New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-22
THE CANALS NEGLECTED.


The pcople will naturally make inquiries as TO the
direction In which the large sums appropriated 10y INV
LEGISLATURE will be expended. but they VIII lO' us
,Over that they have been appropriated iof aug So
urpose While 800, 900 poured into tha'
monumental folly" the new Capitol as "o|ei"o
robinson termed ii, no sum adequate ior 'he "po''
vert of the great canal system OF the s'ate was
cven The canal apprcpra,lons amOnnt 10 Sl'32o
700 but this large sum is to be used merely Ior w.
maintenance and ordinary repairs OF INC cii'i' ~
for the construction Of an nordi~tc hunDci VI '','
bridges Moreover "a portion OF the caiai sS''e.' wv
important Osweg, Canal. vas almost entirety ~ s"o''
,rd necessary appropriations I" repair 'ie '"'i
either Killed by the Legislature or ve'oeu ny INC
Governor.
NO REFORNATORY TAXATION LAWS
,r, ,,s,a,,ro failed 10 pass any refOrmatory tax
oon law although there is great distress among 'he
farmers OF the STATE owing to the me1'ntaD'e h''u'e
of the present taxation laws III cah'o' pe s"u '"'
sufficient money not expended To D!lhS a"ou' INC
sulmis TO the Legislature OF measures which wonid
amend the taxation laws in reformatorE direc"oh'
Tho legislature OF 1892 appropriated $1,000 10 pay
tho e,nenses Of taxation commission OF two members
10 examine the taxation laws Of this State ana o'neI
States ard submit general taxation liw' s"perSeu''e
all other taxation laws and reforming every oppressive
feature of the present taxation system The members
Of this commission Professor Charles ~ Coinh anu
j. Newton Flero, the president OF the STATE hui
Association duly submitted their report to the Legs
ature the report consisting Of carefully prepare
Tax law-but the Legislature never even dsc"ssto -
ON the floor OF the senate or Assembly. mus S''"oV
was spent without result
In addition the Legislature Of 1902 appoih'ea
Special Joint Committee on Taxation OF the members
Of both houses Although appointed in April, le"-'
This committee was not summoned together 10y us
Democrats chairman until December oil 'he same
wear II held only two or three meetings previous
TO The meeting OF the Legislature and had haru! nan
a dozen meetings after II assembled ~ SUNNI
~ the LEGISLATURE six bills reforming the taAauoh
- The. hills were sent 10 the Committee on
r.xs.,o, Of the senate and Assembly. ana hciu
there until the Legislature haa ao!ouih'o.
Special Joint Committee OH Taxation WHICH u'"s .u"
mi,,ed these sX r,formaory tlAaloh measures va" 80"
assisted BY tao counsel one pi THESE cO"',
was already In the employ OF the State as cier 81 e
Cemr, Of claims at a salary Of $1,000 yearly lie
mn, 4, hills amounting to $4,000. The olher couhsei
olso submitted bill for $4,000 for his "orA'
These bills approved by Inc Lesis".e 80
passed on TO the Governor in the supply o'i' Wv
sls, approved OF them. Other expenses h'0"
,ho Legislatures OF 1892 and 1898 In their weak az
- 90 solve taxation problems brought up the
Grand total Of such expenditures to the sum OF SOL
600 for which absolutely nothing mas oee" ie'e'' y,
In the way of laws reforming the taxa'foh ia"s' ~
sbonld be stated that there never was any '
ON the part of the managers OF the Democrauo pa,
20 allow any legislation to be enacted mat "o"'u
,ha hurdens of the ovcr-taxed rural communities
THE STATES INCOME NOT INCfhAsL''
In his annual report Controller CampOeH ihu
commended the imposition OF gr2dua'eu 'AA "P'
IT. NJ personal property, namely one per oei''
- .,oto, ov.r Al @ 900 and up 10 100000, per
-. ON oil Sums over 800. 900 up TO SoVoOVo' peF
.n, mon sum, In excess Of $500 000 up to lcooooo'
and i Der cent upon all sums In excess Oh @i'oVo
II & believed that such an amehumeh' VI VI" 49,,
her,tonce Tax law would Increase the o'a'c ie''f
,,om IT TO s. COO 600 annually; but the De"ocr"u'
LEG ,atura pad not the slightest at'chuoh 70 'e ~
commentator.
