The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
ATW0RK AGAIN In ALBANY.
MIR. BRdDLEY EIxING THIv0s FOR
THE CITY OF BROOKLYN.
The Old Bill for Reducing the Communications
How MIR. Cowdin Proposes to Tax hanks
MIR. Dor,nau u. Eaton and his Little Bills

The Old Bill for Reducing the Commissions
How MIR. Cowdin Proposes to Tax Banks
Mr.. Dornau ~. Eaton and his Little Bills
ALBANY, Jan. 9.-There was brief ses-
sion OF both Houses this afternoon. In the As
sembly 1t was long enough. however, to enable
Spinola and his wonderful shirt collar and Old
salt to spar over o resolution introduced by tho
latter for the appointment OF additional clerical
help. Spiuoli, who announced himself az one
OF the few reformers in the Legislature, desired
to DO satisfied that this was necessary
Old Salt retorted by saving that when
Tammany ran the LEGISLATURE and Hitchman
was Speaker there were two hundred and fifty
employees OF the Assembly, in addition to the
ordinary force, and that the number had been
greatly reduce since the Republicans hid con-
trcl. lie congratuiated Spinola upon his an
nouncement that he proposed to reform tho
abuses Introduced by bis party. Spuola re-
torted that he also remembered that when the
present Federal Administration went into power
there were nfty thousand oflceholders. a num-
Der that had been increased to one hundred
thousand. lie was not member OF the Legis-
laturc when Tweed was its boss. He remem-
bered, however, that his venerable friend from
Onondaga was a member at That time and voted
for the Tweed charter. This turned the laugh
Their cross-nrng.
MIR. Cowdin introduced bill to regulate t1x,-
ton uDou banks. IL taxes bank sh ires the
s,mc IA personal pr perry, out In no Instance
It greater rate tn ~ par value. The total
valuation OF shares sh'll not exceed the actual
value O. the property o. the bank or as~ocl ton
IN which its capi nj and surplus may he In
vested. exclusive OF all properly with respect to
winch n private resilient or moneyed corn prl-
II IN other than oank "a not liable to assess
ment and tixatiOn. From such valuation shall
he tx tluded all am lunts invested In real estate
nlt mad a. NJ hanL lA AfafA 1. l..N
that nothing shall be construed to exempt from
Stit and 'nunicipal tax ton any such real es-
tate held by banks to the same extent as other
real estate ~ taxed. Tue olil alsn provides for
taxing the surplus OF savings banks.
MIR. righe introduced a bill to repeal the act OF
last winter putting judicial sales In that city I'M
DER the control Of the SHERIFF. Tnis was the bill
that It Is said added $4,000 a year to sheriff Dag
Mr.. Bradley paid his compliments to Boss Nc
Lauehlin IN a oil TO reduce all the commissions
In BROOKLYN to single head. lie also 10 reduced
bill to compel the state 10 pay Its Just snare of
the cost Of building tue East river bridge, that
toe bill hxes at four per cent OF the total cost,
to be rsised ann ALLY for ten yea by taxation
outside of New York and Brooklyn. Another
hill from the same gentleman authorizes Brook
lyn to give bond: to me amount OF SsU.OD for
the work to be done by days work. He says the
otj .ct Of the oil ~ Ia give work TO Brooklyn's
unemployed men; but II they wait until this
Legislature passes II, good many Of them will
starve TO death.
MIR. NJ rvin proposes 20 purify and regulate
prim ,ry elections In bill prttinr them unIer
tue General Election law aud making violations
"A mi-denetnOr
Mr.. Suydam introduced bill TO repeal the
law for the widening Of North Second street In
Brooklyn; MIR. Bulmer. a bill reducing the fare
for foot passengers ON the Hunters Point ferry
from four to two cents Mr.. : inoli. biii giving
health boar In cities power to abate nu!sauces;
Mr.. Langbein, n bill to take from Mayor Ely tue
power Of appointing marsnals In the district
courts. and SWING II to the judges of those
courts. eacn judge to appoint three aud tue
counsel 10 tae CORPORATION three The bin lecis.
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