New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-12
Albany. AnrilIl. 1866.

ALBANY, AprH H. ieOo.
THE HUNDRED DAYS Up.
The term for which members entitled to 50 per day
expires to-day and the Assembly getting ready to ad-
journ. 1t is chiefly engaged in the third reading Of bills
and passing them at a very rapid rate The Clerk reads
about six lines of bill making 20 pages of printed matter
and then calls the vote and if 65 mombers respond in the
affirmative 1T is declared carried There is seldom bill
defeated Failing at the first trial. has friend he motes
that IL be laid the table and he round 70 see votes
enough cannot be secured TO pass It, II ne hnd the re-
qured number be obtained he calls 1t Mp and 1t goes
through. The Assembly has to-day passed the Oneida
Lake Canal BILL also the Supply bill THIS branch OF the
Legislature, presume might be ready TO ADJOURN on
Friday or Saturday next but the Senate will not be ready
to break up before about the middle of noxt week prob
ably not until the very last OF the week
The bill to allow husband and wife TO testify for and
against each other has been defeated N the House though
ii was ably supported by Mesns HscOck Of Onondaga and
Cochrane of Albany Only GO votes could be obtained for
its passage Had there been few million dollars in this
bill / wonder If three more votes could mol soneho"
have been scared up for 1t
railway one Underground, one surface road and an Gle
waited one somewhere west of Broadway, which, some
DAVIS since was referred 10 the Committee on Cios to
report to complete has been taken from that COMMITTEE
aud referred to the Committee Of the Whole IL Is eX
pected that this will be the death of the bill suspect
that the scheme has wealthy and influential friends
and that there is no money unto IT.
REFUYDING TAXES.
The Senate in Committee, last evening took up the
bills from the Assembly provide for refundlng to yar-
Gus banks and insurance companies IN the Cliy OF Nc"
York the taxes of the years 1865 and lSol imposed ana
paid upon that portion of their capital invested III secu
ties of the United States by law exempt from taxation
The bill authorizes the Supervisors of Newly to near
and determine the amount OF taxes smd 10 DO
about s3OOO0OO claimed TO have been
ILLEGALLY paid before the recent decision OF the supreme
Court On notion il was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee with instructions to 80 amend the Dill rs 10 pro-
vide that the city shall be responsible only to the extent
of its legal liability II probably right that these taxes
should be refunded, but do not see why tie amount
cannot be determined without the help OF the ork
Supervisors.
MORE ENLARGEMENT.
The Senate also considered the bill to provide the
for enargng certain locks upon tho Enc anu VS.
wego Canals. II approprlates s3S5OVU to commence
with and will swallow up fully $O0OOOO before the plan
is completed. Mr.. FOger moved that the law snail nol
60 into operation until was approved OF the people 81
the state at general election This motion was carried
and the bill reported TO the Senate. think II VIII De
suffered where IT is. measure OF tins magni-
ude whatever its merits should not be cOnsdeTed III 30
late period in the session.
The Senate had economical mt day before YESTERDAY
and voted not TO supply the physicians Oh inc
State with the transactions of the State Medical So
cetv but il very soon discovered the mistake II had
committed and yesterday voted to print those transa-
tons. Mr.. WILDER said there was no economy mn IN
this method of cutting down printing Inc
first cost Of the work had been incurred,
and the additional expense is but comparatively small.
Mr. Bandreth thought the doctors should buy their own
documents and reports and was manifesty right Why
should people who do not boong 70 the medical probes
sion be taxed 10 purchase books for those who do Ihese
WHY should they not be printed and distributed among
these gentlemen At the public expense This business
all wrong. ,n
It's not wise policy TO stand in the way OF the dtu-
sion of knowledge among the people But the litho-
graphing and printing Of portraits of secondTaie lnd-
vduas TO ornament the reports of scientific and ehaa
bic associations al the public EXPENSE the accumulation
OF vast quantities Of printed matter IN the garres ana
rookees of Albany, for which the State pays extraya
gantly and which reads, and the sending at the
expense of the people all parts of the State loads oil
stuff which benohs no one but which only finds ITS way
10 the watts Of the papcrmakers is demanded by no pub
lie interest and that legislator who will put stop 10 II
will prove public benefactOr The Hon. Mr.. Wolcott,
Chairman of the Senate Printing Committee has initiated
move in the right direction and has firmly adhered 70 ~
during the session Backed by his associates, MessTs
Humphrey and Sutherland he has been opposed 70 PRINT
ing ANYTHING not clearly demanded by the public benefit
ELECTION IN ALBANY.
The Albauians held their charter election yesterday,
and though TIE Argus says " the Democrats can ind
encoura cement in the result am puzzled 10 under
stand how II true they elected their candidates ior
Mayor Justice Of Justices Court, and Assessor.
but' il is also that the Union u'en
elected the Police Justice, and carried seven OF
the ten wards Of the city giving them q m9JoIl!9i
at least SIX in the Common Council They have III uuth
carried the CITY Government for the first time since the
organization Of the Republican party II Is possible they
might have chosen their nominee for Mayor some Of ms
imprudent friends had not circulated the damaging report
that he was johnson man.