The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-19

crease OF the debt Is to be allowed witnout the ex-
q n ne das % as pro
yided for in the bill. Seven hundred and nity thon-
sand dollars are appropriated TO complete the new
Court House under the direction or the Commission
ers appointed under the law OF last year. This Is
to provide q dome and finish the building from the
incomplete state in which 1t was left by the old Board
OF Supervisors. A provision Is inserted giving the
Supervisors ST. 900 year salary the Mayor excepted
Another authorizes the Counsel TO the corporation
to audit and settle the claims OF James OBrien late
Sheriff, and allowing the Comptroller to settle the
claim OF Fox a Livingston for repairs to pier,
which claim will amount TO about $40 900. This
substantially Is the tax levy for the ensuing year.
L s said that the amount that Will be raised under
1t VIII be about
than the estimates Of tie several heads OF depart
ments. This VIII require that the Board OF AppOr-
tiOnment shall rlgidy enforce percentage reduc-
ton on all the departments and objects OF expen-
diture. Evidently the most difficult task devolving
apom isem a. Inc outset VIII be liking the
institutions mentioned In the bill Although these
institutions are named no amounts are specified
and the Board OF Apportionment will be called upon
to vote the appropriation In each instance. The ex-
else moneys received since the new Excise Board
was organized, which was in May OF last year. are
IN their discretion for charitable purposes. Thus
the money received from the business OF
Of the consequences Of the misery which
it produces. There is immense dsappoint.
the hotels among the army OF jobbers and claimants
who, up to the last moment, expected That the two
per cent restriction would be abandoned and the
Old fashioned tax levy substituted according to the
usages OF the party. The republicans are as much
disappointed as the democrats. 1t Is said that
about S5,O0o 900 in claims have been thrown out by
the two per cent levy. 1t was q matter of self
preservation. If the restriction were retained and
all the claims that were presented allowed there
would nave been very little money to run the city
government with. SO those interested as the heads
OF the several departments were placed in
SERIOUS DILEMMA
during the past weeY or two. They did not dare
abandon the two per cent restriction, otherwise the
the taxation to four per cent. They were therefore
compelled to 60 against all claims AMI hence the
public benefit from the necessity OF the situation.
Thiis the Jones claim the Hackey contract Job the
Jaycox Judgment and all the long list OF well known
JOBS, some Of them amounting to over $1,000 eco
Just here let me say that the
SECRET or THE REPUBLICAN COMBINATION
against the new tax levy has leaked out tonight
members VINO sat up and engineered the republican
caucus. Most OF these men had voted for tax leves
that bill for the support OF the government OF the
City OF New York was to be opposed as pa ~ mea-
sure until II assumed Its present form Of Limitation.
against the levy, TO appoint committee or confer
ence with the democrats, and the joint committees
tied tax ley. Their virtu0us Indignation, now
that all their schemes Ill this respect have been
foiled, is unreasonable and unappeasaDe It was
thought down to the last moment that there
would be o disagreement between the two
houses. and conference committee could be
the prompt concurrence to-day VI the Senate In the
amendments introduced in the Assembly took away
the last hope, and there are now as many mOurners
as though there mad been another New Hamburg
disaster. The bill providing fof
THE ELECTION IN IRvING'S DISTRICT
was ordered to third reading this evening. and,
together with the bill providing for the separate
ballot boxes for congressman ana state Senators and
Assemblymen, VIII be passed Tomorrow. The idea
In passing the special bill to give the vernon
power, in case OF extra session being Called 70 at
once order an election IN the sixteenth district.
QUICK WORK.
The Governor this afternoon ana this evening
signed the Registry bill, the City Charter bill and
the DILL in relation to judges salaries, which only
succeeded In getting through Dotn houses at noon.
The two houses have now nearly completed their
business. Tomorrow the Supply and state Appro.
prlation bills viii le passed. ~ .r-~.. =.
TnE Al J6uRtMENT SINE DIE = 49,
VIII take place tomorrow night or Thursday morn
ing.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE CLERK OF THE SENATE
After adjournment the Senate was called to order
by Senator Parker, VINO addressed the Clerk Mr..
Calklns, thanking him for the manner in wnicn he
had discharged his duties, and accompanied his
marks with one thousand dollar bond, which the
Senate presented him.
MIR. Calkins responded, returning thanks to the
Senate and stating that he had endeavored to DIS
charge his duties faithfully ana lmpartialy.