New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-29
REsULTs oF THE SESSION.
ELLIS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.

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ALBANY, May zo.--uoFoInOi -. sI.a,.,,,o
fortnjent PAST has fnouent thos ~ "o"'u 40 P =
Tor him 70 Obtain tne bie " Jun Wy 5us,oa,o
the deirgafesatiafKe Ho'u 'n's os,so ~ W ,'
Convention; but the Legislature NAB ieIt
Der OF bills adtourning than was antcpatso anu wy
Governor now has hopes OF oolpg aole 10 'AAo 'n9
westward Journey
The VoyerDor' ID conVersa'IoF"iu w" - ,s,n,a
beers this morning indicated nls lneeulon " $3.50
HE signature from the DiilIof the reOui'uipt VI
Market. Hts objection IS. that the cost OF tle ProPu
structure Is stated in the bill Commenting upon
tnis nc said that the construction OF many 700 oosu
buidings-tne capitol and various asyl 49,
been brought about by this Neglect o. ne n ,ssT
the amount OF money " DC Mr. Varnum's bill
$50, tha SnmpinT OF refuse into NewYork HaIpor
discovered that authority was gwen 70 o. ,re sSre%s
state 20 orreet ~ the STAT of NewJersey.
pnfS n.ssi rI1 sign the bill in company
with aim Governor Cornell VIII DO co~Po'ie" =" "'
hold nis 1udve samuel Hand OF the Court Of
anpcais vim make argument before the Governor 10
opposfon 70 tbe eat ponue pls' a. 9 5s oT Rroof
sn9 s men n the mead Of all the departments
~ - tse Rrookiyp govern meut
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WHAT THE LEGlSbAIUhE ASOo"r I1AoiA1D
THE PROGRESS MADE IN EACH bhANO" VI ~
IAroN--THE IMPORTANT MEASURES ADoFhEO
on REJECTED.
s.,ov rHr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBuTE'l
A.,.yy Nav os-Tbe public, after scan
b -, = - a. 1,,s,o,ure that dissolved yester-
WIZ ~ ,,irt that after all IL is ga story
s.-s 80 $1,000 The laws regarding taxa
- .t.o ocncaruin1 the railways, those
.oA' ,s, - the great cities-au these
800 snncbsa bv the Legislature during its session,
-. - 49, ,,a,n IN abont the same form as when the
,a,. Jart vain as has been most all OF this
- ,,n N ,aod,fy existing law tho members
-, ~ - 49,. oh,.,,r the work are not utterly dis
z va - 1s ,h,nr that tha attention of
,,v,,on laws In the railroad acts in the govern
aot Of critics that future legislature Will compelled
NJ, pubc opinion to pass reform acts. No regret has
been despite the failure OF the bill prohibiting
discrimination in railway rates that $4,000 was ex-
handed for the work done by the Hepburn Railway In
vesteatine Committee Some OF the reform bills OF that
committee have become laws-and that will do for
bectfsntnR
The chief measure OF the session In the opinion OF
LAWYERS is doubtless the creation into law OF the last
,s chanters Of the Code OF Civil Procedure The Code
- s,,rosrsl Frocedure urepared by David Dudley Field
reseed tina Legislature and is now the hands Of tho
novernor The amendment of the Constitution
providing for biennial sessions Of the Legisla'
ture approved by the Legislature OF 1879
was rejected, failing 70 ioeet the spproNAi VI 'ne
after passing the Assembly An amendment to the Con-
thseti"n Pl"'iu'nS i'1 "oA.'- a
.nt to the Constitution, not hitherto introduced re-
,.,n t,a, eIausa of the Constitution which declares
that the expenditure on the canals IN any one
NOS excsed tue amount recephe previous year, was
adopted by both Senate and Assembly. Reference has
been made above to the bills of the Hepburn Railway
Investigating Committee Four out OF the six bills of
tis committee passed the Legislature and Of them
have already been approved by the Governor. The
bills already laws are that providing that the
stock Of railroads shall not be increased except
hter one hotoe an anu u .'o. ' " ',-A
conditions; and the Consolidation BILL" Which Is IN
! no has
.suaes y :, !, tta, - 80 sSoi, o+o AZ ON
es,o6O Of railway directors except he be the actual
of stock ard the bill requiring the railroads to
make lar more minute annual reports 10 'he state hngr
80 poa,S :, pa,..v we're ho,b Iosr
q - 80 -. : :, - -
!. THE TAXATION BILLS.
iont nornuitee of the Senate and Assembly labored
hard 70 pass bins reforming the taxation laws of the
state~whioh ali admit are In sad state The bills IN
oduesd by the committee me. with great opposition
no interest aneO.su ~ su1 o,A'" 1VO =, ts
present laws that would increase their burden
Se GoTsrnors hands and have been Withdrawn one
q them tDat taxing foreign capital employed in tins
esmms.es are now IN the hands The b
taOs te iDs1ranee companies per cent on the gross
Of their receipts for business done in thus state
The D,ll taxing foreign capital emm0yed 10 tn,s
tho bill enarginR che Town lands" IL the taxation
laws Inc hsInk Dill Tue DIE LOT tue taAAtto1 Vi
savings Ranks. tne pl "eat properly snAl DO
EXEMPTED foU TAXATION an iSneu Oh PaSsss''
NETWORK AND BROOKLYN.
1he cry that has persistenty come from NewYork the
na.t seven years for trial of Iocal sefgovernment
needed The legislation regarding the city almost
.vho,v or a ronnarttsan eharacter No denartment Of
s Ss s,.,a o,t 80 "a t,'as - b
bhe CITY was asturDed except one; Hho tnAs may De
saved by the Governor The chief bills passed IN rela:
ton 10 the city we've the soeaIed " PUBIC Bufdens
bills They provide ~ substance for gradual reaSc
tien OF the cost OF government IN Nsw-rorE. Inc
o
duced ~ once ana PROVISION is maae or Tue reocOn OF
the 9ages OF sun Ereaser n9moef Inc Ds are
the Governors hanne One proVloes IOI reuucuon OF
expenseeoi nearly ~ once ana cur VI
YEAR 1ssi and tberesfter Moreover ali policemen and
Bremen hereafter employed arc ooe paid not more than
$500 the Building Departmentls cOnsoldaten VIII the