The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-16
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.

CONCLUSION OF THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ALBANY, July 10 1853.
In the evening session the bill repeating the act for the
equalization of taxation was called up its final pas
sage, and laid aside.
PAssTD
Authorizing the Mayor of New York to grant the free
# any portion Of the public parks to be laid out for
Horticultural purposes in relation to mortgages made
BY the Frsemans Hall Association of Brooklyn incor-
porating the Leerts' Park Association repeating the
act regulating ths interest Of money. The bill
does not affect the existing rate Of interest, but at
taches the sole penalty Of uury, the loss Of the
cess Of interest exaced The bill was rejected by to
9, and q motion to reconsider laid the table.
The bill for the Incorporation Of canal companies
taken up in COMMITTEES progress was reported and the
Senate adjourned.
Mr. BxzKMAN presented the petition OF merchants of
Now York, for the Incorporation Of Canal Companies.
Tbs question came up on agreeing with the report Of
the Committee Of the Whole on
NJ CoscIa (dsm Proposed 70 strike out the a'pro
Troy. These appropriations conrsm plate the establish
mept of Eye and Ear Infrmary Department alo the
Apr spstol to the Eye and Ear oaImsry of New York
The question taken the appropriation for the
New York Eye and Ear lnfrmay and the senate decided
to retain the appropriation, by ayes 0, nays IL
Then on the ppro vaton for the of Buffalo,
Mr. BABoocK and Mr. WARD (whigs) advocated it. If
ct any other place in the STATE thu New York such
institution Ia needed 1t is at this point Buffalo aud
State The looks East ward and the other Westward
Rich 60 wherever science affords t1ese nstita
ons but the poor cannot and for them the State must
care, and place the facilities which science affords at
their doors To them this appropriation will do good
and this is worthy Of all consideration.
OAr bnkhAs lwhig)-lt gives me pleasure TO return
good for evil to my friend Buffalo. therefore shall
oppose the motion to strike out.
The Senate refused TO strike out by ayes I nsys IL.
And now the question came on striking out the Albany
N BAssocK-Ths Finance Committee has yirtpav bssn
of pr,ta ~ No.
Two Of them live in New York, and the third has all his
chisf interests in New York. Isdeed the frat seven
Senators the circle actually representatives Of the
CITY Of New York-nesrly one quarter of the sepse.
Mr. SMITH tdem )-You as we'll include the Sena-
tor from the seventeenth (Mr. Bartletr) ai.o
Mr. BABcoCK-Now for every charitable institution in
New YOk-hosptals and dispenssresthe pu olic money
Of the treasury Is poured out The appropriation bills
and SPECIAL bills give about huncred and thirty
thoussDd dollars All this is very we'll but why should
not other parts of the State share ~ least little ia
bounty of the State The value If ia titut ons
not TO be questioned On the State and the Union they
reflect honor but the Of the ststetbe county who
cannot show seveo Senator'S in oooyought 10 be
membered The country must pay its share OF direct
tar. The great OF the taxable property has
fallen upon the county these facts bs pro-
claimed TO the reflection and consideration Of the people
Mr.. COOLEY, (dem.) claimed hat the institutions Of
the city OF New York in reality the whole
State and that the capital the population the
of the great and mighty city were the centre Of
to the Upionsoon be the centre Of commerce
to the whole worIdmske the beneGcent legislation in
regard to New York emsently proper.
Mr. BARr1xTT, (dem would consider IT an honor TO be
representative Of the city Of New York but the
tor from the Fifteenth was mistaken in CHASING him
amongst that delegation II fortunate for the whole
State that this Eye and Ear Infrmay Of New York
looased IN that great city, for there associated beuevo
lsDse sustaissd and encouraged It, The city Of New York
must bear taxation four hundred millions of dollars of
property.
Ths debate vas continued At length BY Senators wa.
Iisms, babcock. Ba1 tlett and Wander but
Mr.. Van scBoosMovU (whig) said this city ALBANY
could fnrnish gcntlsmep Il the medical and surgical pro
s'on, Who able and eminent a. thoss OF any
E~cs In ths Union and the State could wsn afford 70 BE-