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POLICE BILL
IS PASSED.
Republican Caucus Amend
meltS Accepted In the
Assembly To-Day.
ALMOST 4 FULL PARTY VOTE.
There We're 76 Members for the
Measure and 30 Voting
Against It.
THE OPPOSITION SPIRITED.
SuIzer Called the Bill a Blow at
Police Discipline in
$50 New York.
THE OPPOSITION SPIRITED.
0y Associated Prsss.)

ALBANY, April 1S.-The special order
of the day. Senator Lexow's Bipartisan
Police bill was taken UP In the Assem-.
bly, this morning. Mr.. Sulzer moved to
strike out the first section.
Mr.. Thornton explained the purpose Of
the bill. He said It was to make en-
phatic what is the true spirit of the
law by making the Police Commits.
sion Of the city Of New York BIZ
partisan one. Tho spirit Of the law had
been observed until the election Of
Mayor Grant. who violated the law by
appointing q Democrat in place Of a
Republican. Since then the Police
Board had ceased to be of a non =.
partisan character, and the police had
interfered with the elections in the city
OF New York. A demand had come up
from the people Of the city OF New York
10 correct this abuse OF the law.
MT. Thornton presented the caucus
amendments to the bill requiring that
inspectors must have been residents OF
the city for at least one year previous
to their appointment; that the Commits
sioners shall have power to remove the
superintendent on charges preferred and
proven after trial and that the Superin-
tendent shall have power. to discipline
members of the force below the rank
Mr., sulzer sadi he was absolutely and
positively opposed to the bill. no matter
IN what shape the Republicans present
ca 1t. He denied the charges made In
the public press that there was a deal
between Thomas &. Platt and Tam
aeal he would know something about 1t.
The Democratic party was against the
OH. and he called on the Democratic
q T; He declared the biz was one Tor
political spoils only, and was a stroke
aimed at the fountain-head Of the finest
BelisD force in the World II the biz
world where the peoples rights and
YORK weFs se b Me w5s
the people Of the great city Of New York
.W you'd promptly show their disapproba-
the Lexow Investigating Committee and
said the majority members were mere
puppets pulled BY strings extended from
81 fdcs sqosa ssd s
publican, one Independent Democrat
and two Democrats affiliating with the
in the Commission. he said, had al
ready disorganized the force. The men
uh hhoW what WINS oyer tHeii'
force. Mr.. suizer said the bill was
an insidious attempt to strike Supt.
Byrnes. If the bilf passed. riot, An
archy and decentralization would reign
In the great city of New York
Mr.. Hennessy declared that the bill
was one of political plumber. If IT
passed 1t would reopen In the city the
Cremorne. the Haymarket and scores OF
other similar disreputable resorts which
have been closed under the present Ad.
can can majority for pressing bills Of the
the measures which would have been
of lasting benefit TO the people were
tied up In committees In the House
and Senate and would never be enacted
He, supposed the bill would be passed
Mr.. Pfatt, Mr.. Reid Mr.. Payn and Mr.
Belden all said 1t was a good bill. and
II would have to 20.
A. vote was taken on the amendments
and they were adopted-yeas 7b,nays ~,
&r. suffer s said the bill had been
amended In the Cities Committee and in
the House. and for all he knew II might
contain provisions legislating all the
Commissioners, the Superintendent and
Inspectors out Of ONCE. He raised the
point Of order that the bill should &c
back to the Committee and be printed.
The Speaker ruled against the point
and Mr.. Sulzer appealed from the deci
sion of the Chair. Mr.. Thornton moved
to lay the appeal on the table Adopted
Mr.. Suizer then asked that the bill b,
read. The Speaker. directed the Clerl
20 read the bill and It was then put OF
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