New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
pOND ISSUE PROPOSED.
NIL. FOR VOLUNTEER EQUIPMENT RE-
rrpRrp TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

,r,.IoN AND HALF IN sEVEN-i"""
.sxvn roH-slow PROGRESS on THE
ELECTIONS BILL TO GIVE
VOTES TO SOLDIERS.
,hanv. July II GpeciaD.-The hee'''a.
20, work to-day upon one OF the o"'s ""N-
:. I'll, cons,der-that making an aPplop' '"'''''
Tor couipping the volunteers or TINS ''"'e VIZ"
.,.r the United States Army No' '''u'" WA
..,r,d have been done upon II poyoho US NV
,,c.ion save for the Democrats VINO "iSneu W
,,onufacture some campaign 'huiiee' ""u WV
To-. .xecuted was merely n debate OF Its
merits. ,ro,r,,tsd
&, ooo 600 70 coup the volunteer soldiers OF 'n's
s,a,c and pay their transportation and camp
go rh,s sum Is nearly exhausted, and.
.n.r.,ors Senator Higgins introduced bill TO-
49,. concentrating $4,000 additional 1t au-
u"' ,ar,es Roberts. State Controller. to
,.,,,. nonas Of the State payable In seven years,
80 ~. amount OF 81, 100000. and thus pay all
the war expenses.
cor,+or Cantor. the Democratic leader asked
., hoys tho bill read. and then inquired whether
a., y.s,s,atire could legally authorize Con-
.ror.r roberts TO issue bonds TO such an
amount as s1.600.0OO.
~. can" answered Senator Higgins.
Then Senator Cantor took another position
oI, is probable" ne said. that the main pur-
nos. Of this proposed issue OF bonds is to keep
down the State tax rate The people had right
"a think that all expenditures would be eX-
dressed In the tax rate. This conceals them
II I. pettifoging with the finances Of the
state"
~ think the Senator Is mistaken" answered
Senator Higgins. and does not comprehend
-, nature ~ this bill II is true that we give
Controller Roberts the right to issue bonds, but
. .,1ssib.e that he may never issue them.
since Congress passed an act to reimburse the
States for their expenses while they were equip
ping and feeding the volunteers. This Is a
temporary loan"
GRADY ATTACKS THE BILL
"A seven-year bond is not temporary loan
alphabetically declared Senator Grady. and
therefore II is more apparent than ever that
you mean to conceal your expenditures and Keep
thi. outgo out Of the tax levy for the year
have the highest respect personally for Con-
troller Roberts but he was never elected with
any thought that he would be clothed with au-
thorty to say how many bonds should be Is
sued. as this act provides.
Senator Raines said the Democrats were try
ing to impose an unnecessary tax. for 1t was an
almost certain fact that the United States
within a few months would repay all Of the
81 5OOOOO which the State Of New-York had
expended in preparing It's volunteers for the
war.
Senator Grady thereupon once more shifted
his point Of attack on the bill mo one" he
said has asked for the imposition OF an I'M
necessary tax. A bond for one years duration
Is long enough for by that time the United
States will have paid back this money we
ought not to be chained up to paying seven
years interest on this borrowed money
With these remarks the informal debate on
the bill ended and 1t was referred to the FL
nance Committee for consideration.
Out Of respect to the memory of Edmund L.
Pitts a former President Of the Senate. whose
death was announced by Senator Ellsworth, the
Senate, by q rising vote, adjourned at O'CLOCK
until IL o'clock tomorrow.