The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-15
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BLUE MONDAY In ALBANY,
n SHORT but VERY BUSY SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATURE

Four Additional Public Baths for the City-A
Thrust mt Churches that PAY No Taxes
The Never-Endina Canal Inquiry Again.
ALBANY, Feb. H.-There was a slim at
tendance In both Houses this evening The Sem
ate was In session seven minutes only, but thas
was long enough for Mr.. selkreg to get In reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF State to furu-
ish details OF the contract under which the State
printing was recently awarded, and an estimate
OF what the public printing for the past tive
years would have cost II done under this con-
tract
In the Assembly many bills were ordered to
third reading. Among them was Mr. Flsh's bill
TO prohibit the sale Of statesroom tickets by un-
authorized persons. Mr. Fish explained that 10
was intended to reach sharpers, who buy up In
advance state rooms on the leading lines OF
steamboat travel and then extort a large advance
from the travellers.
MIR. Watts bill for the erection OF four add,-
tonal public baths In New York, at an expense
not TO exceed $4,000 went to third reading.
tion in Kings county the State ballots shall be
kept separate from those of the county. lie In
uoduced two bills, one general, and the other
confined to Kings county, providing that here
after there shall be seperate boxes provided for
Mr.. King introduced resolution setting forth
that there was great complaint among the tax:
payers In New York because OF the burden OF
their taxes, and calling upon the lax Commits
sioners OF that city to report to the Legislature
Wnat property Is exempt from taxation, tOge her
with the improvements upon the same, and
their character. II was understood to be q
drive at the church property In that city. Mr..
a. >. Campbell desired to debate tho resolution.
SO II was laid over.
1t Is understood that tomorrow tho Assembly
Canal Committee will report adversely Gov.
Iilden's bill giving the Canal Board power to
carry on the investigation begun by his Commits
SION Ihey VIII, however, report at the me
time bill prepared by the committee which
Will give full power to the Canal Board as to in
vestigations In the future and the past so far an
pending contracts are concerned. They say that
the Canal Board will have its hands full to man
age the canals without investigating past man
agement, but they are willing II the Governor
thinks, after his Commission has reported, THAI
IL Is necessary to continue the Investigation, 70
give him all the power he wishes to do SO.
The Comptroller in answer to a resolution OF
the Assembly as to the number of newspapers
In which the state canvass IA printed aud the
cost, says that 1t was printed in lSg newspapers
at cost OF S2IOi4 25. There Is a bill before the
Legislature limiting the publication Of tho can
vass to one newspaper In each Senatorial dis
trict. 1t Is doubtful, however, whether IL will
pass, as a pressure will be brought to bear upon
every member by his local newspaper editor.
The canvass Is printed by the party organ In
Albany and furnished to the country newspapers
At "A very small Egure. 50 that nearly all they get
for printing 1t Ia profit.
Comptroller Robinson has completed his ar
ranseiucnts to negotiate the securities Of the
bounty aebt sinking fund with L. Z. OlcOtt q
Co. The total amount OF premiums will be
about Sl.2OO.OoO and this will be applied to pay
Ing on the bounty debt. Ii Is expected that
this will nearly liquidate the bounty debt OF tue
state.