The New York herald., 1869-03-20
TIE STATE CAPITAL.

Passage Of the Tax Commissioners Bill-The
Depressed Railroad in Chatham Square,
Another Excise Bin In tho Senate and
House-The Hell Cato Pilot Bill RECON-
usitted-Reguiations for tho New Haven
Railroad.
ALBANY, March II, 1859.
Amer several days debate the Tax Commissioners
bnl transferring the appointment Of the Commits
sieners OF Assessment ana Taxes from the Legisla-
ture to the City Comptroller passed the Senate to-day
by vote Of % to4 As yet 1t has not been treated
in the House. but there is very strong feeling In
its favor. Many Of the republican members are
willing to relax little In the matter OF special legis
laton for the metropolis. II this Dill becomes law
1t viii throw large amount OF patronage into the
hands OF Comptroller Connolly and crowd the
Finance Department with an army Of office hunters.
An attempt was made to push through report
from the Railroad Committee in the House, which
that committee did not adopt relative to depressed
railroad from Chatham square to Second avenue,
the real object being to make connection for bag
gage with the Portchester and Boston Railroad. Mr.
Irving, one OF the Railroad Committee, protested
against the unauthorized report OF Mr.. Weed being
received, and it was accordingly referred back and
Mr. lrvings report was placed on file. Mr.. Irving Is
too active member to let anything touching the
interests OF the city slip through unnoticed-
through the other day.
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the Senate, introduced by Senator Cauldwell to
equalize fares on the New Haven Railroad, 50 that
saag ny ID new m s nave the
and also that the same facilities with reference to
stopping places for express trains shall be Afforded
residents OF New York city are interested in this
measure, and many influential parties here now
looking after it. Warren Leland and George G.
Sickles were examined by the committee and Spoke
In favor OF the resolution.
Another excise bill viii be presented by Mr. P.
itpha yVh Ia mn bra Pho
already published IN the HERALD. 1t restricts the
discretionary powers Of the Board in the matter OF
graduating licenses, and has Sunday clause pro-
viding that houses where malt liquor is Sold beer
and ale, may open on Sunday, from two p. M. till
twelve midnight, and places where ardent spirits
sold may keep open from five O'Clock p. NJ. till
twelve on the same day.
Senator Creamer opened the ball to-day in the
Senate on this important question by moving to dis
charge the committee having the Dill In charge
from its further consideration and ADVANCE il to a
third reading. The bill Is the one sent here by the
liquor interest, and as the committee having il in
charge is composed OF temperance advocates Ii was
their intention to kill the bill by delaying 1t until the
close the session. The Senator warmly advocated
his resolution and by his skful tactics succeeded in
taking the bill from the committee by very close
vote The prospects Of the law being modified are
therefore, improving.
notice that some OF the city papers are greatly
distressed least the bill permitting ship news to be
collected may be the means OF bringing cholera and
other diseases from infected ships into the CITY,
This Is mere bugaboo. Ship news has been col
proposed by the bill, and thought OF OBJ
jecting until now, when the Health Oicer has been
attempting 10 monopoize the collection Of news to |
himself without any regard TO the convenience OF
the community. During the most danger
ous cholera seasons ships actually in quar-
antine were boarded for news, and who |
ever heard Of O OF contagion occurring or OF
any outcry against the systems The fact
Is that at the present time every connected with
quarantine, injected ships included, visits the city
freely The notorious fact stands and is now tn
subject OF legislation here that the sick passengers
and crew OF the ship James Foster, Jr, known to be
suffering from fever, Of which some have since
died, were all brought to the CITY, Brooklyn and
Staten Island As to the attack upon Mr.. Jacobs OF
the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, who
reported the amended Quarantine bill, II is ABSURD
as well as the threat that his constituency will re-
buke him. Mr.. Jacobs is one OF the rising men in
the Legislature; his standing as parliamentarian
cannot be doubted and the delity TO the interests
OF his constituents insures TO himgtheir continued
support. They cannot well AFFORD TO lose him, and
are not likely to be dictated 10 by ill-tempered
criticism
While the vote was being taken on Wednesday
night on the hfteenth amendment Messrs. Trainer
and Freer were absent and they asked consent,
which was granted, TO record their votes against the
amendment.
The He'll Gate Pilot bin, which proposes to restore
the pilots their old privilege OF half potage, was
recommltted TO the House committee, from which 1t
came, after spirited debate. Messrs La Bau and
Bergen favored the recommission and Mr. Hustled
opposed II. II VIII come up on Wednesday, and in
The meantime the pilots, who are represented by q
delegation here, VIII be heard before the committee.