The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-28
THE ALBANY LAW MAKERS.
PROyIDING FOR SLEEPING REDUC-
TIONs ~ NEW yORk CITY
Mn. to Abolish the Excise Commission and to
Reduce all Salaries mr. 1877 Rapid Trr'n-
sit Diminishing the state Debt Canals.

Reduce all salaries fOr bsJJ- Rapid Erttu-
sit Diminishing the state Debt Canals.
ALBANY, Feb. 27.-In the Assembly to-day
the consideration OF the annual appropriation
bill was resumed nearly the entire session
being given up to debate on the appropriation
Of 5000 900 for the maintenance OF the National
Guard. over which two full sessions had been
wasted before the recess. Mossrs. Spinola,
Mitchell Gcrc sheldon and others spoke in
favor OF reducing the appropriation to 100000.
while Hustled. Alvord. II. II. Rockwell and
others stood by the citizen soldiers, and the
itcm WINS retained
The appropriation Of $4,000 to pay the sala-
ries Of the commission to revise the statutes.
which was appointed In 1870, was vigorously at
tackled by MIR. Lang of st. Lawrence. who
showed what an expensive luxury this was to
the Stntc. Tho commission had now been Mt
work seven years and had produced little
primer. code Of remedial Justice and Mt this
rate of codifying all the statutes he had the
opinion ~ u Judge Of the supreme Court for
mat Mr. # Sp said S25' me- S9 prer "it
luded To Ind cost the taxpayers OF the state
si6G,oeo. and that already petitions FOR the
Mira Of GU sa fhc House H sdonrSaG
without taking alton upon the item.
Tho senate ordered to u third reading the bill
making the office of Register of Deeds In the
city of New York after tho expiration OF the
The salary was liScd Mt 5000. The County
Clrrk = III was also considered. and the salary
liked az sS.V0u. but the senate mdpourned before
il was disposed of. Senator Tobcy's bill regu
lMing In" reinsurance Of policies by life insur
ancc companies was ordered To "A third reading.
II allows reinsurance only upon the written
gpn''m ui the p.ilry luldcts uhi wlhin siN'y
uays nitcr taking inc FISK, ana IN me casc OF n
solvent companies The receiver can only mako
such reinsuran"c upon the order OF "a. court.
senator Morriss"y introduced II hill abolishing
] tho Excise Commission and transferring the
business OF that board tothc Police Department.
whnre u siia,l on done Mt an annual expense not
Senator Wags,ar handed up hill which an.
thoriHes n" building ot Impressed railroad
! hrough me blocks IN any city OF the state upon
| inc purchasing oil the property proposed To le'
taken by the compnny desiring to build such
| t,Wd Mr.. Wagstan saws II II designed TO give
| - bill introduced 10y Senator Baden aholishes
| Ri Gale rs Collector vi Arrears Of Personal
Thxus. and turns that WORK oyer 70 the licceivrr
| OF Taxes but II IL very doubtful whether tn
| bill can pass.
| of interest upon IN" unpaid taxes OF 1876 and
1877 AZ, Z percent instead Of ~ per cent.
,Apother bin TO reduce the EXPENSES Of the city
! 81 New York was introduced in the Assembly by
| Mr.. towdin. II PROPOSES. To- reduce all salaries
| 10 per cent for the year 1877 and every yenr
! thereafter. commission. 10 consist of the
Mayor Comlfroiler md President Of the Tax
Comm i-sion 10 to report to the l. gslature BE-
| fore the fourth TUESDAY in March n comulete
salary list FOR the CITY tho total not TO exceed the
| amount now paid with 10 per cent. deducted
| A hin introduced Lv Mr. O'Har,, npuronrintes
! with the exception OF s51OuO. to the support OF
! warrant and abandoned children sent TO the
/ public inst buttons hv the polico magistrates
/ The $4,000 cN ,rptrd is to be- applied 10 those
! charities already provided for under the law
| Mr. Purify sent up u hill Transferring to the
| pcnartmout Of Public Works Inc entire control
OF all pubic ur,vcnlrnts in the T,vrnty-th third
and Tw nty-iodrth wards. At present il is di-
! Vidrd up between the Park aud the Public
Works Depart n,nts A Hill was introduced by
| Mr. Flcckc which provides that Tor the purpose
| ~ assessing and Collecting personal taxes the
| NV York Central and Hudson River Railroad
| cprporut on shail hc declared Il resident OF the
CITY of NV York
Mr.. FISH. Chairman Of the Assembly Commit
tee on Cities says that the joint committees will
| soon present bill embracing the textures If all
tho bills thus lar introduced locking To- re-
/ trcnchncnt IN the city oil New York. and that il
| will contain many new points such ms the aho-