The New York herald., 1869-04-22
THE STATE CAPITAL.

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Passage Of tho CITY Tax Levy Biil-A Small
Row-Restrictlng Fereisn Insurance Con,-
pnnies-Loss of tho Amended Quarantine
bali.
The discussion on the Tax Levy In the Senate
to-day reached definite point In the re-
lection OF ali the amendments proposed BY
Senator Morris, giving 20 the supervisors, heads
OF departments &C., the privilege of passing
upon the appropriations required for their
several bureaus. As far as this change
In the old rule is concerned. the Legislature still re-
mains the judge Of what sum is or Is not required
for the public service In the metropolitan govern
ment. Senator Van Petten offered an amendment
cutting or the appropriations for all charitable pur-
poses but it was defeated, were all other amend
ments. The bill finally passed just as it came from
the committee, by q vote Of 20 to 2.
There little tir In the Senate chamber to-day
between Mr.. MattoOn and the correspondent Of the
Tribune. The former, not being pleased with some-
tning In the organ OF his party, took vengeance
upon It's representative by asking for his expulsion
from the floor. as he was not privileged. passage
OF words passed subsequently not quite creditable
to the Senators but he was Growing on his own dung
hill.
The bill imposing certain restrictions upon foreign
insurance cOmpanles-that is all corporations not
chartered in this State-was defeated in the Assem-
bly, to-day. 1t was urged very strongly by Mr.. Hitch
man that the bill would operate adversely to the COM
mercial community, because 1t would prevent COM
paneS chartered in other states from effectng In
surances for large amounts and would compel mer-
chants TO divide the insurance their stocks among
number OF small companies VINO wlli not accept more
han certain risk, greatly to their inconvenience,
especially IN complicated or disputed cases which
may ARISE as TO the settlement Of claims the insured
having 70 arrange WITH nalf dozen companies In
The amended Quarantine bill, which passed the
Assembly almost unanimously, was met by q deter
mil, laopA l,ina tha Gano tn
the discredit OF portion Of that body resulted in
It's rejection by majority Of three. The combina.
antagonsm Of the Health Oncer, who mad direct
cuniary interest in preventing the bill from becoming
law for the potent reason that as he had prosttued
the duties Of his ONCE a3 c0nservat0r OF the pub
lie health to the business OF peddler OF ship news
he would be considerable sufferer In pocket II his
monopoly was broken in upon by throwing the col
lection OF marine news for publication open TO fair
competition for the benefit OF the whole community.
notwithstanding that the ship owners and mer, r,
chants Of New York were In favor OF
the bill permitting newspapers to collect ship
news at an early moment, l0r their convenience
the tariff of the health officer and news pedder,
there sufficient force brought to bear upon the
bill as to make ~ how party os be Ia
light except that certain republican journals were
| opposed to 1t on economical principles, ana
| in q dog-in-the-manger spirit, not very Gre
| dltabe, one would suppose, to their claims
| Tor enterprise as providers or news Tor the
| commercial portion OF the community However, 1t
| was made to take that shape by some means, and
several Senators had not the moral courage to con-
front, like men, the intimidation brought to bear
upon the organs OF their party or they were not for
tilted with the power to resist more seductive nu-
ences II any such were used by the plethoric comDi
nation referred to. But this Is phase In the case
OF which acquit honorable Senators. The vote
upon Senator Creamer's motion to reconsider the
adverse vote upon the bill Will show the position
of Senators on the question. Messrs. Tweed and
Norton were not in their seats When the vote was
taken but 1t Is well understood tnat they would
have been the Affirmative side Their votes would,
of course have reduced the majority to one vote;
aud had Senator Cauldwell voted, with all his demo
cratic colleagues which he did not choose TO do the
vote would have been o tie.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
In executive session the Senate confirmed sand
ford Eastman OF Buffalo, as Commissioner Of Public
Charities and also numerous notarles.
The bill giving authority to the Legislature to ap-
point Police Commissioner In the place OF Acton
passed the House at the evening session. The term
Of Office Is extended to eight years after election.
The bill submitting the new constitution to the
people In the shape in which 1t came from the Senate
was ordered to q third reading IN the House.