New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-01
Legislature Passed
Only Z Out of los
Bills in January
All Measures Enacted Are
Signed by Governor, but
Many Remain as Session
Ends First Months Work

ALBANY, Jan. 31.-The Legislature
to-day rounded out the first month of
the session with record of having
passed but seven bills, all Of which
were signed by the Governor. In ad-
dition it adopted the ratification reso-
luton, and created a committee of six
of its own members TO study the ques-
ton of taxation and to prepare and
submit remedial legislation before
March Is. To date, 7o5 bills have been
introduced, covering every conceivable
sort of legislation.
OF the problems before the Legis-
lature noe transcends that which has
been assigned to the legislative taxa
ton investigating committee. The de
fciency caused by the losses in
revenue. due to the eighteenth amend
ment, amounts to S2400O,o00, Of which
bFf represents the states loss. and
must be made up from new sources of
revenue. Tim, too, the so-called
growing cost of government, whcih
becomes lrager year by year, must be
met.
1t has been practically determined
that q state income tax will be levied
The committee viii begin work next
week, and hearings will be held here
and in New York. Those concerned
in taxation will be heard.
Friction Is Expected
With the exception of the fight of
the vets and drys the session has been
cclorless so far But when the session
resolves itself into the usual grind of
the closing weeks and there is I de-
mand from the Democrats that the
various recommendation made by Gov
ernor Smith in his annual messages be
passed, and the Republican majority
turns deaf ear to most of them, fric-
ton between the executive and legisla
tive branches of the government is
certain to develop.
Then came the determination of or
gained labor to have the legislature
define what the Understanding bever-
ages would be that would precipitate
another wet and dry fight Labor
leaders hold that three per cent beer
and the lighter wines were not Gin
toxicating beverages" and would have
legislation introduced, an announced
exclusively in The Trbunte to-day
making declaration to this effect
The labor nen~expect to enlist the
Governor in their cause, and that he is
almost certain to send message to
the legislature urging it to pass this
legislation was evidenced in his state
ment OF yesterday.
Therein he explained that he had not
interfered in the fight over the rati-
fcation resolution because it was
solely a legislative function. But on
any measures which before being en-
acted into law are sent to him for &C
ton he is privileged to send mes
sage to the Senate and Assembly ask
ing these bodies to act favorably on
the bills in question.
Bill to Protect Workers
A bill committing the state to pol
icy OF retaining the men and women
workers injured in industry was intro
duced in the Assembly by B. Elliot
Burston Democrat, Of Manhattan. .
The measure, which is patterned
after the Federal plan to prepare re-
turned wounded soldiers and sailors
for new vacations, establishes a bureau
in the State Indu trial Commission, to
be known as the Bureau Of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
Senator Daniel j. Carroll, of Brook
lyn, would tax all streetcar. elevated,
subway, railroad and outdoor signs and
advertising devices in Brooklyn and
Manhattan. The tax would be sixty
cents annually for the first nine square
feet, ninety cents for square foot for
the second nine square feet and 1920
square foot for all in excess Of eigh-
teen square feet. In the other Dor
oughs OF the greater city and in Buff
falo the tax would be fve-sixths of
the above.
In cities Of the second and third
class the rate would be two-thirds
OF that for Manhattan and BROOKLYN.
and in towns and villages a little
less than half. The act does not ap-
ply to ''for sale" or "to let" signs, or
legal notices on real" properly, nor
TO theatrical signs on theatres. The
advertising Of goods sold or made on
the premises is permitted The in
come from the tax is TO go to the
communities.