The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23

operation would impose an UNEQUAL tax upon
c2rporstiops i sqgp9ssd the ao,ssr YER so wSgIa
through the Assembly without amendment
s Mn SSe sp so SG tSs SiIl f ia Rfs p6 nas @ion / Do mot not
know. but do know that he Is not Q safe guide
under the present circumstpnces The toysr,
Legislature. let him sign or veto the Ford
bill. II he signs IL we can then amend 1t as
iatio5n upon this question should await the re-
suit of the Joint, Legislative committee appoint
Senator Ellsworth said the Governors mes
sage was an Ideal answer to Senator McCar-
c ron sI"a'1 hat the. Ford G}il " Could /" be per-
iected. and IN n manly fashion called the LeGis;
lature together end asked their advice TIC, ahd
Governor az to the necessity OF amending the
bill as pointed out in the message, well and
some corporate tax Legislation, should be had
this year. and No., 4 In, he he Lsglsiat sl1so desired osirci
lions made since the Legislature had last ad-
Journed. the Governor thought an opportunity
senator Yen sD s" CRAZY " the Democratic leader. said
r re- Tsi TsIhtRI,oaass ' any % remaFks f from him NJ
the original Ford bill. He would have his say
upon these questions after the committee had
made a report, upon the message. either BY IA
Senator haines said, in answer to Senator
McCarren, that 4 TO- advocate the imp9si,
S Es' h Ss@assG e.. G people 'Ss r "a the IL ' State s" ssoafl
6sma sFesfsa IL lie s msrh that m e was al @ marx asS oi
greatness for the, Governor to admit that the
act Of a strong mind in his calling the Legis;
lature together to remedy the defects pointed
out. This ended the discussion and the bill
When the message had been read in, the
Assembly, the Democratic leader. Mr.. Palmer.
message, made 4 weak attempt 70 berate IL
and q question the Governors sincerity
llnnt u H"''"E 70 '"S amend Sn!l" f shen Ford ~" Bill. He
gave the cue Of the Tammany position
On The measure when he announced that / thH
i "n ,S, ,Eart q3 Mr.: rat%sT sd tail i
excuse his political SPONSOR. ex-Goy, Hill; for
his "np no;h9 at the hearing hear z before Of tn the Coy. Coy
tain's position, Mr.. Palmer said:
II am SURPRISED to ind that an eX-Governor
Of this state ,hliD seems to have i9rmulatsd
present Executive OF the state, but they were
not his opinions. except IA given as an en-
the people of the state"
In replyt to NJ Palmer. the Republican leader.
that Gov Roosevelt had not been consistent in
ton. He desired to declare in answer that
from the very beginning. Of the session
Roosevelt had been absolutely consistent
Hi; a%% ito sc , iHs'f itsmsSis Sson: IhS I Pa as %sn e 70 g
say to YOU that he is large enough and
broad enough not. to play. as some Gov
errors have. such politics as to have
received at the hands OF the people in
their terminoloRy. peanut politics. and he Is
broad enough. when he sees a defect
in n DlIi before him that there is still
time to, remedy. to cal! an extra session
recting the bill. Just as, he stood in
january, Just as he stood in February. March
and April. so he stands to-day, and. by the
State al this session OF the Legisla-
ture u franchise tax bill which shall he
Recognized on all hands and al. sides
as II fair, equitable and Just ono. which will
place the burden of taxation fairly on the cor
porations. and at the same time impose it In
such u way that it Is Il fair. lust and equitable
tax
As Mr. Aids concluded Mr.. Hoffman sue
ceeded in having adopted a resolution
authorizing the printing OF. two thousand
copies Of tho two messages of the Governor.
dealing with the tax problem. the first com
mendinR the appointment OF a commission TO
revise the tax laws and the second urging the
passage. OF the Ford franchise measure. The
Assembly then adjourned.
Before the Senate adjourned Senator
Grady announced that Senator Elon X.
absent tonight. but would. when he reached
here Tomorrow, ask the Legislature to take
appropriate action concerning the death OF eX-
Gov. Roswell j. Flower. whose death Senator
Grady said was a great loss to the State and
nation.