New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-19
FOR ECONOMY AT ALBANY.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS CUTTING
DOWN APPROPRIATIONS.

SMALLER THAN FOR lso3-DEMOCRATS
ANXIOUS TO INCREASE THE TAX
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILLS
BEFORE THE TWO HOUSES
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE -psUSE.
Albany March ls-COntroller Roberts persisted
last week in his chats with leading Republican
members OF the Legislature, in warning them that
they must he careful in passing the appropriation
bills or they would increase the State tax rate-a
weighty responsibility for any political party TO
shoulder in hard times" when taxpayers look
at their tax bills State and local. with the great
est care and contrast them with previous bills OF
the same nature. Mr.. Roberts paid several visits
to the Capitol on this mission of impresSng
economy upon his party associates in the Leglsla-
ture; and. already stated in The Tribune the
Republican Senator'S have already initiated a policy
OF severe retrenchment in the States expenditures
by making all appropriation bills over $1,000 IN
amount subject to caucus action
The special need of economy. as Mr.. Roberts
stated to the Republican Senators and Assembly
men, was the startling decrease In the states
revenues from its indirect taxes. Judging from
the reports from county treasurers surrogates ana
controllers" said Mr. Roberts Friday. the de-
in the States income from its inheritance
Will be 100000. we obtained SOll6s "
from that Tax law the last fiscal year. This year
it will not bring I'm over 100000, although every
possible effort has been put forth by my subor-
dnates to collect IT. The estate OF Jay Gould last
year paid 100000 the State Treasury and that
Of William Aston slO6.OCO No such enormous
amounts OF money from single estates nave peen
paid into the State Treasury the present year.
Moreover the Corporation Tax law. although we
have added over go corporations to our list since
the sum OF 81 a7 i52 o. as 1t did last year. for the
corporations have suffered like all other business
= also informed BY the Secretary Of state tate
that less corporations have neen orsanizeu ms ms
year than last year and that Therefore our , re-
cepts from the Organization tax, which we're 49,
2il b. in 1893. Will I've much less ms year IL pusn,
ness revives. of course more corporations may pc
organized; but with dull trade few persons care
to establish a corporation indeed. any business
enterprise 1t is incumbent upon the Legislature.
therefore. 1t seems TO me. 70 take tight Gluten
lars only 10 state institutions and State depart
ments and bureaus which absolutely need them
RETRENcIIMTiNT by REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
The Republican Senators have already begun to
cut down appropriations. Some had been In favor
Of making a larger appropriation for continuing
work upon the Capitol than that granted by the
Assembly namely. 10000; but when Controller
Roberts had made his statement about the low con
diton OF the funds in the States cashbox. good
many Of the Senator's thought Of cutting off the
Capitol appropriation altogether and 1t was only
by vote OF eight to nine I'm the caucus OF the Re-
publican Senators that this item saved by
Albany Republicans who favored II. The initihtory
steps were also taken at the caucus TO reduce me
appropriations already mnde in the Appropriation
bill for various state bureaus and departments.
Senator Mullin. the chairman OF the state Finance
COMMITTEE, also Informed the caucus that from the
evidence already given before his committee IN re-
lton to various State bureaus II was evident that
their appropriations could be decreased without loss
to tn" state.
/, wa further evident from what was saii al the
caucus That b. WIS the general opinion thlt what
are known as the canal counties are making N"!-
d!natc demands flr appropriations this year Mary
all IN" bills II tbs kind from Democrats who
seemingly anxious - Increase IN" state lax
ritr-at ihc expense of me Republican party Thus.
IS Speaker Sulzer ana Senator Bradley. Democrats,
have bills wnich authorize the issuing 81 100000
canal bonds II the people in November vote % eN-
pend S-."r@J n canal improvements. t.%-9iehker
Su.Zcr and senator Cantor also nave made repeated
attempts to increase the appropriation FOX the
Capt.. from &JpOoO 10 10000.
DEMOCRATS not ANXIOUS FOR ECONOMY
The Democratic minority In the Legislature and
Governor Flower. Nigh; 30 expected. are making
no resistance 10 an increase Of the tax rate. The
Democratic Asscmbymcn. nfiy-fonr in number.
vote solidy for every appropriation bin. and the
thirteen Democratic Senators show similarly
prOdlgal spirit. lac Republican ASsrmblymen AMI
Senator's therefore making IN" nght for the tax
payers. Governor Flower has already signed bills
carrying aggregate Appropriation OF {btl2 which
were passed by the Legislature befor" IL was aware
that the State Treasury was IN such crippled con
dltipn.
PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS IL THE SENATE
The Appropriation bills introduced In the Senate
VIII take out of the State Treasury. II they are
passed $2237l 4i5. The Assembly, appropriation bills,
many OF them similar those introduced In the
Senate amount 70 SO 74Ssoi The senate appropria-
ton bills are gwen below for the contemplation OF
the members OF n" Legislature