The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-05
DELAY IN REPORT
ON EQUAL TAX
Commission Has Just Begun
the Document Which
Was Said to Be Near
" Ready.
BLACKS MINORITY PAPER
Governor Elect Stokes Now
Busy on His inaugural
Address Opposes Dis
play.
BLACKS MINORITY PAPER

Special to The Jersey City News.'o
TRENTON, Jan. 5, 1905 1t was ru-
mored about the State House yesterday
that the rcoprt Of the Euqal Taxation
Commission was about ready to be sign
ed By the commissioners and submitted
to the Governor; in fact it was said that
one of the members Of the commission
had said that the report would have been
handed, to the Governor yesterday had
he been at the State House Some in
quiry revealed the fact that instead OF
being .abont ready" the report was
hardly under way vet.
After the hast public hearing which the
commission gave in Trenton an executive
meeting was held, at which former Gov
ernor Werts was delegated to prepare the
report. 1t was also understood that
when lie former Governor had prepared
the report he would notify Chandler W..
Riker. the president, who world chen call
the commission together for the purpose
Of considering and preparing the report
1T was also learned that President Riker
was in communication with Former Gov
erner Werts last week and Learned from
him that he had just abont begun to put
the report together.
In speaking about the matter one Of the
Statesmen in the corridors this week
said that reports Of This nature were al
ways delayed in coming III, and to sub
stantiate his statement he referred to
the report of the Morris Canal Abandon
ment Commission, which was so long in
being made that the Legislature had no
time to take action upon its
Yes, that's true'' remarked by
stander. but, then, you remember, there
were three former Governors on that
commission, while there is only one on
the Equal Taxation Commission
It is considered by some persons by no
means certain that the equal taxation re-
port will be submitted to Governor MUIR
ply, in as much as the Governor has the
message which he will submit to the
Legislature next Tuesday well under
way. Those having this view feel sure
that the report will be handed to Cover
nor Stokes after he has been inaugurated.
Beyond saying that he will submit a
minority report, Charles G. Black de-
clines to discuss the subject
Persons who have followed closely the
commissions public hearings and atten-
lively noted the questions asked, and the
remarks made by the various members
see no reason to change their notion that
Mr.. Riker will also submit a minority
report. but that it will not wholly agree
with the views Of Mr. Black. On this
subject Mr.. Riker is as dumb as the pro-
verbal oyster. These same observers
claim that the other three members Of
the commission Major Carl Lenz Of
Essex; former Governor George 7.
Werts and Heny J. West, of Camden,
will agree upon the majority report It
is considered doubtful whether the COM
mission will submit a bill at the same
time as the report, as they are said to
have lively remembrance of the fate
Of the measure which the Morris Canal
Abandonment Commissionsubmittel with
its report.
There was a report around Yesterday
that notwithstanding all the talk TO the
contrary on the subject, there might be
something of an imposing military dis
play at the inaugural of the Governor
elect after all. It was said that if Gov
ernor Murphy should decide to order out
4 portion Of the National Guard, in COM
pliance with what is reported to be a
popular desire. the new Governor could
not help himself,
This report, however. did not tend to
cheer HE dropping spirits Of those mem-
hers of tie Guard who are desirous Of