New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-11
NEW RULES PRESENTED.
cros1-RE TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE
SENATE.
-,,r SAME RULE UNDER WHICH THE BUFFALO
CHARTER WAS WRECKED WILL BE RE-

,,r SAME RULE UNDER WHICH THE BUFFALO
CHARTER WAS WRECKED WILL BE RE-
SORTED TO FOR ITS RESTORATION
,,eov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rsIBUNEl
Albany. Jan. fO-The bill abolishng the pres
~. nartisan Board Of Police Of New-fofK' COM
oosed Of three Democrats and one Repuohcan.
r.,oh n,ae n,asented 10 the Senate last night by
senator Lexow was introduced in the Assembly
,oy nv Assemhlyrnan Thornton. OF Newourg.
cooLar Malbv at first thought that the Dill re-
.oa 70 q 4ud,cial matter and consigned II TO
.ha judiciary Committee, of which Mr.. Thornton
,s the chairman Hamilton Fish, the chairman
n me Committee on Cities examined the meas
,.rs and then informed the Speaker OF MS over
e,ght Speaker Malby himself then examined the
M and found it 10 be clearly the properly OF
~. Committee on Cities. He therefore trans
500 the bill from the Judiciary Committee to
the Committee on Cities.
Assemblyman ThOrntcns bNl, hKe that OF
Senator Lexow, provides that Mayor Gilroy snail
apnolnt two Republicans and two Democrats as
police Commissioners when the present boaro
~ Police steps out of Office under the act
There were other interesting DIS relatihs 10
Nev-york introduced to-day. Senator Cantor
,rosentcd a bill which authorizes the expehdl,
20 ~ 80 800 900 upon school sites ana schooi
huiidingg in New-YOrk. Senator Cantor also IN
troduced his bill of last year prohloiunS any
trucks upon Fifth-ave. iur1ng certain hGuIS.
Senator Guy introduced Assemblyman rulers
Hi appropriating s75O.OoO to complete the river
siSs Drive and the Riverside Park ana also
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Fullers bill putting the trees on
ut Sj5e.ave under the care Of the Park De-
partment .s g.. .ho caroto TO-
day the rules Of last year. win seVeraI pro
nosed amendments. The chief OF these amend
,nnents provides for closure in the Senate. The
Ten,ocrats cannot object logically TO the adop-
t,on ~ such n rule since they adoRted 1t at the
hegnnine Of the session Of 1892 and passed all OF
their partisan acts under Its operation the
Penuhiican Senators adopt Il for the purpose OF
nassing without fail the bill repeating the law
Sheehan last year depriving Mayor Bishop OF
his power to appoint the Police Commissioners
Of Buffalo. $3.50 -,
There would be constant flibustering in the
Senate at Mr. Sheehans suggestion, against the
Buffalo Repeal bill unless closure were adopted.
The rule provides that when resolution OF o.
motion has been under consideration six hours II
shall be IN order for any Senator TO move mat
the debate shall be closed and the PRESIDENT
shall recognize the Senator who wishes 10 MAKE
such a motion. The motion is not TO be de-
ba;able or amendable. but is Immediately 10
be put, and If II receives the af1rmauVe VoteS
Of a majority of the Senators present the pend
ing measure is 20 take precedence over all other
business The suggested closure rules were re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules .
Senator Lexow introduced bill providing mat
the delegates 10 the Constitutional Convention
NAV ill any vacancies which may occur IN their
ranks This Is 70 prevent the expense OF an
zones the meeting Of the convention from the
second to the third Tuesday in May. and pro-
yides that the convention may meet elsewhere
than in Albany.