The sun., 1916-04-20
BUDGET JUSTIFIED,
Is BROWN DEFENCE
Whitman Resorts to Elmer.
gcncy Messages as Final
Struggle Begins.
NO DIRECT TAX. Is BOAST

Senate aud Assembly rcapportionmcnt
bill by u vote Of 30 to 20
Senators Lawson. Lockwood aud Wi.
son. Republicans. voted against the bill
and Senator Gilchrist was absent
Gov. Whitman for the first time
during tho present legislative ses-
sion. departed to-day from his de-
termination to not send clnet srncy mes
sages to the Legislature because OF COM
plant in the recent constitutional con-
veniion that use of the emergency mes
sage had been abused Such u message
permits passage of u bill without the
necessity Of its being printed and having
consideration by the members for three
days II developed to-day that the Le.is-
lative apportionnIent bill and one of the
Emerson tax bills could not lie passed
IL the Legislature Is To adjourn to-
morrow as the measures had to be
amended to-day Consequently the Gov
ernor consented to write two emergency
messages for these bills and II is eN-
pccted that he also will send third for
tho bill redstricting the Aidermanic
ward boundaries IN New York city.
Majority Leader Brown of the Senate
answered the critics of the Administra-
ton tonight regarding the appropria-
tons made by the present Leg stature.
last year" said Senator Brown.
grave complaints were heard against the
direct State tax of sIa.s00.o0o II was
CHARGED by the Mayor. the New York
press generally. and the minority in the
Legislature that no direct tax WAS neces-
sary.
I'VE have now gone far enough TO
know what the condition Of the state
treasury viii he on June 80, the end Of
the present fiscal year. There Will be a
surplus of Sl0.1t6.0OO. instead of the de-
ticiency of $2.1lo,oo0 at the close Of the
last fiscal year. during which the Comp
troller was conSIelled 10 borrow $4,000
600 to pay the salaries of State EN-
Dloyees. including the teaching force.
II $l9.S0O.oo0 direct tax had not been
levied in 1918 there would have been
resulting deficiency on June 80 Of
S9.654,00o.
The state. owing to the manner and
6mes In which taxes are received by
the Treasury. needs working balance
OF IS. .O0O,U 200. This must lie treated as
an additional deficiency item and shows
that the State needed y direct tax Of
S1t.65i. 900 when the tax was levied
II included S3.SO0 900 to meet deficiencies
on canal contracts ther outstanding.
which must he met to save the faith
and credit OF the state.
This money has been returned to the
Treasury by reason "f the adoption of
tha s21.0uo.0O0 canal referendum
Added to the slI.65i 600 the total of tn.
necessary direct state tax for 1915 is
shown 10y these items alone to have been
at least sls,25i,0 600 The difference be-
tween this amount and the levy IL ac-
counted for hy the receipts IN excess OF
estimates and administrative econo les.
Complaint now comes from the same
sources when there Is no direct state
tax. Hut in view Of the complete co'-
lapse Of the 1915 attack the public
will doubtless await developments before
accepting new criticisms As reliable
The Scnat. passed the Boylan hill to-
night by q vote Of ., to Is restricting
the sale of habit forming drugs and
compelling pharmacists to keep record
and report to the local health authori- =
ties all purchases Of narcotics. The
Senate also adopted a resolution intro
duced by senator Whitney. chairian
OF the Health COMMITTEE. who Is a
pharmacist. creating a commission of
two Senators and three Assemblym.n to
investigatc the drug habit. with special
reference To- New York city. senator
whitney opposed the Boylan bill and
suggests his reS,lu,l ~ as compromise.
The Senate let both propositions go
through to permit the Assembly in the
waning mol cnts of the session to take
Its pick
Senator Walkers bin regulating fares
OH the ferries operated by the Union
Ferry Company in New York to pre-
vent alleged discrimination. also was
passed 10y the senate. The S-uate
acted upon tn. measure as a coinpl =
ment +" the junior member Il the body.
II probably viii expire in the Ass"uoiy
Rules Committee The senate after
passing this measure. Immediately de
feated hy "A vote of 81 to : luother bin
OF Senator Walker restricting the use
of saccharnc.
The Maier bill was voted inio a law.
making provision for issuing bonds to
the amount of slo.00o,0o0 for the ac-
QUESTION of lands 10 lie used as state
parks. and providing for the submit sson
OF the plan to "A vote at the fall election
this year.
The Senate passed without opposition
Senator Sage's BILL which puts asquietus
upon out of town visits by the legislat i've
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The bill assigns to the state Commits
sioner of Elections the duty OF securing
Whatever books and evidence may be
needed in contested election cases. The
Assembly has passed a similar bill. but
Is proposed TO substitute the Sage
Dill and send it TO the Governor
Senator sullivan was the only Senator
TO oppose the Walters bill. amending the
election law in minor particulars. After
long debate the Senate adopted Sena- =
tor Joness hill compelling certified reg
- lstcred nurses to secure certificates from,
the state Board Of Regents before add
ing "R. 7. ~" to their names Senator
Mullan's bill permitting chropractlce
under the supervision OF the Health
Department of the State was defeated
by "A vote of IS to -.
Senator Brown paid a tribute to the
state Board OF Regents tonight SEN
ator Areetsnger OF Rochester opposed
giving the Regents authority to appoint
the three moving picture censors as pro-
vided in the bill which passed both
Houses and WAS amended in the Assem-
bly to eliminate from censorship films
used In church schools and private ex-
hibitions.
Senator Brown replied that the Re-
gents were "a highly digniiied. repre-.
sentative. non-partsau and economical
body which reflected great credit upon
the state and that ne believed the new
state department would be conducted
with great efficiency under their direc-
ION senator Brown said the moN ing
picture industry is a growing buslne -
in the state aud the fact that the bin
meant revenue OF AZ least 81. 900. 900
annually was an incentive in ITSELF to
support the plan,
Senator Argetsinger's criticism that "A
special hlm was exempted from the bill
was explained by senator christuan.
The latter stated that the films referred
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