Mr. McKinney - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. McLean. Mr. McLean - Aye. The Secretary- Mr. Mandeville. Mr. Mandeville - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Mann. Mr. Mann Aye. The Secretary - Mr. F. Martin. Mr. F. Martin - No. The Secretary - Mr. L. M. Martin. Mr. L. M. Martin - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Marshall. Mr. Marshall - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Mathewson. Mr. Mathewson - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Mealy. Mr. Mealy - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Meigs. Mr. Meigs - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Mereness. Mr. Mereness - Mr. President, I desire to briefly explain and give a reason for my vote. The joker in this bill is in the second section in that part of it providing that the "legislature shall prescribe how taxable subjects shall be assessed" and "providing for officers to execute the laws," etc, "notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of article 10 of the Constitution" which contains the home rule provisions of the Constitution of the State of New York that have been in every Constitution that the State has ever had and under which the people of all the smaller communities or large communities of the State have had the right to manage their own local affairs. The State is not prejudiced by that, even if the assessors do not assess property as high in one place as they do somewhere else, because the State by its tax commission has the absolute right unquestionably to equalize between the different counties of the State so as to reduce to an inequality so far as all matters of State taxation are concerned. The matter of assessment of personal property I think has proven to be somewhat of a dream. I do not see how any representative of the rural parts of the State can vote for this section. We are told that the assessors up State are not as honest as they are in other sections. I think the State of morality in any one section of the State is about as good as in any other and they cite us an instance that on a certain occasion in the city of Greater New York the real property was increased in value $960,000,000, not because of any sudden spasm of virtue, but because they wanted to borrow $100,000,000 more money; and it seems to me this is the first step to open the doors to the Legislature wide enough to produce legislation which they think will help them out. In view of all the considerations, Mr. President, I vote No. The Secretary Mr. Mulry. (No response.) The Secretary - Mr. Newburger. The Secretary - Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker - No. The Secretary Mr. Parmenter. Mr. Parmenter - Aye. The Secretary Mr. Parsons. Mr. Parsons - Aye. The Secretary Mr. Pelletreau. Mr. Pelletreau - Aye. The Secretary Mr. J. S. Phillips. Mr. J. S. Phillips - No. The Secretary Mr. S. K. Phillips. Mr. S. K. Phillips - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Potter. Mr. Potter - No. The Secretary- Mr. Quigg. Mr. Quigg - Aye. The Secretary Mr. Reeves. Mr. Reeves - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Rhees. Mr. Rhees - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Richards. Mr. Richards - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Rodenbeck. (No response.) The Secretary - Mr. Rosch. Mr. Rosch - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Ryan. Mr. Ryan - Aye. The Secretary - Mr. Ryder. son for my vote. The joker in this bill is in the second sc that the "legislature shall prescribe how to and "providing for officers to execute the 1 provisions of section 2 of article 10 of the home rule provisions of the Constitution or 11 been in every Constitution that the State ha people of all the smaller communities of large had the right to manage their own local ane The State is not prejudiced by that, property as high in one place as they do by its tax commission has the absolute tween the different counties of the State so as to e far as all matters of State taxation are concerned The matter of assessment of personal property somewhat of a dream. I do not see how any parts of the State can vote for this section. We t up State are not as honest as they are in oller of morality in any one section of the State is abog and they cite us an instance that on a certain p New York the real property was increased in valu of any sudden spasm of virtue, but because 000,000 more money; and it seems to me they doors to the Legislature wide enough to produ will help them out. In view of all the c No. The Secretary-Mr. Mulry. (No response.) The Secretary-Mr. Newhore |