New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-16
ALBANY. April IA, 1866.
PASSAGE OF THB EXCISE BILL.
From Our Special Correspondent.


PASSAGE OF THB EXCISE BILL.
You of course learned from your dispatches last night
that the bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
within the Metropolitan District of the State passed the
Assembly at the afternoon session. The opponents of the
bill fought like tigers but it Of use; they were
small in numbers and could prevent passage though
they tried hard to obtain delay give below the vote on
the passage Of the bill:
YEAs-Messrs Andrus Baker, Barker Bergman Biddle-
CON- Bodine Boyd BranGreth, Brown Brunson, Buckman
Garfield Calkns, Chamberlain. COchrane, Congdon Coye
Deming Edredge Fay Ferguson Gleason, Goodrich j. g.
Graham Harrington. Hscock Humphrey. b. n. Huntington
jenkins Jewett Krcider Leiohn, Lockwood McCoI Nc
GOwan Mckay. Oakley Palmer Parker Patrick Penny Pitts
Ranney A L. Reynolds NJ Rey nolds c. Rice W. II. Rice
W. H. Rogers Sohutt Shaw, sherman f. 5 Smith SNYDER
Speaker Stiles A. Y Stewart 7. T. Stewart, Turtelo Tut
hill vandenberg. Warren, White a. l. Wood d. T. Wood
Wooster. YounglOve--66.
NAYs--Messrs Alley Anderson Baldwin Burdtt, Creamer
Curtis Donoho. Downing Irear Hoffman, KiTbau Levin
ger Lyons McCoskey, Mlspaugh More, Nickerscn Pom.
roy Potter Post Seebaober H. L. Smith Stevenson Tracy
Tucker Van Vakenburgh. Veeder, Weed Weller Williams
All the Democrats voted against the BILL together with
MeSsrs. Downing, KDbal, Leyinser, Potter and Worth
ABsEyT-Messrs Aldrich Barley Bills Child, Crawford
Ellis Faulkner Ferris Frost q. Graham Hepburn Hosklns
l. d. Huntington. Krskern. Langner Lewis Maurice Nc
Vey, Miner Morse. j. l. Parker Richardson q Rogers
Seen. Stephan Thorn, 1ophf Udal Walsh, WILDER, VIII
OF these absentees several are either sick themselves
have sickness in their families. This is the with Mr.
Barkley, Mr.. Child, Mr.. Ferris, Mr. l.. d. Huntington,
Mr. McVey Mr.. Miner, Mr. j. l.. Parker, Mr. Richardson,
Dir. Selden, Mr.. Thorn and Mr.. IOlln
As to the remaining 20 gentlemen absent, don't know
what they have to Oher Some doubtless lodged,
and Others have valid for being out Of their seats
The Speaker and Mr. Mccall of Steuben had been absent
from the House during the day-boh are quite unwe-
but hearing that their votes were wanted they came INTO
the Assembly Chamber just in time 10 the bill The
majority was jubilant over the passage of the bill.
As the billhas been somewhat amended III the Assem-
bly, 1t will have TO 20 back TO the Senate There were
only three in the negative in that body when the
bill was originally passed hence DO not doubt the
amendments will be cOncurred in without delay
THB QUARANTINE
The Assembly bill to provide for the construction OF the
permanent quarantine establishment taken up in the
Senate last evening, amended and ordered 20 third
reading.
TAXATION OF NATIONAL BANKS.
The bill to authorize the taxation of stockholders IN Ma
tOna Banks also considered in the Senate last even
ing debated al great length and amended by strk-
g the clause which exempts from taxation much
OF the capital of banks Is invested IN United States Sc
curtes taxing the surplus earnings of savings banks and
requiring individual bankers 10 mako under oath
20 the amount OF capital engaged IN the business which
shall be assessed personal property and then ordered 10
q third reading.
NETWORK COUNTY LEVY.
The Assembly spent last evening IN committee on the
Newly ork County Levy. II not materially changed,
and the that alterations made by the Legsa
lature are of little avail The authorities of NcwYork do
pretty much they please If the Legislature undertakes
to reduce expenditures that city il accompshe moth
ing The expenses incurred and If they not paid
the city is sued and the debts collected with costs An
item for $4,000 for the completion Of the bridge over
the Harlem River reported by the Committee, wa agreed
TO, and the bill ordered 10 thrd reading.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER or ERwYoRK.
The bill 10 so amend the charter Of the City Of New
York 10 elect the city officers on tie same day the state
election is held, reported complete Il the Assembly
this morning. This viii save tho expense Of election
an 0i;s.:.::a:s 20 a., 9e9 Or $4,000
The bill to fix the salary Of hremcn in New-York has
also been reported complete m the same body