New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-21
ALBANY.
THE CITY TAX LEVY IN THE sENATE-THE ERIE
BILL.


A1nANY. April 2O-The City Tax Levy was in Com
mittee of the Whole of the Senate all morning ana
frazer and better discussion was had on its merits
than has been the case for years past 1t is credte
BILE to the Senate that not many material amend
ments were made to the report of the Committee
on Municipal Affairs. There were no concerted
efforts made by the Democrats to increase the
amounts to any extent and the Citizens
Associations counsel are better satished WIN
this mornings work in tho Senate than they eA-
pected they would be. The Levy as reported
by the Committee printed in THE TRIBUNE OF
Saturday last. The only amendments which were
made was one increasing the amount for public
drinking hydrants and urnals from So $500 to $4,000
that amount to be taken out OF the Excise fund.- and
to be expended by the Metropolitan Board of Heath
and another for the completion of the Infants Hos
pital on Randalps Island, the Of 10000 to be
disbursed by the Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction. There was no opposition to this
item, and tho Citizens Association considered
it Just and proper. The item of s63, 100 70 for
repaving Broadway was stricken out on the sugges-
ton of Senator Norton supported by Mr. Genet. Mr.
Norton made speech against the appropriation, and
the Senate agreed with him in throwing the Item
out. There was much discussion on the item 10 pay
for hytlrants and urinas in New-York. Mr. Dreamer
wanted sos 900 appropriated, and asserted that the
Board of Health asked for that sum. Senator Crow
ley opposed this motion, and then moved
to APPROPRIATE 10000 After several motions
to give $4,000 $4,000 and $4,000 were
voted down. Mr.. Crowley's motion was agreed
to- During the debate Senator Williams rose
and attacked those Senators who were SO parsi-
mohious, and boosted rather concetedly Of his indie
nendence. This made Senator Parker take the floor,
and In Sarcastic speech of but a few moments du-
ration dressed off the Senator from the XVIII DIS
trict in manner highly relished by the spectators
and Senators He told about the Senator displaying
his independence by voting for the increased eA
penditure asked for by Democrats, who got up IN
their seats and stated that If this Legislature were
profigate, the Republican party must take the
responsibility Senators Crowley and Kennedy
fought every proposition to increase the levy WIN
energy and ability and especially deserve the thanks
of the taxpayers of your city.
The bill preventing the stockholders OF Inc Erle'
Central, Hudson River, and Harlem RAILROADS Iioln
turning out their Boards Of Directors every year.
they see fit to do So came up for third reading III
the Assembly this morning The bill, although pre-
tending TO be equally in the Gould and Vanderbilt
interest is not sanctioned by the Commodore, nor
have any of his friends urged it in the least.
jay Gould and his associates FISK
Tweed, and Sweeney, are the only persons
who have urged it, and they would not care agou'
If they were not afraid that the Erie stock would pass
ont of their hands, and somebody else get IL VINO
woud change the present directors. Inc OIL Went
through the Senate before half of the Senators really
knew what it meant, and it would have gone through
the Assembly in the same manner but ior
an accidental circumstance. When inc utie
of the bill was announced this morning Nn'
Herman Democrat of New-York, moved 10 com,
NIT the bill to the Committee on Railroads, ana
in support Of this motion made very abe speech
cbaracterizipg the bill as an outrage on railroad
stockholders and an indirect plan to deprive per-
sons from choosing what officers they pleased de
was followed by Mr.. La Bau, who took the same
view of the subject and said that it was bill born
ont of the corruption of last Winter, and that the
plea that il was to prevent consolidation with the
| Eric was snare. He said that Commodore Wander
| bilt nor no other sensible man, would toueh Ere
stock with a forty-foot pole. NJ Selkreg pleaded
that it would prevent consolidation, and as an ex-
cuse for the last provision of the BILL which refers
| to changing only one-ffth of the directors
each year. no claimed that Jay Gould
was ygood manager of the Erie Road
| and should be allowed to carry out his policy
| Mr. Bergen and Mr.. Hitchman took the same view
| 1t was really amusing to the New-York members,
| with the execution of Mr. Herman, lodging around
the house to drum up votes for the bill Tweed came
| down from the Senate and the boys" went to work
for the Erie road just viganty they have here
| tofore fought it before the Tammauy chiefs were
placed in the Board of Directors. Subsequently Mr..
| Herman withdrew his motion and Mr. La Bau moved
that the bill lie upon the table, which was carried,
Yeas 65 Nays A. This vote does not indicate that the
bill Will fail The JOB was fixed yesterday, bat some
of the country "boysn they delight to call them
selves got the idea in their heads that the bill was
larger thing" than they were told it was, and they
| hat u IN
well for it, And they will carryout their resolve as
Mr. Gould will find out to his great cost. II is com
monty reported around the capital that another wal
| between Vanderbilt and Gould is pending. The
latter has been caught short" Central and wants
the Commodore TO put down the stock, 50 that he
| (Goulf can get ont without loss. Vanderbilt posi-
lively refuses and Gould is therefore, trying to hold
| the Scrip bill in the Senate. Aday or so will tell
which party shall obtain the ascendancy, but the
/ probable ties are THAI it will not be Gould.
The different bills before the Legislature relative
TO the cor tinuance Of the Commission to investigate
the disease known rnderpest, having failed to be-
come law. Senator Palmer to-day introduced bill
providing Cor the rGenactHent of the law of April 20
1885, the to be continued two years from this
date or until April 20, 1871 also to extend the pro-
visions of said act so as to apply in like TO
swine As the law Of 1865 reads it refers only
TO cattle and sheep
The Senate Committee on Municipal Affairs report
ed adversely, today, the bill increasing the pay
of the members of the Metropolitan Fire Depart
ment Mr. Tweed tried TO get tho Senate to disagree
to the report, but he failed
Tho Assembly held an afternoon session to-day
and ordered to q third reading the bill extending
Madison-aye. to Broadway and Seyenteenth-st.
The bill regulating the gas companies was taken
up, and after amending il that it would apply to
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