New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-21
ALBANY.
IAsr DAYS OF THE LEGIsLATURE.

PORARILY REVIvED-THE NEW CAPITOL
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF Tue TRiBUNE'l
ALBANY, May 19.-lt was an exhausted Legls-
lature thai; after holding short session to-day adjourned
till Monday The labor OF the week has been OF very
arduou nature in both branches and has been done with
more Of an effort than before owing TO the useasohaOy
warm weather II every member OF the present bes'S
laure could be returned 10 Albany next WINTER tue eo
pie the state would hear Of less oratory ana whess
an earlier adournmenL Petty local bills at least have
one oompensatpg feature-they tend to restrain Legis
lature from adOurung sometimes when 1t ought not TO-
This is true nov at least, there being several Important
bills TO he considered which most members care nothing
about bu. many local bills which they earnestly desire
10 pass Among the bills Of interest TO residents OF New"
York are two " the Municipal Commits ions Amendments
to the Constitution (the least mporsnD. the Coroners
hill the Commissioners OF Jurors bill Senator WoOdns
Apportiopment bill. the FishWoodiu Financial bill, and
Gerards hill TO Prevent the DETACHMENT OF Natural
Scenery All these bills the Assembly has yet TO act
upon The Senate will have before II during the coming
week two very important measurcs-tae general In
eurance bill prepared with much labor by the lnsu
rance Committee Of the Assembly and Mr. Cowdns oil
to lessen the amount OF the taxation of banks
MI Ehss case will also have to be considered by the
Senate. The Committee Banks have finished taxing
testimony about the charges made against MI Els ana
have ordered the testimony TO be printed. But the
trauscrbng Of the stcnogaphers notes, and the print
ing OF the last part Of the testimony relating to the
Third Avenue Savings Bank, viii take at least week
In the mean time the Senate may determine to adj
iourn The Committee Banks think th the resolution
authorizing them take testimony did not also give
them authority to comment upon 1t. The volumInous
testimony viii thus be placed before the Senators FOR
their digestion without any guide 1t is impossible 10
tell what the Senate will take after the senators
have had opportunity TO thoroughly examine IT, IN
case they should in upon the teSti
nony II would be in the power Of Gov Robinson to re-
call them for the special purpose Of doing go
Mr. COWdin's apparently To have stormy
path In its progress through the Senate There was
bitter debate over 1t to-day. The bill had been
made a special order for IL o'clock. Upon that
hour being reached Senator Hammond, an opponent Oh
the b moved that consideration Of II he postponed u
Monday Senator schoonmaker followed with IN attack
upon the bin from another point lie said that the course
OF the bill since 1t reached the Senate had been marked
with extraordinary proceedings. He had heard rumor
that there was powerful lobby working behind tle Dill
He would like to know whether his own vote had been
put up nj auction regard TO the motion to postpone
the consideration OF the hill would say that he was
ready to act at ouce and put upon IT the stigma o
his displcasure" II there were disHaceiul Hnnehces
at work Ia pass the bi he wanted TO know them Sea-
tor Gerard with more feeling than he usually SHOWS
in making a speech, said that the speech OF senator
scboonuaker WAS very disagreeabe aud decidedly Of
fensye to him. lie dslked seeing Senators attempting
10 kill the bill by pOSponng its discussion Ihc OIL al
fectcd the interests the bankers throughout the state
and ought to considered OF once Senator strbuch
SAID that he regarded the DIE dS inc hoSN iil'''
before Senate during its session, ana th'J II ne
Inapded most careful consideration. He did not thnA
II decent precitao the discussion OF II Oh the senate
Senator Jacobs said that he was sorry sen
ator Schoonmaker had been approached by the
lobby The Senator had made very serious
charge. If lobby. influences had been al WORN
then surely members OF the Senate had been approached
Senator sprague said he regretted that senator
Schoonmaker had given the sanction Of ms position ana
houored name to such charge. II the senator hno"
nothing positively about such an attempt ne ouSu' Ho
IA have sand ANYTHING IT. The hin had passed the
Assembly after and careful discussion The Legs
laure was in last DAYS and the bill ought al once 10
have a hearing In his Judgment the plaS II came ron
the Assembly, was hest anu u WVuit y,t +or
support without senator JdcObs's amendment Stno.
No din said that the bill important Tor Tue interests
Stafe The banks ought to be relieved from what they
deemed an unfair burden. Inc blIl con!d NOT ne
thoroughly considered toiJy, however oWhs TO lna4
senators HAVING made bus gcmcnts which would
compel them to leave the senate Chalhpti sIol Inc
Da Nina next Mr Cowiu's bill is as follows
isl property Or itcnsc bank or eankng aSsoao9
orgsn1sd under ne aqIs9i'y pf 90 ,tS H'"' u Inv
spC p Inc sa chcdS o every bank banking associs
therein IN the now provided by Nv 10y
otherS.e except That me surplus Of ech ba1S CT G5a59S
association shall De- exempt from assessment ana 'A"o "
~ sac rt s. iis act sla take eiiect Immediately
Mr.. Jacons's substitute gwen below u Viii r 4e lGII
viii meet with much greater opposition than Mr. Cow
du's and may em2auass iis passasf IL TSS di
Guilty the Assembly persuaded 10 do even partial
justice to the banks ~ passing Mr. cowdins bill The
sIcT6S J. No sa hereafter be assessed upon the gap
o St a,dtr the authority this state the United
saics. eA P a. 70 III o ey bank or banking associa
to- shan De assessed aud axed upon Their sacs OF 7I'cS
upon pcrol al property and II SHAH appear rom me
bank OF bdnkinl association, that a TQruon OF It's
1pcSri,o. exempted from taxation When Owned BY o;her
persons corporations pro rata deouc shdi uo nao IN
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