New-York tribune., 1901-02-03
MAY BE PASSED ON FRIDAY.
CONFERENCE on TAX BILLS AT THE
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
THE GOVERNOR. SENATOR PLATr. COLONEL
DUNN AND OTHERS TAKE PART
IN T-REAPPORTIoNMENT OF
THE STATE DISCUSSED.
THE STATE DISCUSSED.

1.-The tax bills and how best TO pass them
formed the theme for prolonged discussion at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday by Governor
Odeu. Colonel George W. Dunn. chairman Of the
Republican State Committee; Senator Platt.
William Barnes. jr.. State Executive chairman.
and Senator Krum. chairman Of the Committee
on Taxation and Retrenchment. All the bills
10 he passed at All early day the leaders assert
The Governor went 20 Newburg on the II 80
o'clock train. and after that the conference was
continued by the others. AS a result OF the talk
the Republican Senators will try TO have the
hearing on the Life Insurance bill ended by
Wednesday night, and that on the Savings Bank
and Trust Company bill by Thursday. Then. II
occasion warrants il, the Republicans will
caucus the bills and pass them. possibly on
Friday il was said. If the hearings should he
prolonged there may not be any attempt TO
reach vote till the early part of next week.
The reapportionment Of the State also came
up for discussion yesterday both at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and at Republican county head
quarters. 1t is now regarded likely that all
three new districts will be given 10 this city
When Senator Platt was seen last night he indi-
Gated that all the districts would come here"
on account Of the large increase Of population.
and because Of the necessity for obeying the let
ter and spirit of the statute. A joint committee
to take the subject in hand. II is expected
that this committee will abide by the sugges-
tions of the local Republicans II 1t he decided TO
give all three new districts to New-York Moth
ing definite be done till the population of the
city as determined by the late census has been
thoroughly analyzed. The census figures will be
used for the tabuation of the totals for the re-
spective election districts. and until this diff
fcult computation has been completed can any
thing satisfactory be done In the way OF carving
UP the districts.
The County Committee officials are somewhat
divided as TO the best plan 10 do this. Some
want the lines to run Crosswise of the city. be
ginning at the Battery. while others think that
at least three safe Republican districts should be
planned for by running the districts north and
south. II the lines are run crosswise it will
make all save two districts normally Demo-
cratic by two three thousand at the lowest
calculation, 1t was said; while the lowermost
districts viii be heavily Democratic. 1t is argued
that IL this plan be adopted the six or seven
closer districts would all be good fighting ground
for Republicans, and that in every district there
would be ambitious Republicans of means only
too eager 10 make a hot fight for Congress hon
ors. This would cut down the normal Demo-
cratic plurality little nothing, ii is urged.
and I'm many cases the Republicans would pull
through By this method. 1t is believed, the
State ticket would get largely increased sup
port Those who oppose this idea say that in
a Democratic year the Democrats would make
an absolutely clean sweep, and that the reap
portionment ought TO be made that at least
three districts I'm New-York County and three
in Kings would be certainly Republican. Messrs.
Norris Ten Eyck and Manchester will wrestle
with the problem the coming week
Senator Elsberg. who voted on Thursday last
10 recommit the tax bills, said last night at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel that he was In favor OF the
measures. but he wanted fuller discussion on
them Senator Slater, who voted to recommit
them said that he thought such important meas
ures should have full and free discussion. He
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favor Of the bills until he had heard them dis
cussed