The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Bill TO Increase Bank
Dividends.
ATTEMPTED MUNICIPAL BLEEDING
ingenious Smuggling Through of
BAD Bills.
A SWINDLlNG ARMORY MEASURE.
Humorous Discussion on eggs
by the Pound"
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]


The session is evidently drawing to close and the
proof is in the sudden appearance third reading OF
bills with bar sinister that sumbered Tor months in
committee; also in the increasing holiness Of the
lobby and the casting aside by many members
Of that virtuous discretion that marked
their attitude to public measures al an
earlier stage Of tho session. The scramble
has begun. and bad bills will DO rushed through in
spite OF every precaution. really good bill, that OF
Langhen's TO repeal tho act creating parade
ground for tho National Guard out OF some swamp
lands near Kngsbr!dge for the benefit OF some real
estate spectators, passed, though only after
perilous experience.
THE BANKING BILL
Cowdin's banking bill also passed, ana though Mr..
Cowdin meant honestly by IT, tho lobby took it in
charge In the end. and be the banks bled, but
willingly, In consequence The bill is as follows-
An Acr authorizing the taxation Of stockholders Of banks
The people Of the State Of Now York represented in
tax SS %s. A. ss assessed upon the
capital property franchise banking asso.
United States, except hefsinaitsr provided
citation shall be and taxed upon their shares
n IN mot the as
s en put ,s INC N an eans 70 vs
shall be exempt from assessment and taxation
SKc 3-This net shalt take effect Immediately.
The hunks will quite . considerable sum OF
poorer people VIII DO compelled to make up the def
cheney. II is right enough FOR the banks and iact
they could we'll afford TO pay handsomely Tor the
ccssion given them in the measure. IL is n welcome
modification OF their tax bills and clear addition
to their dividends. II anybody else but Mr.. Cowdin
spoke the other day as he did in support Of the bill
people might suspect that interos party
When tho vote announced BY which the bill was
passed significant buzz passed around the chamber
and a good deal Of champagne spilled a neigh
boring hostelry later or.
THE VOTE.
The following the voto in detail
YEAs--Bcrrigan. Risseli. Bowen Bradley Bramnn,
Brick, Bulmcr. Il. Case. Clark Corsa. Coulter Cowdin
ioya Jo"ss Gaassr Gns G.ady r g. araa .ssss
Graham, Hamilton. Hammond, HAYES neay, iierrick
Longysss Lyon; Maner, Marvin Mcsiroarty, Mckee Nit
ss As o1, rssi; s
issHi s s s'ss"g s'yd" Tabor
,n N.1s-AlyGrd g.skens ,. ,, .a'dSn, BILLINGS. BIZ
p%s.d Fish Ma Ss,s .,Ssr. nlisk iIsps
sfSray T. Rockwell, kagsles s.ger sanders ssntee
%sm wdpsss ssS n
HOPES
Tho Indications are that the Hayes Ransd Transit
bill will be up tomorrow and determined effort
20 pass It, The lobbyists Of tho companies
Of New York busy and nxious this evening They
feel they have q hard before them TO corrupt
enough members to vote for the bill that must
relegate rapid transit to the indefinite future
and disappoint the hopes Of million of
people Tire Hayes bill, winch 10 proposal 10 rush
through. Is perfectly satanic measure, because 1t
goes away beyond all prior Efforts OF the toes OF rapid
transit and literally means 10 stamp the iuea
once and Tor all time come 30 that the horse
panes shall again be put 10 the expense Of buy
Ing legislation 10 save their monopoly. The New
York delegation Is sundered ON the question, and
will be minority this tlme against rapid transit.
Mr. Strahan thinks he is carrying the wishes OF his
constituents by supporting Hayes bill IL,
= majority OF the New York members against IT,
those from urnl have no ton
In taking opposite have the best possible
that there Is money here to aid the passage
Of Hayes bill, aud that TACT alone should damn II. A
Day or Two will reveal tho whole.
GIVE THE cify A REST.
Langbcns bill providing for issue OF bonds to the
amount OF $4,000 tor the further Improvement and
establishment of Fourth avenue was lost. IL ap.
peared 10 have good show OF being passed. but
other held up It's Weakness that
bcrs changed thor votes In a rush. Strahan
pointed out that tho city had already expended
81, 200, 900 IN the Improvement OF Fourth avenue
enhancing the value OF property along its line
vas oiy cason"oo ,na' wig ploper noluers snouiu
now come forward aud pay Tor any further Improve
hents That settled II, and the bill fell through. In
connection with his argument in support OF 1t Mr.
Langben read O communication from Commissioner
Campbell, VINO saudi
IL have always thought, since the completion OF the
Fourth avenue Improvement, that the proposed parks
certain parts or the avenue would mako a very
handsome and desirable Improvement. The avenue
being l4O feet wide WAYS OF ample width will be
lett outside Of the parks II viii sustain protect
pavement very much II IA curb is placed along limo
OF the pavement next the parks Without such protec-
ton the pavement would be disturbed and displaced;
but ~hchcr this curb IS Land not by the Park De-
partment tho paving oil the avenue must proceed, as
the restoration Of this great passaDle con-
dition 10 absolutely necessary"
SANITARY INSPECTION SCHOOLS.
The bill of Senator Gerards proviuing Tor the san-
tary inspection of common schools school bulid.
ings IN the city and county Of New YORK passed the
posing on top shelf in Mr.. Fish's Committee on
Cities The opposition TO u comes from Mr. Corsa vino
says he has had communications from sch DOL trustees
and school officers well acquainte with subject III
question, and they say that the bill is alone
necessary but that IT'S operation would prove
sance. The schools arc now inspected regularly by
tho proper officers and TO aid another set would
atc confusion. Thus saith Mr.. corsa's
formants; and, further, they insist that II
and ventilated there ia no remedy because
there money he got build n new one or to
received from school officers they may be taken Tor
what they aro WORTH but whether the bill be good or
bad II should BIZ reported and discussed and
be allowed 10 stand IN tho way OF that discussion.
There Is too much oil this smollerng bills IN COM
nttee
scnKaK 70 y. WATCHED.
An attempt Is bong made IN the Conference Com
that jurcs IN Putnam county VIII have tho fIght
deal with suits Tor. damages brought by any RAJ
pacious residents of tho county against the city OF
New York Tor alleged INJURY 10 their property
or INVASION oil their wafer privileges any
irumped up charge. Senators Carpenter and
Robinson and young Ham" Fish tho men,
bers OF the committee said to be engaged IN trying
70 iasicn tins amendment on the bill Carpenter IL
from roughkeepsic, and he and Eastman have idea
Of getting New York CITY 10 fetch its water from
Poughkecps'c Fish OF Putnam county, and
naturally tries 10 do good turn Tor his prccdy
sttucns, ana Robinson has probably lawyers inter-
est In the claims Tor damages OF the Putnam county
farmers Spnoia Intends 10 propose To annex Putnam
county TO New York, rs that tho ciy have
troll OF its watershed
RUSH OF BILLS.
great number of bills passed both houses, and a
little ono OF Jour lines providing Tor the OF eggs
hereafter by weight anu prescribing twenty-iour
as the weight of dozen eggs caused almost
much discussion as the Omnibus b itself; but then,
there nothing acrimonious III IT,
BuY EGGs
When tho bill prescribing twcnty-iour ounces the
weight oi dozcu eggs placed uron its passage
the Assembly to-day. several members defined lneir
position on the subject as follows -
Mr.. Avord WAS decidedly OF opinion that he had be-
converted this egg business. lie had doubt
4 he true wuy o The farmers were m