New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-16
GOSSIP ATTHE STATE CAPITAL
GOVERNOR BLACKS INTEREST IN The
ADIRONDACK FORESTS.
SENATOR RAlNEs CUNNING FOR FAKE Gil Is
AND NOTES.-THE TALK ABOUT CROKER
FOR MAYOR OF THE GREATER


FOR MAYOR OF THE GREATER
NEw-YoRk.
Albany. Feb Is (speciaD.- Governor Black is de-
voting almost his entire attention. aside from IN"
routine duties of the executive chamber. to the
consideration of his plan for the protection OF the
Adirondack forests. The report or the speciai
committee appointed by the last Legislature 10 III
vestigate the spoliation Of the forests whch was
ha nded down tonight by the Speaker OF the HS-
semby. recommends the expenditure by inc S'a'e
OF 100000 in procuring additional forest Iahds'
!, has been carefully considered by Governor
BLACK and the recommends tions made have been
studiously investigated
The Governor is experimenting the Tour VI u"
spec,!on he recently made 10 the AdliondacNs IVY
personal interviews with and letters from lhoS'
interested in Adirondack lands. He is still OF tne
oDnion tina: the most practical method OF SeC" >
ing additional State lands is by condemnation anu
nurcbase and he believes that the public interest
demands such step. in order TO stop the oeNaS
taton now going on at the rate OF i"''oV' "o'''
annually The Legislature cannot appropriate :"
sim In excess of the sSH@W recommended d! 'he
special committee to carry out any plans 'hc wv
ernor may formulate. as the Appropriation Oh d
greater sum must ne submitted W WV -
people , ~
Senator John Raines has formulated d nu""oi "
amendments 10 the Liquor Tax law and VIII present
them 20 the investigating COMMITTEE Vi " "
is chairman. this week
The most important amendment suggested i o"''
a.s;cned IN tax the fake Ranes clubs out OF eA-
istence decision of the Appellate court he'u III" !
Gibbs could not he taxed as saloons oi "o'oi' "'
cause they defined to be distributors VI "i"o
o,opy themselves" and not associations lot Ud'-
6ckine in LIQUORS as defined by statue ""e'' wv
Ranes LIQUOR Tax bill was passed '"IS Wv
ms recopnized and clubs were not taxed III CUT
sequence Of this. "Raines clubs nave SUI u''s "f
like mushrooms in all cities OF the o'd,e' ~, Wv VI"
sole purpose OF cvading the law anu schiI's !tu
on Sunday. II is proposed to tax 'hesc V'uD'
high that many of them will be iorceu OUT VI -
istence +,
Ths "fake" Raines hotels will be somewhat In
t.rfored with bv a provision which will require
that all hotels 10 receive hoteI license sl''' nav"
at least twenty five rooms. On TINS proNiso" '"'
is some dssension in the comin'''ee' d. TO '
ment would cause the closing OF man. coun''! '"'
crns where so many rooms are never a hecc'9'! u
nrac,,cable Other members of the committee IMAM
senator Raines favor more strict dehnitoh Oh 'he
size of room required for hotel purposes ana 'noi
specifications to Just what shall LOT the purposes
of The act constitute a hotel -, ,.,., o,o,,,
II is rlimored here tonight that u.r $500 ,n
rominating Richard Croker as the lamman! Cn,,-
didae for Mayor Of the Greater Ming crcHiasd
se "feeler 70 determine upon what tack DeiliU
cratic candidate for Mayor OF 'n Sa t6e talk which
has emanated from John c. Sheehan ana o.nr'i p
be 9 Ts4 ny wh f he viii discuss Mayora
the future of the greater city and the possible iu're
Of the loca, Democracy Prominent Democrats are r.,
said to be furnishing Nj Croker WIZ pN he or,
order that the letter when completed. shai De 'o'
prehensve and produce the desired imptes $50
A,ia,o To- ofire either municipal or other. ana ne
viii suggest the names of at least fye other prom
Tsnt democrats including Roswell T. FioNer anu
Wiitiam G Whitney. 1t IL suggested that pernap@
the nomination Of Mr.. Flower as ne Is no" a ~
den, az New-York City. would carry WIN IL nioI.
etranetb and tend TO unity the divided DEMOCRACY
more than that OF any other man VINO coI p p "
lined And vet all Of this depends upon MT PIatt
darson as 70 whether not there shall be created
during the life of the present Legislature 'reae'
New-York puoaa Committee of
the Senate would tonight report tavorabE upon oh
| RaEer and Dunn sent in by Governor Black ,a a.,
4 80 Senator Raines, chairman or the committee
W. ,hat tho report was delayed because he had
nromised Senator Cantor. the Democratic moor leaoei
~ The SENATE that the report would not De nldue ~
VI. absence II il expected that Senator cantor VII
he nresent tomorrow and thai the faNordoie repor
| will then he made.