New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-21
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Albany. April .0.-Ihe taxpayers VIII nave !" P''
for the luxury OF Democratic legislature III"
Democratic Governor TWO year, ago, wren III"
Legislature o, 1891. which had Il Republican seh''
20 check ~ natural tendency To cNiraVhgahc'' hu
ioiro,d the STATE tax rate announced ~ 'o
mill. the lowest In thirty-sx years III Io"- WIN
a irgi Stature Democratic IN both branch's ana
democratic Governor the state tax rate Increased 10
Los mills.
The pr.sen, Democratic Legislature adjourned
finally today leaving behind It III" lad rccoii 81
having with tile Democratic Governor. Increased inc
tax rat. TO = 50 mills. Moreover, the tax ra'e was
kept al a.js mills only by Controller 'ampoel
promising TO the people Of the State that ne VIII
,nuccze A.. 100000 more In the coming year than ne
da the prcscui year out OF the corporations ana Tue
inheritor. Il property. An imaginary hor'"'' o'
Income from certain tax laws. therefore, enables the
Democratic Legislature to conceal q par' Oh us ~
,ravagan, appropriations. The additional income
which should have been used 10 reduce the tax ra'
f. thu. 60 he consumed In paying OH the big OiIlS oil
the Legislature.
Mr. Campbell In n letter TO the Legislature sai
that he believed he could got s2.oooOoo cnt OF Tie
corporaions. and - COO coo from the inhcrtors OF
property. making s5.cOo.00o Ia all This Is
=. 900 900 more than he estimated that he couId
procure from th,~c sources year ago lie says
81 estimate the revenue from these sources ir
This year &. $50 600 than | estimated the rev
Gnu. from these sources for the year l7"., 10 nm
confident that the additional appropriation that 'is
Legislature has mad" this year TO enable TINS depart
ment TO more risdly cniore ID" collection Of tacse
take. viii enable this department, to produce this
large Increase
speaking To The Tribune correspondent this after
noon upon the matter. Controller Campbell
said: The Legislature has appropriated more money
this year. bu, we have been able to keep down the
tax rate by collections from the inheritance tax
law and the corporation tax law"
ior all ip fradu need ny np
publicans. and were passed BY Republican L"gsla-
lures But large Us Is the iEcomc they give TO
the state It Is not sufficient to pay al the prodlg
appropriation bills OF the Democratic Legislature Just
adjourned and consequently the s;nte tax rate goes
IN. Mr. Campbell has strained all the powers Of
his Office In the last two years 20 Increase tho states
income from these tax laws and thus conceal the ex-
,rayagant spirit OF the Democrats II the Legislature
In the last fiscal year he obtained I60C,o6O 90 fro
the corporations. which was an Increase oF the
preceding year OF sl6i 0e5 as Now he says that
he Is going to get 5000 900 additional from these
taxation laws. The Inheritance taA receipts he forced
up to 81 7sG,2ls A. increase OF sSo3.o;0 o3 over
the preceding year. Now BE- says he will crt $1,000
600 from these laws In the coming year. or over
81, 200 900 more than h. received last year. Mr..
Campbell Is n courageous man IN thus 'ndcavorng TO
protect "a Democratic Legislature from public cen
sure but. nevertheless he runs the iisk OF slipping
MP on his estimates and OF having to pay this years
bills the coming year, with an election fer Governor
pending
A bold attempt made by the Democratic
leaders to conceal the great Increase IN tile State
INK rate IL was announced rs only 3.2i 9 3 mills
whereas II actually is I.5s mills This financial feat
was accomplished by not considering tax OF one
third OF a mill for the support Of the Insane poor
which It IS estimated will bring 81 200 600 into the
State Treasury. This Is pretty big sum I" forget
or not to consider In making up the state tax rate.
ntr.ila ran bait nd S.n.
atcr Cantor had the nudnclty, nevertheless. not to
add together the one third OF mill tax and the Other
tax Of oc4 % mills for general purposes. The
total Is oss mills. which Is the actual State tax
rate.
Senator Cantor the Demo ratio leader In the senate
attempted day to excuse the great Increase In I'll"
tax rate by pleading that 1t caused BY the pur-
chase OF Fire Island and the Buffalo strike But these
arr insignificant appropriations. not amounting In all
to siOO 600 Willie the increased tnN rate will bring
several millions Of dollars additional into
the state treasury. In fact. 1t will
take several millions TO pay the big bills
OF the Legislature which has Just Adjourned. Mr.
Cantor announced that the State tax rate o24 %
MILF.
for the support Of the insane poor inquired Senator
ait does not" replied senator Cantor. because
We consider that large PROPORTION Of the counties
That may be true replied senator .axton. "bn,
nevertheless some one pays the tax. New.loik and
Kings counties. for instance hav" to pay 100000
additional stnte tax Tor the support OF the insane
The State tax imposed by this Democratic LDgi,-
lnture Is nearly twice great II when there
was a Republican senate here two years ago. yhrn
In 1901 II was 30 mills. Now, two years aicr.
with n Democratic Legislature II Is 5.js mills.
There arc millions OF difference. Yon have doubted
the state tax mtc as compared with two years 40.
IN the fnce Of the fact, as you have been informed
s,ntes income from the Inheritance tax and corpora
Income H. thus 10 bc used In paying your bills.
II Is open confession OF the extravaganza of this
Legislature. since the Democratic ba'tY came into
power In This state the state tax rate has BEN
steadily Increasing. But perhaps should no he
the cose that when the Democratic party comes Into
power II begins to put up the State taxes
The IN II, Oat. Vus hon