New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-26
HOME RULE FOR BUFFALO
BOTH CITIES COMMITTEES WILL SUP
PORT THE THREE REPEAL BILLS.
THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN BY a PARTY VOTE
AFTER BOTH SIDES HAD BEEN FULLY
iiEARD-NO ARGt MENTS IN De
FENCE OF SHEEHANIsM.

AFTER 10Th SIDES HAD BEEN FULLY
nEARD-No ARGU MENTs IN DE-
FENCE OF sHEEHANIsM.
Albany. Jan. 25.-At 3l5 O'Clock this afternoon
the Assembly was filed with wearing bright
blue badges upon which was the legend Home
Rule for Buffalo" 1t the time set down Tor lhe
hearing before the Assembly Committee on cities
ON the Buffalo Charter Restoration bills
Chairman Fish stated tina; each side would re-
ceive forty-nve minutes In which to be heard an"
he handed 10 the clerks desk communication from
the Mayor and Common Council Of Buffalo asking
legislators to favor the repeal Of the charter aeh'
mcnts passed last winter.
philip A LANG. ex-City Attorney OF Bunaio. was
the first 10 appear in opposition. The bills. ne saio,
had for their purpose the legisating out OF once Oh
the present Police Commissioners and the appoint
ing in their stead of two others by the Mayor nv
present commissioners were competent 10 ho'o '"e
places and had made acceptable COMMISSIONERS ~
this bill was a Sheehan bill and there were hePuo'
can Police Commissioners In Buffalo the COMMITTEES
,r,ul1 deuounce If The legislation OF last year
was vicious but this was excuse for the passage
Of the bills. . a..
Norris Morey in favor of the MEASURE sa'u '"'
bills were Intended TO restore to Buffalo the iuea'
not of politics but of the right to govern H'e''
which was the right OF all cities lie. said the peo-
ME of Buffalo had not had an opportunity TO Rho"
Of IN. character OF hc bills before they passed aS'
session. They passed and signed witn'h '"e"
,y-four hours. lie not present to DISCUSS ''e
oua,ifca tons Of the Police Commissioners OUT my
had been appointed by Eunalo's Controller w
tie too rauIdlv The question before the committee
r,s no, on. Of Justice individuals. but or nome
r,,,o and istic. - Eunalo. People or thal c,rH
did not want policemen % govern 'he' e'e''''"'
d., dam Kocckci who represented the Board OF OF
Alc-men Of buffalo sad me os Of The peo-
san in character ana that hlne ~ rosaage
pie Of Buffalo were clamornE roy ne rppsrnted by
Resolutions fovoring IN" thls "eI" p.Isn.,ti nii
tic ~ he
s,rlne Busrcss Mems Association Merch"n.S "a.
G Ssg,iG Ken Assocai ton buffalo Repubican
iea':is Buffalo Heal ts,a,s EX1msns'i nrnbcrmens
t'xrnnngr ana IIignand Park BUSINESS ~" |
citation. -. ho,,tr, tho committee
-, - ovc.u,iyc session. and decided to report
-. ,hre, nun1.o charter restoration DIS laNu' ~,
The vote unanimous on an - ~ Dem6c-atlc
pnlica bin tho vote being 20 j. me t,,,,S 80
mc.nbers-Nicssrs Keenan,. CorghNn anu 'i'''''"
VIZ he hearing N the Assembly 'ha'nb"- t.e
Do 10 dnie.,,f,or g,ar, over - a." senate thanu,r
10 nr~s.nf arguments 70 the S"nrte cities 'on-
mi'iee. .,, ,h,rt,i,g ,he
ciy.,s ~ Hl;ft.o v.h, were present foT a''h INK
in such larr- numbers an asking tha' INV ~
pH,'.'' ~ ,.na,,.l the argument which he fnd
pr.anniei ~ the Assembly commiii"" rlfiW va,
he police nll looked Ike grab - g-' p'T'''N""
Oh r,r Wlri< vno .,oso In favor - he hills
,,.nt aro - The Joint h"arnG. argued 10 laN"r Oh
The blls lie called attention to me n"i ,, bch
bad altered the charter. all MI l.nnE a.N''i ~
that the Police Conmi~'on@rs IN" n, II" H. Jsn~i
mar the present Police Comm. Ssion"rS m'' ,bs
raiihC1' 20 'ier duty ln'r na'n' ,b" h.glrning
., ,,',,i,, NV NOV h.d ail0ved H." police 'or,"
- be nsod openly IN The interest," 81 ''''''" '''
re committee vo.ed 20 -epor, all the bills favor
ably. dividing on party ilI'~