The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-12

inc, towns ana wards IN the county
and they may increase or diminish the
aggregate valuations OF real and personal
estates in any town or ward by adding or de-
Quoting such sum upon the hundred M may. in
their opinion. I've necessary TO produce n Just
relation between all the valuations VI real and
personal estutps I'm the county but they shall i'm
no instance reduce the aggregate valuations Of
all the towns aud wards below the aggregate
valuation thereof as made by the assessors, All
nets or parts OF acts inconsistent with this act
IRE hereby repealed.
q. This act shall take effect on the LIST day Of
Mr. Sloan reported the Mccarthy Salary bill
amended by inserting in IL the skinner bill. II
may be- remembered that the latter. as well as
all other bills looking to an actual reduction
Of salaries, was Killed in the SENATE. aud the
Mccarthy bill. which cuts of few only Of the
supernumeIaries. was the only bill that passed
that body. in explaining the action of the Com
inlttoe Mr.. sloan said he satisfied that tho
only way in which ANYTHING IN the direction Of
reduction OF salaries could be accomplished
was through n conference committee Of the
two Houses, and this WIS why the skinner bill
Senate would ugreo to that. but ii was plain
TINT something should be done. 1t Is said
that what has made this duty so plain
all at once is the fact that such protest has
come up from the constituents of the men who
are responsible for the defeat Of all attempts to
reduce salaries. that they are anxious Tor IN
opportunity TO hedge. The bill was immedi-
ataly read u third time and passed. and the SEN
! ate once more will have To face the issue 81
whether or not ii will give any relief TO taXpay-
| ers by reducing useless and cxtraNagant sal
/ aries.
There was n long and ut times heated debate
| in the Assembly over the bill to authorize the
/ construction OF g railroad upon the banks 3t
/ the Erie Canal. This bill had been reported adj
! Nersely by tho Canal Committee, and q motion
! ~ reconsider and lay on tho table offered by
/ Mr.. Sharpe was carried last week. Mr. Hurd,
/ the Chairman Of the Canal Committee. called
: the bill from the table and made long speech
| In opposition to 1t. declaring that 1t was an AZ
| tempt on the part Of number OF adVenturers
| to get control Of the towpath oil the canal 10
! operate a railroad.
Gen sharpe defended the bill as in the direc.
ton Of protecting the commercial interests OF
the state At any rate. II oughtto nave the con,
| siderntion which lis Importance demanded. and
I not be straugled 10y a committee.
Old salt. who had called Statesman Fish 10
the chair, spoke next when anything comes
NJ that proposes To- interfere with the canals.
/ no always has something to say. He was deri-
dcdly angry at this attempt TO revive NE
measure. and his first words showed IT, H.
declared it was u project conceived in sin. and
If il ever was born n would be born IN currup-
ton. 1t was one OF the most monstrous schemes
ever before this or any other Legislature an
attempt to steal from the state irdnrhse
worth from fifteen To twenty millions OF dollars.
The men who were behind Y. ana pressing u
here had not money enough Of their own 10
buy break last. They had divided the stock ul
this company among themselves, and. should
the bill ever become n law. the first thing they
would do would be TO rush TO the Central Rail-
road company 10 seii ineir slo,A, rms WIS
T instead of earning IL 10y the swcut OF their brow.
n they should do, and some OF them ought to
and pententarics Then he rehcarsed his
ancient speech about the glorious old Erie
Canal. the source Of all the blessings that had
Mr. Flynn OF brooklyn rose to reply and was
urging that the bill ought not % be slaughicrej
In this summary way. but should be considered
; by the whole House. He was interrupted los
Old Salt who wanted to know whether flynr
lobbyist for this hill upon the floor Of the House
not more than ten minutes before ,,,.,-.
Mr. Flynn rctorted that he knew no lobbyists
and IL he should remain in the Legislature ny
long rs Old Salt had been here he did not think
I that any one would have the right or would dar'
20 make such asporslous upon MS character n'
, had frequently been publicly made against th'
official character Of Old salt.
Gen Sharpe reminded Old Salt that II Their
were any lobbyists on the 1oor they must nave
, pass from tho speaker in their pockets or els'
II was the Speakers duty TO order them out
The motion TO reconsider was defeated nnt
this kills the bill for this session.
Corporal Julius Caesar Langbein has ahan
doned the attempt 70 turn the Central Park into
, parade ground. and now proposes 10 stop a.
pubic exhibitions Of walking and running.
Dill introduced by him to-day provides that nm
person who shall keep any room, hall. or build
ing. or any portion thereof. or occupy any plac
upon public or private grounds for the nurpos
OF exhibiting sk i'll. speed. or power OF phbsica
2 endurance fnny person or persons TO walk o
= run therein. and demand money for admission
20 said exhibition. or any person VINO r. th
owner or lessee OF any such place - exhibition
who shall permit II {, he So used. shall be guilt
OF misdemeanor, aud, upon conviction. m
punished by Imprisonment In the county lal
= Tor not more than ono wear or by iln" not ~
crrding 81 600 or both fine and impr.sonul"ui
= Mr.. seehachers bill Ia repeal nc hct of -,
| authorizing the construction 81 street railrot
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