New-York tribune., 1879-05-22
TIE TAX COMMISSION
)TPOSTIoS To AlR. CEENiEE-TIE ASSEMBLY Ri
SOLVED I'd EXCLUDE HIM.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO rHi TsBUNE.I

ICY TELEGRAPH To THl TsLBCNEi
ALBAyY, May 21.-The bin for the appoint
meut Of commission 60 revise the laws On taxation o
this state threatened with defeat owing the desire
of most OF the Republican Senators their local
tiles represented en- the commission, aud the determine
tion Of the Democratic Senator THAT Thomas j. Crcamer
snaI be also one o. the members OF the commission.
Mr Creamer is here, apparently IN o very delighted
frame OF mind over the persistence with which his Dem
ocraiic brethren strive 20 make him notorious The for
tune OF the bill to-day OF very varied nature.
Mr. sloan was greatly astonsued upon hearing Of the
Inclusion OF III. Dreamer among the members OF the
commission therefore upon tho action OF the SEN
ate being officially reported he moved tBat the amend
Dent should not De adopted, and that committee OF
conference should be appointed. The motion wal,
adopted The Senate appointed Ike committee com
posed Of Senators Harris, Sessions aud Eccesne. Mr.
sloan and Mr. Fish headed that Oi the Assembly. The
committees met the recess, aud alter an hour or
very animated debate during which most vigorous
protest was made against Sir CTeaMcr DcGS included
iu the commission by tile AssgmDyucH, tlat gentle
mans name was struck OF from ,he list. As this action
would leave tie commission of aneyen number OF mem
bers the name of Edward W. Foster Oi POiadam, ~
Lawrence County, winch asD had been inserted IN the
commission by tie Senate, was also sincEen Of THIS
action len lIe commission c0mposed Of Meosrs. Daw-
son Potter, BuIdeti. Allen and erdwIcl.
WEen senator Harris presented the report ID
the seuIte there Was "a Storm. Nearly every
l. amendment Io the Dil cnlsrrng the commission 0y
THE addition of some statesman from his own locality.
uess secured tle adoption OF an I'M 1,nt appoint
,uy men from their districts. senator Ecc.csne like
wise, Dy using the votes OF the Democratic members
pad forced Ou the commission llr. Creamer Ihe
remainder OF the amendments were not od red, from
CJnier. nee CCmm tee gave an opportunity to punish
the fortunate Senators when was not % be- neglected.
Moreover Mr.. Sessions, a member or the Conference
Committee, had projected hls appoHtee ln the com
mission ANA tnat ot senator LI,cA, wnlle abandoning
Senator Lyuucs % the mercy O iAe cIidcal Assembly
men, senator Eccleue p0uuccd ON the report soon a.
IL was presented and SAID wi;h sayag, air,
If...a -fHTI. Hf ff "a
had put me commission Ill. tredmcr, man WhO had
uon was rank IN the Senate. Moreover the gentleman
was Wcl acquainted with the laws on taxation. lhis
80, .1i Ia III ,e.U fi.rfei 1e "A teuDer of M. com
sgIt,ei" ] la , T. i,g 80 to,t b., - fed sen
Marvin, vino was disappointed IN not having man
tnat cry had come up from tae people for
revision Oi the tax Jaws OF the Saie NeYefheirss
the people not represented on hc commission and
he snund therefore against accepting the report
senator POmoroy said tGat ne did not know anything
ABOUT tAo ability OF the men suggested as mtDcr' OF he
commission. bui he 20 accept oi any commission
would begin tine work senator Ilnes sald that he
didn't IKE the Heez'ug 0u OF Mf IIedn'er ana nlr
Foster the dropping Oi Alr CrtaHeiS name had lost
senator Sessions sald tat Esus BROOKS one Oh Tue As
semDly Conference Committee would have accepted
Nj. CreamoI but the remainder OF Tie Assembly would
not permit ms name 10 De put ou inc lSt OF
commissioners. Senator Turner sad that the
Conference Committee IN leaving OF The OF Mr..
Foster had discarded man WI" tuy represented the
farming community. senator Hughes said that the
commission organized was IN the interest o corpora
lions senator Lpptl complained thai me commission
not made up representative men, The report az
"a
10 D. The vote was as follows Ieas- Davenport Edick.
Harris, Hicks, LOcmls, Mccarthy, Pymcroy, Robe Json,
Sessions. AGyg-Eccicsiuc, GOcbc. GOudwm. Hogan,
H.lbcrT Hu-Acs Jones. LppIt Lyudr, Marvin, Oakley,
Pierce, RlInes. Rockwell, ST. john, Turner, Nug,tah
-cna.uT Ecccsuc having thus gained the leadership
O tue Republican senate, moved that new conference
commit zee Uc appointed The notion was adopted, and
Lruscnant Governor DOrshemCr appointed Its uenI-
Drrs Senators Ecclesue, LYuGe ana Turner. Thu, com
miitoe VII. again press lhe putting o Creamer on me
commission the Assembly upon herring of this action
n n .ly 7t1g % Ws1ri M11 aburn and Grdy
This most hOmU-DrJJf committee against any
descent OF Mr Crramer upon the Tax commission. There
is likely 10 De another disagreement the houses,
and ia the predatory uunUr OF the senate 10
LL..H tlnf fN.T- WI De zion M all.