New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
EXTRA SESSION, MAY %.



ernor Roosevelt upon the Franchise Tax bill on
Saturday afternoon that messenger was sent
thirty-sIx miles through driving rainstorm to
Burnt Hills. In Saratoga County, to inform MIN
of Mr.. Odeils desire for a conference. Tho
Governor had gone to Burnt HIS early oatuI
day morning TO have a days outing with his
family. He compiled with Mr.. Odells request
by returning here yesterday afternoon ana Is
said to have had long talk with him by teie-
phone, Mr. Odel being in New-York.
Mr.. Odell IL reported to have advocated that
the Ford Franchise Tax bill should be amended
so as 10 exempt the franchises OF corporations
from taxation as real estate" and to substitute
for 1t the taxation Of their gross earnings The
taxation of their gross earnings was also adVo-
Gated by ex-senator David b. Hill and Edward
Lauterbach at the hearing on the bill last week
But Mr. Odelrs friends say that GoVerhor
Roosevelt would not accept this amendment III
regard to the taxation OF the gross receipts, anu
it is known on other trustworthy authority that
Governor Roosevelt declined TO do so ana VIII
maintain that position. It will probably DE d
keen disappointment to corporations 10 lear"
that Governor Roosevelt would not abandon MS
position OF taxing their franchises as real es-
tate" but they will have to submit to THIS Judg-
ment There promises TO be some consoia,ioh
for the corporations IL they are WILING 10 ao-
cept 1t. ,s.
two months has favored an amendment 10 tne
bill providing for State FRANCHISE AsseSSiiIcn'
Board and deriving the local boards OF assess
ors throughout the State Of authority 10 asses s
the corporation franchises Secondly slnce sun
corporations already have paid something Oh
their franchises, 1t would be matter OF !us'ie N
II Is argued. to have what they have paid de-
Quoted from any franchise tax imposed on tnelll'
Double taxation or UNEQUAL taxation Is ouIo us
The Governor has already Indicated during ne i
administration that he would not nave thi9
done and now 1t is reported on excellent au-
thorty that he would accept an amendment pro
viding for an allowance being made 10 such
corporations as have already paid franchise
tax or what amounts TO franchise tax IN
the degree they have already paid such tax.
AMENDMENTS TO BE ADOPTED.
The Governor said this morning, before de-
parting for Buffalo that he could not make any
statement about the probability of a special
session Of the Legislature until tomorrow morn
Ing 1t Is considered highly probable, however,
that the Republican organization will adopt the
two amendments which they think the Governor
would accept-namely. to have state FRAN
chise Assessment Board, and 10 have pro,
vison in the Ford bill that deductions snail
be made from the franchise tax OF such corpora
tions as pay something or their franchises
to the communities which granted them
Nothing is yet known here as TO the proDa-
bility OF the passage, also. OF the New ork
Rapid Transit bill, although Republican or
ganizatlon leaders say that one VIII probably
be passed. Can the Tammany Hall Senators
and Assemblymen logically vote against the
bill? They voted for it when it passed the Legis-
lature three weeks ago. There Is no mint OF
any thought on the part OF the Republican or
ganization leaders of pressing once more the
State Police bill the State Constabulary
bill The reports to that effect are evidently
inventions Of the Tammany Hall leaders. who,
1t is suspected. intend to fight in the Legs,
lature any proposed amendments to the Ford
Franchise Tax act, and especially that one
which would deprive the local Board Of Assess
ors in New-York of the right to assess the value
OF franchises in that city. 1t is political
weapon that Tammany Hall does not wish 70
lose.