New-York tribune., 1894-04-21

THE SENATE VOTES TO RAISE THE SAL
ARIES OF FOUR RING OFFICIALS.

RAPID TRANSIT BILLS MADE \ SPECIAL ORDER
FOR TrrspAy-THL BILLS AFFECTING THE
s1unIFr~s SALARY AND THE MAYORS
POWER or REMOVAL REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE
vpov rur rrGrIAE CORRESPONDENT or THE -WBup
Albany Apru 2o-Ex-S Speaker Su.zer boaste1 on
tho noor % the Assembly yesterday that IammahE
Hall controlled the STATE Senate ana that an ue
New-York reform bills passed hy the lower mouse
| on that day would be killed in the upper. Never
tba,ess the members OF the Tammany Hall colony
nov, here have feirs that possibly they may not he
abe 10 mold the votes OF Senator's CogS'shaiI Don
a,dsou owens and Reynolds. Republicans. VINO
voted with the Democrats on Tuesday.
These Senator'S showed a slight disposition to-day
| to take a back track upon their apparent a"lahce
with the enemy. The b.ll authorizing the Mayors
OF New York hereafter elected 10 remove heads oi
denartrents sixty DAYS after coming into Office was
| announced from the Assembly this morning Ihere
were prescnt IN the Capitol AZ the time good
many agents Of Tammany Hall, among them Cor
| porailon Counsel Clark. Dock commissioners NhHe
and Cram Police Justice Hogan and commissioner
Andrews Of the Sireet-Codnng Department
When the bill was announced. Iieutenant-Gov-
ornor Shcchan was about TO rush ii 10 the Com
mlttee on cities but Senator SaXton suddenly moved
| that Il he sent 20 the Committee OF the Whole II"
Accll
cred and that there was no need OF its being de-
hated In the Committee on Cities.
| .'The bill ought TO 20 to a committee said
Senator Cantor IF there ever was bill 10 which
all legislative restraints should be applied II is
this one I do not believe that 1t would be wise
for any TO be possessed OF this autocrauc
| power"
Il do not care t. discuss the merits ~ the bill
AZ this time Senator Saxton replied. 1T has been
discussed in the Assembly and by the newspapers
The people thoroughly Informed about tais
measure. There Is 10 reason why II should go To
a committee. and II It does 20 there t VIII remain
g., long that Il VIII be Impossible 10 pass It at this
session ask that It may 80 70 the Committe"
| , the Whole 50 that We may have an opportunity
| - act upon It's merits and give some assurance
70 the people that intend 10 pass IT,
The bill was not considered upon its merits
IN the Assembly" said senator Cantor. 1T took
Il Republican caucus to pass IT, T. was made
party measure because there is an impression IN
the minds Of the Republicans In both houses iha'
fbcy are going - elect q Mayor Of NoW-York neNt
fall The object o' Senator SaXion's motion is -
drive his BIZ through tho legislature with ih"
party whip The Mayor elected after this h!'l
should become law would have more power than
| Il king !, would mean the turning oyer ~ every
department Of N" city government 80 the caprice
of ono man This is to be- an experiment. ana
why should Nep York be selected for it"
Lieutenant oyernor Sht chan rul"l that ~" h''l
| must he referred - ~" committee senator SaNi'n
showed that NJ. Shechans ruling was Incorrect
ard then the Senate cam" 20 a Voi" upon senator
Saxion's motion - send the i - o." Commiii"'
Of the Whole The motion adopted by a party
vote Il T. to g. Senators CogReshah. Donaldson arI
Owens voted with their fellow -Rcpubicans upon this
| motion.
The bill putting The Sheriff upon salary ~
900" Va thcn announced. Senator cantor at
TEMPTED 10 have tho senate reject ~" hl hccaus"
| to-. rf .-art 40 a
parliamentary conAc. followed Li"utcnaa'-Govcr-
nor Shcehan exrftcG ali his authority - have ihis
rule prevail but Senator SlNfup held tha' the As-
semby amendment mad, 10 possible f1r the S"iat"
to take 1t up again The appeal from NJ ~ae"han
| ruling WAS sustained by vote q l' g. T. Mf
owens voted with his Republican colleagues. hni
said be would vote against the hill NJ. Co&g"shall
did not vote Mr Donaldson yotol win the Re-
pubcans The biz was then sent - tac Committee
Will ,ee S'aa,s M IL @ 1sE.Tahr ~, p'g2an sba3n 'ST or
New-iork ~ hiS fec ~" agents ~ amman
had big "cOnsola'l'n purs"' the latter ptrt 81 tAr
Saizcrs Gi Increasing the salary of the PRESIDENT
u he department - Taxes ana \ .s,S.in.nt ron
the department Of TaNes and Assessment from it'"l
10 N0o. This gift TO Tammaiy Han wa. br,to"'l
poSSG Rnh. r,r"m 81 tleton and Voter some Of
ihrse votes must have been given without the men
granting them understanding The bin tor ~" record
Stapeton ana Wolfert upon Tammany Hall bills
has been excellent VIII Governor Flower sign ms
hll increasnL tine pay Of these already highly PAID
officials; The only reason for suspicion thHt M' VII
not Is that to-day he N-f,'I \ A44'uh!y man T'hin
bin providing that lahore u the Department o'
Parks shall receive less fhtn y q day
| The S.nHi. Committee Oh Railways reporter IA
vorah, to-day both the tih ~ ~" thNW"r ~
| Commerce and the Butts i.rNow Eapu transit bH
! Of th- name of the proposed 'pmmisson'rs and
the Insertion Of clause providing that th" poop"
| Of New York shall decide ~ m" polls whether 90
not the new road shall b" built with The clN p
/ money senator Irvow's biz has been amended 80
as 10 provide for ihe appointment of TWO N"puhH
cans ana Two Democrat as RAPID Transit Commis-
soners. and m. section which saN" m" MinhhttaH
, Elevated Railway Company a monopoly oi tAs "I1-
' waited railway business south of Ouc-huuiTrl-dNb
has been stricken out OF IT, N"th'r
the bills is IN form satisfactory 10 many oi th'
Senators but both Ordered TO "A third reading
| and set down for special consideration on Tuesday
Apparently the Leg stature VIII adjourn on lhufs-
| dav THIS gives ll;tl~ tim" Tor the passage OF a
| KaplG Transit bill for New York
senator Muliu. the chairman Of the Senate
| prnDrlatlng $1,000 of which E0vpJ snail b" avail
able this year and the rest next year. for the errc-
| ttnn of new buildings on Hoffman Island. In New
| York Uarbor senator Mull!n said mat IN" bill
ca me- from the Health officer OF New ork and the
Cuarantin- Commissioners. number of frame
IuVdng- have erected thr island which
sh1,ld never have been built In Of fire. the
ueonle dveiung there could escape the flames only
| t., faklng 10 boats Ere Island tOo far away
~ serve as a quarantine station though Its pur-
| eventually II would have 10 be sold and the pro
ir.ds could be used for the Improvement Of Hon
| man Island which 1t proposed u make the
| chief quarantine station.
| Senator Bradlcy's brooklyn Bridge bill