New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-27
BILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
ANOTHER CORPORATION TAX MEASURE
PRESENTED BY MR. ROCHE.
AssEMBLYMAN auTrNACHT SEEKS TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF DEPUTY sHERIFFs IN

AssEMBI.YMAN MTTNACHT SEEKS TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF DEPUTY sHERIrFs IN
NETWORK FROM TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN.
Albany Jan. 2s (SpeciaD-The work OF the As.
sembly closed to-day for the week with nearly NO
bills introduced. the most OF which are already
printed and before the committees. The Cities
Committee continues to lead the other committees
In the amount Of work done. but by the middle of
next week all Of the committees will be hard at
work Because bills are not being jumped through
with great haste and without due consideration the
charge is being made in Democratic machine circles
that the Republicans in the Assembly not doing
a much work they ought TO do. The Republican
Assembly does not want 10 leave such record be-
hind II has been left by the three preceding AS
semblies. which controlled by the Democratic
machine. Much OF the time OF every session since
the Democrats first secured control In 1891 has been
occupied I'm amending and repeating laws which
passed in the hurry and scramble 10 get
measures the statute books regardless OF public
opinion. The measures which restore TO Buffalo its
charter II when that city Sheehanized
have gone 10 a second reading in the Assembly.
and they will probably be passed early next week
and in the hands OF the Governor. The Lansingburg
charter bills. which restore to that village char
ter turned and twisted and otherwise maltreated
please the junior United States Senator. Edward
Murphy. jr. will pass the Assembly Tuesday, in
all probability. The Buffalo bills reported this
morning by Hamilton Fish. the chairman OF the
second reading.
The amendment the rules which was adopted
by the Committee on Rules, and which does away
with the old system OF engrossing bills and replaces
it with a printing system thought be more
simple. quite cheap and much quicker and safer.
presented by Speaker Malby. the chairman OF
the committee. this morning, and adopted by the
unanimous vote OF the Assembly The trial Of the
new system is to begin with the bills introduced
on next Wednesday. and In the mean time the clerks
in the engrossing room will be instructed In their
duties. Although this is new departure. those
who have been urging the change Tor rome years
feel sure that IL Will turn out successfully. The
expense of the extra printing may add somewhat
10 the cost OF legislation in the long run. but there
will be the satisfaction that when a bill is passed
there is not then the possibility of corrupt en-
crossing clerk changing the figures Of appro-
priation that several hundred several thou.
sand dollars may be added TO It, Under the new
system there vii! be several checks There will be
the compostor. the proof reader and the copy
holder in the printing office. In the first place.
Then the engrossing clerks they will probably
continue to be called for time to come, will
compare the bills and find whether or not
they have been printed correctly. and then each OF
the members OF the Assembly and the Senate will
have before him copy OF the bills before
they read for the third and last time The Senate
will probably adopt the same plan on the same day
on which II goes into effect in the Assembly That
now Is the intention OF the members OF the Com
mittee on Rules.
one OF the plans followed by corporations which
wish 20 save off the pushing OF bills affecting
them Is To have some member OF the Assembly
or the Senate Introduce bill which does Just what
the particular corporation does want done, and
bill to let II slumber In committee until late in
the session. when single objection will prevent the
passage OF measure 1t Is easy enough then to
arrange for timely objection Frequently. too. the
men selected for the primary portion Of the work
those who In various ways have earned the
reputation or introducing bills, not much for
the benefit OF their constituents for their own
individual gain. This puts mark a bill which
causes many members to avoid having anything
do with It, and to let II take the which
the ntroducer and those behind him most earnestly
desire IL to take An exhibition OF such legislation
Is seen IN measure presented by Patrick Henry
Roche: Of New-york. this morning. Recently Har-
rlson Fuller OF jefferson County. member Of the
Assembly. and a man OF high character and abso.
mtely honest, presented bin which imposes tax
Of one-eighth OF per cent on the proportion Of
capital used In the business carried on In this
State by corporations firms and individuals Or
ganzed. Incorporated and living In other States.
This bill was one of those which were drawn up
by members OF the Joint Senate and Assembly COM
mittee on Taxation a year ago. but failed to get
beyond the Committee on Taxation and Retrench-
ment To-day Mr.. Roche comes forward with what
would seem to be extremely fierce bill. and
somewhat the same lines as the bill introduced BY
Mr. Fuller. II Is carefully worded. however. and
It exemps from Its provisions all railroad Insurance
taated by the Attorney General and they must
tell all about themselves 1t Is not likely that Mr
Roche's bill Will be pressed With much energy. He