The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-18
LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY.
TEE CHAMBER or COMMERCE. TO HoED
a sPECEAL MEETING.


so-s 81 Its Ns-ser. Ir,srsstsa - ths Psnes
Cos,Sissiou Bin-Hs-iiton Fish's Activity
Against Pist-Dr. Depsw and the Ma
Joritv OF the Reid Comrittes Are Op.
posed 20 = singis-bssaea Commission.
The Chamber Of Commerce decided yester-
day TO take n hand in the political affairs Of
tho State. Anumber OF m EN- bers. including j.
Edward simmons. Woodbury. Langdon, John
Sloane. Henry W. Cannon, John A. Stewart.
James McCreery. Gustav II. Schwab. John Olaf
lin, and Louis Windmuller. in n letter to
Charles Stewart Smith President OF the Cnam-
her asked him to call a meeting ofthe Chamber
to consider what action II any. shall be taken
by the Chamber by way OF recomm Ell dalton or
suggestion. either to the Constitutional Con-
vontlon or to the Legislature. in respect to
changes In or amendments Of the laws neces-
sary TO secure good municipal government In
this city aud throu ghout the State upon which
depends largely the com m ercial and industrial
prosperity OF our people. and especially to
consider a change OF the laws by reason OF
which industrial enterprises have been forced
into other States for the purpose OF orRaniza-
ton"
President Smith called the meeting for
Thursday next The cause for this meeting IL
not made perfectly plain in the letter to Mr..
that the Sugar Trust. the II. b. Claflin Com
pany. the Thurber- whyland Company. the
American Cotton Oil Company, and other cor
porations formerly Incorporated under the
laws Of the State OF New York. were forced to
go to New Jersey because OF the excessive
taxation on corporations in this State.
1t was ascertained furthermore that some
OF the siRners OF the call to Mr.. Smith are
interested in the on e- headed police bill for New
York city. and that at the proper time this will
be made apparent.
This police bill business 10 one OF the most
interesting subjects that have cropped out In
recent timea Many men in banking circles
and in mercantile pursuits. and a great number
in the Union League and Manhattan Clubs be-
lieve in q one headed Police Commission to be
eppointed on the advent to office OF every
Byrnes should be the ,Commissloner TO start
oil with. IL Is the opinion Of these people that
the Mayor Of the city can hold 2 single Com
doing IN the s,s city There is TidespreHd sen
not considered a feasible scheme BY those who
give as much OF their time to political matters
More or less bitterness has cropped out.
chiefly due to the conduct 81 hssembiymnn
rsies Il Was deeIaeed iest pisSt that Mr.
Fish's opposition toithe bipartisan police bill
was due entirely to his personal dislike to Mr..
citizens, Of New York city. Mr.. Fish. 4 was
added, has always been a malcontent in the
antics. i was insisted. have bssn encoursGed:by
belief on his PAT tsRt the Erie county Ne
smash this bipartisan police bill which
William Iyns , hs, framed It turned turned
f Repubiis s H' would st little G Hn
their own. and that the Kings county Republl-
followers were in the majority at Albany. Tho
Erie county Republican and the Kings county
"Hor an ths Poss
bill Is settled. That was the situation last light
as the the bill
pemocrqts. Meantime the %sships RspaSIi;
the time the organized Democrats are strongly
days most Of the Union League Republicans
in New York city and requested thsm TO go to
nis as this ss stsp Mr. Fh Ssegsd
that BE- would have p the support O. the FRI, Erie
Or. Channeey Mitchell Depew. took part in
preparing bill for the reorganization OF the
men appointed at vt the dinner S,t =, recent,
purpose OF preparing such measure: The
COMMITTEES held tTo 6 mestinGs, before that Of
His fellow Committeeman were accordingly
SURPRISED when he appeared at the Republi-
Not only was the Doctor present. but he did
most of the talking. United States District
Attorney Mitchell thought at the beginning OF
the Doctors remarks that he favored the SIM
gle-headed Police Commission. ana the sepa-
rate Election Commission which Mr. Mitch
ell has so earnestly advocated. He dis
covered that DR.. pepew thought the Mitch.
that he was rea lily in favor OF a bipartisan
com mission which should be clothed with
power. which would be TO that OF the Superin-
Directors to that OF the President OF a railway
company. In other words. DR.. Depew and the
majority OF tho committee favored bill which
will give most OF tho executive control OF the
department to the Superintendent.
Chairman Elihu Root Of the committee was
I'll and unable to attend yesterdays meeting.
He will call another meeting. at which the
draft OF the proposed measure which IL to be
substituted for Senator Lexow's bipartisan
bill already introduced will oe approved