The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
AGREE TO ENACT
N. Y. INCOME TAX
Both Parties at Albany Unite
on Senate's Graduated Levy
of / to 8 Per Cent.
REFORM MEASURES LOST
Swift Work in Both Houses
and Sine Die Adjournment
Is Due To-day.
sseciai DespofcA 10 TEE SUE.


ALBANY, April 17.-Republican ana
Democratic leaders in the Senate and
Assembly have agreed to pass before ad-
journment Of this session OF the Legis-
lature q State income tax law providing
a graduated tax OF 1 per cent on in
conner up to $4,000. . per cent on In
comes up to $4,000. and 3 per cent on
incomes larger than $4,000. There win
be exemptions OF $1,000 for unmarried
persons and $1,000 for married persons.
II Is believed In legislative circles that
this agreement makes It possible for the
Legislature to adjourn Saturday, as the
final passage OF the tax measure In ex-
pected tomorrow.
Gov. Alfred T.. Smith VIII send
a message to the Senate and Assembly
urging the passage Of the income tax.
Comptroller to Enforce II.
1t was feared that there would be
considerable of a tieup over the terms
of the income tax bill. The Senate all
along has favored a measure providing
for a graduated tax, while the Assembly
bill, which was reported out OF commit
tee, favored a fiat rate Of per cent. on
all incomes, and besides had been
amended to provide for the enforcement
of the law by the State Comptrollcri
Office. But at a meeting OF Speaker
| Sweet Of the Assembly and Senator J
| Henry Walters, Republican leader Of the
Senate, It was arranged for both houses
| to pass the Senate graduated tax bill
| thus doing away with the necessity Of
| naming conference committees, which
would have taken UP more time. TIT
Assembly scheme of having tho Comp
| troller enforce the tax was also retained
| in the bill as agreed upon. An appro
priation of 100000 for the enforce
ment Of the measure was incorporated
in it
| 1t was said that at q conference o
Republican Senators Just prior to tn,
meeting between Speaker Sweet anc
| Senator walters all Of them. with tn
exception of Senator Frederick M
Davenport, chairman OF the joint legis
lative tax committee, favored having tn
! Comptroller enforce the tax. The Comp
troller is understood to believe that tn
| Tax Commission should enforce the law
and Senator Davenport, II is said. agree
with him.
The Assembly passed the meas
ure increasing the manufacturing ant
mercantile corporation tax from
to An per cent. and bringing within 1t
scope all business partnerships Othe
bills. to be considered by the Lesisla
ture but whose passage Ii doubtful ar
those reducing the local tax on tangfbl
personal property from 2 to one-haif
per cent and limiting the tax on New
York real estate to IS per cent OF tn
city budget.
Social Reform Bills Lost.
The Senate and Assembly both wen
through long calendars, passing scores o
bills chiefly local in character. and tn
Assembly nearly completed Its pro
gramme, killing of social reform meas
ures by defeating efforts to pass tn
health insurance and hydro-electric bill
The same fate awaits the municips
ownership bills in the lower house &c
morrow.
Just as soon as the Assembly vote o
municipal ownership Is taken, Reput
lican Leader Henry Walters of the Ser
ate will move for adoption Of the resolu
ton calling for sine die adjournmer
Saturday, and thel insurgent Republican
who have been blocking its passage b
coalition with the Democrats In orde
to get consideration OF the social welfar
bills in the Assembly will vote for 1t an
put It through. The Assembly will cor
cur without delay.
The only one Of the women's welfar
| DIS 10 Do pasSeu ny poeh housSS :"
the elevator girl bill introduced by Mr.
Ida d. Sammis, Republican Assembl
member from Nassau. This prohibit
the employment of women under Is froI
operating elevators. and provides this
!. no female may operate an elevator b
tween the hours Of 10 at night and
the morning.
The Assembly killed the Davenport
Donohue health insurance bill by vot
of 81 to 81. and the Graves State hydro
electric bill by vote OF so to 55. In &C
cordance with the predetermined actio
Of the Republican caucus Assemblyme
Vein and Steinburg were the only RI
publicans to vote for health INSURANCE