The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-17
MORTGAGE TAXBHLMDANGE

MVNluhUn lAA DlLulN UhNuuN
RURAL ASSEMBLYMEN HEAR
FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
Thsy say n Means PeiiticaI Death II Tbey
vsts Ter the Btll-Ameodmeuts 70
me nainss Law Introduced-Bm fer
Ath,ets Field In Battery Park Passed.
ALBANY, March ia Considerable anxiety
exists among the Republican leaders In
the Legislature In regard TO the fate Of the
proposed Mortgage Tar bill. This Ia es-
pecally true In tho Assembly. for Speaker
Nixon and Majority Leader Rogers to-day
and tonight heard from the Assemblymsn
from the rural counties who had gons homo
over Sunday. All reported that they were
flying In the face Of certain political death
II they voted for the bill which was voted
. party measure by the caucus action Of Last
Wednesday. The people In the rural coan-
ties, they said. and especially In the western
part Of the State. were thoroughly reused
In oppodtion TO the bill. and the Assembly
men arc coming In for 20 much oriacisn
for entering the caucus that they are
becoming rather shaky - TO what they
shan do.
One Of the foremost Republican msm-
bers Of the Assembly tonight said he was
confident that the Increased Excise Tax
bill VIII pass, but the fate OF the Mortgage
Tax bill was very doubtful.
An amendment TO the Raines law. pre-
pared under the direction Of State Com
missioner Cullinan. which proposes no
radical change In the liquor tax law, but
refers more particularly to the administra-
ton OF the statute and the work Of the
Excise Department. was introduced tonight
by Senator Green and Assemblyman Plank.
A second Deputy State Excisr Com
missioner IL provided for at salary Of a 600
Albert o. Briggs OF Canastota u to be APP
pointed a. Second Deputy. II u also pro-
vided that criminal complaints by special
agents shall be forwarded to prosecuting
ofIlcers through the department Offices at
Albany % that they can be examined and
the sufsciency Of the evidence passed upon,
In order that the time Of Grand Juries may
not be uselessly occupied with complaints
not supported by sufficient evidence.
II also provides that the State Commits
sionsr may, upon the written request Of
any District Attorney. designate an at
torney To- act as assistant to the District
Attorney In the examination or proseou-
ton OF Aav excise case, the expense to be
paid from the excise revenue paid over to
It proposes the restoration Of the original
tax imposed upon druggists, with a maxi
mum rate Of 800 In New York and mini
mum rate OF $40 IN towns and places having
a population Of less than 100. Rebates
shall not be withheld on account Of any
alleged violation Of the law unless oom-
mitted during the e1cise year covered by
the certificate.
Another amendment reduces the term
during which . person convicted shan
on an excise bond from Eve years to three
The Assembly tonight passed Senator
Elsbere's bill aimed at the instailment
houses which sell fake jewelry TO poor
people and then. In default Of payments.
Street Jail Assemblyman 'Issy' Cohn
Of New York city was the only one TO vote
against tie measure and that while Big
Tim sullivan IVES booking directly at him.
The 1s::TSl .,sS HH.:sd IA A:':m0y%Sn
o sHsssISi Il e sSs Rs% 9o clsy Municipal
Court; Aassmblyman Doohngs. compelling
steamboat oo6PentO % carry bicycles
. baeeegs. and Senator Raines's. giving
arsinst csnsss Of damage other than firs
XsscmSiyman Nye Rsp., schuyler) In.
troiuosd Q bill retiring on half pay Justices
Of the Supreme Court who have served
Xsssmblyman Ellis introduced bill
suthorixing the Park Commissioners Of
The Bronx TO permit the construction OF
boathouses along McComb's Dam Bridge In
that borough.
n-x,.,hli,~n tps,,r0onf Qanatora mtich
put out tonight because his two colleagues.
Senators Elsberg and Zion r. Brown. de-
serted him at q critical moment. Senator
Bracket In chairman OF the judiciary
Committee. which considered the bill giving
the Montauk tribe OF Indians a standing
In court 20 as TO establish whether or not
IL has rights in 5000 acres Of land on Mon
tank Point. When the bill was announced
for final passage tonight In the Senate,
Mr.. McCsrren asked that II be aid aside,
district affected. Senator Bracket pro-
tested strongly. but the motion 70 table
was carried by vote OF % IN 10. Senators
ElsberG and r. X. Brown voting against
senator Bracket. The Long Island Rail-
Long Island. who are occupying the prop
erty In dispute. naturally are opposed TO
he Senate passed senator El.bers.
bill providing . retirsinsn. iInd Tor the
York and AsssmblymAn Doyie's bill suthor-
ising the Park Commissioner Of New YORK
city 10 set aside q part Of Battery Park
for BASEBALL and afhletic field.
A bill vas introduced by senator Riordan
legalizins the opening and eHtension Of
new stree, N the si,th ssro o. A ~ hssas
street. and provides thai the cost Of 40
auirinx tie necessary land shall b. charge
upon de city ~ large.
big Bill Devery's As-cmblyman. ! "
Butler. wants 30 compsl New orb cny 70
tracks ., Eleventh aveaus and Thirtiesh
street.. We w'ili INTRODUCES Q bill to that
eaect The city already he. the right 10
build such q tunnel " u sess m. NJ. But
lsr wants tbs tunneI for psdsstriAns-
SaAAGHIAk rAA LJTSGATSeA.