New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-03
COMMENTS OF LEGISLATORS AND OTHERS
IN THIS CITY.

The train from Albany which reached TINS
rv at D. m brought several members OF inc Le sls'"
tnro Among them Senator Troanor anu ASSo ihp9
men Roosevelt, Brodsky sprague, koDo anu Janio'
l. Costello. Ex-senator BixDy, Hubert w. 1HoinP
son Commissioner OF Public Works. George Cauheiu,
Coissioner of Jurors Bernard Bigin, and score OF
nther politicians were also On the train Emigration
Commissioner Stephenson at the depot awaiting the
arrival OF political friends. He was much elaed over lDe
passage OF the bill appropriatng S2OOOOo ior 'ne mann
tenance OF the Emigration Commission ana 'he carrying
on Of its work during the current year AS
4he Messengers came from train he warmly congratu
lated Assemblyman Brosky and Bernard Bsin on teli
efforts in behei Of the bill Commissioners thompson anu
Caulheld were surrounded by an adinlrihg crow"
All seemed in iovia mood, probably because there was
no longer any danger that the two COMMISSIONERS couc
De legsated OF Office until after the meeting VI 'no
next Legislature.
Asseublyman Roosevelt when asked his opinion Of the
session which has just closed said: "Ihe session mas
beep bad one In respects it has been different
from any recent session OF which have heard There
was no feeling of responsibility, such as exists
nxben either party has good working MAJORITY
There seem to have been no leaders BrooRs hal oho
vote in the caucus the opening OF the session ana mas
never had much support The Speaker when out OF the
chair has been able control only about half dozen
votes Either Murphy Stanley could carry with him
ohopt thirty votes mostly those of York aud Brook
Jyn members that is the largest number that could
be depended on 10 follow any one leader. Avord has
usually been against the measures that
seem TO have BEEN Ren Or them a0 an SaeTeH
support Of the younger members nave mus oee1
conpeled to take the lead in opposition TO many Dad
measures sprague has been invaluable Inc best mem
beers besides spTague seem TO nave Pech Sie h %
many Democrats Republicans among Ihe eoou
members but OF the bad ones There nave Deeh I'VE v
four city members were usually on the wrong SIDE &C. ,h
What do you consider the best measures that 'he
Legislature passed Z"
THE free canals resolution, perhaps and the bill for
nf aifi nHl
be valuable rather attracting Of enuOn 10 te suJect
than as accomplishing much in itself as iar as sell
government for NewEOrk Il concerned II II 10 De re-
embered ii is the country members that nave dc
1eated much OF the R4d a @ bn 9o1 is NEGATIVE and
does not the record some of the younger mem,
schemes nave been defeated in that way"
What are the worst measures that have peen
some of the bills for opening streets in the lower
part the city. the eey ated ROAD steal ne acon III
regard 10 JudgeWe and The hallway commission
farce providing for the appointment OF commissioner
AsseInbyman Brodsky said he was glad that the
Legislature lad ourncd. lie would have been glad to
he was sure that had violated his pledge to the
AntMonopolists in voting for the H regnrIng me tax
planned did not really reduce the taxation on the ee
n nS'sa it p rSsGs' would only be Convinced
The adjournment was the sole topic OF conversation IN
= prominent Repa6hcsn the worst have had
since the days OF dweGd oe ny n conrse the ma
jony for there some good men III Doth HOUSES But
bills 1njunOusy anecllng DesI
Interests OF the city without any more heston na
they would take drink provided good ana sumcieht
Including the Mayor and Controller, countedtor nothing
This Legislature bore the same resemblance 10 lweeu
Legislature that sneak thiet docs 10 DOl1
burglar There dash and rcckessness about Tweed
aud mis- confreres that paated IN slight degree lhelr
ing feature SO far as | know not one measure was
passed may be said to have had i'll view the fthe
An exO0ical sad Il fail to recall one re
S SssnR @st passed out Of ensienos started
out with great promise, ended in passing some bills
which simply dlsgracefuL Fortunately howeVer'
The Governor may depended on TO exercise Just dis
elimination veto the more Objectionable DIS MS
course IN TINS respect IN the past bo hi c
have rushed through i'll the closing hours oil egs
"wen, we can breathe freer, now" said Controller
Campbell 70 a reporter OF HE ImBUNk !ester'
iaiure had adjourned had been received in this
city at Is subject lYr Sos sIi EhcI womb
have worked ipuOusy the cltys in eress have prob
ably not passed One OF these was the DI ieVy1ng
of per cent on the gross receipts OF the surface
railroad companies in this city, in lieu OF taxes on real
estate, Licenses for cars, ices eto ms Ike most
TO others corporations in relieving the
surface railroad companies of fair proportion Of tax
alton Then there another bill whose tile was In
relation to equaizng taxation This provided that
any heretofore paid by corporation III the way
stance. the Twenty third street Hallway, whose
projectors paid the city $4,000 IGr the iTan
made up for taxation OF these companies
Then there the bill for The extension OF Iweh-aye
from Twenty-unth-st Fiitynnth-st. This siren
uously urged by Senator Treanor 1t would have been
very costly JOB for the ety. as much RHe S t as WORK
ferry bills have been passed THIS Is Well because
that with the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
The ferries furnish considerable source OF revenue 10
ulaion Of rates feriage taken out OF the
OF the city authorities by the Legislature the rev
obtained by the city would DC materially IesSehcd
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