The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
THINGS FIXED IN ALBANY.
THE BRooKLYN SENATORS RETURN
WIN PLATI,s LABBL ON THEM.

tion TO Isvestignts the New York Police
| Inttsiueea In the ssnate-Its Last Clause
seeks to Protect witnesses rror Prose.
cation, Even In Cases OF Periury-The Ia
ve.tisstion 10 Begin on Saturday Next.
ALBANY. Jan 2o.-All the Brooklyn Republl-
can Senators came back TO Albany very doclls
this evening. after q Sunday spent within
reach Of the Influence OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel They were thoroughly cowed and
ready to do the will Of Plat. the master. The
results OF this became apparent speedily.
The Brooklyn Senators announced that.
after carefully reading tho evidence In the
contest against Senator McCarty. they had
concluded that he should be unseated. These
are the same men who announced last week
that the evidence was insufficient
No now testimony has been taken in the
mean time This gives the Republicans
enough votes to unseat Senator McCarty.
The contestant. Henry Wolfert. Is so sure that
he will get the scat that he came to Albany
this evening in order to be around tomorrow
to be sworn in.
Senator Pound. Chairman Of the Committee
on Elections. gave notice tonight that he
would call up tho McCnrty contest the first
thing tomorrow morning. Under the cloturs
rule. which the Republicans adopted last
week, the Democrats can debate the case for
day. At the end OF that time. unless
the Brooklyn Senators return to the
view OF the evidence which they took
last week. Senator McCarty will be promptly
unseated. and tho work OF getting
two-thrds' iority OF the Senate will have
begun. Senator Collins OF Troy will be the
next Democrat that will be invited to walk up
and have his head chopped OIL. The commit
tee Is ready to make a report against him as
| soon as the McCarty case is disposed OF.
In ArIa To, taE f,tRf hnn aha IL h..
vacillating Brooklyn Senators. the resolution
| to investigate the New York police was intro
duced as soon as the notice In the McCarty
contest had been given. This resolution IL
| the result OF the refusal OF Mr.. Croker
and Tammany Hall to enter into a deal with
Plat. the master. and give him half OF the
police patronage. The resolution was intro
duced by Senator Lexow. tho same man who
introduced tho Bipartisan Police bill The
wording OF the resolution is significant 1t
reads as follows:
WS.;,. II ha. been CHARGED and maintained thathe
i6s grave abuses exist 10 said de pSr,nent That said
ny ,h' LAM for tn. .aPpres,on Of crime and the a
,hr psace security order; and police OF said city
Are nGs ,F'y y. BY f pslsH an
fsyoritsm. the result Of corrupt bargains between
seryee arr given 70 public oNcias BY TIE keeper, OF
n s1caapEs f,T immunity t5om Eun.nmsn, @ inisr:
offender. as the price u immunity from The polS.
Eh,rn. strong public :entttaent dsmands Of tho
| otprevent!ng the abuse; therefore
Senator ssttcn !. autnoTissd I" appoint special eSls:
miIIes Of seven senators OF which he shall be the
charges aud to prosecute its charges In every direction
iPiog@stiont q. .sia somni.sss 70 tseoSI 70
suggestion. as may seem nsccsssSry The conmIttss
ana 70 to 1mp9y o aP n ana
directed 20 makea report on Or before teb 90. the
sst as 'srsssnt Of The eo@mittss supp ""' anu
contrary n 1 6a6t poey shi OF The the ha
order that any person giving evidence before the com
The praeti Sbove mentioned should indicted and
made by him
The last part of this resolution will put a
premium on lnt2rmerS. Taken In connection
pass, it will enable them to protect Witnesses
lroIi any prosecution for their testimony. In
The committee Of seven is to 10 handled BY
Senator saxton. though he will have good
sentative of the different states OF political
feeling in the Senate. senator Saxton said
the people in New ' York Who have been H
clamoring for an investigation the oppOr-
Of Commerce. will DO asked to lend a guiding
hand to tho committee and 70 point out where
the most InmmsGy iniqmity can be found.
when 1t - expected to pass by party vote.
The committee vii! begin work promptly. Its
York on Saturday Under the resolution the
committee is to report on Feb. 70. This time
Its time extended SO that 1t may lap over into
the Mayorality campaign in the fall, some.
Of Investigating New York city the years that
Mayors are to be elected The last time was
the tigers tail with the result that Mayor
Grant was tTiumphantly reelected
The bin which Is TO 20 with the Investigation
Of the supreme Court may substitute
uties. Tor In. District Attorney OF any
Tho Attorney-Generali Is a Republican and ell
OF his deputies are IiepublicaRs Any number
Republican. All that is needed to supplant
the Democrats District Attorneys in the
lean Justice of the supreme Court to call on
the Republican Deputy Attorney iensral to
take the place OF the Democratic District At
Ex.spssker sulzeET pointed this out IN an able
aargumsnt against the bill lie said that the
not the constitutions power to do. substitute
Justice ~ the supreme Court for the Cover
tulion to remove a District Attorney.
The bill would turn all the machinery OF
prosecuting political offences or crimes. where
"a man Of political influence was Interested,
over TO the Republican State machine, which
General who would not 10 responsible to the
people and who could not be removed By any
power except the AttOTnsy-Ge General
These bills were introduced:
By senator Lsxow-lo abel an convict made goods
By senator o. CunnOr-lO prevent The Incorporating
Of hospitals. homes asyluus without the
the state HoAId oil Health.
~ senator AheArn-TO permit the fire CommissiOner
60 exempt hotels and boarding houses from the
Vlsons % tue 4S making IRE escapes and waEehnisn
compulsory
by senator owens Providing that ulskilled lAbOreTs
on brooklyn city works shall receive not less than -
day.
s:as!oT that P.ssoP: EI.e
colleges unless registered shad be lined $50 be d.
NIded equally belHetn the county and the iufO
~ M BuTtis Providing Tor the payment Of interest
a tue Of cent. all taxes Assessmrnta
ami water rates paid after mOnth from the time
the were dge.
~ Mr. FlnnegAn-rroyidIng that In counties Of
100 OOO railroad shall be constructed without
the consent OF local authorizes unless A. lie
face road, or rapid transit. organized by Commts
GlGn or by a special law
~ Mr. MAriin-Auowing Webbs Academy and Home
ShpbuirTs 20 hold s3ui 1000 worth VI estate
and ereaslHg the number 81 trustees 70 q enty
By NJ 2. T.. tllTk-ltriltHs Brooklyn into fuur lu-
eta districts, aud proyd tor the election jus
tICgs there
rs Mr. MarrIn-IToyidIug that property bequeathei
20 a Bishop religious corporation shall be
icct Tie inheritance tax aud bringing the children
u a dead brother or sister IN class a ut tuatlAN