New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-27
Wagner Fails in Fight
Lift Supertax from
Small Saloons
Mills Measure Pass,
Intended to Halt Person,I,.
Dodgers-Township scbo,l
Bill Through
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Albany, April 26.-The ssr,,.
to-day its first intelligen; thours =. -
what disordered progress tor,,s ,'''
Journment next week. The Rail-, =.
mi'tee. under the autOerstie ~
Of Senator Elon R. Brown, ReUvSI,.'
leader, took charge Of III. 49,
while the Assembly marked time. ~
ing for Senate action on Imno,,..
legislation.
The result was the passage Of j
new inye tment tax bill. tn. ,ov,,.]
school bill, which passed the g.
yesterday, and an agreement IA ~
the new liquor tax law smepS,...]
next Tuesday.
Senator Brown intended, uu5,, !.
special rule, to pass the new liouo, =.
law to-day, but consented to an s,,..
ment which will prevent certain u,
boats in the state not ennus .
through traffic from selling Roue /,
dry territory. The bill in its or,,,
form would have permitted that H..
ness. Senator Brown said, hosr,,
that railroads, Hudson River bOsur,
boats on Lake Ontario and the s. a,
renee engaged in through traffic va.
not have to maintain a lookout 10 /.
whether they were passing through N
territory and could therefore sell \
not sell liquor.
Wagner Fights Superisx
Senator Robert F. Wagner, Derl
cratic leader, tried to amend the ] !
to relieve small saloons and tanal
liquor stores in New YORK City hs-
the supertax, but was beaten BY NJ,
of % TO Il.
The bill provides a per cent TAI q
receipts in excess Of eight times a..
less than fifteen times the amount q!
the license fee, and ) Fer cen. yolsn.
tax on receipts in excess Of ff,ssa
times the amount Of the license f,t.
The first affects stores in Manhattan
and Brooklyn doing a business Of more
than $4,000 a year, and the second 4
business amounting to more than w.
500 a year.
The amendment proposed By Senator
Wagner would have given the hrst clafi
of liquor dealers, whose receipts DO az
total $22,500, immunity. He srgse
that it would be a hardship that woVl
not drive objectionable places out 4
business. But Senator Brown retor,1
that the policy Of the law wss 70 y
duce the number Of saloons, aud ~
the supertaX wo I'D have that tendsrs
Bill to Check Tar Dodgers
The Mills investment tax bill, yhr
was passed with the township sea.'
bill. also under special rules, IS 3
tended to prevent evasion OF IN. ~
sonal property tax by strictsr enfoi'1
ment Of the law regarding Registrars
of securities. Senator Mills explsifl
that since the enactment Of the secure
debts tax law, in 1911, persons mad pc
able to avoid personal properly az
simply by registering their bonds =.
other long term obligations and pay =
a fee of half of per cent, ou' nll
because the personal properly law " 4,
not strictly enforced eyeh Ihls "s''
obligation was evaded.
1t developed to-day that q eorsls,,
able part Of the confusion is Due . " !.
fact that the Legislature mas isllsd y
keep its promises to the SG sl..
The most fragrant example. : o0iIns
Local option threatened to Be insus.i
but Senator Brown has since s's,'..
the Governor that it will pass ~ =
minute efforts also are being mao, |.
get favorable consideration Tor us'''
ing repeal.