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ALBANY Y.
DULL DAY-DIsCUssING TIE INCOME TAN
ALL TIE TANMANY swINDLEs APPROVED ny
THE GOVERNOR.

DULL DAY-DIsCUssING TIE INCOME TAN
ALL TIE TAMMANY swINDLEs APPROVED ny
THE GOVERNOR.
ALBANY, Feb. 2S.-Nothng of general inter
10 tbe public said done IN either branch Of tho
Legislature to-day. The House considered a number ~
unimportant bills in Committee ~ the whoR and the
Senate talked MI day over resolution ~ Mr. Creamer-
requesting the NewYork dele cation I'm Congress exert
themselves 10 the utmost 70 carry repeal OF the Income
Tax law before the ih Of March First the sslo ~ the
resolution was criticzed then IN amendment Of
fered setting forth that the tax formerly proper and
necessary hut that it, proceeds not required.
Finally IT was attempted make the RESOLUTION apply
to the next Congress, well 4 the present Al
these amendments voted down and the resolution
passed In It's original shape. The only noteworthy thing
abont the debate that one had q word 10 say In
favor Of the tax and that the resolution wac offered
by Democrat and supporter by all the Democrats
present.
Gov. Hoffman has signed the Crotor, Broadway and
CourtHoue bills. According 10 his usual ,urt0m, when
constrained 70 approve any Tammany measure which
peculiarly objectionable. he az the time vetoed
two local bills of comparative insicaDce-ono Of them
n bill TO supply Saratoga with "purc and Wholesome
water"
The Assembly Railroad Committee IL announced 70
meet tomorrow morning. AZ - o'clock, TO hear hessr.
southmayd and Swami and olcr persons Interested in
the repeal Of the Erie Directors Classification aei whrh
has done 50 nnch fer the credit 81 American railroad
securities I'm foreign markets. 10 Is sald mat m ot
Of the Committee likely 10 report In favor 81 repeal
ing the act action has yet been taken ~ ne COM
mite ~ "A body. The combined Railroad Committees
met this afternoon to investigate The Ne"-l"m"nfsh
calamity. but # rs not likely that they VIII d..covr any
thing which has not been broGcht before tie puifio
already
This evening the Assembly had violent stmn or ITO
question Of returning thank. III the Hon. Fernando
Wood and others, who voted With him IN th' HOUSE ~
Representatives, at Washingons for the r'frt "f 10"
ptv on coal Mr. Nvord sad he objected 10 tie form 81
the resotions which were inrbduccd the SNEAKER.
and wished them 10 lie over ulider the rrcs that le
might have an opportunity of examining Them. Nc
Fields moved to ay AN other hu. illness the table aut
to consider the resolutions now. 1hH coui'" tnnd "t
be taken without twO-tlird SUto and - ihe kphh-
cans generally voted against IT, 'hr Inoon a. su-pud
tho tfes was lost Mi Fields tneu moved tO nj thr
resolutions by striking ont the Wofhs III the hfh.'
concur" Mr.. Aiy0rd made the obvious puut OF oin'r
that the re solutions MOI now before the HCb~f Nj
FrcJr who occupied the chair decided the point oi "'r
well taken. Mr. AiYOri appealed from the decision,
and Mr. Fields to estricate Mr. Frcar AMI save the Dem
ocrats from Stultfyi themselves WtnfeN hl- nation
Another of resolutions instrncthg Congressman To
vote for the repeal ~ the coal duty introd"d u
the senate by Mr. Lord. The Assembly GOmidttcc 1u
Ways aud Means viii epot tomorrow the resolutions 10
that effect.
Among the bills Introduced In the Senate to-day was
one by Mr. caldwell, compelling the Spnyiri Duyfl
Port Morris Railway construct and MAINTAIN sutane
bridges and approaches, order that the highways ia
iersccJed De carried either or under the tracks
This railroad important avenues at grade,
coming upon them abruptly aIouild sharp curve Ihe
railroad officers refuse 10 bear thg ehp'nsf di fohSI
ing bridges and approaches Ia tufH ne aVthhc- over
the this dang' pOing, and the ofVtc VI is
bI is 20 compel tbrm 81 do 80.