The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-04
WHITMAN TO FIGHT
!, STATE INCOME TAX
Assembly Meets Tomorrow,
With Host Of Revenue Plans
Ready. for Debate.
PARTY ~cAucusEs BEGIN

AIBAST, Jan. S.-Hov. Wnitnan nus
r.ade It PLAIN to the state leaders that
lot only will he not agree to The pro-
posed Income tax bill, which Ia being
framed by Senate Ogden L. Mills's in
v~estigation committee. but that there
~ill be no necessity for such a meas
re II the budget and financial reforms
which he favors are adopted. No one
has attempted to estimate what the pro-
Losed income tax would raise annually.
,ut Gov Whitman feels that with the
inanctai reforms he lie to urge upon the
Legislature there will be little II any
iced for additional sources OF revenue
from Indirect taxation. and II may he
that only n small direct tax will be
asked. II any.
Gov. whitman's friends are not un-
mindful that "A President as well as II
1overnor must carry Now York State
sext fall II the Republicans are to win
~ tho Snational elections as well as In
the state. and they say that the Repub-
deans have no desire to emulate the
Wilson Administration by inauguratlng
an income tax In time OF peace.
The income tax bill being framed BY
Che Mills applies to all in
Zones of single men amounting to $500
and over and married men whose in
comes'are $500 and over, except that a
narried man with two children Is per-
United . further exemption Of 500 a
Shiid, or : 5000. no exemption being
permitted for more than two children.
Many Favor Income TAI.
An Income tax 10 favored by the Mer-
chants Association n the Chamber OF
Commerce of New York city n Mayor
Mitchels committee OF taxauon. Both
4hs Merchants Association and the
Mayors COMMITTEES want q presunptive
VncomssH FAX In case . direct tax should be
found Impossible. II Is expected hat
NE Mills committee will recommend leg
Sslation permitting municipalities to levy
pncome tax under the administration of
Tho State in case a statewide tax is
bot favored by tho Legislature.
The. Mills committee u Of the opinion
Chat an income tax would be the best
Fubslsute for the personal property tax.
which operates unequally throughout the
State
Senator Zion r. Brown. Republican
yeader Of the State Senate. M Speaker
Hweet OF, the State Assembly are to sup
port the attitude Of Gov. Whitman re-
gardiRg ne proposed Income tar and the
expectation is that there will be no sub
etant,al. tax legislation this year unless
It has TO do with Strengthening existing
tax laws.
The Governors annual message will
be read In both houses OF the Legisla-
ture ~hen they convene on Wednesday
at noon.
1t Is thought that At tho same time
the Governor. will send to tho Legis-
laturs q financial bill embody!ng the
IDEAS developed by the Governors bud
got conference committee. which has
been Considering for several months the
Expenditures of departments operating
under appointive heads. TIL Assembly
Ways and Means Committee proposes
mother financial measure which will
cover the expenditures Of departments
Under elective heads. Executive leaders
predict. httic or no trouble In putting
both hills through early IN the session.
Cnucuses Begin Tonight.
Caucuses , Of the Republican and
Democratic members will be held to-
morrow night. The Republicans for the
third time are expected to nominate
Speaker Sweet OF Oswego: Frederick w.
Hammond OF Onondaga, clerk Harry
" Haine OF Westchester. sergeant-at-
arms. and Simon L. Adler Of Monroe,
majority leader. These nominations
will be ratified at the session Of the
Assembly on Wednesday.
! AsseIpblyman william j. Maier of
Seneca Falls will be chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee. Mr.. Adler
succeeds Harold J, Human Of Albany.
who 10 now a Deputy Attorney-General.
and Mr.. Maicr r. the successor OF Alex
lander Macdonald. who quit executive
iife TO, become a Deputy Conservation
Commissioner
The Democrats will name Joseph NJ.
Callahan of The Bronx for Speaker.
(which carries with II the minority lead
krshipcof the House.
Senator Elon x. Brown. the Repub-
Jican leader OF the Senate. has called a
meeting of his special committee ,nvcs-
higating the finances Of New York city
10 be held In New York on Monday.
This warrants the belief that Speaker
Sweets idea Of a%djourning the Legisla-
iture on Wednesday to tho following day
bnd then taking a recess until Monday
hight next Is impossible. Probabilities
are that Senator Brown will urge a
recess for q week or ten days. This
point still was undetermined tonight.
Legislative leaders familiar with the
subject predict IN increase in the As
lpembly districts 10 include ive addi-
itionai men from The Bronx and reduc-
ltions Of ono each In stsuben. Ulster and