Year: 1869

ALBANY, May 10, 1859.


Legislation, weary and long drawn out, which
should have terminated on Saturday night, and un-
doubedly would have, but for the stubbornness OF
few Senators who insisted upon adhering to their own
views of the tax levy and nonconcurrng in the opin
ion OF the House Committee, was brought
to conclusion tonight. At ten O'Clock
both houses agreed to the report OF the
conference committees on the city and
county tax bills. The reduction in the city tax levy
as it comes from the hands of the committee, is
S1sOo, 600, and in the county levy 100000. The
port on the city levy passed the House by vote OF
"a to H. the report on the county levy by vote OF
So to Is. The Senate also c0ncurred in the report,
and the tax levies as amended therefore a fixed
fact, which the taxpayers must carry as they can.


The scene in the Senate during the discussion this
morning the tax leves was exciting and earnest.
Senator Foger proposed that as the committees ap-
pointed by both houses had reported that they could
not possibly agree, the question was at an end ana
there could be no further action taken on the tax
levies. This absurd position was soon abandoned,
under pressure OF the arguments OF Messis Creamer
Tweed. Genet and Murphy and by the casting vote
OF the President Of the Senate, the vote being tie
new conference committee was accordingly ap-
pointed composed OF Messrs. Creamer Genet and
Williams A committee OF the House was named by
the Speaker, consisting Of MeSsrs. La Ban, Hitch
man, Judge, Campbell Gleason and James Irving.
no DOUBT the Speaker used due discretion In the
selection OF the committee especially with regard to
the members from New York city, Messrs. Irving
and Hitchman. Dire threats were made against
Senator Williams for accepting place on the COM
mittee. Mr. Foger was personally offensive In his his
his finger under the nose OF the little senator and
declared that every republican in the
that he might as well place himself on
the top of pole to be pelted by the whole people OF
me- a as 70 sooS Sn e the
brought TO bear upon him for tho past two days
being probably strong enough to sustain MIN against


The Father Matthew Temperance Institute, No. l.,
of Brooklyn Jared well at the hands of Mr.. Keefe,
who got the sum of $4,000 inserted in the State
Charity bill towards the payment OF its indebted
ness. -


in the House this afternoon. Mr.. Irving opposed 1t
souty, saying that he had no faith IN measure In
troduced at this late moment, for what cause ne
knew not The locality was in his district, and he
knew that none OF his constituents desired that the
bill should pass The franchise OF this road Is TO be
sold to the highest bidder by the Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund. II provides Tor horse cars from
the North to the East river


The Governor has signed up to this moment no
less than 79S bills, which nave thus become laws.


The Governors vetoes OF the One Hundred and
Twenty-ifth street and the Avenue q Railroad, the
hill providing ior the appointment qi president pro
OswegO Piers and Docks bill were sustained in the
Senate The Governor has reason for congratula-
ton upon this endorsement OF his sagacous policy
by concurrent resolution communicated TO the
| Assembly through Senators Bradley and Crowley,
the Senate notified the House tnat the Senate had
| finished its business and was ready to adjourn.
About this time the House was In very agreeable
and rather noisy mood andl very nearly arrived at
the point OF decorum licensed by the usual
custom OF a mock session; but there was
dignity enough In the parting hours for
Mr.. Selkreg to pay q just compliment to Governor
Hoffman, whose action, from all the vetoes he said,
entitled him TO the good opinion OF the people OF the
State. A committee was appointed TO wait upon
the Governor and acquaint him that the House was
ready TO adjourn. similar committee was sent TO
the Senate AT midnight the Legislature OF 1869 ad.
journed sine die In the best Of spirits, with mutual
congratulations.


About five O'Clock this afternoon, while some work
men were raising q house on Spruce street, near
Dove In this city, the house fell and some portion OF
1t struck young GIRL about seventeen years OF age,
named Elza Jane O'Connor. She was instantly
killed. An inquest held on the body this evening
and the jury rendered verdict In accordance with
the facts.