New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
WORK AHEAD AT ALBANY.
PLENTY OF BUSINESS BEFORE THE STATES
LEGISLATORS.
aNvEsr1G Ar1oxs AND BALLOT REFORM DE-

LAxE,D BY THE WORLDS FAIR DISCUSSION
MEASURES FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION
typox THE REcULAP CORRESPONDENT OF The TRiBuSh@
Albany, Feb. 9-The Worlds Far Dill "eiu ''0 az
tentlon Of the Legislature almost eAcIusNc' "9V -,
and apparently will be the chief suDJect Vi IiVoio
Cor some DAYS to come Even the SaNton EalioVhe
form bill which was to have been debateu OH 'H''S
6ox On the Senate was thrown into the background"
opd senator saxton rather willingly at the request Oh
The Democrats postponed the consideration OF tle p'
until Thursday next. The Worlds Falr OIL VIII az
least be a prominent subject OF DEBATE early III ''o
week since the conference committees OF inc senate
and the Assembly the bill Will mek AT tie 'aPi'oi
to afternoon to see if they cannot come 10 an
agreement on the BILL and so report To the Legislature
when it meets in the evening.
The attention given to the Worlds Fair bill and 70
The Ballot Reform bill has had the ehect OF ueidA III
action bv the Legislature on good many important
matters and bills of high Importance lie session u
tbe legislature is swiftly advancing, however, anu
therefore the leaders of the Senate and the Assembly
feel that they must take action soon on the cei SUI
tects before them. Three legislative lhNesu-
eating committees will Immediately begin WORN
upon responsible subjects intruSted to theh' AHo
Senate Committee on Taxation will take evidence ~
rardinc the methods Of taxation in this state u'e
Assembly Judiciary Committee will receive evidence
about the part taken by Judge BookstaNer VI ''o
Court of Common Pleas, in the scandaiouS po'eouie
attending the attempt of Sheriff flach' Oh Ne"
N Obtain a divorce from his wife, Mary /. Flach
and the Committee General Laws upon 'no u"i
gers of electric lighting. Another mghIy iinpo '"'
,eation that of the government OF cites WHICH
Mas iptrusted to the Senate Committee on CueS' VIII
begin as soon as the chairman OF that oohi''eo' t
ltor Hendricks, returns 10 Albany. MI heiluVNs '"N
been sick in syracuse for fortnight past OuV TIC -
reported to be in better health and possibly may o
here this week. The committee VIII undoubtedly III
vesticote some of the departments of Newl oks gov
eminent first and then Will investigate those oil brooA
Ign. ,-.,..a ..
Il by Controller Wemple a bill for the taxation "a
foint-stock corporations and associations LOT INC 'dAd
ton of their income, whether announced as dlNldehus
or transferred to the surplus accounts. The Com
,uittee on Taxation also is considering senator fas-
setts remarkable bill extending the Collateral inner
itance law to all persons who inherit properly. III
effect this bill initiates the British probate ana sue
cession taxes paid personal property Inc FARMERS
in the Legislature are taking much interest ID INC
hill believing that if it becomes law personal prop
erty Will be reached for taxation, at least once
every generation, and not escape 'aAau''
ss ninety hundredths Of it does nov now,
II is estimated that if this bill becomes
law, IS 900 900 yearly will be added to the states
Income. The states debt Is nearly pad however
end therefore some members Of Inc % la
fearing that any increase OF those revenues WI 'oip
hand il is argued by the farmer element that II
senator Fassetts bin should become law state taxa
lion on real estate can be diminished 10 the (Atcu VI
IS goo OOO and that therefore state taxes Will DC less
Mile there are thoughts of thus attempting 10
Increase the states income. there are other thOAglS
lbOut increasing the states expenditures Assembly,
man Curtis of ST. Lawrence County, has introduced a
hin TO add S25OOOO yearly 10 tie salaries OF tIc
country schoOlteacheIs. who, ne argues. are unit
nsid These teachers are paid by the state ON an
average So a year. ndcr the Dill OF M NHIus
they would receive 500. The taxpayers OF New,
York and Brooklyn interested IN the proposal
Increase as they would have to pay 100000 OF le
Ro5OOOO in the form Of state taxes leNlcd u paw IT,
the bill on the ground that BROOKLYN needs the @oooOo
for the support of her own schools. , ~ LII.
Hills recOVmendduOn lHdt a"'c ~
Iatiye act be passed 10 improve the highways OF me
State apparently viii lead 70 some leg!sIatHh Oh tit9
subject. Perhaps it NAV induce lhG -
Iature 10 pass AsseWblyman De PcNslcI 5
bill for the appointment of state Commissions ~
Highways, but at least. there VIII De aheluHhcn's
made TO the highway laws which VIII enable pro-
rressive property owners 10 improve the rOads. -
There good many bills 70 csttbH1h HcM 80
departments and for the appointment OF new StdN
offcers one AsSembyman proposes that uier"
should be a state printing bureau, ana aho'HeI uid'
there should be twenty eight factory inspectors ia
stead Of a present. AsScmblNmah AhlIu7
snggestS that a Western House of Refuge for Women
state prison. costing 100000, should be catabhsAe'i
in Ulster County mas not vet received the approval
OF the Legislature, and it * 10 be hoped tIat il WI,
not receive it, II is probable that an attempt VIII
he made near the close OF the session 10 smear
throughs this bill. There bills Tor the estaD'
Hshment of normal schools at Fairfield Jamaica
WhitestOwn, Glens Falls and White Plans, tahins;
$500 900 out of the state Treasury Governor liiIl
vetoed every one Of these bills last year. why are
they pressed this year,