The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-10
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Locs.i Improvement Bill Referred Back
Tsr Amendment-The Usury Bill . Spe-
cial Order for Wednesday.

LocSd Improvement Bill Referred Back
fsr Amendmens-The Usury Bill . Spec
cial Order for Wednesday.
ALBANY, May q, 1874
Now that everybody has come to the conclusion
that the final adjournment must take place before
the LIST OF June, the hard workers OF the Assembly
and the Senate are apparently determined to work
harder than ever in order that ne important bill
shall he LEFT untouched when the last legislative
trump has sounded. The Assembly, with view
OF carrying out this resolve, met to-day at halpast
nine O'Clock.
THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT BILL,
which raised such q fuss on Thursday night,
was taken hold OF when 1t was announced from
the Senate, the vote by which it was passed was
recOnsidered and II was referred back TO the
Committee on Cities, to remain there for the bal
ance OF the session, and
THE UsURY BILL
was made a special order for Wednesday next;
but these two matters could have been disposed OF
in fifteen minutes and yet nearly three hours were
wasted in the most nOnsensical kind OF twaddle
about everything in general and nothing in par
ticular.
THE sENATE's GOOD RESOLVES
The Senate also determined to turn over new
Committee, felt assured lat least ne said SOL, that
If his committee could keep at work continuously
early part Of the Week alter p next. Under
this condition Mr. Woodin. who wanted to
go home. declared himself willing to re-
MAN, ana the voting finally resulted In q COM
plete defeat Of the resolution by vote OF Is to 20
The Senate consequently remains here in session
tomorrow and Monday morning.
THE AMENDED APPROPRIATION BILL.
:, The report OF the Conference Committee upon
portant amendments. for the tax deficiency created
by the refusal OF Kings county to pay the tax of
1872 and the recent decision OF the Court OF Appeals
imposing for that purpose tax OF three and half
mills, two and One-fOurth mills for the general
fund and one and one.fourth for the canal fund.
OF the annual tax, decided unconstitutienal shall
remain IN the treasury and be credited to them In
the general tax now proposed; In addition,
further provision OF the amended bill levleS upon
Kings county tax OF $685. 9S4 for the fiscal year
commencing october ], 1879 in addition to the
same to be in satisfaction OF all tax levied and due
under this act. The appropriation for the State
Library ID cut down from So 600 to s., 000
THE BROOKLYN CHARTER
was reported by Mr.. Perry from the Special Com
mttee or Ihree, and was the subject of discussion
mainly between the two members from Brooklyn
Senator Murphy dissented from the report on many
points, wherein he said the republican majority
had used their power to rearrange the wards in
order to perpetuate their majority; but in the main
ne, ne believed enc It to be good democratic charter
ana Tlemann, all democrats, voting against 1t.
BILLS REPORTED.
, me Assembly bill TO alter the map or plan OF
New YORK Tor, In other words, the Ann street
Widening bin was reported from the Senate COM
mittee on Cities this morning without amendment,
BILLS PASSED.
Among the bills passed in the Senate this morn
ing were bills to provide an assessment for regu-
latinR parts OF Tenth avenue and Ninety-third
street; TO amend an act to provide for the cOllec
ton OF taxes IN New York city and to incorporate
the New York Medical College for Women.
The Brooklyn charter was reported from the Sc
lect Committee, Mr.. Murphy dissenting. He stated
that his grounds OF dssensOn entirely polit,n
cal, as 1t has been sought to place the government
OF that city in the hands OF Brooklyn by the charter
as just reported. In the main, however, he was
free to say the charter was good democratic one.
Mr.. Perry asked unanimous consent to place the
new charter on its third reading, which was grant
ed and the bill passed-yeas II, nays 4.
SENATE EVENING SESSION.
The Senate was exceedingly thin tonight but,
being an elastic bouy. 1t was enabled to go through
good deal OF routine work without the presence
OF its full working force.
Bills to define the powers Of the State Commits
soner OF Public Charities and to extend the tracks
OF the Atlantic Avenue (Brooklyn) Railroad, and
relative to the Van Brunt street and Basin Rail-
road were considered in Committee Of the Whole
and ordered to third reading.
The discussion on Senator Madden's bill to pro-
at Newburg, was the occasion of great deal of ir-
reverent mcrriment not at the expense of that
great and good mans memory, but at some OF the
minor propositions Of the bill. Senator Lord
objected to the political complexion OF the pro-
posea trustees OF the Headquarters, who were five
men who are to have charge OF such gloriousrelc
OF the revOlutiOnisJs should all he democrats. The
amendment to give the appointment to the Gov
ernor was not acceded to- and the bill was pro-
crossed. In the Senate the report was disagreed
to and ordered to third reading. The Speers
was also discussed in Committee of the Whole and
progressed.