The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-09
From the State Capital.


MIR. COOK NOT TO FRAME TAX BILL-DEiAY m
SAVINGS BANK COMMITTEE-LoNG ISLAND RACE
COURSES NOT YET ABOLIsHED-ATTEMPT TO RE-
vIvE THE JONES' WOOD PARK-HEALrH OFFIOER
TO RECEIVE SALARY-EXTRA SESSION, ETC.
ALBANY, Feb, 8, 1856.
Some three four days since the Asse nby motion
Of Judge Foot adopted a resolution employing Bank
Conmis soner Cook to frame bill which would reach al
corporate property by taxa'isn. This morning Mr..
Ode, leader of the Know Nothings, moved to rescnd
tie aforesaid resolution, alleging that there sufficient
ability In the House to draft such BILL The resolution
was rescirced accordingly and the matter with
the Committee of Ways ard Means of which Mr. Odel is
chairman 1t is believed that delegations from savings
banks and insurance companies have recently visited
this city.
Again Mr. NorihIup has resolution, which has been
before tho House several days, insttutng mttee
to investigate tie Affairs and condition Of the hundred
saving banks in this State. He called it up this
irg but induced no. to press action upon 1t then
He is determined tha thorough investigation shall be
had ard We think there is not sufcient power the
savings banks to prevent him. 1t is asserted that from
seven % ten ons fenaia unesiued IN those insiu
tons, ara that nsny of the banking palaces erected
IN New ck and other cities, built from those
claimed fupos. Mr. Nortbrup's commit es should be
organized, tie expenses paid py the savings banks
MrSSraDg Of Wts chester, introduced bill afo wing
parties indeI'sng sherifIs tor employ such counsel
they msy cboote fof defending certain civil suits Ths
practice of monopozing this kind Of business has be-
come, Recorder Riker used to say, IAN evil Of much
magnitude in certain localities"
When the bill fesm the Senate relative to the Long
lssDd race courses was announced Ia the House.
motions made 70 refer it to committees 1t was ev
dent that the embers had been pretty generally posted
upon IL. One moved to refer it 70 the Committee Agr
culture, another on Charitable Societies another
wanted the agricultural committee to take charge Of he
bill those gentlemen supposed to be ocst quai
fled to ucge OF the breed of horses others wanted it in
the bands OF the judiciary. The contest was quite
mir n.8 pgip pd flN htur vhp
toI Ri1ers bill was, on motion at Mr. Dixon referred to
tine raemhers from The courtes OF Kings, Queens and
Sut lk-Kines, Messrs. Hanord, Spinola and Wood
Queens, Mr. Snedker; Suffolk, Msssrs Floyd and Wm $.
smith This sends tbe bill to 'the omb Of the Capu-
lets, y most decidedly.
Tho proposed bill mentioned by Dir Sickles for the i'm.
prcvemt 1t and regulation Of the New York Central
Park hs, not been presented We understand it is not
MT. Nsher of the House, win introduce bill to open
Jonts' Wood for public park.
The master employers and journeymen hatters OF the
State pouring in petitions demanding that the State
shall no lopger be formidable competitor ia the manu-
actuIe Of hats 1t is stated that Of this article
sold in the State Is made at the Sing Sing prison.
Mr.. SHEA, member Of the House, from Staten Island,
intends TO in roduce ball making the health Office
sAard The notorious fact that the income of that
office is than any other in the State perhaps in
The United States il ample that the fees should
be appropriated TO some public use viii not the rural
members stare when they informed that the heath
officer receives some twenty thosand dollars per annum
Whilst the whig republicans are abolishng the canal
Offices altogether, to cripple Sam, it will be equally
fair for the atsr reduce such enormous perqusite
Dr. Thompson obtains.
II Ia rumcred IL quiet circles that extra session will
become Indispensable in order to just properly
range be juocal districts under the recent The
contest for the district il becoming very animated
large nun Ger Of brieness lawyers The arrange
ment Of tie Senate districts is matter abeut which
much interest Ia felt, especially In localities where the
popula ion Is ethe, stationary or diminishing. Cover
Clark has nothing to ear from the unpopuiaty Of
call for an extra session.
Mr.. Arthur Wood, badly beaten at Congress Hall.
did not appear in his seat in the Assembly chamber this
mlrning.