New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
IMPORTANT BILLS IN RELATION TO THE
FORESTS INTRODUCED IN BOTH HOUSES.


SENATOR vEDDERs PROPOSED EXTENSION OF
THE COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
LAw-MR DEYo's RESOLUTIONS
Albany. Feb. 10 (SpeciaD-An important bill IN
relation to the forests introduced In the senate
tonight by Mr.. Emerson. 1t authorizes the stat'
Controller to buy 100000 Of forest lands ad'
tacent to the lands In the Adrondaeks now owned by
the state with special aim TO buy lands which VIII
aid In preserving the streams that feed the Hudson
River and the 81. Lawrence River. The Controller Is
authorized to make thorough investigation before
he buys the lands and is directed to learn II any tim
Der has been cut of Of them within two years OF tho
time he thinks Of buying the lands lie is authorized
TO pay IS acre for iiese lands and the sum OF
100000 is appropriated for tA purchase Of 100000
acres.
In the Assembly General Hustled introduced two
measures Of the same character. one prohibits tho
building Of dams across any stream which dams Will
the water TO flow over on TO state lands tho
other prohibits the building operating OF railroad
the state lands included In the forest preserves
Hamilton Fish. r.. received tonight letter from
Congressman James J, Belden, saying that the River
and Iarbor bill. which has passed the House Of Repro
sentatives, contains appropriation OF $4,000 for
improvements to the Hudson River and an additional
appropriation OF $4,000 To- pay the expense Of COM
mission Of engineers to determine the cost Of widening
and deepening the river from Albany TO New-York.
the commendable resolutions OF Assemblyman Deyo.
which we're suppressed by the Democratic Assembly,
calling upon state Engineer Bogar for information ~
to the legal liability Of the state To build canal bridges
and asking the state Controller to inform the Legis
laure as to total OF the canals from year
year, in the last ten years.
Senator vedder has introduced bill which has
cited a sensation. lie proposes to extend the Col
lateral Heirs Inheritance Tax law all nherors
Of property, whether direct collateral heirs. Eng
land collects $50 100000 yearly by her probate and
succession tax. Ncw-lork state, II Senator Veddeps
bill becomes law, will, II Is expected. derive 5000.
600 yearly from this Senator Yedder's oct
readI ) follows:
After the passage all property which shall
pass by will the interstate laws OF the STATE from
any person may die sized possessed Of the same
while resident Of this State, II the decendent was
not resident OF the time Of his death, which
property part thereof shall be within this STATE
or any therein income thcrefrom which shall
transmitted by deed grant sale gift made In
temptation OF the death Of the eraner or bsrganer or
intended TO possession enjoyment aftf
such death to person or persons, or to anybody polite
r corporate otherwise, by reason whereof
any person body polite corporate shall become
benecally entitled I'm possession expectancy 70 ANY
property the income thereof shall be- and II. subcs
the hereinafter specified. to be paid TO the
the proper county and in the said county Of
New.York the Controller thereof, for the u'e o mo
state and all heirs. lecltees devisees. a1mlnstraorS
executors shall be liable for any and all such
taxes until the shall have been paid as herena'er
directed: Droyided that which may be valued
at less sum than $500 shall lie subject 10 any such
duty tax.
When the beneficial interest to any personal property
or income theream shall pass for the USE OF any
father mother husband wife, child, brother, sister. wife
or widow Of SON the husband Of d1nghter' or any
child or children adopted such in conformity with tho
laws OF the NewIor, tO any person TO WON
the deceased less than ten years prior TO DEATH
stood in the mutually ACKNOWLEDGED relation OF
a psrnt or TO any neal descendant born
in lawful wedlock To societies, corporations ana
Institutions now exempted by law from taxaton. or 10
any COMBINATIONS created under the laws this state for
purely benevolent religious and charitable purposes and
Welding to it, members profit income In every such
case the rate Of such shall be one dollar on every
400 OF the value OF such property and AZ
and after the same rate for every amount. In all
other shall be five dollars on each
and every 800 Of the market value Of all property
and at and after the rate for any less amount