New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-01

END OF THE LEGISLATURE.
MR.. PLATrs REPRESENTATIVES FINISH
THEIR WORK.
THE STATE TAX RATE REDUCED TO Aee MrLiAs
OWING TO BIG ESTIMATE OF THE LIQUOR
TAX RECEIPTS AND wINDFALL
FROM NEw-YoRK APPRo-
PRIATfONS INCREASED.
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIBuNE.l
Albany April a0.-The Legislature OF 1884
which will be noted for its passage OF tne
Greater New-York bill and the Raines Liquor
Tax bill and for the surrender Of Its judgments
on legislative matters to Thomas c. Platt'
finally adjourned to-day. Political history VIII
tell Of the result Of Mr.. Platt's policy IN FORCING
through the Legislature the bill disapproved by
the Republican Mayors OF New-York ana brooA'
lyn for the union Of these cities.
There is a suspicion already that the people
of the State are not looking with approval on
the great political machine which has been or
ganized under the Raines hill-that the taxpay'
ers do not like to see 100000 expended In pay.
ment Of salaries to politicians employed ostens'-
bly, to watch liquor-dealers. Furthermore there
is growing to be an impression that the specta-
Gle of the open sale of liquor In the cities ~
sandwich hotels on Sunday is highly dispeas-
ing to thousands Of people who were deluded
into a belief that the Raines bill was temper.
ance measure
An attempt was made in the State Senate to-
day to excuse the passage Of the Raines Liquor
Tax law by pointing out that, owing 70 H. Con-
troller Roberts had been enabled to reduce the
State tax rate 1t was stated by Senator Null
lin chairman of the Finance Committee. that
the State tax rate had been reduced from Szs
mills 10 SO mills THE Legislature OF 1895 ap-
nronriated more money" he said. than did tnas
~ 1Se5 but as the State treasury Will receivs
81 600 900 from the County Treasurers under the
Raines law we have been able to reduce the
tax rate" .
Mr. Mullin thus confesses that II the Legisiat'
IRE had not taken s3 OO0 900 from the cities WHICH
will nav most of the liquor tax. the tax rate
would necessarily have been Increased. tn'nns
he said that the tax rate would nave gone ~
about nne-tenths of a mill II it had not peen ,"s
the liouor tax Instead Of having rate ot Sc -
mills In 1898, We Wouiu nave i'"" ~
mills" ~. ..,,r,ot. ~
II may be suspected. also. that the es,lmate o. It
q oo0 OO0 receipts from the Liquor Tax law - ~
together too high According to tnat esumao'
49, 900 900 would have to be paid LOT s"e Son.
dealsrs Of the State for the privilege OF ooanb
husiness Controller Roberts thought that ~ oVV.-
900 would be nearer the total OF the recsipts tos
tha ouor tax but the Senate Finance ComMt.os
insisted on the So 900, 900 estimate Delns 'ahen
and so he used that figure In preparing MS 'aou-
| lation for the tax RATE u.,..,or. ~
II ia possible that the great expectations ot
cenator Raines as to the revenue-producin9
qualities of his law may be disappointed IN .has
| case there will be Deficiency Dill, ana Con-
| troller Roberts will have to sell bonds 10 pay
| the states debts until the Legislature raises
| more money. . 49, c.r,+. toA.w
| .hot The tax yate had been reduced by the use
| ~ s5o0 600 back taxes paid by New-forK City az
,ts share of the cost Of supporting the inolsehs
few instances will illustrate the nnancat
conduct Of this tegtsa4uare sS att r IN Ins iS 10
;n 1905 the Appropriation bill from $sIlSooo 81 -.
~ s0 soS 739 A. and the Capitol Appropriation p''s
IRON, s4OO 900 to $4,000.