New-York tribune., 1884-03-03
NEW-JERSEY LAGISLATIyE TOPICS.

THE TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS LEADING CUES
TIoN-PnOTAGE REPORT,
IFRoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The IEIEUNEl
TRENTON, March 2.-The passage OF the Abb
bett Corporation Tax bill by the Assembly last week has
imposed upon the Senate labor which will probably
rrolog ne session and which calls for the exercise Of its
best discretion. Ii is admitted by the most earnest adNO
Gates Of he Albeit scheme tna the necessary number OF
Notes could be obtained for the passage of such
measure by the Senate and they frankly state that they
had no hope OF its adoption there wien they pushed IT
Through They claim that radical measure neces
sy in order impress upon the conservative senate
The popular demand for some change Ia TIE present TAX
law, baSing their argument on principle that the suOr
who claims $50 900 damages and gets $1,000 hcs better
than II lie had asked only what he expected 10 receive
IT acknowledge 10 Dc rather weak ana dsefcUiaDe
tcheme for an Assembly supposed to be grade above
Democratic primary but, they say, they dead with
fact and that basis they do wei IN declaring that
the Assembys ability 10 deal with such questions cannot
be underrated Governor Albeit himself IL quoted IL
Democratic circles as doubling the probability of
is said bo satisfied with the questionable glory he has
attained His Democratic friends have 10 nonsense about
them. To quote the remainder they say Abnclts got
the bulge the Republicans and has hushed The talk
about lis being railroad man they can't beat hun tor
tho United States Senate and what more does h" want =
This may be taken as summary OF the situation as
viewed from the Democratic standpoint ana they look
upon the ultimate result with t1e Indifference which
characteIizes that class Of Teasonefs
There are, however ln me otHdl1 NJ ~
have the settlement of this issue OF taxation close at
who to the corporations pay a ldll Dil
moi opuressive tax aud who viii cndedNOr 10 end the
long AGITATION on subject this session Upon them
will deyolye The burden OF formulating some measure as
ssttue for the Albeit bill, that vii pass bOth houses
and remedy the evils without creating, as me AbDel D
does others as great aud alarming. Inc bass oI th6
seDate's action will undoubtedly be the railroad nu
miscellaneous corporation tax bills reported Dy inc
special committee aud now before the Assembly These
can lie engraftod upon the Abbett bl ana measure
worthy Of enactment thereby obtained Ihe ultimate
concurrence Of the Assembly in fair measure Is beHeFcd
be certain If those Ia upon agitation can be
forced 20 einquish this hold upon popular support
The remainder Of the session viii be largely occupied IN
considering this subject although nearly 800 bills await
action in the two houses aud scramble for precedence
has already begun IN the Assembly. The remaining bls
will receive scant attention, and there general warn
ing against icOnsdeed legislation in the state newspa
pers.
Tie annual report OF the Commissioners OF PlOtagc
states that twelve deputy pilots have been licensed dur
ing the year making the whole number OF pilots siXyyc.
new and distressing illustration OF the dangerous
character of the service the report has been given
OF the kewYOIk pilot boat Colun ia with
ail on board The State OF New York, II is stated
sIv auprOpates 5000 for the necessary expenses Of
r6tC the harbOr OF NewNork and the commission
urge the necessity of some appropriation Dy Ncwer
for fhe same object During the past year NewJer
sey ii0s brought into port 5Gs vessels decrease OF
eighty from the previous year while l23O were ploted
OUT ward a decrease OF l3d.