New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-25
LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER TOPICS.


ALBANY, Feb. 2l.-The report of the Board
Of Officers appointed to select a suitable fatigue uniform
for the National Guard ~ the State has been received
The commandments approves the uniform
gestrd and the Adiutan General prOmuleltcs its adop
ton in General order No 6, which has just been issued.
The prescribed uniform described in part follows
a. Head COyerng-A cap or KEPT OF dark blue cloth
with falling top: ?. Uniform Coat for Infantry-A
doublebrcased dark blue blouse basque tuno CUT;
slshcs the sleeves Of light blue cloth FIVE and one
half inches long and two and One-half inches wIe and
0rnameuted with three small state buttons for arti
lcry-the for infantry except that shoulder
straps a@hcs in sleeves, pait- in skirt and collar TO be
Of scarlet Goth; for cavIlry-thc for
Infantry, except that shoulder straps, sashes
in sleeves paits I'm skirt and collar to
be Of orange colored cloth; 3. Uniform
Trousers-for infantry sky blue kersey, cut straight,
two inches turn up, canvas under with dark blue side
stripe and one-quarer Of inch wide, waisiband
to three inches wide and fastened with two buttons,
strap at back below wastbaud seam with buckle; for
artcrythe for infantry, except that the sill
stripes shall be Of scarlet cloth; for cayalrythe same
as for infantry except that the side stripes shall be Of
orange coored cloth"
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Jacobs reported the bill
making an appropriation for the Commissioners Of Emf
grafton The Senate later went into Committee Of tho
WHOLE Mr.. Pitts in the chair on the bin making ap-
preparation for the Commissioners Of Emigration, and
ordered it t0 a third reading.
Ways aud Means, presented a report making appro
priatiOn TO the Commissioners OF Emigration.
Mr. J. J. Costello introduced bill authorizing the Com
Council OF NewYork City to fix the compensation Of
laborers employed by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monaty by any Of the departments bureaus OF said
city at a to exceed - % Il dry.
Mr. Engle introduced bill cqualzins the salaries Of
the remen of Brooklyn and making the uniform annual
salary for all grades ~ 900
Mr. Grady in The Senate, presented petition and bill
for the assessment Of certain corporations aud the
collection Of certain taxes in NcwYort City ana County
The memorial is signed by the Mayor and other New
York officials.
The bill provides that the amounts Of the respective as
sessnents of the capital stock of the corpora
TONS joint stock companies and associations. made and
entered in the annual record of the assessed valuation
of real and personal estate in the city and county Of New
York for the years 1850 and 1881, shall be assessed
against such corporations; and the personal tax
imposed upon each of the corporations, the
names which appear the several rolls
tax books Of said city or county for the years above
specified shall be lowed upon said corporations ANY
State for the year $50 having been imposed by
ton Chapter 542 of the Laws Of 1850 any the
corporations, joint stock companies or associations
above specified which shall have been paid prior to the
passage of this act to the State Controller, any part
whereof was include in the tax levied 10y the local al-
thotics OF the City OF NewYOrk for the year $780, the
sums paid and included shall, in each where
the Controller has not already done be credited by
that officer to the corporation making such payment and
the Controller shall deduct that amount from
the tax that would otherwise be collected
for the year 1882, the adjustment Of the Con-
troler Dc final in the matter The Commissioners OF
Taxes ana III Ne" ork shall ascertain and
act what proportion Of the tax state purposes fixed
and stated TO be assessed upon the estates real and net
eopal subject To taxation ia New-York CITY and Comfy
the year ISL is included in the tax for that
levied by this act ON the said corporations and certify
the respective amounts 10 the Receiver OF Taxes such
cerndcauon TO be conclusive 1t shall be the duty the
Receiver and the Marshal authorized by him, to collect
subject specified provisions from each Of these corpO
rition- the taxes levied, In such manner the 6l
Tne Committee on Cities VIII give hearing the bill
A Bill which Mr. Murphy introduced in the Assembly |
authorizing ana requiring the assessment ana taxation
OF hc shares OF certain banking assoc lions makes IL the
DUTY OF the oil axes OF Me-" loIk, within
month after the passage OF he act 70 prepare
record Of the Stockholders Of tne banks and banking
owned By each stakeholder, and TO enter in The
T'n nf The a5re, 80 owned bP th8 u 'I9
making the assessment the Commissioners shall !
ia sos,ng the value OF other taxable property owned
b. individual citizens Of this STATE. On -u, record be-
rrct,on or two months at The pr,tou Of which time
the Commissioners shall cause an asse' smen roll 10 be-
prepared corrected Tue rou, properly ccrdled shall
within len d,s In Inc CIV Hall for 4 e uruos If r
eel ing the same they au hOrzcd to the
tax Of a3iUO par cent the Ia 10 Dc applied To
the purposes Of the r Ie7- ior inc local government
scuntorHoyd offered The following resolution In the |
Scuute tCd.y:
EeaOirct That tie state Engineer and Surveyor Is !
hereby Grtc cd forthwith o OItaiI from the NcWYor
and Hare al Railroad Company lucnc return, under
oath. giving detailed rtltcmrut of the actual iu
cost OF construction Of the Fourth Avenue street Car
Hallway Line ia NeN-NOrk city, extending IRON the |
terminus the junction OF AnH--t- AMI Broadway
fuulbtc. al Eighty --Ntn-.t, including tue branch
line 30 Thirty ioutn street Ftul, with al sltclc,
and idrg5 tIcIe,O bl,ugilg cNlluIiug, however all
such may Dc Wtun or Incluhud by tho Grand Contra
Dept ad te c0at II Stables and other out JuIugs
Used exclusively for SAID srcti-c ~ Lac also specific
Of tie cost OF the And TJlag STOCK sid