The Writings of RALPH WALDO EMERSON
| are for sale at Wiley * Putnums. (Sec adver-
liScment Having often evnced our high apprc-
citation of these works and we trust justified it by
our extracts, we need here only express our regret
that the many predictions of character eminent
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Boston press are not better known in our city.
OF the Specimen. of Foreign Continental Lit
| erature' and many works of the kind, not one
copy has been sold here where ten might and
should have been. This should &c amended
GA gentleman direct from Albany informs US
that Mr. Maclay's School Bill will not pass the
Senate, unless some decided change s effected
Mcssrt. NARlAS and ScorT-in short, all four o..
the Senator. from this DiStrict-stood firmly op-
posed 10 that bill on Saturday evening. We give
the statement it reaches US, without expressing
any opinion thereon a, present, though we have
other advices OF Mr.. Variams determined hostility
10 the bill.
70 The powers that be at Albany have con-
cluded, understand, that it viii not be safe TO
ct,he Erie Ralryad 60 to ruin and will take up
and pass Mr.. Faulkner's bill Whether that bill
VIII secure the continuance of the work. We arc
not advised
'CREsrAL Fousr" is the name of very
neatly printed li,te Temperance paper, the FIRST,
number OF which was issued in thi. CITY on We'd
nesday. Success to it.
u Ayouns woman named Sophia Ericl> hung
herself at Blossburgh. "a. on the 18th.
~ John !. Corte<. formerly merchan, OF
Nachitoches, the 18th wen, 10 the Office of Mr.
Giles, lawyer. and discharged the contents of a
doubte-barre!ed gun Into his breast. killing him
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