The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28
The Present Complexion of
the Tax Levy.
"A CHECK TO VANDERBILT.
The Legislators Will Have to
aSee William"
Governor Hoffman Will Veto
the Charter.
Albany, April n, 1872.
THE NEW YORK TAX LEVY.

The New York Tax Levy bill, as amended and
passed by the Assembly last evening" came up In
the Senate this afternoon and was read through,
the 'Greene sections' being stricken out ON motion
Of Mr.. Palmer, who explained how they had been
'mugged into the bill down stairs. When 1t was
put TO q vote 1t lacked Of constitutional
majority the vote being l6 to B. the three negatives
being Bowen, Lewis and Artful Dodger winslow.
Mr.. Lewis In explaining his vote was not over
wise in his remarks, and claimed that lie
had been blamed last year for not having
defeated the two per cent BILL he thought 1t best
not to vote for the two and threequarter per cent
bill under consideration, which, to say the least,
was very extraordinary reasoning. Had all the
Senators who make such fuss every day but Sat
urday about reform" and
"GOOD THE PEOPLE"
been In their seats, where they should have been,
the bill woud not have met the temporary halt that
1t did. These absentees without leave were the
prayerful Chatfield, Dickinson, Graham, Johnson,
Lord, O'Brien and Wagner Mr.. Lord, it should be
said, came into the Senate few minutes after the
vote had been TAKEN and, OF course utterly OBJ
hviOus OF the fact that the bill had been considered
st all The following Senator's who were at their
posts, voted for the bill Adams, Allen, Baker,
Benedict Cook, Foster, Narrower Lowery, Mad
mann, D. +. Wood and Woodin. The following is
the bill as amended and it will be passed Tues
An provision local government of the
city and county Of New York for the year ISL and to
% se Of SaM s
senate and AssmnIy do enact as felI s
entitled IAN act 70 make RToyisIoH for the local
new ia 90 hereby
q sad 0t 'n s
upon the estates real and subject ta1sson in
.noai. directed Be- raised the Board mentioned IN
the third section OF this act which amount shall not ex
ten SS S;5 vgS
Y In @ s 20 n aSs1 if sS of
county state year BUT
in NJ & Of Sns s
u the
s Be 81 BY G osen a aees s
K r il II.
:sa 81 IL iy
s sn az Sa ss h on ss
county for State taxes in the is notwthsaudins
mall the q .wenty millions q dollars
1
for the apporsonments made e be made UNDER and
nss ss "a
i directed be made by section Of said ehapter So
II may "a day q May i g me wls as
majority Of the members of the Board created by
SIC II shall be lawful for the Comptroller said city
county that may hereafter be therein, derived rom
@ e M d anS 10 e &
that be reimbursed the treasury any
ssy%sn the revenue bonds Of he city County Of
TO s Tf the @
2 70 grovide means for the payment ofTeyenue bonds
Gh q eonay
city Or coxny the o SeM @ Cr eGa
hereafter issued under and by virtue chapter or
s
ef ns Ss
ss S the BEEN pay as % Is
3D. BY ae se s ~ h New BE TS1s
and he is hereby authorized and empowered TO
create and issue 50 much consolidated stock Of the
pTess
created ana issued shall Be created and issued in the
ri By as s aw sS Sa
T. the consolidated stocks hereby authorized had been
tue Of said chapter Or SO Of the Laws Of Isl. "
SEC a-This act shall take effect Immediately.
The vote by which the bill was lost was, on motion
Of Mr. Benedict, reconsidered, and that motion was
laid upon the table, so that ii can be taken up
again at any time. According to the provisions of
the tax levy OF last year the new assessment must
take place on the LIST OF May next Wednesday, 80
II will be what danger there is in delay over
the bill, and what responsibility In causing this
delay In its passage to-day Messrs Bowen, Lewis
and Wnslow have TO share between them indeed
Mr.. Winslow frankly, In substance stated, when
asked why he voted no y when he knew his vote
would suffice TO pass the bill, that Palmer didn't
side with him " IN the advocacy OF certain parti-
cular measure, and 30 he voted no to get square.
very broad view Of legislators duty to the peo-
pile, truly
MT Allen chairman OF the Senate Committee on
privileges and Elections, the members Of which
ing the people how not 10 do II in the Tweed case
LOOK the Senate by surprise 81 to-day by Offering
resolution empowering the committee to sit during
the recess and Investigate every thing pertaining
the subject OF the three memorials sent to the Sem
ate ut the beginning OF the session. which claimed
that Tweed ought 10 be ousted There is doubt
but that secret understanding was come to among
the republican Senator'S some time ago in relation
TO this matter and that the affected surprise on
the part OF many when the resolution was intro
Iuced was ''all In my eve and Betty Martini Mr..
Madden, not comprehendng at 1rst that il was
privileged resolution, objected TO it's consideration
on the ground that he was opposed rowing commit
toes, who made great noise and did no good. The
objection not being In order, or rather not being an
1nsurmOuntable barrier 10 the consideration Of the
resolution, lively discussion ensued upon 1t, in
and lord participated. Mr.. Wood wanted the reso-
Tuition framed 30 broad that II would allow the
lating to Mr.. Tweed,s conduct Which might in any
way be looked upon sufficient 10 unit him Tor
THE COMPANY OF TIE OTHER SENATORS.
Mr.. Madden contended, as did Mr.. Benedict, that
the only question the committee had TO deal with
was this, twas Mr.. Tweed elected by fraud or was
he not ~ II no was then he could not get his seat
II he was not then he could take it without fear OF
hindrance what criminal charges had been made
against him Mr.. Madden declared TO be no part OF
time and the meeting OF the Senate next
year Mr.. Tweed was convicted and sen
10 State Prison, then that would slmpfy
matters greatly. Mr.. Tweed eecte
by a majority OF 5000 votes and II there was not
evidence OF fraud TO show that at least 900 fraud
nent votes were cast and counted for him he de-
sed the Senate to make out at any case against him.
Mr Bowen took the same view OF the matter Mr.
Nien remarked that II the allegations IN the
10
Inr Inc evidence would show that fraudulent votes
or Satdsby false counting exceeding thell0 900 votes
were lndulged In on election day in Mr.. Tweeds
Gistri.V by mis- hackers Mr.. Madden, Bowen and
bened.Nct SAID that II this then the case was
solution Nvas then passed
yANDERBILT BATS LITTLE
Jnerc was barely quorum In the Assembly to-
day, and no business Of any mportanca ,vas ,rans
acted other tban the refusal on the mart ~ ,he