New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-22
CANTOR DISCOUNTED.
,s OPPOSITION TO THE COMMITTEE ON
CITIES OF NO AVAIL.
80, v,oARREN PROPOSES TO EXCLUDE BROOK
nYS FROM THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE
THE CONDUCT OF ITS Affairs
IS EXEMPLARY.

Ian 81 (S,eciaD-Senator Cantor struck
hIo'"' this morning when lie undertook TO
aho" ,r the senate NJ. Fassetts resolution for the
OPP .,r.tion OF municipal governments by the Com
mse on Cities. The mere mention of the word
niue .,rations seems Just to affect the minority
aac affects bull They can see no good IN
a',est and mos. eXpedient measure involving an
ue ,.tion and Mr.. Cantor is always ready with
ea denurciaon of the yelled iDquity of any such
he"'' .h, originates on the other side of the House
vsett,s resolution embodes and was designed 10
81, among other things. complaint maze ny
- Grant in his last message TO the bod'u Va
'I.ruen But Mr.. Cantor cared hotihhs ioi ''7
the investigating clause that disturbed MN.
" horId he in favor OF a special cOmmlttee' "o
..,a,es If it were appointed 10 investigate any VI
anartments of the city of New-fork against i''
wv .crusa,lons l should however. INSIST Oh nav i's
a .nartisan like that which Mr.. Iiiueh sueso''oD
Nv" wv, ,r.rs enumerated in the resolution are alio
pu, COO GREAT TO confer any committee e'no.
80 mr. Standing. 1t seems 10 me tha' II - ''0"D
ponceal the real object of the inquiry ana Vi 'o'
" lain now why the gentleman VINO lhtouu.eu !"
s,t on fine Committee cities. The resolution
!, anparently nothing bnt pohtlcat s"'"o "P'"
,orocracy of the city of NewNorR'S r.
T1e gentlemen are hard to please said MT, as
so.rocatiprlv. Last year they found fault De
sc'' gnecalzed. This year they find fault because
DON'T aI asNr he said
,aiv ~vhcther Mr.. Fassett has read inc rnes''s'
., MAYOR Chaplin, of Brooklyn ,..., -. hin, y
u hove read many able documents written pS h'"''
,eplcd Mr. Fas>ett ponteN' ,,., s,or,d
Then the gentleman must see that BrooNNh siou'S
Irded from the resolution. If he VIII dn'e"u
p0 u,,,e so as 10 read. Whereas. The admhhl,lrd,
uV - cities is now conceded TO NC p.ooiI,ms !
uV rcoSs rs eXemplGcd III the city vi h'ooN"
will agree with MN ,, pv+ Mr. NcCarren
Al this the senators laueheu' Du' -
declared he was IN earnest l.. oor,irued seriously
I'D, not want any investigation. Two ScaIs az ~
.Hcb an Investigation was nelu, anu vi. - moi n
Nm omr,itee Was substantially that there wa ,a
nv amiss 10 report. Democrats anu Nv PPho most
agree that Brooklyn today Is admhis%cu nai reDuc
80 @shion lis morality is Of Nau9hai Iop" in
and its people don't want I" ~
Wodm,t il be good idea" suggested Mr. Nt' h
., re The committee 60 there Just 10 lhu o ~ rt
Good BROOKLYN is and hold ii up a hlou'i "
of the state ? 49,, NJ NIcCarren disdained
a.. ootice huf moved that the resolution uc an CIV, nt
co a. IN exclude Brooklyn. The n,otoh wa 10 80
Tho orirnaI resolution adopted OI par. 80.
I,,rne fhe discussion Mr.. Fassett met thc
- -. - desire for unkctinC trip with uc stal'lncn
a. 70 NJ CO.. he had never charged the state cent
snr his hotel bills or other personal expenses. W
sloan suggested that perhaps II Wolu DC WI t,,t
init The sum 10 be expended by the comullrF n,t
Mr. Fa,Sett declared that 10 do so WohlI be -
~ hammer IT, and promised that 50 lar a. ne WI
a. ~ cvpensc, should he kept down. Ihl> WIZ
,Dd outtedlv he done since Of The two lnNeNu-aup :
,ommittee> on which Mr.. FaSsctt mas serNeu 3 ~
which have saved the people Sl.23OoOO ole nSo
cost them nothing. and the expenses OF lhe ou'V' a."
limited 10 counsel fees.