The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-14

WHAT Is TIE LEGISLATURE ABOUT?
PROBABLE Form in Which the
Tax Levy Will Pass.
Inc Registry Bill, the Shad Poles, and
Pap for Tribune Attaches.
Social Life and the influences Of ''Blood~
Among the First Families.
THE NEW YORK TAX LEVY.

IdE NEW 1Ohh TAX LEVY
ALBANY, March H. 1869.
me ivy 1aS Ley N the Lg'staturs-Action Of the Jul-
cia,y Commiaee-Postson Of the Comptroller Addutorr
ond Charlottesville Jin Schedule Of the Manor on6
Comptro'lsr-One M1lion Rcduction agreed Upox-
Judgments and Clasms-Ne,u Clause in the Lem far
Judgment Contingencies &c.
During the week the Judiciary Committee of the Asae
bly, have had under consideration the city tax levy aul
besides several sngs in regular session. the dfsrept
members nave privately heard number Of parties
rested In making alterations Mr.. Haws appeared befa,
the committee on Wednesday ard presented his yievs
his schedule presented variety of reductions as well
also as number OF addtions the correction OF errors
&C. The result OF his amendments there no othsr
reductions suggested would have swollen the levy to the
sum Of eleven and quarter millions but the Comprol-
ers suggestions made in view of the Mayors de
mand for general overhaulipg. The Comptroller took
the ground that the indebtedness of the city already in
Cured must first he paid of, and that whatever stera
may be taken to settle claims or judgments against tho
city there shall be sufficient money provided prevent
any more sales Of the pictures piers and IRE engines Of
the city under his administration Whilst the Comptroller
insisted that items such as the money for opening
Reade street, which appropriated by the Com
mon Council but omitted TO be included in the levy
and whilst he insisted corrections of different
estimates which had been quite neicienty modelled vet
he expressed himself not assuming control or urge
airy Of the detail appropriations in the body of tho levy
except to insist that they should be ntegiby based
The form of the levy has been renodeled, detail con-
densed and made perspicuous and the genera an
propriators of the nature OF have been
pretty much all excluded.
The agents Of the Mayor Of the Law department and
Of the Supervisors and Common Council after number
Of consultations together agreed finally upon the annexed
schedule. Taking the old levy properly footed and with
Implications excluded and Of legal debts of the
city inserted reduction of about million quarter
has been effected in the schedule will be reported
to the Assembly, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday,
The separation OF county appropriations complete
in this levy for the first time. II has the plan 81
John A. Kennedy, and adopted upon his advocacy
here
Some remonstrants from the city fire department at
tended to object to the exclusion OF appropriations for the
purchase of sites, &c.
On the question of considering the Of judgments
and claims in detail the chairman and majority of tns
committee are resolved to take other acton than 10
report general appropriation and not allow any claim
or judgment to be separately acted upon have tho
sanction Of being named in the bill. In regard 10 udc
ments, the section which is appended authorizing the
Comptroller to issue bonds IN payment of 1udr
ments the amounts 10 be paid and provided for in tho
tax levy Of the ensuing year. is new provision, at
least lis form, and may excite some comment. It's ex.
pediency es welsas peculiar convenience are equally
obvious Uncer the Old usage, judgments paid from
the appropriation under which It naturally charged
or IT might be taken ont of any appropriation.
AMENDED TAX ILyy SUBMITTED TO THE LEGts
LAruRE pY MAYOR COMPTROLLER
State tax, School, Central Park and State Asy-