New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
ALBANY.
SHORT WORK IN THE sENATE-NEw-YoRKcII CITY IARDi-
NESS IN PAYING STATE TAXEs-ALBANY NOTES.
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SHORT WORK IN THE sENATE-NEw-YoRKc CITY TARDi-
NESS IN PAYING STATE TAxEs--ALBANY NoIEs.
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Albany March 2-The Senate adjourned
after half hours session this evening without trans
acting any business, except the introduction OF rev
unmportant bills.
The Assembly spent time In discussing bill IN
troiueed by Mr.. Hammond OF Ontario and designed 10
early payment into the State Treasury OF New
York Cy portion Of the State tax Mr. Avord said mat
New-York was always year behind other portions OF
| tho state in the payment Of her portion OF the
tax and meantime the State had TO borrow money thus
putting the rural districts great expense for interest
Col Spencer asked that the bill be referred TO tue Ju-
dietary Committee to give the financial officers OF New
York an opportunity to heard It. He read letter
from the Tax Collector Gen. Nc Mahon stating that the
bill contained provisions which utterly impractical
BILE, and that with four times the force now employed
1t would be impossible TO comply with tho proposed
law In reply the complaints about tho hardship OF
the rural districts, he reminded members that New
York paid than half the taxes OF the entrs Sete
and that per OF her personal property as
sessed whereas the country districts escaped with an
assessment Of less than 10 per cent. Col spencers
motion to recommit carried, and the Committee
was instructed to report back tho bill on Friday next
David A. Wells will be heard before the Senate Judic
airy Committee Thursday next in favor Of the bill to
exempt bonds and mortgages from taxation.
has been again adjourned to Tuesday, March
Among arrivals at the Delavan tonight are Judge
Morris, Col. A. c. Davis and Col. T.. b. Lansing OF
Brooklyn; 8. H. Wales and D. B. Williamson OF the
Park Commission Geo. NJ. Van Mort, Gen. Cochrane,
Henry c. Bowen. NJ. b. Field and Jno Bryan
THE NEW CAPITOL INVESTIGATION.
ALBANY, March 2.-The Senate Committee on
Finance Senator Wood Chairman, held meeting this
afternoon TO investigate the expenditures on tho new
Capitol building John Clemishlre testified that he en-
tered into o contract with the Capitol Commissioners
In 1859 by which they to pay him fifty cents day
profit on Employed that the average for each
mans daily wages was not to exceed 50 SO per day;
paid some men as low as 81 and "a rs per day.
the time was kept a memorandum-book. and was
carried IN gross sum on tne ienset .h %eeh We
had not account OF the names OF the men empoyed
the number OF days each man WORKED, nor what
each one received Another meeting will ba held TO-
morrow evening.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
ASSEMBLY ALBANY, March ?, 1874
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr. WORTH ITO incorporate the Teutonic Savings
Bank, Brooklyn. ,,,
b. Mr.. BENSErr-To improve Maspeth-ave Brooklyn.
BY Mr.. Demonstrating to public instruction; ~
provides that the regents OF the University OF the state
shall be vested with all the powers and dudes OF tne
superintendent OF Public Instruction. and De suoect 10
all tho responsibilities resting upon that once Iney
shall appoint state superintendent OF PuOne Insruo
ton the first Tuesday OF April IN the year
such day the regents may appoint not ster imam
the Tuesday of June next the superintendent sha
discharge such duties as the regents shall from
time to time dene and prescribe and hold hls once st
the pleasure of the Board All books, papers, etc. an
the Office Of the superintendent pertaining to tho de-
parmens shall be transferred to the regents, VINO snail
from time make such bylaws, rules ana regua-
for and appoint such officers for conducting the
affrs of the department. as they may deem proper.
Franz Sigel. Register Of New-York, In answer to
resolution Of the House. reported that the amount OF
fees during 1873 s2o7 &c. and that there an out
standing balance OF s23 20, OF which part is uncol
ectable. lie also reports that, Of the O. officers,
searchcrs clerks and other employees OF the ohce 81
were paid fees collected and the county paid
for three-that s for two draughtsmen aud watch
man. Among the officers and employees Is receive
salaries the others moiety Of the fees. The county
pays for repairs OF the building maps, stationery fuel
eas and other incidentals.