The New York herald., 1870-04-19
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Proceedings Of the Legislature Yes
terdSy.
The Tax Levies on File-Irving's Pawnbrokers'
Bill in the Senate Committee-The Quaran-
tine Contempt Case Dismissed -Inspec-
ton Of Milk-Supreme Court Sala-
ries-Avenue Railroad-The
State Supply Bill.

ALBANY, Aprn ls 1870.
The principal topic OF conversation here to-day is
an relation TO the
ENTERPRISE OF THE HERALD
In obtaining ana publishing full the city and county
tax levies, while Its contemporaries were bowling
and growing at the municipal leaders and boldly
asserting that the aforesaid leaders did not dare 10
give the public chance to see the items before the
bills should be put through" the Legislature. Poor
little Charter Oakn has been quizzed and bored In
relation to the publication OF the levies SO much
that his patience nearly gave way and ne had 10
bite up two or three OF his huge cigars In
lieu OF two or three journalists VINO nave
'Gor THEIR BACKS UP"
on the question. Several individuals hereaOouts
assert that the documents never could have been
,ebtained without Tie connivance Of some member
or the clerk OF the committee. The chaps who
make this assertion might well be called
INN0CENTS ABROAD.
They know 'just now The thing was done-know
oil ABOUT lt.n Poor fellowsl If they were only
attached 10 some paper what stake" they might
have made by taxing advantage Of what they ''knew
all aoout.n OF course there Is an amount OF
LITTER BUNCoMBE
INDUCED In against the HERALD, but so far nobody
has been physically damaged. Oh course this Will
continue Tor some days TO come, ana the bitterness
engendered aud the De disturbed by the enterprise
OF the HERALD IN this particular may be expected TO
show Itself IN many ugly yet insignificant er0ptions.
II was asserted among other things, that the bills
published IN the HERALD Saturday last were not
correct, but the appearance OF
THE TAX LEvIEs
on the Assembly files tbs morning gives SUM-
cient contradiction TO that statement and the
growing soon was left to few OF the dis
Ro
Westchester, to day asked leave to introduce
bill which provides that hereafter the tax leves
should be compiled and completed by Inc local au-
thorties OF the city and county OF New YORK. but as
II was proposed 10 limit the amount subject 10 ap-
proval by tne Legislature, the members OF the New
YORK county delegation objected. Tomorrow there
tt is believed they viii pass through both houses
during the present week. Among the meritorious
duced by the lrrepressible Irving" IN relation to
PAwNBROKER'S PRICES.
The bill, as IL passed the Assembly established the
legal rate OF interest to be charged py pawnbr0kers
per cent. per annum, and placed otner needed
limitations on the pawnDroking business irving
was quite earnest ABOUT passing the measure as ho
had received commendatory letters IRON many
sources and as he, ike almost all observant people,
EXTRAORDINARY ExToRTION
practsed by my unele,n especially in the large
cities. Jms advocacy OF the ball and the relation OF
several instances Of chcanery and fraud practlsed
by the "knlghts OF the Three Golden Balls" helped
tho bill through the Assembly III due order. 1t was
dietary Committee. Being general law and one
which will be Of much benefit TO many unfortunate
people throughout the State, Mr. Irving dd not sup
pose that i needed any special advocate before the
committee OF the upper House; and he trusted To
their Of right aud justice to forward the mea.
sure. II remained hidden for some days. until the
latter part OF last week. when Mr. Burns, the
sLiGONIAN SAW SOME sHENEYs SMILING,
and heard one OF them say that the Dill would be
..0e rejit.n The member from Sligo at once re-
ported to Irving that he feared hls bill was dead
irving appeared before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee and demanded to know wnat had become OF
his Pawnbrokers bill. James frightened the conf
mittee and after some few minutes ana sundry
wlnks and whispers, " was stated That the clerk
THE BILL SLOWED AWAY
in a drawer or closet where II mad been paced1be.
cause no person appeared In favor OF It's passage.
After some little discussion the lrrepIessble sue
bin would be speedily reported; but "Old Man
Murphy and one or two others thought
Inc n% Was raSer r TOO 9nap e have se
matter killed completely he agreed 10 allow an
amendment making the rate nfteen per cent, which
sent ard much less tnan is generally charged by the
pawnbrokers. Should The bill pass IL viii be hailed,
who are compelled TO seek the spout shopsn
the alleged contempt of Messrs. Cobb, Curtisland
A"0'''0n - THE in1al oUARANrrNE QUESTION,
for VIII ch proceedings were instituted on Saturday
oy q resolution OF MIR. Fields, was explained away
TO-DAY by Mr.. Herman, who stated that he was
absent at the time the resolution was introduced, or
he would have voted against it. He had letters from
their Willingness to appear before the committee If
desired. on motion Of Mr.. Fields the clerk was
directed to telegraph 10 the sergeant alarms 70 as-
continue all proceedings under the action OF the
House on Saturday.
Among the bills introduced to-day was one by Mr..
Campbell, from New York. which provides Tor the
MILK INSPECTORS
by the MAYORS OF New YORK and Brooklyn. The IN.
spectOrs provided for are TO issue licenses Tor the
sale Of milk and to inspect, from time TO time, the
mig dispensed Dy tne s dealers H 10 aae wG
swl milk. The idea OF bill is good one, but 1t
Is rather late in the session to introduce anything
with any show for having 1t finally passed.
A SUPREME sPAT
or rather spat about the Supreme Court, occupied
a portion OF the time In the Assembly to-day. When
the bid providing 10r Tue reorganization was re-
ported MIR. PolOnius AlvOrd moved to recommlt with
Instead OF S. COO. little sput then commenced and
after a few remarks by Mr.. LttleJohn IN relation
paying the judges salaries sufficient to lit them
above pecunary consideration the subject was lad
aside until tomorrow. In the early part OF The ses
bin was introduced to aoolish the office Of
Surrogate i'll The city OF New YORK and to transfer
the duties to the Court Of Common Pleas. The bill
has lain IN the Judiciary Committee, Dut was Killed
most majestically on Saturday last by beng ad-
versey reported and the report being unanimously
agreed to. The result made the
HANDSOME HUTCHINGS HAPPY,
and he departed Tor the metropolis smlllng like a
basket OF chpsn This might be regarded as an ad-
dinonal slap back at the young democracy; but
which will meet with the hearty approval OF all who
have been VINO may be obliged to seek the Surro-
gates ONCE on business.
THE AVENUE RAILROAD
extension to-day passed the Assembly, and unless
the Governor vet0eS H. Will become an authorized
proceeding IN few days. The bill authorizes the
following extension to the route:-A double track
from avenue g. through Seventeenth or Eighteenth
street, avenue A and Twenty-third street to East
river; single track from Washington street. through
West Houston to West street; from Greenwich
street through Charlton to West. with double
track from West Houston to Chambers street.
West street; also, single track
through Tenth street. from avenne to
avenue D, then with double track to East river,
connecting the double track In Tenth street Dy SIN
gle track TO Eleventh street, aud through Eleventh
street back ~ avenue G. For this use OF the streets
the compensation Is to be fixed by three commits
sioners appointed by the supreme Court, or Judge
thereOf IN the City OF New York.
THE STATE SUPPLY BILL
was to-day made the special order for Thursday
next A sectcn has been ADDED providing tnat no
payments shall be made under the provisions Of the