New-York tribune., 1895-06-11
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again reported for action. whereupon the 0%'nm ,nr
6epouny sss Sl NIT had been given and sub
NIT legislation satisfaetory to tnem was was calied
and the bin made caucus and party measure,
Ss s0 D ha wss on the
the Senate TO be bound BY b action fs nova cr
to s wishes snd S Ss With the
cratic Senators. injected an amendment into the
are are now condemnng the Senate appauded his con
This action placed premium on party
occurred. This amendment caused another delay, delay
and when finally and as oS nd as s To
was called on the final passage OF the Dill thrse se
action above referred to had destroyed the binding
force of caucus with reference TO the biil, tnrew
vofe ySsr Which thus defeated the bill Immediately
steps were then taken TO advance the measure IL, ID
made ma Sis0 ihen q @ bl through the
Of Sh Fen the s Of s%r po IN
stantially a copy OF the Senate Committees b,li as
st nase shared the same fate All this de-
lay. Delay at FIRST demanded by those Who now NS
action OF the Senator whom those who now criticise
then sesa @ bS as ae s served % "a as
an excuse two other Senator's to follow the pre-
eedsnt thus h linn IN iSe' @ he ne nrodeon 10 Of
the Police REORGANIZATION bill until Its close was the
the inexcusabie and Illogical conduct of those who
now critlcise was mainly instrumental IN causing
the failure OF the measure.
GREATER NEW-YORK.
The only other measure which failed to pass was
the Greater New-York bill. Here again the Repub-
lIcan majority left stone unturned TO enact II
into law Constitutional and other objections re-
tarded its progress. and the opposition OF three
Republican Senators from BROOKLYN where ins InS
to final defeat 1t must be remembered that the
ReruSGsn majority IN the snne hs fS of
any three Republican votes meant the dsieat OF
bill Thus II appears that the last Legislature has
passed reform measures greater in number and far
more important and radical IN ther effects man
nSsf p hey hae passed
TALLY all the reform legislation demanded. and the
te the Tepresentatves Of the Republican party bnt
rather TO the misdirected opposition OF those VINO
now critcise.
THE TAX RATE.
The increase in the tax is due to variety
OF causes which the Legislature had no con-
troll Owing to the prevailing depression the sources
OF revenue derived from the corporation and in
heritance taxation have so diminished that In the
estimate OF last year the income from such sources
rate of last year decreased accordingly. 1t be-
came. therefore. necessary this year TO supPy tne ne
creased number Of members Of the Legislature and
the additional judges provided for by the new Con-
ss''aSh o %''1 deciency Of 5000 entaed BY the
Constitutional Convention had 10 be provided for;
Deferred appropriations amounting 10 ABOUT >@p.'D
had to be paid this year The transfer OF the pauPer
insane OF New-York City and Kings County ADDS
necessary be raised by tax. These sums added
together furnish the total OF the increase In
taxation this year. II becomes at once apparent
that the Legislature Is neither chargeable with re-
sponsiby for. could II mitigate this increase IN
taxation. With the growth and development OF the
State and its institutions-p~nal. corrective ana
charitable-and the larger demands made upon the
various departments Of State government the state
tax rate must necessarily increase unless the sources
OF eo-calIed Indirect taxation such the inheri-
tance and corporation taxes, correspondingy IN
crease. Under normal conditions this would prob
ably be the case. tina; with increasing population
the tax rate would not be increasing. but wouli
conditions which have prevailed IN. income rom
such sources has been curtailed and the tax rate
has been correspondngly increased. SO far as the
matter ,ay within the control OF the Legislature
effort has been made TO reduce public expenditures
economies have been introduced. unnecessary offices
have been abolished and their salaries discontinued
and a consolidation Of at least two important state
commissions has been effected. These ecoroml rs
will manifest themselves in the future. but for the
present owing to the crcumstances above men
toned. they have had little or no effect upon the
result nor has the Legislature been able. as did
the late Democratic Administration with reference
10 the & 900 tax refund TO fall back upon any such
asset for the purpose OF reducing the tax rates
hausted by the last Democratic legislature IN re-
duction Of the then tax rate. and the Republican
administration came into existence hnding de-
pIeted treasury and compelled TO levy tax 10 con-
form with the full requirements OF the state gov
eminent. 1. " HAChEl /.
Chairman Republican State Committee
B. B. ODELL. JR..
Chairman Executive Committee.