New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
NO ELECTION BILL DRAFTED.
GOVERNOR BLACK STAYED AT HOME
AND NO WORK WAS DONE.

THIS NAY PRoLoNo THE sEssIoN-wAR TAI
PRoBABLE-coNTRoLLER coLgR WANTS
CHARTER AMENDED
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l
Albany, July Ex-Governor Black revealed to.
day that he does not have an ardent interest In
the proposal to NEEDLE with the election affairs
Of New-York City, by remaining at his home IN
Troy. With the Legislature to meet on Mon.
day. and no bill yet prepared modifying the
election machinery OF New-York. he would nat
urally have come here and gone TO work with
Senators Krum and Stranahan 70 get ready .
bill OF that nature, If he had cared especially
about the measure.
But instead he remained away, and Senators
Krum and Stranahan. after wandering about
disconsolately for time. took railway trains
for their homes AT Cobleskill and Fulton. The
L. gislature. therefore. will apparently meet on
Monday night without any programme ar
ranged for dealing with election affairs In New
York. and such Senator'S and Assemblymen al
were In town to-day declared that this unpre-
pared condition OF the various bills to be passed
would naturally lead to the consumption OF
good deal OF time by the Legislature in the
work Of preparation, and materially prolong the
session.
be appointed to take evidence regarding cleo
ton frauds in New-York by reporters and pre-
pare a bill to prevent 1t. The latest bill sug-
gested is one authorizing Governor Black to
appoint a Supervisor OF Elections for New
York clothed with authority to name deputy
supervisors. on the nomination Of Tammany
Hall and the Republican organization.
WOULD NOT SATISFY THE ORGANIZATION
eofJ a,lyfv
the New-York Republican organization would
not be satisfied with such measure The only
thing that would satisfy it. he said was the in
sttution Of Metropolitan Board Of Police and
the reinstatement OF Hamilton and Philips as
Commissioners.
Senator Krum, before he started for home,
learned TO his evident dsmay that the Volun-
teer Army Appropriation bill would nave 10
impose tax rate The bill will contain an appro'
priaton OF S26OOOO Deputy-Controlier Mer-
rlman said 10 Senator Krum: If any such
amount as $20000o0 Is appropriated to equip
the volunteer soldiers of the State it Will be
needful to impose a tax. for Controller Roberts
cannot so on borrowing money 10 pay these war
bills
The Legislature in March last appropriated
S1OOOOO0 for war purposes, but neglected 10
impose any tax to raise the money. Conse-
quenty Controller Roberts has had TO pay some
of the bills contracted for the equipment ana
transportation of the volunteers with money
row money to pay the rest OF the bills. This IS
a bad method OF doing business. Taxes should
be imposed 10 meet appropriations. undouot-
eddy the Legislature, which Will meet here on
Monday night next. appreciates the fact and
will add 10 the State tax rate an amount sufA-
cent to pay all the war bills.
WHAT CONTROLLER CoLER WANTS.
good many people desire legislation. Bird
s Coler Controller OF New-York for instance.
arrived here to-day for the purpose Of asking
Governor Black to include among the measures
needing the attention of the Legislature the sub
ject OF the debt limit Of New-York. Mr. Coler
was much disappointed not to find Governor
Black here. He mentioned the nature OF his
business to Colonel Griffith the private secre-
tary of the Governor, who thereupon took him
to Charles z. Lincoln the Governors law ad-
wiser Mr. Coer and Mr.. Lincoln had con-
ference on the subject Of the debt limit OF New
York. lasting an hour.
Mr. Coler. at its conclusion. said 10 Inc
Tribune correspondent The new charter for
New-York provides that all the debts Of all the
municipalities and counties included within the
limits of NewYork City shall be considered
as part of the city debt. The county debts or
the counties OF Kings. Richmond and Queens
amount to S22,OOo,000. In my opinion the Con.
stituton does not intend that this S22,Voooo
should be included In our city debt. wish TO
have an act passed by the Legislature at It's
special session declaring that this s22.VOO,OW is
not part of our city debt. Section I'D OF Arti.
Gle : OF the Constitution says that whenever
hereafter the boundaries Of any city shall be-
come the same as those OF county. the power
Of the county to become indebted shall cease.
but the debt Of the county at that time existing
shall not be included as a part OF the city DEBT
IL this SD $4,000 is taken out Of our legal
debt the credit OF the city will be largely i'm
proved. Understand me. the credit is now good
and city bonds are ell right, but such an act as
that | have indicated would strengthen our
credit; We would be further away from our debt
limit"
Controller Coer may come up here from New
York on Monday in order TO have talk with
Governor Black personally on this important
subject