The New York herald., 1871-03-24
TIE LEGISLATUaE LAST NIGHT.
Creamer's Additional Assessment Bill = The
State Appropriation-A New Registry Bill
for New York City-The New Tsx
Levy Bill Hating in the Senate.
ALBANY, Marcn %. 1871.


Creamers
ASSESSMENT BILL
has given few republicans great deal OF trouble
already. They think they it .sadde'' to the
new tax levy. by which the tax levy quartet will be
invested In the future with power OF unlimited
taxation. For their benent viii state that the bill
was drawn up by George II. Andrews, a prominent
republican and now in the Tax commissioners
office, and was simply intended, Senator Creamer
says to reach two classes OF persons who claim to
be exempt from taxation-trst, those who invest
their money In government bonds and then borrow
.noney on them with which they buy their goods TO
do business; and secondly, those who, for instance
deal In hardware purchased IN another State and
have their warehouses In New York. This matter
the Senator nt to explain to-day in rising to a
a question Of privilege. He stated that IN Chambers
street were
TWO HARDWARE HOUSES.
One got its goods in this State, the other in Con-
necticut. The former was taxed the latter escaped
The bll was intended to correct this kind OF in
justice, and had no reference whichever to the tax
levy as anybody who read 1t carefully could per-
ceve. - - s<----.. .-s-,.p -. .--,a,
THE STATE APPROPRIATION BILL
was rushed through the Assembly this evening in
doubie-guick order. The gross amounts appro-
prated have already been published in the HERALD,
and as the details are ali fixed by law and are con-
sequenty the same every year, there is no need OF
specifying them. The only new features In the ap-
preparation for the ensuing year are as follOws:-
For time allowances &C. for Court of Appeals 600
Expenses Of general term Of the supreme Cour. ooo
Salaries Of Commissioners to revise the statutes 1900
And their reasonable expenses" es"............ 5000
daga salt springs, which yielded revenue to the
state OF only $4,000. The appropriation this time
OF superintendent compensation OF clerks and other
persons employed and Tor other necessary ex-
ated This does not include any p private INSTITUTION,
FeF as nsre sSaSS sf ' a @ s 5 yea ys
ssef aoap of ne axaSs sas q Dropey ns tax tSs
Slate being one mill AND one.fourth Of q mill the
assessed valuation OF property had increased since
last year sufficiently to admit Of the rate being
so reported in the e!ll; but, owing to the repre-:
retained The amount that YIN be sa, there
fore from the tax, taxing the increase OF assessed
S2,5oO,o0O, $l75,000 more than last year.
TbS REGISTRY BILL.
iatroadrea IN by Mr. Tweed, amends the act
county OF New York. The bill provides that the in
speetors shall hold meetings as registrars on the We'd
election, and and shall hail Sit from nine . NJ to Ie ten E NJ
to enrol such applicants for registration as shall be
aualded On election d day should registered ed
he mad not previously registered, and II satsfao.
tory to the majority OF the inspectors he may
vote, but his right shall be subject to the
usual challenge. The oath shall be filed
with the poll book In the County Clerks office. The
bill amends section twelve Of the act OF 1870
TO authorize the Mayor, ten days prior to any elec
tion, to appoint for each election district two poll
clerks, Of whom shall be from the party in gen.
era political opposition on State issues to the party
eectng the two successful candidates for inspectors
OF election In the election district such appOintees
shall take the oath, subject to restrictions or section
eight OF the act OF 1870. The hitch In the Senate
about
THE TAX LEVY
is not over yet. Everybody was on hand again to-
day and this evening but the slippery Graham. The
him ever since the day after the Din ordered to
third reading still continues to make him feel uii-
comfortable. The s'Boss'' says that he will not
move the bill until after he returns from New York
Monday. IL is claimed that Will make very lit.
| tie difference whether Graham ia on han1 or not
when 1t is moved. This would seem to indicate that
| all the republicans are not dead against 1t. Efforts
have been made by some OF the demo-
drawn, however. They contend that as the
bill virtually restricts the tax levy makers In their
appropriations and yet they get abused for advo-
eating 1t, the whistle Is not worth the trouble.
Probably the Boss begins TO think himself, for he
remarked to-day, i'll conversing upon the subject,
that tins reform business was rough road TO
travel" However, next week must certainly settle
the moOied question OF the tax levy, whether the
old system Is 'sTo be not TO ben the corruption
pool for the Legislature in time TO come.