The New York herald., 1867-04-06
TIE STATE CAPITAL.
Final Passage of the Broadway
Railroad Bill.
ENORMOUS INCREASE OF THE STATE TAX
ALBANY, April 8, 1856

Among tho bills nnasy passed to day and which now
go tothe Governor those extending the term Of office
Of the Croton Aqucduct Board and providing for the
appointment OF commissioners in place OF the pres
ont incombenta
SOLDIERS MESSENGER COMPANY
The bill to Incorporate the Soldiers Messenger Com-
pafy also finally passed. The original objectionable
clause permitting the erection Of booths and stands on
she sidewalks-a privilege estimated 70 be worth
$40 600, amended to require the consent
Of the cssees Of property to the erection Of
such structures in eront Of their premises 1t win be
noticed that the b enables the company TO put up such
booths and stands without the permission heretofore
Of thc Common'councn.
PASSAGE OF TIE BROADWAY SURFACE RAILROAD BILL
The Broadway Surface Railroad bill taken up in
che Assembly rhs morning, when the previous question
moved spon its third reading, and II passed by .
vote OF 70 te 81, as follows:-
YEAs-Mossrs j. G. Baker, s. Baker, Barstow, Berry
man, Blair, Boyd. Briggs Brush, 9. W. Back, l. Buck
Buckley Burns, Candce, E. B. Clarke, Congcr Covel.
GrandaIl Cregan clibben DeveIin, Dixon, ponolo
Havcns Haynes Hinson, Hitchcock, Holman, Irving,
jacobs, Ready, Kimball, Lefever Laejohn, Lockwood
ply. ply oassy, o'Reilly Parker Penfcid Philips. Pool
Prince, Purdy. Raber Ransom, Recd Reynolds, Rice
Starr. Torrey, travis, vandonbers. Van vaikenburg
Weed, weles, White wilber, Williams. Wilson, Wot-
Na.s-Mossrs Ballard, Barker, BickneIl, Bigelow,
Blakesee Bauvelt, Bristol, Bruce. Burrows Button
Clark creame Ellis a rske rdey Y, Gur!ey aa HAL
Miiispaugh. O. Murphy, Plumb, Roberts, Sanford
Sekreg. shaw, H Smith, snnern. Iarbox, wasssaf
Wendover, A. !. Wood and d. +. WOod-37.
THE AVENUE
bill was reached this morning in the Assembly, and
also put final passage krecoived nearly unani
voe and sent to the Senate for concurrence
HuRRYNG BusMEss.
The Assembly commenced to-day to hold three ses-
per diem for the disposal of the immense amount
OF business hand. The sessions at ten A.
H., half-past three and half-past seven P. NJ
THE VIOLATION OF rRzEGRAPMc MESSAGES
Mr. Selkreg has also introduced the Assembly the
bill to amend the telegraph law, together with the fol-
lowing
II any person shall wilfuy open read or cause be
opened Or read any sealed letter Or despatch
or message no; addressed 70 himself without the per-
addressed. or OF tho writer thereof, or other
ps.son having ~ The night to sye s ssss per
adjudgcd guilty Of msdemeanor and shall be punished
by ne Of not less than $500. and imprisonment mot
abet encourage the opening reading Of any letter.
seegaphc despatch message shall be deemed guilty
punished by ne not less than $500 and imprisonment
for not less than three montha
wHARvz AND PzRs.
The Governor has signed he bill for the better rcgua-
tion Of the wharves and piers and removal Of obsruo-
tions thsrefrom-
ArBAxY, April 5--ll r. Il
TIE CHAMBERLAIN AND THE INTEREST ON IHs CIT FUNDS
sa,d tonight that the provisions Of the Senate bill
relating the Chamberlain County Treasurer will
probably be transferred the levy, before tho
Legislature
nroRrAxr COMMUNICATION FROM 1aE STATE 'coxPrRorlxR
Comptroller nllhouse, in communication made
public this evening to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, says:-"The adoption Of the now be-
fore the Legislature in addition 70 those already passed.
will carry the State tax to over one per cent This s
certainly extraordinary rate greatly exceeding those
of previous years. The average rate for the
years here given which include the period OF the
war, fraction four mls-less than one half
the rate that will be required this year to meet appro-
priations passed and contemplated. State tax Of
per cent will draw $4,000 900 from the productive in.
erests of the State, to which must be added less
than s35 900 for local taxes $so00o0oo
more for proportion OF the taxes imposed by the
government Of the United Staes In 1865 our proper.
ton was sol, 600 900. Whether any community OF less
than four millions population can long sustain annual
burthen Of $100 ooO 900 may well be questioned
EXCISE Law.
The consideration Of the proposed amendments to the
Excise Law has been made the special order for next
Tuesday evening.
BRIDGING THE EAST RIVER.
Two proJec's ior oroging sne East river nave Deen
sanctioned by the Legislature and only await the Gov
ernors approval 10 become law. One is for q bridge
and above the Of the Fulton ferry, and the
other for bridge TO Long Island via Backwells Island
third bill for bridge between Williamsburg and East
Broadway is stil pending.
PROTECTION OF vENALE ExP1oyES
The Joint Conference Committee have agreed on
amendments to the bill for the protection Of female en-
pioyes, whereby the amount for which levy may be
made personal property not exceed SIS and the
period Of imprisonment in case OF unsatsned Judgment
is limited 70 I'VE days.