New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.

BUSINESS MORE oEDERLY THAN UsUAL-TuE TAX
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
IrRoM TIE REGULAR CORR EsPoNDEST OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 22.-The last hours of the
Legislature unusually quiet to-day Nearly all
the important bills had been considered and passed
upon before to-day. There remained little to do IN
the Assembly that 1t finished its by II o'clock and
took o recess for hour. during which mem
bers amused themselves VITA n mock session. the
most notable thing in whcn was the delivery OF
a speech in German by Mr.. Flynn. Of Brooklyn whose
eloqgcuce so great that he constantly inter
rupted with applause by his apDrecatye ellosy-mer
bers Tne Senate had its yesterday during
discussion Of the Robbins Reef bill The OH was
charged with being " job" Senator Sessions under
took 10 reply 10 this accusation lie said; Ihey say
there's a steal in this bill Now have read this Dil
through carefully, and can't lind any steal IN IL Ana
| can tell steal when 1 see it as quick as any
man going" The speech brought down the
house, There was uproriOus laughter all
around the circle OF Senators. and sen
ator Sessions sat down. suddenly looking greatly con-
fused bv the result OF his naive confession. The bi
was passed by senate to-day but failed to reach the
Assembly IN time. 1t is among the anecdotes OF tAe
Capitol to-day. that certain Senator offered a man
81 goo II he would get the bill to the Assembly In time
~ Tb TarenI-rTouse bill was passed by the Assembly
unanimously to-iav. II received 81 votes. SUBS,
qucnty 10 was passed by ne senate bb vote o - 20 a.
senator Goebe OF New-lofk. was INC @ olly
fe in regard the bill Tor the appointment OF com
mission the laws taxation were not reailzeI
to-day. The Conference COMMITTEES OF the wv , A
were IN consultation over the nil TIL past mlGhlEht
last night Senator ECccsIne Obstnatey Insisted upon
including IGomas J. Cieamer III tue COmni 'luil Dut
Inc Assembly Committee, headed by Mr sloan
lust as onstlnaely refused 70 accept hiD. final.y
the AsscmJiymen ulumphed, ana NJ IeaIltl 9
name was rejected, senator Lccieslne oi course,
dissenting. TIE OF L. ". Foster Oh
Po;sdaIn WAS then ad ed 20 the Commission In this
shape the bill reported back TO the Legislature To-
day. The Assembly approved o ne acton oI the Oou
The senate after motion Of senator Ecceslne thal
the bin De rejected had been voted down, ds1 approved
of the bill The vote stood % 10 .. The senators
Hogan, K.ines, ST. Joan. Jacobs. and Oakley.
The bill goes 10 the GOEcrnor 4hc com
mssloners selected are 6eotse D"G'4h, Oh - aigIF, @
Charles h. sedgwick OF syracuse q. b. Potter, Oh Ne"
York Norman ". Allen Ot DdYtO G. W. BuIuti-' VI
Cooperstown. and Edward ". Foster, Of PotsdnnI.
Nr strauaus bill reducing the expenses oi governing
NcW-YoIk was amended IN the eenatr-ntdlH al
saares being raised 90 their present n-ure, ana some
salaries even beng ucrrased-'hat DC made no attempt
10 pass n IN the Assembly. Dr l. Hayes pas'ed '
through Dutn branches or the Legislature ID REGARD 10
thc New YUIA Tunnel Company, when De says VII nave
tie effect il DO becomes law OF reVlYmg the Charter
~. c,u.pauv and also giving ~ rlt opportunity OI
t.ift, t,,,is h.t vyeen Irr-cv CIV ana NeW-YOgs.
The usual speeches c0mmendaiof} UI the pIt'.A'IG
officers 0l both houses were of course maze. LIa't"s
Brooks moved the 0i Thanks iu regard TO opeaktt
AivorI in the Assembly and followed 10 VITA speeeu
o. Siderable feeling lu regard 10 t-e lar LtdtiIoL1
te minority nad received az the BANDS oi the 1peaheI
In Ouenug his speeCI VI r.. Brooks auEuugy -hd lhaI
wear a haiier who proposed a ne" law, "uIcA
was used in OF us rtJecLon' h"d D+th
followed there would nave been -oDi many
IN the Assembly speeches were also mdto pt ,--.I'
sloan, General Hustled, Mr. Baker ana DIT. DiadF' ihr
sneakers concluding speech was able Alei MS gay
had fallen he presented Dy fhc members wan hte
ni p0rfrait OF himself james Butler, the speaker
clerk Wa. gwen gold watch by the mrmhers' ana M
5 T. Allen, the assistant clerk, a god-hcadeu cane