The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-02
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Last OF the Legislators Lcft-A Reduced
Volume OF Session Laws-The state
Tax-The Police investigation.

Volume OF Session Laws-The state
Tax-The Police Investigation.
ALBANY, MAY l, 1874.
The debris OF the Legislature was swept away
to-day. The hangers on drew their pay and de-
parted. The old Capitol building, q magnined
barn OF brown stone, Will now be given up TO the
scrubbing women, and the superintendent MT.
George Hopey, will reign all alone IN his glory.
All the members who remained over from yester-
day called ON Governor Dix this morning and bid
him goodby. The Governor was in excellent
spirits and pleased that the Legislature had made
SO fair o record The bulk Of the session laws for
this year will be very little larger than for like
period ten or eleven years ago, which would In
dicate considerable restraint in legislation. Up
to this morning Governor Dix had signed 3o7 bills.
There are now on his hands $50, and OF these he
expects that nearly 100 will fail to receive his sig
nature. The sum total of session laws will hardly
reach 600. The number for last year was STA. This
comparison Is certainly favorable to the late legsa
ture. Much credit should be awarded to Mr. Robert
son, OF the Senate Judiciary Committee and to Mr..
Prince, OF the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Between them they slaughtered about 300 bills.
The Committees on Affairs Of Cities did very fairly
but the less SAID about both railroad committees
the better.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
I'd the estimates and appropriations for the sup
port OF the government OF the city OF New York;
also the Dill providing for the collection of vacated
assessments or assessments that have been set
aside on mere technical Irregularities; also the
bill t the consolidation OF the city and county Of
Hrew York. AS Us Exeelency mas almost I'M.
limited time before nm TO consider all the os
left in hands 1t Is certain that none VIII ESCAPE
'N rnK aAFinSs rRISsf7 BiLfs
not killed by the Legislature are Beach's Under.
down as thing OF the far future; Speer's "trav-
cling Sidewalk fine sample OF Yankee inge-
nuity, but much more ingenious than practicable;
the Gilbert Elevated road, the only plan OF rapid
transit which Is likely to attract capital, and the
Water Front and Warehouse Railroad, which is
magnificent scheme on paper, but owing to one or
two amendments. Is likely TO remain on paper
during the present generation. As the company
wall are completed the prospect OF ever seeing
it built looks vague and misty. But If the question
OF expense be taken into account 1t seems still
more remote.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INQUIRY.
The investigation into tue Police department by
committee, consisting OF Senators WOodin, Booth
and Fox, was in some measure prompted by the
memorial OIL Mr.. David j. TwOhey, whose state
ments OF particular abuses INDUCED by police
officers and sergeants, were OF rather q startling
character. Tae committee Will meet in New York
city IN few days and adopt preliminary measures
for the investigation
THE STATE TAX.
The State tax for the present year under the
i liz
Will be follows For the general fund, TX mills;
for common schools, IN mills; Tor deficiency
u mill; for asylums &C., GIG mill Tor In
terest and redemption OF State debt, lilo mills
for appraisers awards, 1882 mills; for new
work on canals and extra repairs, u mill. Total,
~ mills. Deducting the amount Tor deficiency, 4
mill, the tax chargeable to 1874 Is OK mills The
tax LEVIED last year was 95-100 mills. The amount
for the bounty debt, for general purposes and for
schools is about mills, or nearly threefourtns OF
the whole.
OTHER BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
Closing Tenth nd Ctv
amending act for the arbitration OF mercanti lie dis
putes; in relation to lighting streets OF Twenty
fourth ward OF New York IN relation to Police Court
and Police Justice of.Slxth Police district Of New
York; ip relation to the New York Institution for
the Bind; authorizing railroad from Thirty -fourth
street ferry to Ninety second street ferry in Long
Island City for the relief OF the Hebrew Benevolent
for the Seventh regiment OF New York;
oswego Midland Railroad to taxation;
TO incorporate the Metropolitan Sale Deposit Com
pany; Tor the Improvement OF Worth street in
New York; amending cnarter OF Hebrew Benevo-
\ street in Long Island City; incorporating soce-
ties for the Improvement or poultry; amend
ing charter OF Central Trust Company
! OF New York; for the relief OF the Green.
wood and Coney Island Railroad Company
enabling Edwin Forrest Home to hold real estate
relative to the compromise between Catharine N
/ Forrest and the executors OF Edwin Forrest; fol
the promotion OF rife practice In the National
Guard; amending act for improvement OF Grave
send avenue In Kings county; amending act to
enable resident aliens to hold real estates extend
ing time for the collection OF taxes in Richmond
county; for the relief OF Christian A. Nanert
$4,000 for work and material furnished the new
County Court House.