The New York herald., 1866-04-11
SliYg CAPITAL.
Reimbursement Of New York @
Banks and Insurance Companie
for Taxes Paid.
the TAX LEVY IN THE ASSEMB|
&e. &e. &c.

Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, April 10. 1Se
The BILL 10 REFUND TAXES PAID BY THE NEW YORK
RANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.
In the Senate this evening the bill put through
Assembly by Mr.. Brandretb, Of westchester rei1abuI
the banks and insurance companies OF New York a.
amount OF taxes paid by them In 1888 and 1864 cam
and occasioned quite q futter. Senators Lent, MOI
and Cornell Of New York. moved 1t to various refereb
each stimulated by different view of The measure It
finally referred to the Judiciary Committee, with inst
tons 10 amend II so that its provisions should only n
those claims for which the city Is liable This bill
affect the city Of Now York to the extent Of nearly
millions OF dollars. Certain Of the banks had
taxed on their capital which still consisted In large
OF state stocks, and on this they were justly n
Others were taxed when their capital consisted
United States stocks; but having paid Withhold
protest they have no legal claim. third
paid under protest, and li,iga ed tn, tax
they got the decision Of tn, United States Cd
In their favor The latter banks can red
tho payments made but tho injustice of giving u
the benefit OF their fractiousness and excluding heV
ers Is obvious Tho difference OF views about 4
claims would appear to be such TO insure the pro
defeat OF the bill al this late stage.
The NEW YORK CITY TAX Lrvy-AS OLD CHEF APPgAII
BEHALF FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Committee Cities Of the Assembly III
crowded audience this afternoon, and a nll, !
OF applicants for additions to the city tax
now pending before them. Quito a sen.
was occasoned by the appearing, OF II
Howard, the former Chief Engineer OF thu
Department. as an advocate for the increase OF the
OF the Metropolitan Fire Department. His speech
IN st effective as IL was cnaracteristicay striking
oquent The chairman of the committee said /
they had already twie rejected the propo. iton {,
Greasing % the pay Of the Ere Department.; ba, III
Chief persisted, describ ng the hardshps OF the
the exigencies Of ther reduced numbers
the necessary. continuity of th.ir duties,
night and day. He pleaded exclusively
He advcrled to his former IDENTITY with the most
liant period Of the volunteer department, and e
Exposed the abuses VIII ch led to its decay He thor
ly endorsed the existing new system, and in givn
cordial accession TO 1t, he seemed TO be accepted
representative OF lpal se,temcpt OF the
enre, between the new orgaDizat on and the
OF the Old volunteer deplr mcnt. Harry Hc
has oecn moro prominently iient lei with the
unteer system than any other fireman. aud his sta
tiiis matter has great Importance, as showing the
the controversy Tho committee were carried
by his appeal for the frenen that they directed
clerk to draw q bill, TO be reported forthwith, prov
an increase TO one thousand dollars year as the u
the nremcn the present pay being six hundred do
Harry Howard says that with john Cregler as Chief
neer there would be no large fires in New York
was Iirst assistant under Howard whom tho volu
sys ON was In its gr atest glory. The key to the
subcrt is an efficient cnie.
sr. George Bliss made application for The insert
q clause II the levy authorizing the making OF 9
contract in case the intima. lions Civ. by the pf
contractors for cleaning the streets should be G
INTO OBJECT and tho contract thrown up. H. also az
for clause modify ng the law relative to the city
ing grounds.
gran ed fifty thousand dollars, in addition to the
drcd thousand already pro ided, for the exigcnces
Sanitary Board
Quite fight Is In progress on the Emigration Cor
sioners and will engage the executive session to mo
Commodore Vanderblt's visit yesterday Is underst
refer TO this matter very serious charges being pre-