The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04
INCOME TAX BEATEN FOR GOOD
NOTION TO RECONSIDER LOST
~ THE ASSEMBLY.

Assemblymnn Murray Testers House Near
~ AH Day 10 Take the subject From
the Table Gets - Votes for q.
tbae short % the Number Required.
ALBANT May g. Assemblyman Andrew
p Murray Of New York got everybody
in the Assembly nervous to-day over his
Federal income tax ro,olntion. A. the
opening Of the session he gave notice that
he intended TO call from the table his
motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
his resolution was defeated recently.
He kept on announcing his intention until
tho Assembly finally gave him the chance
10 bring his resolution up. and for the
second and las, time failed to pass il.
There were Is votes. one less than the
required number. in favor Of Mr. Murray's
motion to reconsider. while 81 members
voted against IT, This Clearly expressed
the feeling regarding the resolution and
Il put the Federal income tax proposition
on the shelf for good Ten days ago
when the resolution struck its snag there
were u votes in its favor and % against
Il
There was no opposition 20 Mr. Muray's
intention To call from the table his motion
10 reconsider the first vote. lie wanted
10 be sure that there we're enough members
u the House present TO insure what
be believed would be safe consideration
Of IT, Ne had Clerk Smith call tho roll
and concluded that the requisite full
House was still lacking.
Majority Leadsr Merritt had a call Of
the House read. aud as the Aasemblymen
arrived 90 Inc locked in for the days sss-
sion Mr. Murray checked them o. When
he was in doubt he had another roll call.
He was still unsuccessful in the morning.
After o'clock Mr. Murray began
checking up the Assembly membership
again, He ordered another roll call
Finally every time he got up to address
the chair Clerk smith started 70 call the
roll Majority Leader Merritt was ap-
Dealed 90 to prevent Mr. Murray from in
terruptinE the session. Mr. Merritt insisted
that while the legislative leaders were
practically agreed TO shslve the Federal
income tar and put Il where Mr.. Murray
could not Sc IL with field glasses there
was desire 70 lst Mr. Murray 90 a. far
~ he liked to-day 20 a. 20 free his sys-
tom Of the income tar proposition.
Mr. Murray consumed fifteen minutes
explaining that he wanted only Eve min
utes 20 talk on his resolution. He said
everybody who was patriotic and loyal
was for the amendment. He said the New
York county Republican COMMITTEES was
Tor u strong Aaaemblyman Dana inter
ripted Mr.. Murray 70 say that he had
been present ct every meeting Of the
county COMMITTEES and never heard the
iRooms- TAI amendment approved. Mr..
Murray insisted that while no formal
ratification oi the amendment was made
by the committee he knew the committee
favored h
Majority leader Merritt APd Assem-
blyman y. l.. Young Of WestcbesteT
argued against the resolution. Mr.. Mer-
ritz said tho people did not want 10. lie
said be was Tor New York first. last and
all the time in preference 10 the whim Of
the President on this issue.
The advocates Of Federal income tax
tell me. .aid Mr. Merritt. that the State
should not mistrist Congress. or course
not. neither should the canary birds
that arc lying about on the lawn mis-
trust the cat. Suppose the President has
declared Tor il. We are duty bound 20
protect thus State. - protect it, people
and its interests and 10 protect the rich
a. veil a. the poor
Mr. Young denOunced statements Of
Mr. Murray aud others tat the Standard
OIL Company was influencing votes
against the measure He said GOV
Hughes opinion A. TO the Federal in
cOme TN sCheme was one u the best Dub-
be- WORKS ever performed bv the Gov
eruOr
Assenblyman Friend Of New York. |
who voted for the resolution when Il waE
up first. changed to the opposition. MIR
Perkins and Nr Friend we're the only |
converts
Assemblvman Lewis Stuyvesant Chan !
ler and As--mblyman Short we're the
only Democrats 10 vote against the mo-
lion 10 reconsider.
senator Charles w. Hamilton Rep.
Chautauqua' was prevented by an obiec- !
ton OF senator Grady to-day from nitro
ducing his resolution providing for
Joint legislative committee 20 report 20
the next Legislature upon the propriety
Of establishing State graduated taH upon /,
incomes to meet additional annual e4-
pensss caused by the construction Of the I
barge canal and good roads
Senator Grady said the Introduction |
Of the resolution was q mere subterfuRe I,
TO divert the Senate from q vote upon the /
Federal tax amendments
MARK TWAIN'S WILL.