The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
SENATE MAY SPLIT ON ODELL,
DIVISION EXPECTED on hill En-
TENDING ELECTIONS BtREAJ.
NJ, scheme. the Chnirmnn's Opponents
Say. 10 Help out Ills Uenchmcn--Fisht
Put on TN NcNt Week-Proposed
Changes In Taxing Corporations.

changes III iuNlhb '"'p"'"
ALnASy. Feb. % There s likely to be
lineup Of the Odo and the anti-Odell
Senator's next Tuesday, when Assembly
man Rogers bill appropriuting an addi-
rional SCI 900 for Supt George w Morgan
of the Metropolitan Elections District.
comes ,p on final passage OF this amount
Mr.. Morgan is authorized 10 spend s., 900
for tho salary Of secretary and 5000
for the expenses Of a score Of permanent
DEPUTIES who are TO divide $50 900 in
salaries
The anti Odell Senators say that this
money d, to be used hy Chairman Benjamin
b OdeU. Jr TO take care of his political
hcnchmsu in New York county between
now and election ttme In the annual APP
propratlon bin which has passed the
Assembly and Is now IN the Senate Finance
Committee Supt Morgan gets an appro-
rriatIon of sl17. 600 The anti-Odell Sena
tors believe that over 500, 900 should be
lopped on This amount in view Of the fact
that This is an of year in stat, politics.
Tho Rogers bill came up for FINAL passage
,n the Senate to-day, and Senator Grady.
the minority leader. was primed for the
frav But Senator George r. MLlby, who
has charge Of the bill, scented danger and
had the consideration of the hill postponed
until next Tuesday. There is disposition
among the anti-Odell Senators to have a
line-up on this question.
4 notable hasco was the result OF the
attempt Of the taxation committees of the
two branches ~ the Legislature 90 have a
hearing to-day on the bill taxing transfers
Ct stock Wen Street apparently treats
the subject Tith d-dain There was no
hearing. because there was no one present
at the Joint meeting Of the two committees
to say n word for or against the hi! Then
II was announced that the committees
would give another end final hearing on
the measure next Thursday afternoon,
and then. as ono of the members OF the
committees said to-day.
III the hell does not ring by that time
We Will report the bill favornbly-
senator Page to-day introduced bin
drawn bv City Magistrate Leroy y. Crane
and favored by the other New York CITY
Magistra,a- which seeks to drive dlsordery
women ont Of the tenement houses. II
makes a woman who Uses or occupie any
room. suite of rooms. fat or apartment in
q tenement house for disorderly purposes
or who solicit, from the premises or upon
a public highway, street or avenue,
v1Crant
Tho senate Committee on Taxation is
considering two propositions regarding
a change in a tax 70 be imposed r4on cor
poratons 20 I've organized in tEis STATE.
Two yeans ago the tax was reduced from
one-eighth 10 one-twentieth OF per
cent Now the committee is considering
whether this organization tax should be
restored 70 its former figure. and is also
considering a graded organization tax,
one Of one-eighth Of l per cent when
the capital stock il less than 500 OOO one
tenth Of 1 per cent. when the capital
stock Ia bets een 100000 and 100000, one
fifteenth of I per cent. when the capita
stock ia between 10000 and 5000 and
a TIE present rate Of one-twenteth Of
per cent when the capital stock exceeds
$4,000
Assembyrnan r II Smith Rep.. y "
to-day introduced another Of the anti
automobile bills which are becoming nu-
rnerous this session This bill gives boards
OF supervisors the right to exclude auto
mobiles from public roads II II IS found
that the Use Of the roads by automobiles
would he dangerous on account OF the
width OF the road. The closing Of road
mus, be upon petition Of taxpayers. Sign
boards must be erected for the inforna-
ton Of automOhilists, telling them what
roads thew Can iIgp