The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-26
THE STATE CAPITAL
A Money Relief for the Emigration
Commissioners.
THE COUNTY TREASURES BILL
Equalization Of Taxes and As.
SeSSmentS.
ALBANY. April 2s. 1870.

ALBANY. April %, 1870.
The fact that several Of the democratic Senators and
large number Of tho members Of the lower house
delegates 10 the Utica Convention acted to-day
sort OF dampcr on the general proceedings in botn
houses; for the democrats who were 10 leave town n
the afternoon intent upon getting their carpet
bags ready at their hotels and those who to remain
behind wero unwilling to do anything like work
while there chance talk in the lobby about tho
probabilities at Utca that it quito impossible ia
make things 20 smoothly. However Friday Lass
the Assembly had decided to mako the Ogden bill for
THE RELIEF or THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS
special order at noon to-da, the most UNWILLING
were compelled for couple Of hours make least
show of work Tho bill afforded the speculative phil.
anthropists wide field TO around In Mr. O'Hara
and Mr. Muller, OF New York. took arm stand II
favor OF tho bin, o'Harc showing that appropriations
OF 5000 900 absolute necessity in order that the
reign Of the runners should not again be inaugurated
with all Its vile forms Of vilany and outrage Mr. Null.
Ter spoke considerable length the Importance u
the bill
AT the close OF Mr. Mullers remarks Mr.. Ogden
moved tho blank IN tho bill be filed up by nsert-
ing $500 0o0 Mr. Sloan attempted have this notion
amended that tho appropriation by the State shou1
be contingent upon failure OF Congress TO make ap
preparation; but finally, alter some debate, modified hiS
the after Congress shall have made approprs.
ton. Thus amended the bill was ordered TO third
reading
COUNTY TRRAsuRRRs BILL
The BILL which passed the Senate some time ago. re.
quirng county deposit the funds OF theiS
respective counties in designated banks the Interest,"
The funds to DO credited to tho county, fully dis,
cusssd in the Assembly. After being amended thas
Monroe and Seneca counties, whose
afad hun ,l
tho counties Of Albany, Columbia Rensselaer,, Catta-
raugus, Kings and sullivan from the operations or the
bill 1t was progressed. One OF the members during
the, discussion declared that the opposition
made TO the bill was prompted by infuen, exercd BY
the county trcasurers' ring. Mr. Ogden Of Brooke
lyn man whose honesty and pureness OF character
are beyond the reach OF Suspicion, very in
dgnant this charge view or the fact that he hal
announced that he opposed to the bill In toto aud
he denied that his action Influenced by any Other
motive than sense OF duty and right Mr.. Graham.
who let slip tho declaration about the treasurerss
ring made an GORGEOUS bunder when no attempted
to drag such member as Mr. Ogden into the gradually
growing circle Of members who do not look upon
rings with an uniavorable eye.
RESOLVE
certain member OF the Assembly does not like the
way the New York correspondents talk about the
able members whose actions sometimes do not look AZ
honest as other members Ho has threatened, II 10
SAID II he cannot get in any other way with the
correspondents he will horscwhip them This Ger.
tanly would be big job; and doubt, judging from
what have been able to see OF the member ques.
since the opening of the session. whether he has
brains sufficient 70 discern the difference 10.
tween good and bad horscwhp II Is
an old threat this horse whipping OF newspaper mon
BY fellows who do not relish the outspoken Course Of
the newspapers, and II amounts to very little News
paper men are generally able TO take pretty good
and coffee for two the horsewhip DULLES very Often
lind out that the coffee Is not all on one side.
TIE RAILROAD CoMMIrTEK
Despite all the demands made for an Investigation
INTO their the mo Seat No Fare' biil the
nnxasx ia g,~
;,otyet askedfor the appointment Of that committee
lie was so determined TO have the Speaker appolnS
facts will como out II an investigation is hedY
EQUALIZATION or TAxEs ASSESSMENTS.
The bill 10 provide for the correction and elualiza.
ton OF taxes and assessments was amended on IL
passage In the Senate, providing that pending the
W., o. any assessment or pending any proceeding Tor
scssments the collection Of any tax any portion
thereof against the party or parties seeking such
view or contrasting its legality or correction be
suspended by the execution and delivery TO the Cob
lcctor Receiver of Taxes Of bond with satisac.
judge any Justice OF the Supreme Court condtoncd
for the payment 10 tho proper authority OF such por
ton OF said unpaid shall finally be ndjudged 70
be just lawful and correct and also conditioned for
payment any assessment complained OF shall be
fully sustained by such nnal judgment oil interest ON
such suspended tax rate OF twelve per cent pei
annum. The Court shall have power to punish for
made under the provisions OF this respect the
assessments reviewed
ANOTHER BROOKLYN CHARTER BILL
The Committee Privileges and Elections Will hold
another session 10 morrow. when Bob Furcy 81
Brooklyn, and several others VIII be- examined as to
against five Of the republican members VI Assembly
who voted against the Ogden charter II said thas
the committee have discovered party who IL Ii al
legged, acted as tho holder Of the corruption fund
wIch, charged, raised for the benefit OF those
members who would not vote for tho bill II properly
convinced Who the individual Is or whether the com.
mttco are on the right track not yet
tanned the members refusing to furnish aay informa-
The Committee Cities this evening reported fa-
voraby tho Brooklyn Charter pill introduced by Mr.
4 lis bill a far moro sweeping measure than was
the Ogden bill Tho latter retained the nesds OF de-
pariments hut tho Higgins bill provides that all
partmcns shall be reduced TO only one Commis.
soner EACH, hut lcgslacs out OF office the present
heads Of departments gives the Mayor and Com
Council the appointment Of the new heads the
appointments 10 be made ten days after the pas
sags o. me s,. s no reporting ., o. .n. c
OF tho committee who nj Utica created
no little indignation among the democrats who were
In the the House when the OF the report
made.
Mr.. Bradley rose and asked what the report was,
1nd on ~ pSspo declared the act Of the
Shortly aitcrward Mr. Higgins offered . resolution
that the bill should BIO referred 10 the first Committee
OF the Whole not full Mr.. Tamage rose 10 debate it,
when the Speaker ruled that the resolution dee
ba,able He then moved that tho House sdjourn,
Mr. Lyon, also OF Kings then offered resolution to
recommt the bill to the Committee on Cities Before
direct vote was taken upon Mr. Sloan moved 70 lay
the resolution the table. He said that no hoped
resolution would prevail he fes thai the re-
pubicans not DESTROYS do anything in the
absence Of majority OF the democrats that would look
ike trick. The motion was carried and the Brooklyn
democratic members brcathed more freely.
LEGISLATIVE
The bill drawn up by Dorman b Eaton and entrusted
TO Senator Rogers for securing fair dealing and justice
between tho local government OF New York CITY, lis
officers and agents and those who may furnish
for the same, was Killed to-day the Senate Il was
one OF a host OF Eaton's bills that have met with .
ike late
The senate passed tho Assembly concurrent rcso.
Int a in M Dfru Mao .rix 0vo k.su
corded In the negative Owing 10 the iuli business,
occasioued by the Utica Convention and the u
score or so OF democratic members, very little
be done between now and the day dxed FOR adourn
mont, and Il may be Tor both houses
consider their action, though tho proceeding -
and only taken under great pressure
Hrst arbucxs bill regulating investments BY nrs In