New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-29
INCOME TAX REPORTED
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Takes Favorable Action.
AGAINST WARREN MEASURE
Unfavorable Vote on the Direct
Primaries Proposition
Stood 5 to 6.
[Rg telegraph 70 The Tribune. J

Albany, June 28-At the end OF STORMY
meeting tonight the Assembly JUDICIARY
Committee vot, ID to report favorap'y TIC
resolution for the ratification by his state
Of the federal income tax amendment. ms
has already passed the Senate. ana IL
Democratic caucus measure in the lower
house The vote was to 4. one EeHioci"''
Terry. of Kings County. and Hinman. Oh
Albany: G. W. Phillips, OF Monroe, ana ).
l.. Sullivan. OF Chautauqua. Republicans,
voting against It, The resolution cou'o
not get on the calendar before Friday' 50
II will be laid over until after July =.
That means. in all probability. that II VIII
not be taken up until the beginning OIL
week after next.
The committee by n vote OF 10 h reluSe"
TO report he Warren direct primary ho"''
nations bill Earlier in the day IL hau
looked as If the bill could be reported Out
one member. Terry. one whom the direF,
nominations men had counted on. did not
vote. This bill abolishes all conventions ~
provides for the direct nomination or all u
fioials from Governor down. and the direc,
election OF party committeeman Oh al
grades by the enrolled party members AT
the primaries. II is similar to the Hiniha"-
Green hill advocated by Governor hushcs'
save that it has the straight Massachuse.'s
ftrr, ~ ballot and does not prorlde fot
,ha committee designation scheme OF piac-
,,r ,,rd,dates' names on the primary pal
lot.
The organization leaders are much eHe'-
cised over this question OF direct ho''''""
lions. The strength developed on the re-
cent attempt 10 discharge the Junloldry
Committee from further CONSIDERATION oi
this Warren bill showed them theyd nave
~ take the direct nominations question:
With come show OF seriousness. They noh
inland n give mere ordinary voters any
marc direct nominations than they nave w.
all party pledges to the contrary nv"
standing For several days they nave oeeh
working over amendments TO the piau.o'e
bill. the measure which has Governor D'~
sympathy .,,h
This bill. never farreachinS, anu "''"
form of ballot which drew down "r ..
most violent antagonism OF earnest
nominations supporters. was seiecteu %
,,aasure IN receive the organization sup
nor, wbeu II had been properly deha'u'e"
THO a,rcct nominations men In the Assem-
hr,. admit TAX, kindly to this scheme ana
.,,,.A , ssb, I'm the Judiciary Commit
,,e for tonight This fieht was 'a''
.e,or. n get the Warren bill out V" Wv
eoor Ashton Parker and W. X he'rioN'
n.,,ocr,ts from normal Republican uIs-
,,,c,e in New York City. who say 'hei'
81. bo,e Of returning lies In helping ~
nses a.. real direct nominations bill MN
~, y, Albany: sullivan. Of Cnautdu'
,,, and Wende. Of Erie. voted ior II
Acatns. II were Aaron Levy polu'e'
low. McFlligott and Spielbere' lai'''''"S
mon. and G. W. Phillips. Republican, HUM
Rochester IT.. ..o,, q,
,oror Levy returned Tonight from d
bos,v visit 10 New York. when nc h''"e
% show BOSS" Murphy the CAPITALIZATION
it,, nominations bill This. as II stahuS'
..,tao, ,cr rho direct nomination Of Con
s.ssr,er Senators and Assemblymen ana
,,onhers of the boards or aldermen a'"
civ councils II does not provide TOT ''Ie
direct nomination Of county city OF s'a'.
oocials IL probably will have an oIhc'"'
o,valope system of voting. instead OF any
Lind ~ Official ballot. though TINS ied,-
,,ro stul is subject N change. IL Is AZ !.
,,ards practically the Grady-Friso'e Dill
e'dUtrs flh'''N'''F
-. . v.ar ago. which was introduced as
~. ,,,r,, ~ tho Democratic League anu
t.. MANY members of the Democratic
lama ,enudiated hotly when they hau
-.,stod ite provisions II won't command
the support Of many earnest anNoc''e' -
= real direct primary system. ~ VIII p'ou,
ab,v cot the votes Of som" "olh guar"
penunlicans. who say frankly they doh
believe I'm direct nominations. hut VIII 'o'e
"a, some kind OF bill because ot t"e
platform provision.
Tbe rules committee tonight reported ior
.o,sidoration at tomorrow session the
uurteugh bill 10 abolish the state highway
commission. which has already passed Tue
I lx.. .