New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17
WILL THE GOVERNOR SIGN
n,,,ops .porT THE ROOSEVELT BILL.


.sT.rrNENT THAT 1T WILL BE
nc IrGIsI ATIvE MEASURES
- - -, /, d CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRiboNh'l
i'ao% ~ wornh to-Governor Cleveland has not
-, ,Lo hill of Mr. Roosevelt which deprlVes
.ka poord of Aldermen of New-York OF the con-
sn,otorv noyer and bis veto message, II he lntehus
1sonnrove of the bi must be sent to the LeglsIa-
+ure Tomorrow night or tuesday or the meus"i0
will become a law without his signature. III Is an
ticinated that he will take some decided acton 'o
marrow on the bill There is a general impression
here that he intends to sign it. If he does IL Is '
there will be appended TO 1t memorandum ,u
in which he will give his reasons iniS
rather unusual course, ii is SAID VIII oo
taken in view of the TACT thaV n'"!
,,rominent Democrats have written him III opposl-
tion stating reasons why it should not be signed
The Governor. out of regard to these gentlemen II
is said. will give his reasons. 1t is well-kno"h
fact that the pressure upon the Governor no' 10
sion the hill has been great. Nearly all the OPPOSE
4ion to the measure has been political; II has come
from Democratic political friends and opponents OF
the Governor in New-lork
But if there has been opposition there mas "lso
been support of the bill. Many prominent residents
of New-York. inspired by the CooperInstitute Com
mittee. have written TO the Governor, stating what
Nev-York has had to endure under its present form
Of government, and urging hm to change
If 5v signing the bill. There have been
few Governors who were better prepared
to iudce of the relative merits of the
arguments concerning the usefulness OF Board Oh
Aldermen than Mr.. Cleveland. While Mayor OF
Bnfalo he had several collisions with the Common
Council of that city, and became aware OF how
freouently Councilmen act Intentionally against the
interest of city.
A HtSY WEEK PROBABLE.
The present week is expected TO be one III when
there will be many dramatic incidents III the lie
of the Legislature. There will be struggle on
Wednesday in the Assembly over Mr.. Clinton 5 Dill
making It mandatory upon the mayors OF cues 10
inforce the Civil Service Reform law. Mr.. koose-
Welt has given notice that he will demand call o1
The House if there is any dodgng on the
bill. Mr.. Clinton viii again attempt TO
pass the measure 1t only received fifty-fve votes
on THURSDAY, but there twenty-three Assem-
blymcn absent. Moreover some of the fifteen Re-
publican Assemblymen who voted against it ex-
press contIitIon and NAV vote IN It's favor. The
Republican leaders say to these that II is abSo-
lutelv essential to pass the bill, because Demo-
cratic Legislature passed the original Civil Service
Reform law. Now, if an eXtensionOt that principle
should be defeated III a Republican Legislature the
Republican party would be deemed hostile TO Civil
Service Reform.
There will be a contest also oyer the bills intro
duced by Mr.. Roosevelt on Friday in behalf of his
special committee investigating the New-fork de-
partnents. The New-York Democrats defeated Mr.
Roosevelt in ms attempt to make the bills special
order but by the abrOgaton of Rule 2S which re-
Guires a twO-thiTds vote to make any bill special
order, an early consideration of the bill may be Sc
cured,
THE NEw-YORK REFORM BILLS.
Mr. Roosevelt intends TO push forward all these
New-York reform measures. vote will probably
he taken on Tuesday on his bill authorizing the
election of a Controller of New-IOrk next fall.
Less opposition apparently, to the New-York re-
form bills may he expected in the future from De-
Witt G.. Littejohn, of Oswego. Yesterday he was
urging members of the Assembly not
10 vote for Senator Esty's resolution for the
adjournment of the Legislature on April "a; argu-
ING that II would be unsafe to pass such reSolu-
tiOn while the bills introduced by Mr., Roosevelt III
regard 10 the Sheriff, Register County Clerk and
Sheriff of New-Nork, on Friday were IN the hTst
stages of consideration. 1t would he an easy mat
ter be said for the Legislature TO get blocked IN It's
consideration of these bills II an Adjournment
resolution should he passed. In his OPINION
II would be far wser in order 10 gain time fully to
consider these measures, TO adjourn fortnight
later
THE BROOKLYN WATER BILL.
Senator Daggett's bill to provide Brooklyn with
more waterisa special order for Tuesday. Over
this measure there is a most animated struggle be-
tween the Brooklyn members and the members
from Queens and Suffolk Counties. There has been
q thorough canvass for votes in the Assembly by
both parties. 1t Is not yet known which is the
stronger.
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED.
Tho Temperance people are much disappointed
over the failure of the Assembly, to take up the
Roosevelt High License bill on Wednesday, when
II was a special order. The reading Of bills on the
order of thiId reading prevented its consideration.
There were many temperance advocates here from
various parts Of the state TO listen TO the debate
MI Roosevelt, # he gets Rule - abrogated, will
have His High License bill again made special
older. : ID. Locke viii also have his copy ofthe
Scott Liquor law of Ohio considered the same day,
EOYtIIl- ON IHE 1NEEIC4N GIRL0