New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
PLANS OF THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
NOTHING WILL BE ASKED OF TIE NEW
LEGISLATURE WHICH 1T WILL NOT
GRANT - TIRE DISTRICT-ATTOR-
NEY AND THE COURTS


NEY AND THE COURTS.
There Is disposition on the part Of the Com
mittee Of Seventy to check the progress of an un-
warranted impression which thoughtless people are
trying to build up that the plans OF the Seventy
are widely al variance with the IDEAS Of the Re-
publican majority in the Legislature 4 threatened
bone Of contention IS represented 10 be the New
York police force reorganization Several members
of the Committee OF Seventy yesterday said that
the people who seemed disposed TO attack them
on the presumption that they proposed to demand
the passage of bin providing for a police force
with single head instead Of continuing hi-parti-
Police Board were ahead of time
Charles c. Beaman. Of the Committee Of Sew
entys Committee on Legislation. seen 10y a
Tribune reporter at his Wall-st office yesterday
we considering the status Of a bill for the
reorganization OF the police force" said Mr.. Bea-
man. but that bill viii be most carefully drawn
10y men experienced in such matters, ana believe
that when We get 1t ready and submit II 10 the
Legislature it Will meet with general approval"
The impression is prevalent. Mr.. Beaman." said
the reporter. that the Committee OF Seventys
idea Of a police department is voiced by Assembly
man-elect Alfred r.. Conkling and DR. Parkhurst.
Do those gentlemen represent The Committee Of
Seventy in this natter?
They do not. No IL authorized to speak for
us in this matter but ourselves and are not
ready as yet tell what our bill will be Ike. OF
one thing / am confident, and that is that the Legs
lature will cheerfully grant all that the Commit
tee Of Seventy asks. for the reason that the Com
n lttee of Seventy viii not ask anything unreason-
able"
The subcommittee OF the Committee on Lesisla-
ton OF the Committee OF seventy comprising
Aiessrs Iarocque Beaman and Porter who were
APPOINTED 70 prosecute certain Election law viola
tons met yesterday morning at the Office Of Mr.
Iarocduc II - understood the object Of the meet
ing was to discuss the refusal Of Governor Flower
to appoint the Attorney General to help prosecute
the election cases unless Mir Fellows consents.
The committee VIII not at present say whai II
intends 10 90 IN tn. matter. said General Porter
yvhnn asked about the result OF the conference.
There IL prospect Of an Immediate iHcel IhB OF
the Executive Committee Of the Committee or sev-
enty according 70 several Of the members yestef-
day No call has been issued
District Attorney Fellows sald, yes'efudy di'.l-
noon that there was foundation for The state
ment that the Committee OF Seventy ha' Hhuc
proposition to him 10 appoint an assistant OF me
comuittee's selection to direct the prosecution OF
tho election cases. He said he had received no
such DropositiOn, and that he was not likely 70 re-
cetve any He had agreed with the members OF the
committee called upon him not 70 say an! tins
a. This time as to any agreement thdt might nave
been arrived at In conference ,- ,,,
With reference TO the published interVe" WIN
S,n,ement bv Colonel Fellows TO the effect mat
The Judges were doing enough WORK the DIS
tric,- tforncy said that Judge CO~lhs sc'iilru ~
he talking about something that never occutitl.
II have said such thing ne cohtlhu,", tloi
onv,hlng resembling IL. on the other hand, nave
Dlsirict- Attorney was supplying them WIN NOR.
work. than they could DO. What ara say wa tnf''
more courts absoluel; necessary 10 h''p R""e
with the great increase in the number OF cases.