New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-14
Affairs Mt Albnny-The Canal Bank-The d.
vorce Bill Clinton Prison-New-f orh An
uuai Tux Rili-Tbe Prize-ffghtfng.

Correspondence of The Tribune.
ALBANY Saturday, March 10.
The Report of the Select Committee OF the Sen
ate on the Canal Bank is looked for with great anxiety
and enough has leaked out for to say with entire
confidence that not the half has 50 yet been told win
regard 10 the inqui,y that has been pracuced In thai
concern New.York has, through some OF her einzens
been implicated In the frauds and much CONSERVATION
was sho wn in certain quarters there through fear the
nate Committee might deem II best to hold some OF
its stngs In thst City, 90 much 60 mat seVer 'o'un
tary witnesses came from New-Nosk Tor the express
,urno.e of keeplng them here. dislike TO take the
responsibility of giving you parts OF the evidence ou
shall q, the earliest moment send you the printed re
nor, entire and then you can judge for yourself the
nropriey of giving it to the public through the medium
of vour Journal Suffice TO say, however, the Com
mt,ee estimate that by their Investigation about 80
per cent more Indebtedness 10 the Bank has been dis
covered of RESPONSIBLE PATHS. than would otherwise
have como TO lishl which will give a large additional
Nor cent to deposi:ors beside paying the face OF out
standing notes
The Judiciary Committee Of the House have At last
reported on the Second Report Of the Commissioners
nm Practice and Ploadings, and recommended is pas
sage EiiA ameEd'aeHfs.
The Divorce bill hss lost its head in Committee, but
an efsor, viii DO made to rceomm, the BILL strike cut
the section making insanity ground OF divorce and
in that shape endeavor to push II through Thsy pre-
tend the bill can pass in that shape, but much douoti
The bill making appropriations for Clinton Prison is
in similar condition, but presume, Will eventually
mass DO not think the people are yet prepared Tor
such measure AS the total Abandonment OF that Prison
housh every principle Of economy is violated by is
longer continuance
The Annual tax bill Of New. York 10 now before the
Legislature and amounts to the small sum of s95oo,
600 to which sdd the tax to pay interest on the funded
debt OF the City, which has been crested from time to
time and we have the snug little amount OF s3lOoOo
to DAY for the present year an increase over the tax
of last wear of $4,000 AL or nearly all OF this has
TO come from persons who own no property and are
compelled 10 pay all taxes in the shape OF rents This
\. matter that should have more attention bestowed
mon II BY cur mechanics and workingmen-
In addition 10 this there Is 10 be extra debt OF
ssOo O0 incurred In the extension Of the Croion Wa
ter Works and this IL - be raised BY tax on the rsH
e.,.,e of the City; the Twelfth Ward to be exempted
exc.pt ia streets whore mains are laid
There . also the additional expense TO be incurred Of
, generalization Of Aims Iiouse Experiments are al
way. expensive aud the experiments of the Ne~-iork
coTno,a,iou are generally of tho moe, eNusvsesns
ha,.c,s, II behooves our taxpayers to watch their
servants somewhat
Tho hill ~ preyen, and punish Prize and Concerted
r;.h,ns e, perda in Committee, and nothing short oil
,.c,s will bring II forth at this present Session
rs. axr,.,ept attendant on the great hsht havin'
.a al classes relapse into the usual lcthargy con
$500, an over xcits ment on . particular subject
"a ., ,h., c.use may be ascribcd doubtless the pre-
San, ouetnes. of our Legislators this matter NJ
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