New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-19
GENERAL LEGISLATION.

TAXATION or CoRPoRAIIOHs-KILLING THE oLEo-
MARGARINE DmL-J0HN KELLYs PROTEST.
REBUILDING OF FULTON MARKET.
IyRon TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'l
ALBANY, May 1S.-The Senate passed, this
sxnins by an almost unanimous VOTE the bill for the
taxation OF corporations prepared BY the Joint Commit
tee OIL Taxation Before passed there were some
important amendments made at the suggestion OF Sen
etar Forster reducing tax upon dividends in excess
of per cent from q mill to 4 of mill no dividend
In pala tho tax shall liz mill upon each dollar OF Va
atsu Of the capital stock
Apparently Senator Rockwell has unearthed some new
scandal concerning the Clinton State Prison. To-day
in The Senate offered resolutions for the appointment
of special committee TO investigate tee sale OF large
oaapity Of personal properly At the prison. In reply
to inquiries he said that property worth $3OOOOO had
been disposed OF at the prison, and that he Understood
tha m investigation of the sale ought to be made Ill
the interest Of State. With this explanation, the
Senate was satisfed and passed the resolution
Senator srahan succeeded in killing Senator Halbert
Oeomarrarine bill to-day. He had added to it a section
declaring that rancid batter, and. indeed all brandS of
batter should be properly labelled well as oleomar-
gariue. The amendment was very unsatisfactory TO
HabeFt, who represents butterlnaking dis
tFict, and he gave Ep his bill.
In the Assembly to-day the protest OF Controller
Kelly and other ofacias OF Ee~York against the West
Street Improvement BID, summary OF when appeared
Speaker 81 uusied Who was mentioned IN the pro
test, said that he didn't propose TO nave John GIy
mtsrrpresent bis language. He had not SUD that VII
liam C. whitney drew up the bill what ne old say was
that last year MI Whitney drew up precisely similar
bun, and It then approved by Mr. Kelly ana passed
BIZ Legislature only 10 be vetoed by Governor Rod
inson.
me Assembly its afternoon session passed the BIZ
for tho rebuilding Of Fulton Market, and also the Dill
creating q ommssiOn TO compromise the unpaid as
sessmens for local improvements in NeW-H0rk Guy:
Upon motion Of Mr. steele theGOverDor was requested
to return for amendment the bill taxing lie insurance
companies. An protest against TINS Dill was
made Yesterday before the Governor by lawyers repre-
SEEMING the committee, nnd 1t Is understOOa that the
had decided 90 veto the Dill unless II was
amended. ,,,-..-,- "
members from those cities to-day to whom It bad been
Referred Mr. Russell gave nO;ce that he should move
of the rules In order to secure .he passage
Of the bill.
The Code OF Criminal Procedure was passed by the
Senate. AS amendments have oec nade 70 lt the
bill Will have to be returned 20 the Assembly.
The bin amending the General Banking Law was
ordered 10 a third reading IN the Senate. The bill
the Controller of the City or New-fork 70
examine the claim of the Third Avenue Railroad Com
pany and pay what justly due TOR repairing certain
streets, was reported but on motion OF Mr. Mltcneu
thr enaetng clause was ordered TO be stricken out
Al the evening session the Senate resolutions
adOped in honor OF the lae ChetI Judge Church aud
euloGies delivered by Senators Pitts, Jacobs Fow
Ter, Mills and Robertson.
In executive session the Senate confirmed the nomina
tion as Commissioners 70 REVISE the Ranking Laws
George b. sloan, David c. Van Colt and Willis g. Paynt
and as mana gers Of the NewYOrk Stale ReiorInatory
John l. Nicks, David Decker and William e. Wey.