The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-19
How the Tax Levy Bill is
Amended
How Much We Are to be Taxed, How II
Is 10 be Done, and Where 1t Is
to Go When Collected.
A Days Jobbery on q Napo-
leOnic Scale.
PROPOSED FINAL ADJOURNMENT TO-DAY.
ALBANY, April IS, 1871,
The majority made


The majority made
A REGULAR FIELD DAY
OF It to-day in both houses. The opposition in the
Assembly, after the terrible knocking about they
got last night when the bills they had prescribed In
caucus put in their appearance, knew right well
what was in store for them this morning. They
expected nothing but rough treatment and
they got all they expected. 1t was in
vain that they attempted to get in o
word here or a suggestion there, when the bills
came up again, for they were choked down as efec-
tualy as though the majority were ten times their
strength In point OF numbers. Avord tried his
hand whenever ne could at the yeas and nays to
delay action as long possible the bills, but the
democrats knew they held
THE TRUMP CARD,
and so could AFFORD very well not to get too mad at
the flibusterln2 efforts OF the enemy The first
move on the board was made by Tom Fields. To
pave the way for grand rush Of the prescribed bills
II was necessary that rule twentyeght OF the House
should be 30 changed that any bill could be made
special order for any particular day by the assent
. majority, instead OF two-thirds, Of the men,
bers present. The change was finally made
by strict party vote, Alvord, Littlejohn,
and Goodrich did all they could to convince the
stubborn democrats that they were doing revolu-
tionary act aud all that sort Of thing, but the ma
jorfty we're not much open to conviction and turned
deaf ear to the heart-rending appeals OF the trio
Once the Objectionable rule had been knocked In
the head there was left no serions obstacle to the
consideration Of the prescribed measures, and Alec
Frear at dice began Operations 20
THE TWO PER CENT BILL ,..-x-.
was the first one taken hold or and, In moving that
the bill should be put upon its final passage, Alec
suggested" that no amendments should be enter
tanned ncr debate had upon the subject, and he
dragged up the previous question to make the thing
sure The Clerk read the first section OF the bill and
was about to read the bill through -Alvord insist
ing upon it-when the reading was suddenly stop.
ped on his notion he asserting that he would take
Frear's word Tor 1t that the bill would be presented
with the amendments tomorrow. What mental
reservation. Alec made when he made this promise
Alvord did not state. To make long story short.
1t Is only necessary to state that the bill was passed
by o strict party vote, e. : - s-.ss--
wINANs STANDING FIRM
every time. Frear took all The other bills mp one by
one and they went through with u rapdity that
quite took away the country members hearts. Alec
banked all attempts at discussion or the Offering
OF amendments to any OF them by
rcsorting to the same man ruvrlng he had made
such good Of ut the start, and in less than ten
minutes the tax levy the Registry bill, the bill
relative to the local government OF the county Of
were passed and their way to the Senate. The
'Boss'' and his friends Immediately took hold
81 them. similar attempt was made
to smother the amendments to the city
charter and the tax levy in the other
House was made by one Of the democratic Senator's
but the "Boss" would not allow 1t, and had the
amendments read for the beneht OF his friends on
the opposition side. Tie reading, however, was
done in way that was not at all to the liking Of
those who were anxious to hear exactly what they
amounted to. All the other bills went through the
same way as they had been whizzed through the
Assembly 1t now only remains for the majority to
take up ana pass
THE ELECTION Bill,
which provides that separate ballot box shall be
had for the Congressional ticket to make their tr-
umph complete. In order that New Workers may
have their minds refreshed with the real import Of
tie bills passed oday in ouch high-handed fashion,
viii briefly state what they amount to-
THE REGISTRY BILL
provides that the inspectors OF election In the city
OF New yock, when acting as registers. shall hold
meetings ON the Wednesday, FRIDAY and saturday
preceding the day OF election as at present. The
great point In 1t is thls:On the day OF any election
In case any eector presents himself VINO Is not
registered, the inspectors shall require him make
oath as to the cause OF his
FAILURE TO REGISTER,
land II the excuse he deemed sufficient by q
majority Of the inspectors he shall be permitted to
vote the same as II his name was registered" The
10
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW
YORK;
legalizes and confirms the resolution OF the Board OF
supervisors OF tho county OF New York adopted
May 20 and approved by the Ma or Nay ~, 1870 in-
creasng the salaries OF the Justices OF the Supreme
Court the Justices OF the superior Court the Judges
Of the Court OF Common Pleas and the Justices
of the Marine Court The bill further provides that
the amount or such salaries the present year and
arrearages OF the salaries for last year be raised and
collected ''n the same manner as other county
charges, and In every year hereafter the amount OF
no
and collected" 1t viii be seen that the Whole tenor
OF the bill Is simply confirmation OF certain act
done by the Board OF Supervisors vet In the COM
mittee the bill was so amended as To include the
clerks OF ,he police justices in the increase of salary
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHATTER
as given In the original bill, are too well known TO
gives the appointment or the members OF the Board
OF Education TO the Mayor.
All kinds OF
FonED PLANS
IN regard to the tax levy have come 10 light since
the final passage OF the bill The great objection
and combination against 1t appears To have arisen
from The fact that It abolished what called an old
fashioned tax levy. or sort q omnibus to carry
city manpulations. Now. there is no deny ing the
fact that the two per cent tax levy has been all
invented for Albany ediGcaion sort Of legal lsl-
maelite--every mans hand against 1t and It's hand
against every man AS passed to-day, II retals tho
state taxes increased the city taxes may bead
vanced to the extent OF such increase, but with q
that no more than $25,O0o,000 shall be raised III
either OF the two years to which II is confined In
tts operations. As the State taxes
about seven millions, and the interest on
the city debt over four millions, this
will leave about fourteen millions OF the full amount
Of $25,000,0OO TO be raised for city aud county pur.
poses, judicial salaries, Police education, Fire, Judi
cary, executive departments &c. IL Is said, how
ever, That the two per cent as II stands VIII Only
realize S23 200, 900, which Will give but Sl200JOO0
ior city and county purposes The feature prohibit
ing the payment or distribution OF any part VI the
moneys raised by tax to any scctaran school or re-
Iglous Institution Is retained IN the bin with the
exception Introduced by senator Bradley, authoriz
ing an additional appropriation to the Founding
Asylum and the various charitable institutions
embraced IN his amendment provision IL
inserted requiring the Comptroller TO give detailed
statement, with the names aud amounts Uf all pay
menb made by ~ every three months. No In