The evening world., 1917-03-20

including the right OF the States BODY
TO permit combinations which would
in conflict with the Donnelly
To cap the climax. they saw to
Il that the Appropriation Bill carried
no item for the maintenance Of the
department contemplated by the
Wicks measure. Thus the bill got
about the same treatment that was
accorded the late Julius Caesar when
he stopped ct the base of Pompey'a
to converse with a few friends.
The food night came to q head to-
day with unexpected force. This af-
ternoon the Wicks bill. which has
been bled TO death. comes before the
committee for Its formal hearing.
Until early this morning George w.
Whitman at the mansion on the fu-
ture OF the food legislation.
Senator Wlcks, II was stated unofn-
clally. had agreed to substitute for
his bill The Evening Worlds measure,
which has been fully presented TO the
public. But there was no intlmation
that Gov. Whitman and Mr.. Perkins
would 30 easily drop their plans.
Miss Sophie Irene Loeb OF The
Evening World staff, has arranged TO
appear before the committee In advo-
cacy OF the substitute bill.
The hearing follows the killing Of
Mayor Mitchel's Emergency Purchase
Bill. under which the Board Of Esti-
mate was seeking power to buy food
and sell II at cost. This bill was
killed In the Senate by a vote OF SO
70 10, after II had been kicked about
the senate chamber like a football
In an hours running debate. Senator
Gllchrist called It up and insisted
$500 - ..aN. GA..Nag Ito wsa anl1 Nha
bill was unconstitutional and foolish.
and he wanted II 70 sleep.
This isn't q regular hill" said Sen
ator Walker. ut Is a joke. II Is an
other instance OF the indoor sport OF
passing the buck. IL Is Il hre-escape
for the Board Of Estimate TO dodge
a situation that no longer exists"
The Senators INDUCED in fun at the
expense OF the bill. and Senator Brown
charged that Senator Wagner was OF
the same political faith as the Mayor.
mot on your life" exclaimed the
Indignant Wagner.
At the end OF II all, Senator Brown
permitted a vote to be taken, and
tho bin was killed.
Meantime several new bills bearing
on the situation anne into being.
Assemblyman Smith introduced n
making It a felony 10 withhold from
sale any kind OF food, or to agree
TO q movement designed TO raise
prices. He sent In another prohibit
ing the sellmg OF food from points
outside the state that did not comply
with the State health laws.
Senator Wagner has introduced a
resolution providing for a Joint COM
mittee TO Investigate the increase OF
SAC, 726. 500 in tho tax valuations ! n
New York cry for 1917. The resolu-
ton charges that tho increase In as
sessment Is solely designed to make
II appear thai the tax rate IL lower
than the preceding year, and thai
the debt limit of the city Is raised to a
figure vlolative OF the constitution.
The resolution was referred to h
Taxation Committee.
A commission to act with a like
commission named by the State OF
New Jersey, which will investigate
the port conditions OF the City OF New
York and make a report recommend
ing a proper policy to be pursued In
state and Federal legislation, Is pro-
vided for In q bill introduced by Sen
ator Brown. The three New York
commissioners are 10 serve without
pay. but will get their expenses.
Senator Murphy has a new charter
amendment requiring every depart
mont in the City of New York TO ad'
minister It's work through n branct
department In each borough. IL u
| made the duty of the head OF eacl
department to establish such hranche!
and citizens may by mandamus com
pei the enforcement OF the act.
Thirty millions of additional taXei
are imposed upon the merchants anC
manufacturers of New York by a new
bill introduced by Senator Emerson
which takes the name of the Mill
bill from the fact that IL comes from
Senator Mills's committee. The bill
Ii in effect an income tax bill. levyini
upon the revenue of Mercantile anC
Manufacturing Corporation. One
half OF the tax goes TO the State ant
half To the locality where the AK i
collected.
Each corporation is required to I'll,
with the State an income report SINH
lar to that filed with the Federal Gov
eminent. The corporations are re
lieved OF personal property taxes an
corporation franchise taxes. The tal
In paid annually An advance and vii
be computed by the ~ commission
upon the basis Of It's net income 10
the preceding calendar year upo'
which income such corporation Is re
quired to pay a tax to tho Unite
States. Transportation and trans
mission corporations, corporation
owning or operating elevated rail
roads or surface railroads not op
Grated by steam. or corporation
formed from supplying water or ga
for electric or "a heating, lighting
or power purposes, shall not be liabl
to the tax provided for in this bill
The tax shall be at the rate of s pc
cent. OF the net income. The bi
went 10 the Taxation Committee.
Among the new bills that hav
come with the opening OF the wee
are:
by Assemblyman Machold-Mal
ing navigation companies commo
carriers under the jurisdiction OF III
Public Service Commission, and per
hitting the commission TO max
through rates and joint arrangement
with railroads. The bill is farr reach
ing in It's provisions.
|By Assemblyman Smith-Making
n felony TO cQnspire to prevent an