New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

"DirectOrs of the Arctic Club of America,
founded by DR.. Frederick A. Cook and his
friends, dropped the name of the Brooklyn
explorer from the rolls. The vote was
unanimous and followed the doctors sum
mary dismissal from the council of the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
The Scott expedition in search of the
South Pole is assured, the British govern
ment having promised 100000 toward the
100000 which is the estimated expense.
The expedition will set forth in July.
The New York Legislature convened at
Albany. That the old bipartisan combina-
ton which Herbert Parsons so bitterly at
tackled last fall is in working order was
clearly demonstrated when the Democratic
majority in the Senate, under the lead Of
Senator Tom Grady, joined with the Re
publican machine majority in elevating
lothian T. Aids, Senator from the 9th
District, to the post of president pro TEN,
left vacant by the death of Senator Raines.
In a calm and dispassionate message
to the Legislature Governor Hughes re-
newed his recommendations for the enact
ment of a statewide direct primary law
and law putting into here the Mas
sachusetts ballot. In conjunction with the
latter recommendation the Governor sug-
sen the number of elective officers in the
state municipalities, providing for a short
ballot and permitting the Governor to ap-
point a cabinet to replace many of the
present elective state officers.
Governor Hughes also transmitted to
the Legislature a special message recon-
mending that the proposed Constitutional
amendment adopted by Congress provid-
ing for an income tax be not ratified by
the Legislature of this state. While an
IounCing himself in favor of federal in
come tax, the Governor attacked the form
of the amendment. saying: This proposal
is that the federal government shall have
the power to lay and collect taxes on in
comes from whatever source derived"
Now the power to tax incomes should not
be granted in such terms to subject to
federal taxation the incomes derived from
bonds issued by the state itself or those
issued by municipal governments organ
lied under the states authority. To place
the borrowing capacity of the state and of
its governmental agencies at the mercy of
the federal taxing power would be an i'm
pairment of the essential rights of the
state which as its officers we are bound TO
defend
The Governor in the general message
urged amendments OF the Penal Code TO
prevent bookmakng without the recording
OF bets and the so-called white slave
traffic. A renewal of his recommendation
Tor the inclusion of all telephone and tele-
graph companies under the Jurisdiction of
the Public Service commissions, extension
or the states agricultural work. the state
development OF water powers and the
adoption of more liberal forest preserva-
uon policy were other features OF Ahe
message
The gift OF ten thousand acres of land
from the Hartman estate at Arden, \. Y.
Tor a state park, as planned by the late
l. H. Hartman and carried out by his
widow was also announced by Governor
Hughes to the Legislature and with il
came announcements Of further large gifts
OF money making altogether perhaps the
largest slft OF the kind In the history OF
inns state Mrs. Hartman gives out of
the hartman estate. in addition 10 the ten
Thousand acres, the sum OF S. .000, 900 for
the development of the park and the ac-
Suifement OF other lands along the Hud-