The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-22

NEW YORK LEGlsIATURH.
EXTRA SESSION.
ALBANY, July 81, 1858.
DEIERAIsED TO ADJOURN
The Assembly sdjou resolution concurred In
THE RAILRoAD AND TOLL BILL
The Select Committee the Toll and Tar bill reported
the bin imposing Of three quarters Of mill ad
dition to the one quarter of . min tax
Ordered to . third reading and passed.
And then Mr.. CoNaER reported from the select con
mttee the tax and toll bill 90 amended "a to impose
direct tax of threequArtsrs of mill additional TO tn.
present quarter Of mill.
The report provides for reducing the CAyuga marsh.
appropriation from SIS 900 TO $40 0Oo and postponns
the balance Of the appropr opriaton.
Mr. WILLIAMS (whig) attacked this proposition with
great earnestDess 1t stutHcation OF the former
VOTE 1t WAS an attempt, in indirect way to repeal
the BILL Will Senators disgrace themselves by undoine
our former acts, 1t was monsrous proposition. BE
moved to strike this provision out Of the report Car.
ried-Ayes Is, nays9.
Mr. CoNdER (dem.) then msved reconsideration say
ing the tax must be increa this amendment
made.
Mr. WILLIAMS declared it N insidious blow at the en-
terpi.e.
The Senate determined to reconsider
Mr. WILLIAMS Jared the Senate 10 such an Outrage on
the people Of the west US would be psrpsatsd II this
repealed. The people kno~ what this action MEANS
a. they will on the authors OF this most
dnaJy proposition the odium most justly duo.
Mr. BKIsToL (dem defended The appropriation.
Mr. CORNELL (dem ii voted against the bill but the
Legislature has passed it Now face tue pay
Mr. BABcocK (whg) conceded That the solf wa good
oDe bur the coIdiion of the treasury h-d one,
much worse than he imagined Mr. B. held ar Williams
thIests as ndecorous but irrespective of all that
should exercirs his judgment.
Mr. Williams motion strike out the clause repeating
AYEs-Messrs Beach Beek man, BRISTOL, Clark. Cornell
psse.PGTt avn;t,,nston Kirby Mouros Rogers, snow
Bartlett. Cooley Jones'
And Then be report Of the com vas agreed to-
and he bill ordered to thrd reading, and then the bi
read.
MT sRrsroI-Does this bill put tax ON the eslarge.
mentf
Mr.. CoSGERNo for debts actual debts due. for pro.
Mr.. CooIEY-For what were these drafts drawnp For
work done on the canas There is seed Of this
The moIey spent work should have been applied
liquidation of those drafts Even he CON mittse
Dnhed from meeting this subject they shouid have
dope,
Mr.. JONES (dem) said the debs had arisen from the
contracts of 849 when the work against
the law The direct tax is the only way to get out Of
The debate continued BY Messrs. Pierce and Taber
and the biz passed. as follows
CLARK K,o7 Met
vain Morgan, Monroe, Platt Rogers. Snow, Tabsr, Up
NAYS Messrs. Babcock, Bristol, Cooley Huntington,
Newc'm' Otis f'erSs s vaDdsrS. aa williams wrsho
The Senate agreed with the House in the amendments
to the bill providing for paying canal deo except to
the ore having reference to the Baldwin claim" on
which the vote was-aJes 3 nays 81
THE ANII-RENT TAXATION
brought up and the DILL Loot. reconsideration
PARK QUESTION.
Mr. MORGAN, (ahg) reported the t%ntral Park bill
amen6ed, and the Senate agreed 10 the report
Mr. BKMAN, (whie) had consent to report the Jones'
Wood aIk bill amended 80 as TO allow the Corporation
of New York 10 select uch ste they may deem
Mr. BEFKMAN said that being convinced that Nav York
city desired parks and that Jou psk eminent
" desirable he now called for vote On the bill Jones'
wood rather meadow than wood aud series Of
fields separated by ringes OF tree- accessible by
liver BY penny steamboats, as sell a. BY avenue rail,
roads The commercial uses OF the water front would
ifmain at Brooklyn ReR hts with )ut inu t. the
park land above. Jones' park at av4sbe aud
had fully weighed the His interests would be
advanced by the Central park than oy the other The
to DO All ny porer TO 0Se ban nc
The bin to provide for the Central Pax passed, with
eneI dmsnts naning Augustus sche!l Lutnec Rrad,sh
Michael us hGher, William Kent AID Eds sard West as
Mr. BKEKMAN then called up bis bill. which leaves to
the corporation to decide whether Jones' Park shalt be
bays1O
recess was then taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TWO NEW PARKS FOR NEW YORK.
The Senate receded from its Amendments to the Cen
The vote on the Jones Park bill reconsidered and
the bill passed.
THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
The bill to repeal the Ser vice Of Process act lost
THE AAT RENT TAX BILL
The vote again taken the bill tn impofe .
scaool and highway tax on msnoal rents, and the bill
was again rejected.
THE CANAL REPAIRS.
The bill to let the canal repairs by contract was lost
THE FINALE.
f D. Morgan was unanimously elected President
Assembly.
ALBANY, July 20-7ts P. y.
SUPPLY mIL
was received from the Senate with message that
Rad passed the agreed upon BY the Conference
Committee The report of that committee retains the
amendment insisted upon by the House inserting pro
vion with reference to the appropriation to the New
York volunteers, that the money shall be distributed
among The legal survivors holding the outstanding Ger
t6cates to be paid to each holder his proportonate
share the relinq quishment of the certificate.
The report concurred in, and the bill passed
PHIAyTRoP1c PROPOSITION.
Mr. HoYIR offered resolution for the appro prAtion
by the members of the pay received by them during
to orphan a'yluns &C., making vote in favor Of
the resolution renqushment by the member of such
NAVIGATION COMPANIES.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, the bill TO incorporate navi
CATION companies ordered to a third reading.
THE LATE CATASTROPHE AT NIAGARA.
Mr. HoIIEY alluded 30 the recent accident At Niagara
Falls asked consent to introduce bill for the ap
pointment Of in the village of Niagara Falls
Granted, and the bill rsad first and second time.
ENIts,ANT PASSENGERS
Mr. WooD asked consent that the bill for the proec
ton of emigrant passengers might have its third
reading. Granted and the bill read and passed.
PAssKD.
To provide for the ion of Armory for the mill
tary in the CITY of Brooklyn and authorse the sale Of
the buileing used for that purpose.
In relation to highways and bridges in Montgomery
county.
To amend the charter Of ths Mexican Ocean Mail and
Inland Navigation Company
To change the Of the village of Arcadia to that o
Newark.
To auhorise the trustees of the village of Canandagua
to borrow money and to provide for contingent fund
EXTRAORDINARY CORPORATIONS.
The House took up the bill for the incorporation Of
companies formed to navigate bays lakes rivers, and
capa ais.
mtee Of the Whole aud proceeded speak In opposition