New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09
SHEEHANS LATEST TRICK.
HE BLOCKS THE PROGRESS OF THE
BUFFALO POLICE BILL.
WITH DEMOCRATIC ABsENTEEs-TiIE VOTE


FouR REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S INDUCED TO PAIR
WITH DEMOCRATIC ABsENTEEs-TiIE VOTE
OK THE MEASURE POSTPONED TO
NEXT TUESDAY
Albany Feb. S (SpeciaD. William L. sheehan GER
tainy is a man Of resources Beaten in an open at
tempt to control the State Senate, to-day by secret
manipulation, he gained what it is to be hoped will
be only temporary mastery Of It, And IL is no salts
faction know that he gained it by the aid Of four
Republican Senators-Coggeshall. Robertson, Owens
and Reynolds-who were entrapped by him into maxi
ing pairs" with four Democratic Senators who were
conveniently absent.
Mr. Sheehan's main object in enIeavorng to
sway legislation has been to prevent the passage
of the bill restoring to Mayor Bishop of Buffalo.
his right to appoint the Police Commissioners OF
that city. This is the chief of the Home Rule bills
TO the passage of which the Republican LEGISLATURE
is committed by its Platform and also by the circum
that the voters of Erie County have sent here
two Republican Senators and five Republican As
semblymen to put through the Legislature such a
bill Moreover. the Republican Senators at a
caucus they held a week ago unanimously resolved
to support the three Buffalo Restoration bills 8"
they called. But there Indirect ways
of breaking pledge. and Mr.. Sheehan discovered
one. Yesterday he left the Lieutenant Governors
chair and openly lobbied upon the floor of the
Senate Chamber to prevent the passage of the
bill in question. The Republican Senators with
whom he laborel especially were Senators Cogge-
shall owens and Reynolds
Did Mr. Sheehan ask them to vote against the
bill? No: he was far too cunning FOR that lie must
provide them with a washable excuse for refus-
Ing TO vote for IT, Accordingly he said TO them that
four Democratic Senators were absent. and that he
sent to make pair with them until they re
Ahearn and McMahon. Three of them were here
il must be suspected that Sheehan sent then, out
d order
the favor of shelving the Buffalo measure As f5r
the fourth man. Jacob A. Cantor. he has conven-
ienty had a cold all this week. and has not APP
Mr. sheehan might as well have asked the Repub.
ican senators to vote directly against the bill be.
teen votes to pass biz: and ii was equally wen
known that every Democratic Senator intended 70
intended 10 vote for it. The effect therefore. OF
any Republican Senator consentins TO pair with !,
Democrat was TO lessen by one the votes necessary
to pass the bill. There are nineteen Republican
Senators; Sheehan therefore reduced the total r
publican vote to fifteen, or two less than would Be
IT should BE- stated that Senator Robertson does
not consider himself bound by the pair he made
with senator McMahon to refrain from voting
upon any bill in its final passage but Mr. Shee nan
and rather than to risk vote with the Democrats
protesting agains; Robortsons voting, the Buffalo
Senators postponed action upon the bill until Tues
I day next, when 1t viii be made special order.
1t is possible that they could have passed H. since
Senators Parker and Bradley probably will vote
for it, but they thought they would not make the
attempt. Senator Larry requested The Republican
Senators to refrain from making any pairs with the
Democrats in the interval.
Senator Wolfert to-day introduced bill provid-
INK for the annexation OF Newt trccht To u -ooS-
lyn and another reducing the charges for tcic-
phones in cities to $50 n year.
Senator CoEgesha presented bill creating n
Bureau Of Gas Fittings in the Department OF Build
ngs of Mex York.
Senator Sullivan presented a iii. by request.
providing that street railway companies must FUR
nish protection from the weather for their en-
| ployes
Of the Black River. OsWeGO and minor canals OF
the State. was introduced by Senator Persons who
deepening the Erie Canal and lengthening various
locks along the line Of il.