The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-07
State TAXATION.
The State Commission Files
a Report With the
Governor.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Fundamental Features Of the New
School-The speakership
Contest.
speeial 70 ths Jerseu cilr Ns,es.


TRENTON, Jan. Z. 1s91.-The Attorney
General on the part of the Commission
on Taxation. presented to the Governor
yesterday preliminary report embrace
iEg these subjects:-First. the taxation of
invisible property; second, the deductions
for debts; third, the importance of estab-
fishing State board of equalization with
ample powers of supervision.
The report is quite lengthy and con-
tains an examination of the reports OF all
the commissions which have been ap-
pointed from time TO time in other states
and a compendium Of the various laws Of
different States.
This report was presented at the request
of the Governor and will be appended to
his message, which will be sent to the
Legislature next week. The final report
is now in couree of preparation. and will
not be ready in several weeks. Ii will be
very exhaustive and Will include a bill
for the Legislature to act upon. There is
no doubt that the plan upon which the
Commission has agreed Is the establish
ment of State Board Of Equalization
with large powers.
GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
The legislators and Office seekers came
down to Trenton yesterday in great num-
bers. 1t was the last Tuesday before the
session opened and their only chance to
do good work before the members get to-
gether next Monday night. Hudson's
candidate for Speaker, Michael Mullone.
was here with a number of supporters to
aid him in buttonholing the members as
tuey came in.
Mr. Mulione wore bran new silk hat
and had a self-conscious air which made
those whom he met feel that they were In
4 har of fha Spa hrar af ha
House. Messrs. Usher and Boyle. two
1hore of Hudson's sons, were with him.
Mr. Usher is the blonde young man who
Introduced so many bills last year in the
dnterest of the laboring men. This trio
swept through the Capitol and talked up
Hudson's claims for all they were worth.
Mr.. Mullone told your correspondent
that he was confident OF election If all
the State Government did not turn
against him. He would have the eight
votes from Hudson, would get part of
those from Essex and enough from other
counties TO insure him the necessary
twenty-one votes.
ALAS, POOR TREFz.
Mr.. Trefz, the wealthy young Newark
brewer, who is likewise is a candidate for
Speaker, came to the Capitol with a
pretty nosegay In his buttouhole and ac-
states naa, Frank McDermitt They
were around for several hours and de-
parted together. Mr.. Trefz does not ex-
pect to be presiding officer of the House
and will probably only get the compli-
mentary vote of his own county. 1t is
said that he will gladly relinQnish all
claim IL he can get the promise of the
craftsmanship or the Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. Bergen, the Somerset candidate for
Speaker was not down. He prefers to
work in quiet way, but they say he is
Al0nnaW
night. and will surprise everybody. Be
tween Bergen and Mullone the fight viii
be close, but the chances seem TO be in
favor Of the former; The fact that
Thomas Noonan, Hudson's silver
tongued orator, is slated for Clerk, will
operate against Mullone. The latter
thinks 1t will not, ''for," he argues, with
eight members Hudson is entitled to one
NTH OF the amount paid out for offices.
SuDposing that $40, 600 is paid, then Hud-
son is entitled to one-fifth of the amount
paid out for Offices. Supposing that $40
900 is paid, then Hudson is entitled to
5000. Now. don't suppose that it mat
ters whether she gets this from Two
offices or from SEVERAL
BERGEN sIZED UP.
A Democratic friend of Mr.. Bergen's
presented the matter something like this,
yesterday:-"Give Mr.. Mullone Hudson's
eight votes, half Of the eight from Essex,
two from Bergen, three from Middlesex
and two from Passaic and 1t is about all
that he is sure of. This makes nineteen
votes, and it is doubtful If he will get
them all. The southern members will
certainly not sympathize with Hudson,
and there Is scarcely doubt but that the
Democratic members from Burlington,
Camden, Cumberland, Monmouth, Salem
and Gloucester, will all vote for Bergen.
He will get four of the Essex delegst
aud all the members from Warren, Sus-
sex, Somerset, and Hunterdon, which are
in that Congressional district. He will
get the two votes from Warren and one
from Mercer. This will make the neces-
sary twenty-one votes"
Senator Marsh was down from Eliza
beth, and with him came John Mat
thews. who wants to be secretary of the
Senate. Mr.. Marsh is warm supporter
of Matthews, but does not feel sure of
his election. 1t is generally believed that
Senator Carpenter. will win the contest.
Thomas Noonan was at the State House
for time, but retired early.
General Heppenheimer's smiling face
was seen in the corridors during the
greater portion of the day. He says he
will be the next Comptroller without a
doubt. The candidates for State Treas
urer are keeping in the dark. There
seems TO be no certainty about the result
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