Year: 1869

ALBANY March 25.-The Democrats have taken
shrewd tack to get votes for the bill to appoint new
Tax Commissioners for your city. There is scarcely
man in the House who represents county district
who is not interested in the General Aid BILL giving
$4,000 mile to all new railroads. The Democratic
leaders know this and consequently they tried the
other night to scare the friends of this bill into
voting for the Tax Commissioner bill. On
Tuesday night, when an attempt was made
to rush through the Aid bill, it received
only three Democratic votes In its favor. The friends
of that measure are considerably alarmed at its
weakness, and the Democrats have given them to
understand that they can have their support only
when the Republicans help through the Tax bill.
But if the Tax bill should go through, the constitu-
ents of these Republicans should understand it is
not because of such bargain but because the lobby
has been at work with stronger arguments.


One of the most extraordinary billsintroduced this
session is that of Senator Tweed, and reported
favoraby by the Senate Committee on Charitable
and Religious Societies in the absence OK its chair
man, Mr.. Palmer who to-day dissented from the re-
port The provisions of the bill are here appended.
1t is nothing more less than an attempt to give
money to those Catholic schools which failed to re-
ceiye anything through the Charity bill and tax
leyes of last year. The bill put on the preferred
calendar, and considered in Committee of the Whole
to-day The bill, as reported, reads as follows:


SECTION l. Whenever there shall be or has been es-
free school schools in which not less than 200 children
have been taught and educated gatuitousy shall
be the duty OF such city, OF the Board OF Supervisors
OF the county Of which such city is whole part to
provisions from year to year for the expenses Of


SEC p Tho manager, head or superintendent Of any
school mentioned IN the preceding section may at least
OF Supervisors Of the County Of which such city may be
10 fl,on nlarlxo of
OF the city in which such schools or school exist or II


there be chamberlain then TO the county treasurer or
other officer may have charge Of the city funds or the
moneys raised to be raised by tax on the taxable prop
number of pupils who shall have attended such schools
within one year previous to the date OF such report


their annual meeting submit such Board the report
reports mentioned IN the last preceding section, when
such Board to include levy collect from and upon
the taxable property OF the city in which such school or
eight dollars for each pupil according to the average
as % Te6 M @ OF Tepor IN The


last preceding section, shall be the duty of the Cham
beraiD County Treasurer or other oeer who may have
pay over the amount the Managers head super
intcndent who may have under the report mentonea ID


the second section OF this act or to his ORDER or the order


SEC s. II shall be lawful for the Common Council of any


first section Of this act may exist which may have
ceyed tho amount OF the tax aforesaid once year. by
committee, TO examine the operations aud studies pur
sued in such schools, and such committee TO
make report thereof and such suggestions as may De
deemed proper ten copies thereof, when printed, shall
be furnished TO each school in regard to which the same
may be made.


In the early part of the session, tonight Mr.
Tweed put the bill into the Committee of the Whole;
but, finding there was slim attendance he pro-
gressed it, subsequently he asked unanimous con-
sent to have it considered in another Committee but
Senator Folger objected. Another effort TO take it
nm was defeated by an adjournment


All the railroads iii the State except the Central
have answered resolution of the Senate by giving
schedule of their freight charges. This morning the
neglect of the cePresident of the Central to do
other companies did up in the Senate. and reso-
luton was passed giving Mr.. Torrance until Monday
to answer the inquiry. under penalty of being at
tached and fined for contempt.


1t is not likely that the Republican members Of
the Senate will agree to adjourn at tho end of
the 100 days. The State would unquestionably be
benefited if such an adjournment could be effected
The Senate Finance and Municipal Affairs Commit
tees have determined to go to work in earnest next
week on the Supply aud Charity bills and Tax Levies
and those who interested in these measures must
be on hand some day next week. The Committees
will work day and night to have the measures per-
fected and reported week after next.


Senator Hale introduced bill which provides that
an appeal may be taken TO the General Term of the
Supreme Court, or the Superior Court or Court of
Common Pleas, of tho City of New-York, from any
order made at Special Term, and the Court of APP
peals from the decision of said General Term, by a
receiver of any corporation. when said order re-
quires the payment of any money or the delivery
over of any property by said receiver, when it
removes such receiver. Any stakeholder may
also appeal as aforesaid and may by
application to the Court also join in the appeal at
any time, and shall bo deemed party to said APP
peal But no appeal under this section Sh"h stay
the proceedings unless the Court Or 1uuge tnereoi'
so order which order NAV ~ upon such terms ms 10
soor;, or o,b.., 1sc as may be just; such security
no. d. exceed the amount required appeal to the
Court of Appeals Sections S27 $780, and 352. Costs
on appeals under this act may be allowed in the dis
cretion of the Court, and at the rate allowed upon
appeals from orders in civil actions


Mr.. p Mitchell. from the Special Committee to In
vestigate Gas Affairs will tomorrow report bill
relative to gas in NewYork 1t provides for the AZ
pontment by the Mayor of board Of three gas ex-
amners at salary Of 5000 to hold Office for three
years. They are to be eminent chemists, and shall
have control of q laboratory, where tests of lumin-
ating power and purity of the gas shall be tested
The bill also provides phOtometers, not within one
thousand yards of each companys works to test the
illuminating powers of the gas three times daily,
between the hours of and 10 o'clock in the evening
The illuminating power is to be equal TO sixteen
candles and tho charge to be s per eco cubic feet
If the gas is not up to the prescribed stand
ard, reduction is to be made by the Board, and
their decision Is to be final All bills TO
be rendered on tests made by the Board The
pressure of gas in the burner is to be such as shall
balance column of water one inch in hight. Each
bill is to state the illuminating power as determined
by the Board. The Company shall require no de-