The sun., 1903-03-29
MAYCAUCUS MORTGAGEfAx
"WISER HEAD TURNS OUT 70 BE
JOTHAM y. ALLDSS. -

Nothing Settled About II ~ Piatt-oesa
Conference Yestcrtiay-Frank Dasss
and McCulIagh May Keep rlas1r,
Jobs--Compromise Over HanburyS
According to schedule Gov. .Odeh had
breakfast yesterday morning at the Fnth
Avenue Hotel with Senator Piatt. and N
two discussed pending legislation at Albany.
Naturally the most important bill taken ~
was the Mortgage Tax bill and Il may -
said that the bill Is to come up for furtnG
discussion by the Republican Senators and
Assemblymen at Albany. possibly so@s
time this week. as,ls
There may be noHf01our ct AIosny
then, again, there may Do . caucus ovSr -
measure; but nothing was deteru1ned
vest erday concerning It's fate bstwsm
Gov. odsll and Senator Piatt. Thsre yAs
talk 10 the effeot that the Mortgage TeH
bill might bo amended from four NILS -
two mills, and all that sort OF thing. a1os
OF course, these reports are not unwortAy
of consideration In view Of the vacllHmg
policy Of some politicians; but, ~ already
stated. the fact seems TO be that the BIN ,
to come up for further conference or eapeoe
at Albany. -
A hunt was made yesterday tor ~
wiser head responsible for the HosteAoe
Tax bill in Its present form. and sfter pos-
sibly unduly exhaustive inquiry u vaa
asoertained that the 'wissr hsads repoor
sible for the bill In Q man named AQb,
lothian Pettigreca Aids OF Nogv(eh.
Mr. Aids was an Asssmb'ymaa ~
leader or 70 u: lisi i%iaSSsssy Ss% ScsS "a
| he was nominated for Senator m paAoe -
l William L. Thornton Of Aontieepo. ~
| II must not be Understood that h1f. A.
| was the absolute wiser head N esetDG
the wiser head BY direction Of sassenk
senator Plat exprssssd to Gov. Oh
his opinion in favor Of the thPee.paoeoen
police bin and the two,platoon ~ ~.
Mayor Low and Police Commisdonsf 0ssles
and Gov. Odell did not seem TO coendas
| with the Senator.
Necessarily, there was the usual talx
about patronage, and from all that could
NJ. Baker Of Owego TO be q railroad cou-
| missioner to succeed himself; and u may
turn out that John McCullagh. superin-
| tendent OF the Metropolitan E2ectiops
district. may also be reappointed TO sucoeod
than MIR. McCuilagh turns up meantiuas.
Up came the usual statement that 81
Congressman Harry A. Hamburg 81 BE9ok-
iyn ls to succeed Capt. Joseph ~. Dicsey
as United States Shipping Oommisdo0sr
at the port Of New York; and yet Il V known
that Gov, Odell would like TO $50 william
| W. Worden OF Saratoga Springs Get the
| place; and Il was said that for some httie
time President Roosevelt has been oonadsr'
6ontrsry to general impression, ssastcr
Plat and Mr. WordnA anal lRosooQAa steade,
although Mr. Worden b closely conneqest
rith Senator Brsckett. who voted aGslQsl
| Af. Platte reelection a United beofS|
6snst6r. The pereousl fssling bst9e9
NJ. Pistt and Mr.. Bvackets dos 20 g.
wants Mr. Hamburg made ehlppisl 0s9'
misaonse. although Gov 0dsers ASy4dI
believe thst Mr.. Hanbury can 10 psUye4o1
with eubernasorial sppoiutsusra slthss
In Brooklyn or Albany.
President Roosevelt, Il wss MD, doo1
not wish 10 be involved In the di1sseere
Mr.. Plat being the senior Senator Tor nss
York.
the suggestion.