New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-24
IRGIsLATlvE ADJOURNMENT.

tion allows pay for), protracted by tho modern
habit of wasting a week about the 22d of Feb
ruary. The npprehensons at one time enter
tanned that the Governor was to be forced to
call an Extra Session have been happily dis
PEELED The bill spportioning the State for the
choice of Members of Congress was duly though
tardily passed; all the necessary Tax, ApprO-
priation and Supply bills were perfected (as
they seldom fail to beg; while the success Of
bill reviying the fashion of Hanging in certain
specified cases will CRAFTY good many people.
We believe tho bill authorizing an Enlargement
for purposes Of Public Defense of the Locks
on our State Canals, uhsnerer the Federal Cor.
ernment shall see fit 10 furnish the needtpi, WAS
got through. Thus qualified, it is not likely to
do much harm. 1t was settled, as We under
stand, that the interest on the State Debt shall
continue to be paid in coin or its full equiv
aent az hitherto. We believe the bill requir
ing the old Saiety-Fund Banks which have or
ganized under the newer Free Banking Law to
call in aud redeem their old Safety Fund Cir
cuaiion was passed. IL certainly should have
been. Earnest efforts were made to abolish
the Office of State Appraiser OF Canal damages,
which failed, as we understand, mainly because
the present Appraisers are Republicans. That
does not seem to us sufficient reason, but it
had to serve for want Of better. All necessary
provision was made for the completion and care
Of our Canals. The bill designed to abolish
the worst abomina.ion OF our so-cslled Concert
Saloons prevailed. We shall soon see whether
it is or Is not good for anything.
Tie Session, however, is more memorable for
its failures tran for its successes-and perhaps
the former are not behind the latter in beDef
cence. Mr.. Alyord's new Assessment bill
making every taxable person render sworn
exhibit OF all Lis taxable property and It's cash
value, stands high on this list. We venture to
say that Mr. a. would not take on his soul
the amount Of perjury which such an act
wonld inevitably incite for the entire wealth
of our State. We should OF cOurse show
far larger aggregate OF property under such
aa act, but we doubt that taxes would b.
moro equally levied and collected than at
present. We deem our laws regulating the
levy aud collection Of taxes susceptible Of grost
amendment, but not in this way Such an act
pro6ers q higher premium for lack OF con-
science than we DEEM Wholesome or safe.
The metropolitan Health bill also went
under. There ought to be far better system
ior guarding the health Of our City ana ITS
adiuncts than now prevails, and there easily
may De. The bill submitted to the Legislature
embodied some excellent provisions, bnt was
vicious in that it was calculated to turn Dem
Ocrsts out of Office in Democratic city and
replace them in good part by Republican,.
We are at all times most happy to urge cad
cid such a change at the hands Of the People;
but, when they do not choose to make it, il e.,
very questionable policy to have it made over
their heads BY the Legislature. Had tbs bll
provided for a politically balanced Board ike
that of our Supervisors or our Commissioners
Of Charities, it cOuld not have failed; aud il
is friends will give il that shape next Winter,
We think they will insure its success; other
wise not.
Tie Broadway Railroad went under sgain,
ss was probably best. Yet no observing per-
son can stand for five minutes beside that
great thOrOughfare when most thrOnged, and
not realize that a Railroad, properly con
structed and run, would prove great cCnve- |
nience to all who use that street Fifty omni- I
buses now rumble and crowd where hall a
dozen two-hOrse cars at most would amply |
suffice; and the result IL real peril in crossing
10 infrm persons and children, where there
need aud should De none. The amount Of /
lOrseaesh annually worn out in conveying peO-
pie up and down Broadway is many times
whal it need be, with corresponding wear
and tear of yehiclea, paSenents, &C., pnlver-
sms the hard granite lnto dust, which is de-
sLrIctiye not Only to the eyes and clothes OF
but also 10 the dainty and costly
fabrics displayed On either side. We beg the
broadway property owners aud shcpkeepors 90
SoS lnto tdis matter thoughtiully. They do not
"ant to crowd people out Of BrOadway--a. all
events, it is not their interest TO do go
bud yet they arc doing that very thing.
Four fifth, Of all who ride up aud down town
prefer a ear 10 an omnibus and only patro1ize
he Inter when no car VIII take them 70 their
lesi.naiion. Broadway's proportion Of the
rarel up aud down town is Annually
lccreasing aud has been since Street Railroads
we're introduced, and viii be til one r1Ds
hroasb Broadway from Matlsoa square 70 tho
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