New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01
ALBANY.

.FILLIBUsTERING IN THE ASSEMBLY - rAoeAos
OF THE TOWN BONDING BILL IN THE oEHAtb
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS BILL siGNE'
BY THE GOVERNOR.
AIBANY, April 3O.-Both Houses were engaged inc
greater portion of the day in considering the tio
feading of bills In the Senate much progress was
made in getting rid of small bills, but In the Assem-
bly,. both In the morning and afternoon Sesson''
there was considerable fllibustering ms niliDu.-
terng was the result Of not reporting the Oili
ing to the Commissioners OF Taxes ana Asses'S 81
in New-York. Both sides were engaged III It, iNo
Democrats commenced to object TO everything tnae
required unanimous consent, and the opponents Ol
the bill retaated by insisting that twice as nlucn
time should be consumed in dispOsing Of third read
ing At this stage of the session it is customary ZOE
the Clerk to read only half dozen lines OF o pli'
and then TO call the roll it. Since the tIouOio
about the Tax Commissioners bill commenced SOM
opponent of that measure arises and requires tnss
every bill shall be read word for word, and the r"A
called slowly and deliberately. This request is a.
WAYS granted and the consequence is that IL takta
three times as long to finally pass bill as 1t usually
does This process will consume valuable ume' ana
lessons considerably the chances OF the passage
Of the bill. This afternoon this hihbustering
was again commenced by Mr. Murphy OF
New-York, and continued by Mr.. Selkreg
in behalf of the opponents OF the measure
Mr.. Hltchn,an afterward rose and said thas IN be-
half of the minority of tho House, be proIes'eu
against this manner of egislating. The bitter feel
ing about this tax bill is increasing every day.
The general bill allowing towns to bond them
selves 10 aid in the construction Of railroads. passed
the Senate to-day-Ayes 10; Nays H. 1t has already
gone through the House. but it was amended IN
the Senate, further action of the lower branch VIII
be necessary The Canal Appropriation bill also
| passed the Senate to-day All efforts to cut down
the three millions appropriation to less proved
| fruitless.
| The Senate Committee on Railroads reportedsfor
consideration to-day the bills legaliZing the 50 per
cent scrip dividend of the Central Railroad, and the
bill for the consolidation Of the Central and Hudson
| River Roads Both measures will not come mp for
consideration in the Committee of the Whole until
next week.
The Senate to-day, on the representations OK
Senators Folgers and ODonnen, disagreed with o
bill from the Assembly for the relief Of the Sister
hood of st. Mary's The bill exempted the property
of the Sisterhood from taxation. The bill only re-
| ceived seven votes.
| A resolution of Senator O'Donnell proposing an
amendment to the Constitution TO the effect that the
political year commence on the first Tuesday in De-
cember. and that the Legislature shall meet on thae
| day. was lost-Ayes, 10; Nays, 10. =;
The Charity bill has not been reported TO the Com-
| mittee on Ways and Means yet. There are apphca-
tiOns for charity amounting IN inc G Tor ~
Al $50 OOO A proposition has been made In the COM
\ mittee by Mr. Barse that general bill De nanmed'
appropriating $4,000 TO bedyded among the differ.
ent counties in proportion to the taxable properly Oh
| each county Then the county officials shall dis
| tribute the property as they shall deem ne.
The Governor has signed the bill legslatng ont OK
office the present School Commissioners OF your Guy
aud giving the present power to the Mayor to appoint
| their SUCCESSORS.