The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
NO 7O.CENT GAS FOR THIS CITY.
ECPT BLTCAN SENATOR'S DECLINE
TO INDORSE THE BILL.
The stock Transfer and Mortgage Tax
Hlns and the Bill Taxing Premiums
In Old as We'll as New Life Policies are
10 BE Passed AZ Party Measures.

Hlus and the BIN TaNinE Premiums
In Old rs Veil as New Life Policies Are
to BE Passed AZ Party Measures.
ALRASY, March 3 -Repubican Senators
again cauc,ised tonight in an endenVor
ON the part of Chairman Benjamin b. OdeTs
legislative tritmvirate to get them TO agree
upon a legislative programme concerning
legislation which Mr.. Oden has taken upon
himself to designate as party measures.
The conference lasted until after midnight.
Tho questions considered we're measures
designed 10 incrra-, the States annual
ioyeuue- from indirect sources by S50O,OO,
the New York CITY lighting situation and
-uue other mea,ure- desired ny Mr Odell,
~, hc SAYS. TO aid him IN defeating the re-
election Ut Mayor Mcclellan.
Tho Senate WIS adjourned preoipitately
to-day In order to avoid reaching in gem
eral orders the Fitzgerald 20 cent gas bill
for New York city. The purpose Of this
was to get q caucus expression of kepub-
lean Senators upon this question before II
was considered in the open Senate This
Wis one Of tire main reasons for toni gifts
caucus
The caucus. by Il vote Of ~ to :. made
tho -toektransfer tax bill party measure.
aut the mort gnge tax bin by vote Of
500 90 o. The vote 10 make the bill taxing
rrrmiums ON old as well a. new policies
OF lie insurance party measure was
unanimous. These bills were reported
10 oraby to the Senate to-day by the
committee on Taxation. The Court Of
Appeals held that the original Odell law
taxing premiums ON life insurance applied
ouIv to new business.
ucrc was hearing before tho Assembly
Committee on Taxation on this measure
tine afternoon and over 700 policyhoders
from All parts OF the state we're present
and insisted that the proposed tax wa an
Injustice They urged that the decision of
tie Cont OF Appeals which would permit
iue taxing of premiums on new business
only should not he interiered with by the
Legislature
~ midnight the caucus approached the
consideration of cheap gas bill FOR New
York city. and the question came up on a
motion of senator Lewis Rep, Monroel
that the Page resolution. calling for an
Investigation Of the New York city gas
and electric lighting situation. be endorsed.
Nr Odells executive triumvlrate who
ail along have been desiring 10 test the
Republican Senators on a cheap gas bill
for New York city. we're made aware fully
tonight that they cannot accomplish any
thing in that direction The sentiment
among the decent Republican Senator's
who are looking neither for graft nor per
soma political leadership that no party
could prosper long which tried 10 build
its fortunes upon The destruction Of private
interests
Upon the proposition Of making the New
York city gas question a party measure
the thirty-sN Republican senators were
divided equally. when Senators Raines
and Malby realized this they gave up the
idea Of making the New York city gas ques-
ton a party measure. but conteuted them
selves with testing tina individual views o.
the Senator's This resulted in a vote OF
"a 10 y IN favor OF the Page investigating
resolution. which senator Page introduced
A. the request Of Chairman Odeil and Wi. I
lam r Hearst This vote was not con-
sldered however. as binding upon the (
Senators Tho opposed a cheap gas bill
After the caucus adjourned a. O'Clock I
" developed that there are fourteen Repub- /
hcan senator's unalterablv opposed 10 any !
legislative interference in the New York !
city gas problem aud that they will not !
attend another caucus ii that proposition /
: brought up Tor consideration