BEFoRMAToRY TAX LAW KILLED
Positive action also taken IN Ihc -N'" m
or irst another tax law recommended ny ,oh"oi''
Comnbeu: bin to tax all the receipts Oh Inc i,"e
.nr,o,,ons instead Of only their gate receips' Inns
hi, was passed by the Senate ana WAS ii>''"'N
,ored hy the assembly judiciary COMMITTEE p"' "
the arbitrary act Of speaker suffer- Al 'ne =, AZ
~ race,rack owners. upon his own ihouoi anu ~ VI
,acard OF the will OF the Assembly. IL was sei'' o"N
60 the committee and there held until the Lesi'ia'
-. WV rha stat. thus lost a large sum OF money
t,.h 4, would have used in increasing 'he Sumo "
words IN the county fairs yearly 10 enable tnei !"
pay premiums
ExEMpTING PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Tho Assembly looked with much favor upon d o''.
introduced by Asscnblyman FarQuhar, Dehior",' VI
New-Yo?k which in effect pTovileo LOT 'ne w" r,. T.
,mp.icn Of personal property from Lxauon. inns
Tx, present ain of the Democratic ha!oiS :" I'm
Ior,sa,uro The Farvuhar bill undoubtedly VIII
ogsin h. pressed In the Legislature Of loo4' II II
should be Democratic. 1t owed as final celeat 'n'
nresent voar TO the united efforts Of the kepubhcah
members OF the Assembly
HOME RULE PLEDGES VIOLATED.
The Democratic .ary. in It's platforms ior WIZ
FIVE years. had gwen its pledge mat IL "ouiu e'a'
home rule 10 cities and refrain from heeuioSs i
ference with their affairs. No heed was paid 10 'hcse
pledges Ellis were introduced depnvhs 'he 'V'ui
authorities OF Buffalo Rochester Uca, Syracuse ahd
yonkers OF certain rights which were ganed uem
by their charters or inherently belonging 10 the may
Of ci,ies III all OF these bills there was partisan
or personal purpose. The aim In every one was ~
transfer some power Of appointment vested In an
officer elected by the people o! the CITY assahed 10
-me other man more in accord with the members OF
the Democratic state Regency. The last night OF e
session of the Legislature witnessed one OF the os'
disgraceful of this or any other session. Al
ths bidding Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sheehan' III o'uer
N strengthen the state Democratic Regency IN It's
o,.n.t With ,ha Na.nL Democratic AdmInstrato
=. hill was rushed through the Legislature dcprivins
the Mayor Of buffalo. Cleveland Democrat OF his
power to appoint the Police and Excise COMMISSIONERS
of that city.
There was no charge against the character OF thai,
Mayor bat the fact thai he was not "iiLhs TO OBEY
Iieutenan. Governor shochan and make appoint
ments named 10y him. was SUFFICIENT 10 rob MN anu
the municipality OF their rights. There were similar
invssons OF the rights OF other cities and the foct
WAS made patent that the men at present In con'ro
Of the organization Il the Democratic parry ntehl u
repudiate their pary's pledges OF home rule" Gov
ernor Flower also broke the promise he made TO the
people Of the state I'm his first annual message ua'
he would sacredly respect the rights OF ci'ics ana
maintain home rlla" in Them What Will cause The
most alarm to the people Of the State Is 'ha' GOV
crncr Flower was seemingly Of the ccnsprator'
who thus used the legislative and executive power u
rob the cities OF their rights; for bills amending th'
charters Of cities which lad been secretly passed 10y
the Legislature We're hastily signed by him before
Information ccJi reach tho authorities OF the ctes
menaced by these acts. ard thus they were deprived
OF any opportunity 10 protest against their bcinH
made laws
PARTISAN ELECTION BOARDS.