The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-16
From the state Capital.

THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION BILL DUG OUT-MAINE
LAW SENATOR'S AFRAID TO FACE THE MUsIC-NEw
YORK TAX BILL-TEsTIMONY OF MR.. FLAG0-
RAILROAD COMMISSION, ETC., ETC.
ALBANY, March 15, 1855.
The bill reducing the of the collectors Of assess
ments in the city of New York was introduced in tie
House at an early day, and referred to the Committee
on Cities and Villages Two of the individuals Interested
Know Nothings, Messrs. Oakley and M'Neilhave baen
heye several days endeavoripg to smother It, Report
says they succeeded in converting influential member
of the committee to assist them, and sup posing the bill
tectualy killed, left the lobby for New York This
morning, Mr. Mehan understanding the game which
playing, offered resolution, ns!ructng the said COM
miee to report upon the bill This carried and it
must up. The bill proposes to reduce the
fees of collection onehalf Of per cent giving them
and half instead Of two per cent. Every enc will
perceive that by the passage Of the BILL thousand
dollars will be saved TO the city and just much cut off
from the Know Nothing collectors Of assessments The
lobby will please retire with railroad speed.
Every effort which can possibly be made by the niger
worshippers to stave off action upon the temperance
question, is done by them, although there is large
joity the house in favor of the passage OF Mr. Mat
tersons BILL still upon every trial to advance it the
general orders its friends encounter defeat. Mr. Bay
has several times endeavored to make the special order
for particular day but his political friends and other
sent He has given notice tina. he will, on Wednesday
next, call Of the house, which will likely be the
of securing majority in favor Of akiug mp the
temperance question.
The bill egslang especially for New York and Brook
yn in relation to selling liquor Sunday has been
put upon Its third reading in the Senate II probably
will lot be until the early part of next week. and it may
BE- that the temper of the Senate upon the Maine Nv
will be brought to test before tns bill is disposed Of
long session of the committee having the New 70
n n nhu hall Icc% w.,
troler, Mr.. Flagg. went through Of exami
ton which lasted three hours he reiterated many
the statements contained in his financial report
Common Council, and pointed out to the committee
rious matters in the bill which would bear reduction.
He was cross-cxamined very infinitely by those WHO
think the Tax bill stands Is of extra ordinary
expenditure. Mr. Commissioner Taylor has signifed z
desire to strike out twenty thirty thousand ii
lars for the iron fence around Tompkns square, The
committee have another meeting Monday when soon
Of some half million 1t is proper to say that nearly
every of the city delegation appear determined to
duce the taxes to the lowest posi- ole standard.
few disconnected gger worshppers in the House this
morning to reconsider the vote yesterday by
which the Railroad Iniss disbanded But they
failed as signay they did in endeavoripg TO prevent
the passage of the bill. IL sent to the Senate and
s in the hanf Of the railroad committee The strong
est efforts are making to reduce 1t to party ques
on and the niger force In the Senate Will be
one Know Nothing one hard democrat and one niger
worshippers. The Two former willing to be dismissed
from the duty Imposed by the law of last session.
Mr. Van Sentor3 whip is all anti Central Railroad an
anti Albany Bridge has been greatly mortified because
the testimony In relation to the bridge has
whore report presented this morning. rating
the printer