New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-23
THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

INTERESTS OF NEW-YOHK CITY.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TEIBvNEl
ALBANY, July 22.-It Legislature i'll de-
crept old are that gave up the ghost to-day. The
longest continuous session recordthat is It's re-
markab!e exploit. There have been summer sessions
before. but il was when the Legislature had taken
recess from carly in the spring to Sole lfro'l IN
the summer months. Bat no Legislature before has
had the nudacity TO proong its existence uainler-
ruptodly through nearly seven months. III propie
will have their revenge in the thought that the leg
ilators will take less of their u 800 salary each
ont OF Albany diam ever before II il were not for
their raj road passes it is doul tful If III the
members world get horne. They formerly reveGed
in h.c', lies 10 the Capitol bur il was noticeable
for fortnight past that they found the street.
more satisfactory.
Voters who imagine that prodedous amount of
legislation was enacted during -uch long session
aye mistaken Practically thcrc has been no lcgsla-
ti0a for ~, past SIX wcaks; the attenioy If the
members being exclusively occupied with the Scna-
I"rial stru re- Tc ion laws Of ISL viii forn
n volume oi li,tir hulk than that of 1850 The
distinguishing feature OF the session was the mum
Der of laws PASSED ia relation to corporations and
business associations OF all kinds Ia this action the
Legislature accurately mir:ored the active, thought
ful aud enicrprslng business world of the present
year. The intent Of most OF this class oi laws has
been obviously /" aiyo the greatest liberty of action
I" capitalists in the employment Of their money.
Ihion.h their paSSd- c the capitalist will be enabled
To put his money into any line of business he peases
with the assurance Of having control of it en- 1t
lasscs beyond his immediate supervision There
was extension of the trajle limits within which
corporations have hitherto been confined Corpora
lions for the construction of city buildings and of
suburban villas were authorized and given greater
liberty of action.
TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS.
Less disposition was also manifested to tax corpo-
ationS uHduly i'll comparison with the taxation of
persons. A year ago laws were passed vastly in
trelsns the taxation of corporations. This year.
although - costly Taxation Commission was APP
pointed and large Joint Committee on Taxation
"f the Legislature gave almost all their time to the
subject, the taxation laws were only slightly mol-
fed. The corporation tax laws were extended in
scope 10 include some classes of corporations that
were exempted from the tax burdens last year.
thus express and street railway companies were
brought under the yoke of the law-after making a
still resistance; but all classes of brokers not
taxed, it proposed, and the mercy
shown to them was also extended TO liquor
dealers and dStillers. The manner of taxing telc-
graph companies defined. An explanation was
also given of the town Lands" making clear the
fact that railways of all knls--underground sur
face and elevaied-came under its definitions as
well Telephone and telegraph structures A bill
was passed taxing collateral inheritances which is
now in the Governors hands. In order to increase
the States income from corporations u law was
passed directing the Board of Supervisors in every
county in tho State to yearly send list of the corpor
atons in their several counties to the Controller A
law was passed amending the laws III regard 10 the
taxation of foreign bankers and the banks of the
State SO as to make them conform to the United
States laws on the same subjects.
But II taxation was imposed, taxation was
abolished in one instance. law was passed ex-
empting American registered vessels belonging to
citizens of this State from taxation. Mr. Steele's
important bill for the equalization of taxation ON per-
sonal and real estate lost, in company with the
bills of the Taxation Commission to tax savings
banks, to tax life insurance companies and to tax
trust companies.
LAWS FOR LAWYERS.
The lawyers gratihed by the passage of the
Penal Code, which is now III the Governors hands,
and by laws continuing the Commission to revise
the laws relating to New York CITY, and a commits
sion to revise the banking laws of the State. law
also presumably in the interest of lawyers was
passed permitting an appeal to be taken from de-
ciSions of the State Board of Audit to the
Supreme Court Hitherto suitor had no redress if
an adverse decision was given by the Board. One
of the amendment of the law is that tbe co.
three to decisions of the Board freuucly re-
fusng to appropriate money to pav claimants
against the State in whose favor it had made lrci-
Ions. Ii is believed that the LEGISLATURE will more
GnhestatinSly pay claims approved by the Supreme
general law was passed legaizing the acts of a
large number of notarles throughout the State
law was passed am Ing the Code of Civil
Procedure In many lmpOr, particulars. The legal
holidays were designated by law; and the compcn-
sation of Judges after removal for disability was
hxed. The Excise laws were amended as to pro-
vide, except III New-York and Brooklyn, u uniform
time for boards of excise issue licenses Assaults
with vitroi were declared felony, punishable with
ten years Imprisonment. The courts were prohibited
from entertaining jurisdiction in certain eases
NETWORK CITY.
The chief law passed in relation to New-York CITY
was that establishing "a new Strcct-Ccaning De-
parment, deriving the police of the control of The
department, and constituting it an independent one
somewhat under the control of the Mayor 4 char
ter named after Senator Mccarthy, it's chief author
in which the city's expenses were greatly reduced.
was smo;hcred in the Assembly Committee ON
Cities after the bill had been passed by the Senate
Next in importance perhaps was n law, which was
introduced i'll the Legislature by Senator Seeh9chcr
imposing severe penalties for casting ANYTHING into
New-York Harbor which would damage its charac
ter as harbor. The use of Central Park for the
purposes of a Worlds Fair forbidden
The removal was directed of the Forty-srcoud
Street Reservoir and the transformation of the
ground it occupies into park. The United States
was granted the right of way through Spuyten DIV
vii Greek and the power to purchase lands for ~,
proposed ship canal The Sinking Fund Conrnis-
sloners Were authorized to sell unused school lands
In New-fork. law was passed To secure the De :
making the terms of contract far strict. The
extension of Lexington-ave was authorized
I'm In order Iie. to prevent the spread Of conta..
Health were authorized to quarantine houses
and to adopt other strict measures TO stamn
ont disease. In the same line law authorizing
the construction of an hospital on North Brother
Island for patients suffering with contagious dis
eases; The safety of persons attending theatres in