New-York tribune., 1903-04-20
CUT APPROPRIATIONS.
MANY BILLS ARE HELD UP.
Legislators Trying to Meet Cor
erYsOr's Toration Ideas.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Albany April le-Goyernor Odeu is reported TO
have said At Buffalo when asked If there would be
a direct State tax this year II the Mortgage Tax
act were not passed: There Will be no direct tax
while an Governor. II retrenchment is necessary
in order to keep within the revenues derived oy
indirect taxation viii adopt policy o. retrench-
Ireut"
Senator George r. Malby. chairman OF the Senate
Finance Committee. said to-day: i hardly thlnk
there will be any need os direct State tax. though
it might be well levy small one. for we nave
had TO deny a large number OF worthy claims,
MI Malby ADDED that there were locked up In MS
eesk arplicatons which had been denied for aPpro-
pratons that would have taken 100000 OUT OF tne
State treasury.
While the Governor was in Buffalo the conference
committees Of the legislature were hard at WORK
on the Appropriation bill and the Supply bill, ana
the members OF those committees obviously guided
themselves in the consideration Of proposed ap-
rropriations by the knowledge that the Governor
was determined that the severest economy should
be exercised Senator Malby said to-day that the
aopropriation for The Improvement OF roads IN me
Appropriation bill had been reduced from sl'co"ooo
10 S60oNoo We shall put the $4,000 taken out In
The SUPPLEMENTAL Supply bill said Senator MaIoy
The division of the road appropriation between TWO
hills however will enable the Governor 10 cancer
one OF them II he wants TO.
The direct State tax Of last year OF l3-1eO OF a
mill rst s74So72 Go in the State treasury similar
~ tbfs ,ear would raise & somewhat larger
amount owing 10 the increase in the valuations
OF property. but not much larger.
The direct State taxes levied for all purposes
recently have been:
"a. o.s63 rs So 1852 74soi2 o5
The .srau State tax rate OF 1902 unquestionaoly
was one OF the large contributing causes OF the
reelection OF Governor OdelL The beneht OF the
reduction however. felt by taxpayers after the
election the Of the present fiscal year. ana
the benefit Of the low State rate imposed by the
legislature Of this year will come home 10 taxpayers
IN the coming fiscal year, when President is TO De
elected.
The low State tax rate Of last year due to
the revenue derived from indirect taxation
measures and the employment Of part OF a surplus
IN the State treasury This year the surplus Is not
so large. but the liquor tax increase and the orect
heirs inheritance tax promise 10 put SUFFICIENT
money in the treasury permit once more only
small direct tax.
Speaker Nixon said to-day: We had an
economical administration OF the States affairs
This year and kept our promises to keep Gown
Iaxauon-' -, - -, ,a .,
eoohoIGai % batber we have not been too eco
1loTnical our State charities annually cost about
SSeg0o and the support OF scnoo system.
canals and public libraries between 10000 and
s. 6s56oa These are things that people demand. and
10 keep them up we sn2ula De prepaleo 70 Sfate
government really forms a small part OF our tax
table institutions our schools and canals and our
State expenses would be PTaeu9a5y % dl h0tg nHd i0F
,rs R beTdIofore ewing chiefy TO the increase In
somewhat larger, We shall have 10 pay larger
share Of the excise rebates: but We shan get over
81 e0o0o from the lquor tax increase We have nor
let out the Finance Committee many special ap-
preparation acts. The only large one is an appro-
priation OF $3.50 coo for the St. Louis Exposition
lanes T Rogers. The chairman OF the Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means, said to-day tnat
the Appropriation act approved by the senate
Finance Committee carried S17.45l 7So 90, and that
the supply bin left the Assembly appropriated
sS262 1896 30. Then there S,070eo0 in a special
bin for the construction Of buildings for a new
State hospital for the insane ad the making OF re-
pairs Others
Mr.. Rogers. in speaking about the legislature
said: -'Parapnrasing the Episcopal prayer book !
would saw that the members of the legislature this
year have done many things that they should have
done and ieft undone many things they shoulo
have done Every effort been made to deal with
the appropriations il economical spirit, and at
the same time deal justly with the needs and re-
ouirements OF the institutions Of the State Despite
the howl and the clamor that have gone up without
much apparent reason there has never been a year
when the actions Of the legislature and the general
conditions OF the legislative atmosphere have been
cleaner and more wholesome.
It vas rumored tonight that the Governor would
on Tuesday collect the proposed appropriation acts
the legislature. and would then, if the total were
exceedingly large. make appeal 10 the legislatuT
pass additional indirect taxation Dill
Whether il would be recording tax on mortgages
CT some other taxation measure was not stated