New-York tribune., 1874-02-10
ALBANY.
THE CONTROLLER AND THE NEW CAPITOL
NO MORE MONEY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE SINKING
'FuNDs-A DETERMINED RETURN TO FINANCIAL
FIRST PRINCIPLES.

NO MORE MONEY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE SINKING
'FuNDs-A DETERMINED RETURN TO FINANCIAL
FIRST PRINCIPLES
GBY TELEGRAPH TO TRiBUsE.l
ALBANY, Feb. 9.--The Senate will tomorrow re-
call from the Assembly the amended bill appropr-
nting 100000 for immediate expenditure on the new
Capitol, it beng doubtful whether the Governor
will sign it, and certain that the Controller will not
pay the money If he does. As intimated in his an
Dual report Controller Hopkins will in future posi-
lively refuse to violate the Constitution by drawing
on the Sinking Fund to meet payments not provided
for by tax. He has already borrowed $l,Ooo0oo ap-
propriated last year for the Capitol. and long
since expended il, and the Constitution positively
prohibits the State from running in debt for more
than 81 00O0 to meet any deficit. The Controller
will therefore not only refuse to pay the temporary
appropriation of 100000 for the new Capitol, but
will also refuse to pay the regular appropriation OF
81 600 600, which will be reported in the Supply bill
until the taxes are collected to meet it, which will
not be under year from this time. All further
work on the new Capitol must therefore stop for
year to come, unless the banks or capitalists will
volunteer to loan direct to the Capitol Commission
ers, and trust to future legislation TO reimburse
them.
A bill will be introduced tomorrow TO remedy the
difficulty under which the Controller has long
labored owing to the late return to the Treasury of
the New-YOrk City quota of the State tax The
bill will require the tax to be collected and handed
over to the Treasury within the same time allowed
to other counties iii the State
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
NEW BILLS IN The SENATE AND AssEMBLH-RU-
MoRED CHARGES AGAINST CONTROLLER GREEN
ALBANY NOTES.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
n t. hah an
this morning, Is out OF the 80 members being pres
ent Several unimporant bills were considered in Com
mttee OF the Whole and ordered 10 a third reading. Mr.
Bereh's bill for the efficient prevention OF cruelty
TO animals which passed the Assembyllast week, WAS
progressed" motion Of Senator johnson, VINO
thought he discovered some ambiguity In eer-
tain provisions. Mr.. Lord introduced an impor
tant bill requiring all taxpayers on OF
before Of July each TO furnish the assessors
with a sworn statement OF all the property real and
personal owned by them the blank forms for the state
ment being furnished by the Controller and distributed
by the assessors before the first OF Junen Any person
who shall neglect refuse TO furnish the statement Ia
liable assessed double the amount OF his property
One object OF the bill is alleged to be TO discover bonds
and mortgages, the larger share Of which now escape
taxation.
Among the bile ordered 70 a third reading In the
Assembly this evening approprating f2O,TCO to
reimburse the 5th New-Sork Regiment for uniforms
the late war; also, one approprianG s29 200
TO the 9th Regiment, and one appropriang $4,000 to
the list Re gment for the purpose The bill intro
duced by Mr. Avord to reorganze the State Treasury
Department drawn at the suggestion OF MI Warren
the accountant employed by the Governor in the Phelps
defalcation, and is approved by the State Treasurer
reported that serious charges will be brought
before the Legislature against Controller Green, aud
committee OF investigation asked for. The nature OF the
charges may inferred from the recent publications
John Foley which " is said others not yet pub
lished will be ADDED
Among the arrivals this evening are Hugh Hastings
s. ii. Wales, Fletcher Harper, r. and f. B. Lansing.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPAICHI
1t again published that the Governor has decided
10 remove DstrctAttorney Brtton, and will do so IA
soon as he can determine upon successor. The Gov
ernor says the report without foundations that he has
not yet reached decision In the case and when he does
nc will announce 1t in proper form.