Evening star., 1898-07-08
Effect Of the Extra Legislative Ses-
sion Call.
DEMOCRATS TALK ON TEE SUBJECT
Three Forms Of Legislation to Be
Proposed.
r A M Nj A Y'S TAX LIS T

cided today by Governor Black to issue
call to convene the legislature in extra
session Monday evening, July II. 1t is
expected that the work in hand will be dis
posed of and the session adjourned before
the end of the week. While it has been
settled in republican circles for some time
that there would be an extra session call,
to the democrats it comes contrary to all
their predictions and arguments. The dem
ocrats did not expect the call, but have
been waiting patiently for decision as to
whether it would come or not. Their or
ganization all over the state will now be
able to take action in regard to the pro-
posed election legislation, which is believed
TO annoy them greatly. So embarrassing
had been the situation prior to the call
that the democrats, although anxious to
set a date for the meeting of the state
committee, have not dared to do so in ad-
vance of the decision of the republican
legislature. Speaking of the meeting Of
the state committee, Elliott Danforth, its
chairman, says:
Il am glad to have the republican party
say definitely whether it will or will not
call an extra session. because our work
has been delayed by indecision. We could
not conveniently name date for the
meeting of the state committee. OF course,
we need not be in any great hurry, for we
still have plenty of time"
What the Democrats Say.
Up to the last moment the impression was
very general among the democrats that the
republicans would abandon their plans for
an extra session. particularly since the de-
feat of Cervera and the destruction of the
Spanish fleet under his command. Demo-
cratic leaders of prominence felt that the
war would be of short duration. So short
In fact, that legislation to give the soldiers
IN the field chance to vote would not be
necessary. Tammany has been waiting pa
lently to be served with the official notice
or an extra session. Senator Thomas F.
Grady, who was spokesman in Albany las.
winter Tor the Tammany organization, was
asked what he thought of the democratic
pl lospects If the elections bill passed the
legislature.
Excellent, excellent" promptly respond
ed the senator. 'As to the effect of an
elections bill. history will show you that
whenever the republican party has at
tempted to harrass New York city the
spiend1d victory. When New York the
only city in the state. was forced to have
personal registration the democratic party
won When they gave US the Australian n
ballot with the use of the paster we won.
When they forced federal Intervention we
won, and II they give us another election
Wrinkle IN the shape of election legislation
we IL win hands down. Whether they give
IL 10 US or not We'll win anyhow This Is
democratic year. The outlook. as I sail
before is excellent" But Grady is a ra
saiKer. ss.ii He likes to hear himself round out
tuli ana SiiVer-tongued sentences And
iurther, 1t NJ ~ be said that his confidence
IN the poll cal result is not shared bv a
great number of equally prominent Tam
Subjects of Legislation.
II is dennitely stated today upon the best
republican authority that at the coming s,s
sion legislation will be enacted on tbrae
uiHerent subjects. Scme bill, the form Of
which is yet to be decided on. and which
Will divorce the control of elections ahso-
Iutely from the police force, will be passed
as Will bills providing the necessary addi,
tlonal election machinery to permit the sol
ulers IN the field to vote at the fall cleo
ton. ana appropriating a sufficient amount
oI m money TO equip the new National Guard
ne nrst piece of legislation mentioned Ia
Wen known to be the one that has causad
the delay In the calling of the extra ses
sion. The republican organization has de-
hidhueu one thlnS, the upstate leaders an
| other, and the governor has been agree
able to third. Concessions have hoe,
mace on all sides and the lawmakers in a
conference today, while not deciding on any
olil Gehnltely, expressed themsel, es as ia
Yorable to the creation of a state bi-parti-
! san board of elections which is to have
| the control over elections in the cities of
the state and the appointment of bi-parti-
| san boards in those localities which will he
directly under its supervision
The governor favors two plans of b;s
own, one as outlined above which will
| probably be decided on and another Great
| ing state bureau of elections, in charge
| OF state superintendent who would have
| absolute control throughout the entire sta
| ana who could appoint as many IDENTITIES
as he saw mt to take charge of elections.
| thelr power superseding that of the local
| ponce Ihls latter plan was evolved by the
| governor himself was at first agreed unon
! but Is now losing favor among the IegisIa .
| tors and politicians from the ci,les of the
state, tnelr argument being that no matter
| now many deputies were appointed and no
| matter what powers were given them there
/ would De an inevitable clash between them
| ana the ponce on election days which would
not augur well for honest elections. When
| the governor had unfolded these two n,ans
| to the gentlemen irr conference with him
| he stated positively that he did not want
| 10 De looked upon as dictator, nor did he
Iltenu 10 try 10 force any one bill on them
| II 1t were not for the fact that Mayor Van
Wyck could hold up bill creating a purely
| bipartisan election board for New York
| city alone for fifteen DAYS and tbarehx,
prolong the session of the legislature to
| an unnecessary length, a general bi-parti.
| san bill would not be enacted
The members of the judiciary committees
OF both houses and the chairman of the
cities committees will meet in Albany on
Thursday next to draft bill of this char
acteT and have it ready to present to the
leslsiature on Monday night or Tuesday
| morning. The New York republican or
ganization has all along contended with
| the governor that the control of elections
| In New York city could not be divorced
| from the police, and that the only remedy
| at hand that would meet the situation was
| reorganization of the police system, and
| that this should be done for the further
| reason that they believed Mayor Van Wryck
| mad violated the spirit of the charter in ap-
| pointing to the police commission men who
! were not indorsed by the republican or
| ganization. The governor and the upstate
| people DO not agree with this view of the
| situation.
| Tammany's Tax List
There are other things besides politics
agitating the Tiger" just now. The get
| ting of its financial house in order for the
| fall campaign is one of the most important
| matters. The tax rate has been a thorn in
| Tammanys side, and the rolls which were
| forwarded to the municipal assembly TODAY.
| revealed, upon examination, a remarkable
| state of affairs. Tammany's old game of
| adding enormously to the value of property
| liable to taxation in order to create a low
| tax rate is made with vengeance this wear.
| AS shown by the new rolls the total in
| crease of taxable values over last year Is
4 Sl9G,S34 ,516, which is more than double the
| increase in any other year in the history OF
| the city. Last year the increase was S62.-
! 200. of which less than SO, 600 GOO was
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