New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
NO EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD.
THE QUESTION AS TO THE ALDERMEN UNDEoiof

,,,. orverroN Az To THE ALDERMEN UNDECiohD'
There has been much talk of late as 10
vbetber tho Senate Committee would really nhu ouU "
mombers of the Board OF Aldermen last year were
TO grant the Broadway Railroad francni'e' ~ -
nored that an executive session wouid DO noiu W
day to decide about tnls but none was hed on ou''
or Tuesday Chairman Gibbs gave notice Una. 'u0n
.oss,on would be held at 1890 q. m Wednesday, ou1
Senator DAILY was absent. Az the noon recess oen"'
Gibbs Comstock Punkitt and MoCartny auu 'ho '
80. Msssr. Miller and strahan, had some talk ana IL
was agreed that 1t would not be wise 10 put ha'' "
a vote until Senator DAILY could attend
Senator Gibbs has said that he faVors All lu'o''e
,on senator Plunkitt 1t is understood, has expressed
bmself in favor of 1t. There is no DOUBT tha' eeho
Comstock warmly approves IT, anu -.
equally certain that Senator moOa''n'
doe.nt Tie has stated publicly that he regards IL do
entirely n matter for the Grand Jury 10 ln'o'''s
out of the four present according 10 ths ra's'
sonators favored the investigation and one was opPoSeu
to IT, Why then. didn't they go ahead ana lh'oS'eao
No official reason given for not adopting 'i''
But rumor has one two theories TO account ~, l
ono WAS that the fur Senator'S didn't lntehu " No
Senator Dlly chance to dodge" AnoIher was 'N"'
abouuh SENATOR Plunkltt has said in unofficial cou'er
.atIon that he favored investigation, othciay IN
executive ssion his vote would be cast against WIN
Senator McCarthys. ami with four present tha' "ou
make a tic Some foundation s given Tor tnls VIC" VI
Senator PlunkitCs course, because he mas Openly
expressed the opinion that most Va 'hi' in''''n
"moukey business"
Senator Daily came in later. He told by Senator
Gibbs that an executive session would DO heiu III
o'clock lie went away again, leaving word tha' nc was
sick and did not An effort will DO MADE touay
to hold an executive session.
Sen senator DAILY left the Morton House he was
mot by an ACQUAINTANCE near Tcnth-st walking with
friend. 49,,
Wbv weren't Won at tho session this morning T. he
was asked
"I am sick" he replied" got bad cold didn't ge'
I'D TIL l2 o'clock. thought there was going 10 DO IL"
executive session. but found there was none"
"Rather a queer day to be out with bad cold'
remarked his acquaintance loosely on takDS oaVo Vi
him.
ueruty Commissioner OF Public Works ID. LowDer
Smith WAS aain examined. lie asKcdby Mr. strahah
If he did not understand that he had been appointed b!
Commissioner sqdlrc as Hubert o. ThOmpsons man ana
that IT was expected Of him that he woui use the paN
ronage for the benefit OF the County Democracy ho
looked mildly indignant and replied that no was NOT
aware that Mr.. Thompson had had anything 10 90 Win
his appointment.
Senator GiDb5-Was It not understood that yon were
to have the appointment OF tho employees Tor the re-
maindcr of the year after you were aPPoih'eu' a.
don't know of any such understanding c
Q-What was the arrange nent between You AMI COM
sTn,ii br ui1drl A-Thcre was no arrangement be-
t wcon Commissioner squire and my sell ,,,,,.,.s
O.-Nas II understood that your appropriateness.
| should DO made with references to Mr. Ihompsohs
| wishes ia every easel A.-NO. sir. , A..
Mr. THOMPSON controlled tho appointments In the De,
! partment OF Public Works for three monthsi Al
sir. MilleT|Yoa have stated that You made appoint
ments up to three months ago; no" ,'A' TpttWnrn
/ mrnts approximately, wsro made by your A'-Dc'"ccu
80 Tn,tIy laborerst A-Yes sir; there Is very little
PATRONAGE outside OF laDorcrs They work from spring
Until just after electIonsl A-someumos until
Q. How do the names como to youl A great c,,
| u.,uv arc presented by Aldermen Asscmblyincn anu
state senator's Mr. GIhb, knows something about H.
"Ycs" said senator GiJO-. lau -nne. " nave hAu my
share of tae patronage aud don't complain lreco IL
mrndcd none but good men; ,. , ,,,ot,.d p,
o You never understood that you were hueotou ."
! Nj Hubert .. Thompson for your appointment A.
80 Ii MAYER occurred TO You that It was peculiar that
the patronage ot that department was gwen 10 u'p
uty 10 tho exclusion OF the head 40 SIR hot u
mo mead OF the department thought mat was moro
| competent to attend 10 II than he ,.,,.s hi,
O-Wcrc the appointments made Tor me D'ncnt OF
tucuip,r. ~ The County Democracy A--t'rneruy: ,
| OF come. down To- th. then. that II the head or
department Is a member OF certain organization he
+. snnn,ci 10 control i. patronage for tho benefit of
! that organization A-lhht has been done Tor many
senator McCarihy-You said that about three months
ago change va, made IA the manner oi Appropriateness
Instructions the appointment clerk. from whom 90,
t that all apo utments made by mo shOuId Do ssheu
~ I, t6o o,nWissioncr ha. never signed appoint
rruf, until within about three mputhSi AIPtt II lIy
w''' ,,rt a. tlc Comm-slonoi approval Mr. Ham.
! In mad tn same authority when Hr. IhOmp'oh Vas
O-what Is the difference between six months and
three IN inth- a-ot Ask months ago hal entire CON
ro OF Tho appointments The Commiasioner did not de-
/ sire To Interfere then
| o-And now hes does desire to interfere Ayes.
-.
g. W Brdsal. chief ginoer Of the Croton Aqueduct
wa next examined 4 clerk accompanied him, carryln;
"A bulky parcel OF lcdgrts and records. Nr BrdSill
proved ready aud Mr. S1hdn ala not succeed
In getting hun Into anything Ike ttngr lie sili thbt
the charge for putting IA a meter by the city was
Largely In or what II cost whsn done by private
person because the regulations requiring the inspector
t. pas. upon the work, otc. usually gave the pumOer
| an extra day's work.
The committee viii meet again at the Morton House at
/ o'clock to-day.