New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-28

1T MEETING OF THE VOORHEES, COMMIT lee
CONSIDERING REMEDIAL LEGiSLNTloN'
Gnf TELEGRAPH THE TRinrNE'I
Trenton May % eSpcciaD-The story in inc
Tribune this morning exposing Secretary OF S'"'e
Henry 9 Kelssv's financial condition from his own
sworn statement made TO the Trenton lax NSS''
sors whose duty 1t was to fix Mr.. kelsey s"''e
OF the local taxes. created profonnn sc"SH'''"
the Capitol anl throughout the state h''N""
officials and many State officials have io"s '"'
pecied that Mr. Kelsey avorsc to paying ANS
and some even secuted the prevailing l''i ''a' ~
was Millionaire THE Evening Times o' i'.'-
ton n Democratic newspaper speaking en'o'l'"''
after referring to the article. declares Nl'' !" '"
was nothing else shown against the secretary "
State The Tribunc's exposure of his dea''"ss "''
the tax office is sufficient ground upon "h''" /"
demand Mr. Kelscy's resignation forthwith Many
politicians this city supposed that MI Messy ""S
a large real estate owner. but this Is erroneous
The Secretary OF state does not own foot "i r''
estate in Trenton. lie does own some ittc real
property in Sussex County however. hui TINS ~
worth only few thousand dollars. IcslrouS o'
giving the Secretary OF State an Opportunity TO eN-
plain The Tribune correspondent called upon MN
I'm his office I'm the state House and asked II hc hai
any statement he wished 10 make In reference 70
the article Mr. Kelsey said:
II ONLY wish to say that each and every one 81
my tax returns made to the assessors OF Trenton
IS true. Liz" MANY another man, 'Ih "''
financially az well of as the general public are
pleased to believe. The amounts | gave w"r" 'N-
actly what estimated my personal property az
being worth anl the debts swore of w"r" Just
debts and proper TO hc sworn N. do NOT own
any real estate In Trcn'on-not a dollars worth
but ! do own real cstai" in Sussex County ana III
Brooklyn \. Y. upon both OF which pay my full
share of taxes would also like You 10 say mat
my investments mostly in corporations ana
they pay the taxes upon my money as well a. upon
that OF other stockholders. can also truthinny
add that pay much taxes in the state OF New
Jersey as any other citizen possessing the same
amount | repeat. the returns mad" are true.
ami can only express my surprise that the lax
office would give ont such documents
II Will hc seen hy this that Ny Kelsey admits
his insolvency. lie also contradicts his statement
made before the voorhees, Committee. under oath.
to the effect that ne able t. return n" thou
sands - Stat. money which he hsd Invested In
his private enterprises FOR his personal profits.
The Voorhees, Committee held an all-day confer
erco at tho state House today and considered six
teen suggestions for remedial legislation. t'n ~
which acted upon and will be- recommended
TO the Legislature AT IT'S session next week Most
of those which tho committee have decided upon
fayorably were mentioned I'm to-iay's Trihnn" tn"
most Interesting measure which the committee vii
recommend is one dopr.vins Allan McDermot,. clerk
% the Court q "hlucDry and ". F. Lee. clerk ~
tho Supreme Court ~ 'holr fees The offices are
70 be placed upon the saiar'sl rsi ~ ana an
fees collected which amount - something lik"
81 c'0 annually in future - become part ~
the States revenue. Those hish-salnrici officials
have declared that their offices could not b' changed
during their incImbcncy. Today william II. Cor
bin conf.udeI before the committee nat ih"-" fe's
could be Practically abolished during %" incnm-
bencv - N.fsrs Lee AMI NcJcrmo;t. he insisted
that the only authority Tor the or-repeaiei asser-
ton that the salary ~ state officer cannot ha
reduced by tho foglfa'ure during The torn ~ fnoh
officer IT. based upon a constitutional clause when
,rovlcs In substance that no prlvai" or special act
hall hc passed reducing tho sa!1ry - any iniiFll-
uai onlccholler But tho rccommen iaton of The
cosnmi,,.-. Will be - pass general law changing
the entire syst 10 This. NJ Cofh.n insists. VII
cover The constitutional provision ana stand the
A. T., he promuisation ~ 49, iaws ,hc me rr''ers
% the oomiri''ce ihs morning i'.i~d 20 com
Ink thom in ~. newspapers ani tayoring th' Con
ncrtlcut plan Thir is 20 have he laws printed n
hrro enough to supply each ana every Newspaper
of the state freo ~ COST nrJ number 81 sheets de-
the fa,e of hc nur AZ Of Iah.r Statistic Il i tn
IN" ba,anc" some ~ me r'ininii''c .AN't@l '.'
l,eniitIre - the tiLro as useless.
o,., D." ~ T.. .s ~, fa s.a,,. ch,.sr Instead
81 Mr. kelsey private check. and so viii al other
S'a'I @ D. ,, 9,1e oSe- s N par, 4 ae sac, revenue
II was decided 20 recommend ih' r'p~. oi ~, much
of the corporation acts as autnpfz,- Ny. kr 'ey 10
pay al expenses 'or th. enforcement o, such acts
10 repeal the laws affecting Secretary k'.sey
onc~. which had presumably been passed a. IN"
Secretary suggestion. l may be- necessary 20 irame
several bills Others WI Doe covered by general Re-
pcilers. ,
The committee In a general way estimates 4 t"tAl
saving - about $-1Wo year through th'sr RENE
Hal acts besides great Increase III m" ,h'l"h'S
OF tho service The school laws VII De so tr'I ~
10 remove a tax of $siyo from 'n" counties ana
place II on the State fund The committee wli also
r.comment bills fixing the number ~ pages ana
al Ter employees In me House anl -raic; con-pliiat.
ing the state Board of Assessors AMI Board of
Taxation; placing the Dairy Department ung'r con
troll Of the State Boar ~ Health. general appro-
priailon bill and general contract printing hllL
Tho Grand Jury to-day began their investigation
into the State House frauds Several Witnesses were
called. lnc.uiinr Ahram Swan. The architect VINO
erected the naspoe the State House for the Dem
ocratIc Excise Commissioner. John Barlow. Harlow
bill for 1890 for the iob was approved hy barney
Forl In a civil suit swan several months swore
The lob was worth $50 Alexander l. Reilly. ~ New
ark who nn1e ont bl'is FOR Ford for supplies al.
legged 10 have been furnished the state and several
other witnesses were before the jury II II believed
that Forl's and IarOws cases under cOnsid-