New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
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PLATT'S HAND SEEN AGAIN.
A COVERT ATTACK MADE ON STATE CON.
TROLLER ROBERTS
THE APPOINTMENT OF COLLATERAL INHERITANCE
TAX APPRAISERS. WHICH OUGHT TO BE ONE
OF THE CONTROLLERS DUTIES. TO BE
TURNED OVER TO THE GOVERNOR


OF THE coNTRoLI.ERs DUTIES. TO BE
TURNED OVER TO THE GOVERNOR
WHAT 1T ALI. MEANS.
[FRoMrH REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBuNsI
Albany April lO.-RepubicanS here are WONDER
ing whether Governor Morton will countenance
an attack which Thomas c.. Patt has just
made, through his lieutenant in the Assembly
James NJ. E. OGrady. of Rochester, upon James
A. Roberts. the Republican State Controller. MT.
Roberts. the financial officer of the State mas
had bill drawn amending the Collateral In
heritance Tax law in several respects. the most
important being to bring within the scope OF TIE
law the estates OF non-resdents. The property
owned by them within this State Is to be ta~-
able Mr. Roberts estimates that such la"
would add 100000 to the yearly income OF the
state.
One OF the features of this bill, which has been
introduced in the Assembly by Mr. Ainsworth.
is the authority IL gives TO the Controller 70 ap-
point three appraisers in the counties OF New
York Kings and Erie, TO aprase the Nalue Oh
the estates OF both nOn-resdents and residents
Controller Roberts makes his suggestion because
he has discovered that the cost Of appraisinS
estates in the big counties Is far too great
Thus it cost 900 in 1894 appraise 5i5 estates
in New York, at the rate OF 500 an estate iHe
! appraisers are now appointed by the Surrogates
| Of New-York Erie and Kings counties. Mr..
| Roberts, bill would give the appointments 10
State officer to protect the States interests, and
| also In order to have the work done economically
Assemblyman Epenetus Howe Of Toga County.
savs that Thomas C. Platt thinks that this
! power of naming the appraisers should not De-
given 10 Controller Roberts, but to the Governor.
! Plainly Mr.. Plat thinks Mr.. Roberts Is so inde-
pendent that he will not submit to Mr.. Platts
| dictation in ,laking appointments Assembly
| man O'Grady when this bill came up yesterday,
declared boldly that the Governor ought TO make
the appointments and the Assembly recommitted
| the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means
for the purpose Of having this amendment made.
The Assembly thus, at the dctation OF Mr..
/ platt proposes to rob Mr.. Roberts or his natural
authority, as finance officer Of the State TO make
| important appointments
"Why | do not want to appoint these apprais-
| ers" said Governor Morton to-day when told by
Controller Roberts Of what had been done
Well" said Mr. Roberts TO the Governor.
while | felt at first that had been greatly
vronped nevertheless. since the bill will put
500 900 IN the pockets Of the taxpayers OF the
state II II passes shall not insist upon us oeihS
amended so as to give me the authority 10 name
the appraisers. II that inslstence Will put the oil
Governor Morton said to Mr.. Roberts that he,
should certainly consult him about the appoint
ment OF the appraisers. A.,
! This however will not mend matters MT.
Platt insolently says II were. 10 Governor MOT
ton: Il can manage you in this matter Oh app0inl-
! ing the appraisers. but cannot manage MI ho9-
| erts and therefore I have this amendment mane'
To the bill" Il does not matter To MT fiatt ina
he thus twists out OF shape the financial laws OF
! the state for there can be no question that the
Controller logically is the man TO appoint 'nese
| appraisers
The law proposed says
\ tax shall be and is hereby imposed qpon, ths ,ns
transfer OF any property real or personal 81 Lii e
| value o, 500 or over, OF any interest therein
or income herefrom in trust or otner"Ise, 10 -.
sons corporations not exempt Uy IN "a The TO-,
| l. When the transfer is ty will or by the intesi
or possessed OF the property whi'e d res'ueH' u
| the State .,, - t...z..,o Il
of property within the State. and the decedent was
| non resident OF the state at the time oi n'S
| death. . u,,a hv a
| reslen, or by a nonresident, when such non-res
| dents property Is within this State, by deed
grant. bargain sale or gift made IN c9nteinp@a'So @ S
OF the death OF the gTantOr, vendor, or donor OF III
,ended 10 take effect. Ia possession or enJoyHIen
or after such death. Such tax shall also De impose
when such person or corporation oeeonles % pe" anv
cialy entitled in session OF expectancy 10 ahy
| nronerty or the income thereof by any such trans.
| fer whether made before or after the passage OF
| this act. Such tax shall be az tns rate OF pee
cent upon the Gear market value or such property
except otherwise prescribed IN the meAt seSoi, @ -,
The words property wthln the stat s.,nG az ui III ~
! property whatsoever within this state belonging 10
! the estate OF resident or NONRESIDENT decsGsht
whether said property be rea OF eIsoa' anu o,ion ,
bonds shares or certificates OF STOCK "Ilhn ttls
| State OF foreign or domestic corporations ana be
| longing to the estates Of such resident or non