The sun., 1903-04-23
NO DIRECT TAX THIS YEAR.
Excepa to Pay the Canal Debt--lndirect
Taxes eumcient for states Needs.


ALBANY. April Ex-senator Maiby. chair
man of the Senate Finance COMMITTEES,
said tonight that the only direct State tax
which would be authorized by the present
Legislature would be one for one-thrteen-
hundredth Of . mill. which will raise $780,
600 10 pay the canal debt The Constitu-
ton requires that this debt shall be paid
from direct taxation. Nearly all Of the
appropriation bills which are to 60 through
have been paced, with the exception OF
the Annual Supply and Supplemental Supply
bills. They will pass Tomorrow under
emergency meseages from the Governor.
with the canal direct State tar levy. The
hourror the final adjournment Of the Leeis-
lature Is 1 clock tomorrow afternoon.
This Legislature makes provision for
the expenses OF the State Government
for the hscal ye ar beginning Oct ! and
II q expected that the appropriations
made by this Legislature for the next fiscal
year will aggregate about s22 ,oOo 900. in
Guiding .i.oOo!ooo for. good roads. The
od ss Tosds Il Se ss snsy Ss.n b ddd snd
sio0.0oo In the Supplemental Supply bill.
In case the Governor should find IL necessary,
10 order to keep within the indirect revenues,
to- reduce the good roads appropriation,
IN the Supplemental Supply bin Of s4o, 900,
The friends Of good roads are confident
that the Governor will approve OF the full
$i.ooo.ooo appropriation.
To meet the expenses Of the next hscal
year the State win have indirect revenues
laws. Si7 100 900; from the States share Of in
creased liquor tax. - 500 o00 revenue from
Stevens bill taxing bequeets Of real estate
to linesl deecendanfs. sSoo.Q treasury
surplus Oct: l., 1908, -, 100 600; total. VA
penses and revenues mentioned for the
fiscal year. there will be surplus In the next
State Treasury ON Oct. ], 1904. OF about
This outcome Of the tax lesislation At this
session was pointed out In these dispatches
several weeks ago. a. we'll az the foot that
Gov. Odell needed 10 additional indirect
tax legislation after the liquor tAx was in-
creased In order TO carry out his pledge
that he would abolish direct State taxa
atty for the State holding big enplds In
its Treasury at the end Of each hecal year,
az bas been done heretofore. TAis sur
plus was necessary when direct taxation
was resorted to In order to tide the STATE
ing February. when the direct State .tax
would begtp To cofns in.y. -, -
With the abolition Of direct. State taxes
during the four-months period mentioned
the State will not lack sufficient funds to
pay tho sxpenees authorized by the Lss.s-
lature. and Il can incur no other expenses.
There viii be available In the State Troasury
TO meet expenses on Oct I next, counting
the surplus and on account OF the increased
liquor lax, nearly ~ 900 900. and each year
thereafter thcre will be several millions In
the State Treasury. receipts from Indirect
sources OF tara, ION.
The appropriation for the present fiscal
year aggregated t?i,'So,si5, or at least
$4,000 lees than the appropriations the
present Legielature hns made for the next
ascal yoar; I! had. been intended TO appro-
mcnts for the next fiscal year. The bill
had posred the Legislature and was In the
hsnde Of the Governor. but to-day he had \
the bill recalled and the appropriation cut
down 100000.