New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-22

HE MAKES no OFFICIAL COMMENT lFoN hio
AcTIoN-Hr.L UNDER CONSIDERATION
IN TIE SENATE.
PROM TIE prCrtAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE PRIME.
Albany. Fob 1.-THE Republican party. az ns
State Convention last fall denounced the act or the
Democratic Legislature in robblng the city OF
Buffalo. the city Of Yonkers and the village OF
Lansincburg OF their Home Rule rights. ana
promised If 1t should be returned to power to pass
acts restoring these places the rights OF which
they had been deprived chief among these acts
OF robbery was the bill depriving Mayor Bishop
of Buffalo of his right 10 appoint the Police Com
miss!oners Of that city. Mayor Bishop had refused
70 promise to appoint as Police Commissioner a
Democrat favored by william F. Sheehan. Using
his power in the Legislature and over Governor
Flower. Mr. Sheehan had act passed authorizing
Controller Gavin OF Buffalo to appoint three Police
Commissioners. Mr. Gavin was only a dummy for
Mr.. Sheehan. and. as every one expected. men
favored by Mr.. Shechan were appointed.
Mir. Shcehan thus became the king Of Buffalo by
act II the Democratic Legislature and the Demo-
cratic Governor But the people Of Buffalo heard
the promise Of Republican State Convention that
Home Rule should be restored to the city II Repub-
can Legislature should be elected and, relying
upon that PROMISE they elected two Republican Sen
ators and five Republican Assemblymen Only one
Sneehan Democrat was left to represent the county
81 frlc III me Legislature, an -'sstlnlymhn named
H9ushn. Last year th,re were one sneehan SEM
Tor ana I'VE S0eridN Assembly men, ana OnlN one
Republican Assembly man.
The Republican Legislature last week. in the face
# desp rate resistance by Mr. Sheehan put In
Governor Flowers hands the bill restoring to Mayor
Bishop Of Buffalo his right To- appoint the Police
Comui ssDrcrs, bill restoring t. Mayor Bishop his
authority To- name sup -rintcnGent Of Education
and bill restoring ~ the city treasurer his author
fly - name the collector Il unpai' taxes. Each -
these restoration acts swept away som" bit n
Shp-nan anti Home kul" legislation. II - proper O.
state t'at only TWO Democratic Asscmblvmcn and
only two Democratic Senator's voted for these meas
urcS.
Governor Flower to-day signed each OF the Buffalo
Home Rule bills II" AFFIXED NJ memorandum 10 any
OF Them stating why ne reversed his action of last
year. Perhaps this the most polite course for
him: since before his attack upon the Legislative
Independence OF Buffalo. b" had loudly declared. IN
his messages. that he earnestly favored Home Rule
But there is this 10 be- said FOR Mr. Flower that be-
fore the election Of last fail h" said that he had
signed the bills affecting Buffalo in Response 10 the
demand % the majority OF the Erie County dele
CATION: be- believed That they represented the people
Of HUfalO. MI Flower was thus logically bound 81
sign the measures he made laws to-day
Senator Robertson today introduced the hill pre-
sonted TO the Legislature yesterday by Assembly
man Robertson. aholishinG the present Board OF
Park Commissioners OF Ncw-York.
The Senate judiciary Committee reported favorably
to-day senator SaXton's bill providing that women
shall not vote for School Commissioners.