New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
THE DIRECT TAX MONEY.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH NETWORKS
SHARE?
PLANS ALREADY SUGGESTED FOR EXTENDING
60 800. ooo-sHALL IT BE FOR STATE ROADS Or
A STATE PARK. OR FOR HILL
ley TELEGRAPH TO TIE TBlBUsE.l

POLITICAL sCHEME2
fey TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUsEl
Albany March 15.-When Governor Hill receives from
the Treasury OF the United states. as he will soon.
check for ~ 100000 in payment OF the states share OF
4bc direct tax he should refrain from going anywhere
near the Connecticut border line some thief might
steal the precious bit Of paper and then how en-
harm ssing would to ask the usurper' Bulkeley
nj Connecticut 10 have the scoundrel arrested and New
Works precious money returned TO her! People mere
arc amused at the rush d. T. I'LL made to get hod Oi
the surplus left by the Republican Congress wich has
Just dissolved. The State of NewiOrk was the hrS'
which filed its claims for its share of the AK There
are other Democratic Governors also who not at all
backward in seeking to get hold of the Republican
Treasury SURPLUS Governor Albeit OF New jersey Tor
instance has Just sent here to obtain copy OF inc
resolution passed by the Legislature formally making
the demand for the return Of the direct tax. IiiS
resolution OF the Legislature, with documents drawn up
by AdjutantGencral Porter giving the proofs in detail
of the states claim. taken to Washington few
days ago by General John &. Farnsvoth the agent at
Washington for years past of the state OF New
York in the collection OF claims The papers are
OF vOluminOus nature and viii require careful eN
animation but the proofs are ample and therefore 1T
can be predicted that the claim will soon be paid.
Already in the Legislature there is some discussion
as TO what Shall be done with the $4,000 oO and there
is disposition to expend it all In lump in some
direction which Will tell. OF course that amount OF
money would much reduce the State tax rate for ono
year. This method of disposing OF it. however, has
not been much favored since the State taXrate is al
ready at low point. The people OF the state. whcr
ever they suffering from taxation, find that
this suffering is due TO heavy local tax aid not
to the light state tax. Some Of the members OF the
Legislature have favored cxpcnding the big sum of
money in the Improvement If the State roads. II
there were any other Governor in the Executive chalr
than ID. b. Hill, this suggestion would meet with more
favor but Mr. Hill is such nVCerate politician tat
il Is feared if this large put in charge of the
man he appointed superintendent of Public WORKS.
namely, Edward Hannah Of Troy. the money would be
devoted largely the OF the Democratic party at
elections. Hannah owed his appointment u Edward
Murphy jr, and one. therefore, con easily fancy no"
q large portion of the 100000 of the direct tax
would be used If employed oStenslbiy in road I'M
provement.'
Thus far the favorite plan seems to be that sug-
gested here by ex-senator Warner Miller, namely. to
use the 80 800 900 in founding a grand Adirondack
state Forest Park. In Mr. Millers opinion, as eX-
pressed to the senate Finance Committee all the lands
needed by the State in the Adirondack wilderness could
be bought for s23O0 900. if bargain were made with
owners that they could cut oil trees larger than
Twelve Inches in diameter for twelve years 10 come
Then the forest would come peTnanenty INTO inc pos
session of the state. In Mr. 1ier'S opinion, unless
this great opportunity is embraced within three years,
the adirondack forests will be destroyed. ,,, ,t
The public in This State and some Others should not
he misied by TIE terms OF Washington dispatch
printed Yesterday in relation 10 the refundre OF inc
Tax. The dispatch stated that money would DC p1tu
10 the heirs OF those who paid II OrHnal\ ihtt =
net so in this case This mistake III the Washington
dispatch originates in the fact that the United Stale
Government collected the direct TAX in loo2 III Two
different ways. Tie States which collected lie VA
acting as agent for The United states. received cau,
ton Of IS per cent from the total sum New fK Sl
followed this method. and therefore aCtuaH, ON,
had 10 pay S33OO000 who,cas she had been assessor
So coo 900 under the DreCtIaX law. IN other states
however the United states collected directly from III
Gividuals In these states, perhaps the heirs 0 per
sons from whom the money was cclecied lave uiSCt
Stale merely holds the moneN in trust fr inc ihql
used for the ordinary expenses. That TINS STAT nav
ing collected money Itself, IS exempted from nosl.ne
the S2,3OO.OOO in trust for anybody Is evident 1roh
section Of the Direct-TaX law, gwen below $50.
section 3. That there is hereby appI2hlatea on'
Of any money in the Treasury not 0thef"ine applOp.
aed such sums "a be necessary to leimbure can
Sfotn 'rcTrltOy and The District OF Columbia Tor an
monG found due b. them under the provisions OF tiis
act and the Treasurer Of the United St1'es j. HEREBY
rc.cd to nav the same to the Governors 81 ;hc STATE
ond TeIritCs ard the Commissioners OF the Dlsrcl
81 Columbia pro, ded. that where the sums or any part
thereof credited TO any state, Territory OF 10 Ie D
trct OF Columbia have been collected by ulc tllNu
states fresn the citizens Inhabitants thereof or any
other pc?son. either directly or ny sale OF properly
such sums shall he held in trust by such state err
tory or the District ot Columbia for the beneht OF those
ucrsons or inhabitants from whom they were coIecC
cd or their legal representatives."