New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
MAY ACT ON INCOME TAX
Hinman Expects Assembly viii
Pass Bill to ReSCind.

Albany, March 3.-The Legislature hav-
ing adopted resolution calling for sine
die adjournment on March 2s, the leaders
Of the respective houses have served notice
that members should keep prodding the COM
mittees having their bills in charge II they
would have them come to a vote. In an
other fortnight the Rules Committee will
! take charge in the Assembly, and that will
mean short shrift for such measures as
shall not have been so fortunate as 10 get
on the calendar. Comparatively few bills
are expected to be introduced after the
coming week.
Assemblyman Hinman. introducer of the
resolution resembling the approval by this
state OF the proposed income tax amend.
ment to the federal Constitution. expect,
that that measure will receive favorable &C.
ton by the Assembly within the next few
days. 1t possibly will pass that body. al.
though a number Of Republicans are ex.
pected to join the practically solid Demo.
cratic membership in opposition. There
seems no reason to believe that the reso-
luton will succeed in the Senate AS preee.
dent is against the right OF state TO with.
draw such an approval the friends OF the
measure have an additional argument why
the verdict OF last year should be undis-
| turbed.
Governor Dix may send TO the Senate
| this week new nomination for the Office OF
I Public Service Commissioner Cor the Firs,
District In place Of Edward @. Riggs, OF
Brooklyn, who was rejected. Speculation
as TO the fate OF Herbert p. Bissell, whose
nomination for a commissionership In the
Second District has not been acted on. is
still rife The general opinion is that this
will depend on the man named for the other
, district, with the chances favoring Sissell
and the patching up of the Democratic dit.
ferences.
Among the more important measures like
ly 10 come into action the coming week is
the amended Levy election law. The ap-
proval Of the Democratic Senate conference
assures its passage in that body. but there
has been talk OF its rejection In the Assem-.
bly,.
With the end of the session in sight hear
ings on scores Of various measures have
been fixed for the coming week. The bill
creating a state board Of barber examiners
is TO come up before the joint Health COM
mittees on Tuesday The same day the
Joint Codes committees will give hearing
on various measures relating TO matrimonial
actions. the bill establishing state eleetri-
ca bureau will be discussed before the Sen
ate Finance Committee and several New
York charter amendment bills will come UP
before the Assembly Cities Committee.
Most Of the weeks hearings will be GELD
on Wednesday The Joint Senate aud As.
sembly Railroads committees will take up
several measures affecting railroads, IN
Guiding the McManus and Murray bills fer
the removal OF the tracks OF the New York
Central Railroad in Eleventh avenue New
York City.
The Joint Taxation and Retrench nent
committees have hearings scheduled On
twenty different tax measures, and me
toint Judiciary committees VIII have tnelr
final hearing on the measure creating
state accident insurance fund for WORK
men. number OF insurance oills VIII
have hearings before the joint Insurance
committees.
On Thursday the Senate Committee On
Internal Affairs will hear arguments on ne
Bussey bill, forbidding the granting CT
chauffeur licenses to former convicts, ana
providing other safeguards: also, the Grif-
nth bill, relating to street railways IN Con
nection with state highways, ana ins
Bracket bill, giving authority for IN.
creased rewards for the apprehension Of
suspected criminals.