New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-26
TO FIGHT FOR THE BILLS.
WARNING SOUNDED BY THE CITY. CLUB

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LEGISLATION AFFECTING NEw-YoRk DISCUSSED
AT LARGE MEETING IN THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE
SENT TO ALBANY
A large meeting Of members of the City Club ana
of several Good Government Clubs was held yester-
day at the Chamber of Commerce. Important action
was taken on a number OF bills al Albany including
the Chamber of Commerce Rapid Transit pAl anu
the Saxton Ballot bill. The meeting was called TO
order by James W. Pryor. and eX-Mayor Hewitt Was
nominated for chairman; but he would not serve
or account OF his connection with the bill for rapid
transit now before the Legislature. James &
Carter was elected in his place. After the meeting
had been called to order and Its object maze
known Mr. Pryor introduced the following resoiu-
tons which were unanimously carried;
Resolved That All overwhelming preponderahce
Of the public sentiment OF the state mas pronounoel
itself in favor OF certain Legislative measures as
proper and necessary at the present iime' lhese
are an .,o form, IN which
has pc iii introdVeed by Mr. Sheffield In the AS
sembiy providing for the appointment or heads OF
Departments by each incoming MSyI nir,bop T., tho
3. The bill introduced oy Ar N .oa1srco Ranid
The bill introduced by Mr.. Sheffield in the As
sembly requiring the Sheriff Of the Guy and County
OF New-York to turn In all fees TO the city treas
ury and giving him salary Of $1,000 year as
full compensation
Resolved, That there Is reason to fear that the
passage OF these measures Is endangered oy innu-
ence Of those who interested in the perpetuhuoh
Of present public mischief ana apH ommitee Of five
be appointed by the chairman to proceed 10 Albany
final enactment into law Of the measures referred to-
J. H. c. Nevns who has been in Albany FOR one
OF the Good Government Clubs. made a few re-
marks upon the bills now before the Legislature
He said that there was doub: about the passage
of the Rapid Transit bill Referring briefly to the
o,ber hills which relate to this city, he ended by
saying:
''I cannot refrain from saying that the pcrpetuity
Of our city ns;itutors depends largely upon those
bills and the manner in which they are disposed of.
believe that a delegation sent to Albany now will
do all the good in the worG i ne peop'e o. Nv"
consult men on Fourteenth-st. before they can get
any legislation carried through.
ADDRESSED BY EX-MAYoa HEWITT.
Mr.. Hewitt was then called upon. lie made a
brief speech in support OF the measures now before
the Legislature.
After speaking eloquently for the bill giving the
power to the Mayor to appoint new heads Of depart
n,ents Mr. Hewitt said he sorry the Rapid
Transi, bill of the Chamber of Commerce had been
ny nndeTs,and" said Mr. Hewitt that tho corn
mission IL to be bipartisan. and in my experience
Bipartisan means doubiy PARTISAN He then tod OF
He crIticsed the other rapid transit bills before
the Legislature. saying that they were drawn by
men who did not have the interest OF the city at
heart and that they gave entire monopoly to
single company. with power to do practically what
IL wanted. to the exclusion of everything else ana
everybody Else. He said he did not desire t. decry
what the Manhattan company had done for the
city but a good citizen he mus. protest against
the rapid transit bills before the LEGISLATURE otheF
than the Chamber of Commerce bill lie added;
I'VE had better go without rapid trans; to the
end Of time than TO consent to the adoption Of ii
wrong principle such as advocated by the oppo-
nents Of the Chamber of Commerce bill. We had bet
ter enigrate to New-Jersey ana reach New-York
fore give city to be looted by a bi-paI-
tisan commission
FAvoMNG THE sAXToH BILL
Horace Deming spoke on the Saxton Ballot bill.
He gave arguments 10 show why the SaXton bill
should become law. and offered resolution call
ing on the representatives AT Albany pass bill.
He spoke against the blanket pasteT. lie added.
The Governor bases his opposition TO the Senate
bill solely the ground that the snglename pastor
Is inconvenient. The real controversy is between
genuine ballot reform and an effort TO continue evil
political practices under the mask OF ballot re-
There has been some discussion as to the con-
ever be doubt to its oOnstutionality, as such
prominent lawyers as James {. Carter, Wheeler u.
Peckh@m George Bliss Elihu Root, william NIB b.
Hornblower. Joseph II. Choate ana John F. Dillon
have rendered opinion upon II, which is as fol-
lows: THAT the constitutional right OF ilterate
voter 10 vote for person whose name T. not printed
guarded by that provision Of he S1xion bill recently
passed by the Senate which permits the pastiag
upon the ballot OF "A paster pastors each con
tanning the title Of single office and the name of
the candidate therefor for whom the voter desires
The chairman appointed Abram S. Hewitt. Gus
tsv schwab, Edward Kelly. H. X Elliot, Elliott y =
T TSSs y eays Horace ff Denim! rf aHG
Isaac H. Kline . committee TO 10 to Albany.
J. II c. Nevins and =. A. fulton We're added to
the committee This committee TO Albany
later in the afternoon