New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10

THE rrurV-Ep I,X COMMISSION pI tElEFD-lIIE
BRpOKtYN SCHOOLS.
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ALBANY, Feb. 9.-rhc Senate has dawdcd
for Int over the Assembly resolution Lorzing
Governor Cornell ~ apr".ta Commission for the re-
Y lion OF the tax laws. -" persistent art the dllatry
motions regarding this RESOLUTION that 1t Is beginning to
r suspect that II i nc purpose 81 the senate 10 post
pone ali ac, un on the subject that the Commission
may BE- unable to report thi, Another obstacle
TO the passing Of to rcsoluionl il said u oe demand
y ,uInc uf the SrnoOrs that they shall name
Der OF the Comm sion Slcn demand. 1t IL apparent
Will nos be compiled with by Governor cornell lie
cannot remember the kind Of mrn selected frr mem
bcrs OF such by Senate Of 1879. when,
after comic Of forty eight hours, Thomas j. Crcamrr
one Twors Senators. put forward as competent
for such work.
Senator Iak r to-day moved that the resolution for
tie appointment Of tne Commi'AOl should DC referred
for Amendment to the Joint Committee on Taxation Of
both houses The amendment he suggested that II
should BE- made clearly evident whether the Governors
Commission to work III cooperation with tho Joint
Committee Taxation lie urged immediate action on
mis- motion. declaring that the subject the i'm
porant one br.ore the Legislature. Tho motion
adopted u anguid way by the Senate. anything for
delay apparently being the thought OF the Senators
Erastus Brooks has bern trembling with city over
the tate Of his b eKcmptng NeS-York Nursery on
staten Island from taxation. An attack made upon
il last week the ground that 1t lmpolllic to In
crense further the nudbor OF Institutions exempt from
tr xaton Therefore. when the bill up third
rraiiug to-day Mr. Brooks heard with alarm MI Hustled
declare that the measure would require as a
twotnrdA bl 10 votes Instead of the
usual Go Mr.. Hustled male the point
that all bills eXrmpting property from taxation were In
fact two-thnds bills they Indirectly authorized the
expenditure oi public money Mr.. Brooks hOtly sad
that thought his lilllr b was meeting win IN tx
traurdniry opposition. Mr.. Hustled Indignantly replied
hs snrmcnt about the hill only extraordinary
III view Of me fart that II was IN accord with tue Con-
s1uOn MT. Dlpok> HnOrlly ma tine sdtiHIhcOn, how
ever 81 s9tg ms oi p1t=d IL Tvs" nv Of SIst 5he
p,uucuty informed the Assembly that tis Reform
Ing The taxation laws backward
The Assembly - IN earnest III s desire to secure In
some other part Of the new Cnplt0 room FOR
Assembly Chamber. The present Chamber Ia obviously
III constructed for the purposes Ot deberatvc
blagr Speaker Sharpe appointed the following A. SEM
bJ men committee To consult with the new Capitol
Commissioners on tho subject Mes Hayes AVOrd
&. II. Russell Potter, Draper, Brooks aud Moer.
A protest against the compulsory plloage at Hell
Gaze. East RIVER. was received today from the Legi,la
tuIc NJcr-ey. Mr. Derrick of Troy is opposed to
ssdiy newspapers and especially to being awakened
sunday mornings with the cries newsDOys. To- my
hc presented b making II misdrmcanOr 10 Offer for
she newspapers On sunday III any city street Mr.
Engir, 81 BROOKLYN. Introduced bill directing the
Board oil Education OF That ciy 10 provide books for all
INC children attending the pubic schools Mr.. Mollrrs
bill requiring inuing companies 10 quarterly re-
ports To the State Engineer was reported fayUrably
| u-d,y
| Bill introduced in tbs sonate By Mr.. Fowler
To extend the liability Of employers Il makes railroad
companies Recognizable the lycs their employees
lands IN Richmond County for railroad purposes.
Ts Wy H % pa sS Iva GS pOr and harOOr
The bi re.auve 10 tue admlsson OF attorneys at law
gna road thiId time, aud passed by vote OF yeas 10
IN The Assembly Mr. Dayton moved that rho Committee
ON Ces De discharged RON further consideration o the
CrotOn water rents In NowYork that the same bo
referred 10 the COMMITTEE OF the Whole. The motion
| was lOst.
The following bills were passed In tho Assembly 4;
kegulang he selection OF sheriff. jnres in the Cly aud
county OF Newfofk providing Tor the payment OF GER
tain AWARDS Tor widening Prospects Br0okYns pro-