New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Appropriations, Medals
and Parades Call Forth
Opposition of Reds
New Taxes Proposed
Boylan Will Introduce Meas
ure Putting Burden on Per-
sonal Property and Business
IStof Co1respondeNcel

lStdt Correspondence
ALBANY, Feb. 4.-Catcalls, sneers
and jecrs greeted the ant-war express
sions Of the Socialists in the Assembly
tonight
Thrice the Socialists tried to block
war legislation. Thrice their leader,
Abraham Shiplacoff, threw his wooden
shoes into the smooth running ma
chlnery OF tho lower house. Thrice
the tanks of the allied Republicans and
Democrats moved them down.
Tho first Of the Socialist manmuvrcs
was to vote against the Sage bill Civ
ing $500,000 to the New York Guard
Members cried for a rising vote And
when the ten Socialists rose in opposi-
tion shouts of "There they are; we've
got them counted!" and cynical laugh
ter greeted their abortive efforts.
They adopted similar tactics when
the bill of Colonel Frederick H. Wells,
bers of the National Guard who risked
their lives on tho Mexican border was
introduced. The Socialists alone pro-
tested against this recognition of sell
dierly valor.
Their last effort of the night was to
try to prevent the Legislature from
extending an invitation to the soldiers
at Camp Upton to parade in New York
City on Washington's Birthday
Coup Discomfits Shiplacoff
This last measure was introduced by
Schuyler NJ. Meyer, of New York
Meyer expected the Socialist attempt
to block his resolution and had sec
ond resolution prepared, which he
handed up when Shiplacoff moved to
debate the first. Shiplacotf's action un-
der the rules tabled the Meyer resolu-
tion week. Meyers second resolu-
ton moved the discharge of the COM
mlttee on rules from consideration of
his bill within twenty-four hours.
Shiplacoff looked sheepish when the
Meyer coup became apparent to him,
and the members of the two old par
ties yelled and hooted at his discom
future.
Senator Courtland Ncoll. of New
Yol>, introduced an amendment to the
election law compelling women voters
naturalized through marriage to set
forth in affidavit form their claims to
citizenship If any inspector of cleo
tions calls upon them to do So
Another tax measure Of the Real Es-
tate Board of New York which, like The
first. has the approval of Mayor Hylan
reached here tonight. 1t will be in
troduced Wednesday by Senator James
}. Boylan and Assemblyman Charles
y. Donohue, of New York. 1t provides
tor flat tax on all personal property
of two and one-half mills. Under its
provisions every householder would
have to pay $3.50 on each 81 900 worth
Of furniture or other personal property
re owned, and business men would be
taxed equally on their stock in trade.
NO exemptions are allowed under the
proposed law, and no allowances would
be made for indebtedness.
The tax would> be levied irrespective
of the domicile Of its owner. 1t is es
tlmated that this bill would increase
the amount raised from personal taxes
from S8,O00,000 to $25,00O,O0O in New
York City alone.
License Tax on Business
The bill would also license all bust
ness enterprises, beginning at $40
which would have to be paid by the
small shopkeepers, and ranging to s10O
which would be paid by the big cor
porations. At least So, 500, 900 would be
raised annually from this license tax.
Ihese bills are designed to offset the
loss OF S13,O00,0 900 which would be en-
tailed by the passage of the real estate
boards bill, introduced by Senator Bow
ian, limiting the realty tax in New York
City to $l.75 on every $100 of assessed
valuation.
An attempt on the Part of the Demo
crats, through Assemblyman William
Belknap, of Westchester County, to
capitalize the row of the Whitman and
anti Whltman forces was killed tonight
by Simon Adler, majority leader of Tho
Assembly. ''''
Belknap introduced a resolution based
or on the structures on the Farms and
Markets Council by the Western New
YORK farmers. It's final paragraph
read: "Be it resolved, that the Commit
tee on Agriculture of this Assembly be
and is hereby requested to consider ana
report at its earliest convenience such
remedies as in its opinion the Legis-
iature ought to apply to make the ad
mlnlstration of the Farms and Markets
Council business and not a political
affair."
Adler moved the resolution to debate
when put 1t over for week
Decker Rescnts Charges
Lucien Eugen Decker, Democrat, rep-
resenting the Fourth District of
queens, made formal reply tonight to
the charges that he was a draft dodper.
He rose in his seat and characterized
the charges as dirty insinuations and
political tricks. Frank E. Hopkins, Re-
publican. who was defeated for re-elec
ton by Decker was accused by Decker
as the fabricator of the charges.
The sharges are under investigation
by the Assembly.
The Socialists cast the only votes to-
night in favor of the resolution pre-
Sentcu bv their Snokpsman Ahr,l,,r,, I
Shiplacotf, that the rules be amended
so as to include the Socialist leader as
a member ex-officio of all committees.
The Socialist speakers argued that they
were entitled to representation on the
committees on the ground that the ma
iority and minority leaders, no matter
how just they tried to be, could not in
terpret correctly the Socialist philoso-
ply an economic programme.
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