New-York tribune., 1904-10-19
TISSUE PAPER ACCOUNTS.
Democrats Also -Iade Charges
1lgainSt Corporations j" Pencil

Chairman William Barnes. jr.. Of the Kepuoilc'a
state executive committee. yesterday 'ahlns 'C9
nizance of Mr. HeTricks reiterated' cry OPei 10
books" gave out statement which he sara en-
apated from an official i'm the state Controllers
Office. 1t shows what was found in the DOCKS kept
3uder the Democratic regime. The statement Ioi-
lows:
When Controller Roberts assumed office on jan jan
Of The conduct and accounts Of the C3Tp3Ta'i2iHt q
s sS Bureau 9 as result M Of 5s Of Dom
ocTatic Controllers there had been credited on Sc-
nous sum '''o Of A$ii5s5 s. The ground on which
Soq0 was as credited upon the accoutS cb eaTis
this amount of tax assessed upon were OF
lion It is Worthy Of note in this Connection that
the Interstate Commerce act was passed by con on.
rebates granted covered years prior to the passage
been made to substantially all Of the transporta-
tien companies Of the State case was made 70
bates The '10 tS fSDF5f ef this this s ss i appears
State Of NewYorIK I ex - rel The DUnkirl. Ale
gheny Valley and Pittsburg Railroad Company VS.
York" The greater part OF the trackage Of this
road lies in the State of Pennsylvania Inc 9 % ooJeSt
the basis for assessment against a consolidated
railroad CORPORATION created under the State OF
New-Hork and Of an adjoining state: Inc decSdo ,
and concurred in by Justices Putnam and Herrics
was in favor OF the State on all points. ne h ie
was for the PRIVILEGES and franchises granted 70 70
h"t tax upon commerce. ana i tII {,n,sol NJ % %I
might be Legally and consttut.ona " lmpoSeI p ny gy
ferred by the federal Constitution upon Congress
10 regulate commerce with i@5es ~ far as 10 pro-
hibit the state from imposing franchisH TAX Spon
ness II s1ch sato afe.'a as 70 all business done
by it In tho State in the transportation !. of Of
to any, other State country, This deciS3n vas S
hamasd down at tae December tern s fI onth tGg NJ
the last year OF Controller Camqhel.'s adminstra-
ION or the court in relation TO matter lSo.'ls
nearly a million and third Of taxes was not 0o-
decision OF the Supreme Court was never appeale9 q
Of the legislature invoked. and in the session
of 1894 act passed ratifying and confirming
the actions OF the Controller in granting those
legal ground upon which To base them In connec-
uon With these rebates an eNarlination or tne
records of the department during The last two years
lhat la.Er PToportlth OF Tn t'll 50 - -
transportation companies were made upon the
crirS period Of several years, such pieces OF
edecr Of The de6ar .neni in such a way that If a
revision should be had the tissue tapeE acsogrii s
lions bovS aiioWeJ thrsc charges 10 stand as they
were ORIGINALLY made ard the books OF the de-
Partment ourn Tor Inspection and inyeStiEatioh
only relation The accounts for the years oe
Democratic rue. but also for those Of tho Repub-
In Cont-ol.er Campbcll's report for 1898 he says:
The entire amount received during the fiscal year.
81 $50 q0 o. the largest ever received from this
source. increase over the preceding year or
sle1 tS5 - Controller DaveupOTtS report IN the
year will show that during that year there was
collected the of Sl.9S5l7l 81 or 500 % more
from corporations than Controller Campbell col
loc;cd Controller Campbell spent IN lNs3 IN trying
to collect taxes fror 2Osl corporations the sum OF
sg0o 600 which Is 81 tU1 IN excess of the amount eN-
pended year by tho bureau IN the collection or
$ .eg fFs % from SOS corporations This may be
taken rs a fair example Of Republican extreN-
aCnnre which shows that the State under the
p.rnooratic Controller collected taxes at the cost
OF $40 per cent the dollar whereas under a
EeruhlIcan Controller Tho expense Of collecting
during the last year wos fOuT-tcnths or one per
cent on the dollar Had the Republican cost or
roioctfo1 on n percentage basis been as large the
operation OF the CORPORATION tax bureau would have
cost the state sl26 GO. sum $4,000 in excess
OF what the actual cost was during the last year.