The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-07
THE State CAPITAL.
Passage Of the New Tax Levy Mea-
sure in the Senate.
EXCITING DISCUSSION UPON IT.
TEXT OF THE BILL In FULL.
The Republican Minority Solid
Against It.
The Amended Water Supply Bill Passed
In tho Assembly.
The Boss Limits Himself to One
Million Year.
EXCITING DISCUSSION UPON IT.
TEXT OF THE BILL IN FULL.
The Boss Limits Himself to One
Million Year.
ALBANY, Aprn Q, 1871.

ALBANY, April Q, 1871.
THE TAX LEVY "A
was the great sensation in the Legislature to-day.
II was generally expected In the lower House That II
would not be moved before the last week Of the
session, when 1t could be rushed through with other
bills Of less importance when the hurry and hurry
TO wind up the affairs OF botn houses would, In o
measure, prevent any great demonstration against
It by Parker and his cohorts. However, Mr. Tweed
made up his mind to-day that the bill should be
moved without any dodge being resorted to or any
gag applied to keep the republicans out OF the way
OF It's reaching final passage, and SO when he got
the chance. which he did about noon, he moved the
BILL and the Senate resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole. Mr.. Chapman, republican, was
placed IN the chair. The news soon became limited
about in the lower House, and the New York men,
oers. who have much at stake in the BILL at once
made bee line for the upper region OF the Capitol
building. There was at the time quite
RUSH OF BILLS
IN the Assembly and one or two little measures in
which several of them had no small interest," were
on the Clerks desk, which were to reach third
reading before twelve O'Clock; but their anxiety to
see how the levy would be received ut the start
among the Senators made them, strange to say for
get everything else for the time being. In few
ance for discussion the New Workers left in the
Assembly room were few and lar between. Those
who did 60 to the Senate, however, did not remain
long, for it only took glance to satisfy them that,
although the battle might rage furiously, and even
for long PERIOD yet that victory would be certain
In the long run to perch upon the banners OF
the Senator from the Fourth. 1t may be that
not few Of them felt disappointed at
this; for, deny 1t who may, l assert that
several Of the city members OF the lower
House would have been rejoiced to know, this
morning, that the bill was sure to be defeated in
the Senate, by detection OF democrat or otherwise,
and yet who when the bill reaches the Assembly,
VIII toe the mark with as much appearance Of 10y
Atty as Its most enthusiastic advocates. To those
members, then, who feel that the passage Of the
measure win rob them of the rich placer Of old
times by which they failed to make their stay
At Albany profitable one for themselves and their
friends, the sight OF the fun row Of seats on the
democratic side OF the Senate must have been
ANYTHING BUT PLEASANT
when they entered. Murphy was In his place, look
lng heartier and stronger than he has looked In a
month past, and even Graham, who had for so long
. time pucked his head against the party wall to
no purpose, sat in his place between Morgan and
within reach OF him, and, to all appearances, fully
as ready vote for the tax levy as though he had
whether or not there was any difference between IL
and the most insignificant measure he was ever
the city delegation had satisfied themselves that the
passage Of the bull was dead certainty they left
Pa,Fep was che rs Senator to attempt 70 M the
bill outright, ana this he did by moving TO strike out
the third section and accompanied his motion with
Q short speech. Dreamer and Murphy championed
the cause Of the democratic side, the formers
speech, with It's heavy array OF figures and stats-
TICS rather staggering even Kennedy, who tried his
best to show t6at two and two dla not make four.
When Dreamer alluded to the fact that by
passed last year sci could be raised by the
various departments OF the city, independent OF the
Legislature, new tax levy or no new tax levy.
though each wanted to say to the other, didn't we
put our feot In tY' and no one who had voted for 1t
also very severe In his deDunciatlons OF those re-
publicans IN tn country who, as he said, had en-
ne was very sorry 70 see that the Senators who op
posed the measure were opposed to limiting the
amount 20 be raised by taxation the coming year to
stood the Commissioner Of Public Works mad the
power under the new charter, did he see mt
Kennedy began excitedly TO search among his
hooks for copy OF the new charter evidently
Creamcr Claimed il did his vote for the thing was
cast rather IN hurry, and at o time when
couldn't very well have been snirked.
There was quite
the latter charged that the old system OF making
the tax levy by the Legislature had always been the
fruitful source OF gross ends.
Wood asked him II the new makers were not to
blame for them.
the s eight year durnS wncn he
had been on the majority side OF the Senate and
that he had found during all that time that the
larger portion OF the evils that had from time TO
time crept into the tax levy made creep into
u by tho republicans.
'Didn't the democrats endorse them Yn asked
Wood.
sometimes they did and sometimes they do not,''
both Senators looked rather puzzled at this point,
and . general uttei went round the room as the
democrats tried to look pious and the republicans
HODer IL is almost needless 10 state that attempt
was made after this by either party to lay the tax
levy corruptons Of the past exclusively at the door
OF the other. The two Senators probably felt that
they had ventuied upon dangerous ground, ana that
the Old saw about the glass houses and the throw
ing OF stones was NOT Obsolete even IN inc senate
1ty question 30 deity. created terrible hubbuh
and the republicans did all they could to retard
action on the bill by Offering Oil Sorts OF amend !
menIs. Bradley knew what he was about, and not
only gave way checrfuy to Mike Merton to putin the
Ohll0ren's Home IN the clause, out frankly told the
republicans he'd accept every other amendment OF
The same character they desired to bring forward.
IL g part o: the original bill, Sanford democrat
WENT BACK ON HIS eARrY
but sixteen TO iouree1 was enough 10 carry and
so IL WAS made all right Brad ey, when lie offered
the amendment, did so with the motive that the bill
should be referred back to the Committee on Num-
tlpal ANdUS VIII iuStIUCliuis W uuu dfueutt-
ment This was done IN q twinkling or an eye.
The bill, nc once reported complete by the CON-
mttoe second afterwatd, and was 1nally passed by
n strict party votc-1I to IL. The following Is the
ball IN FULL
to make provsons Tor the local OF the
city aud county OF New York.
TIE poop the State New yorK, represented 10 Senate
and Assembly, do enacL as foows;
SECTION l. The Board OF Supervisors OF the county OF
New York authorized and requ Ell 70 raise by tar unon
the and personal subject TO taxation In the city
and county OF New York the year 1871 and IN the
1871 the amount directed TO be raised by the Board
in he uf
MOI exceed IN tho aggregate In each o. said years respect
lively upon the valuation OF such
estates Hxed for the lsl by the Commissioners of
Taxes and Assessments for the city and county OF New
York
From the sum % iared IN each Of said years shah
be paid all the OF the ely and county governments
for all their departments and purposes for each o sad
ard also the Interest the city and county debts the prn
Cipal OF such dehs falling and the proportion OF the
state tax payable by said ely and county IN each Of said
purpose. In either Of years, shall