The evening world., 1894-04-25
EDITION.
REFORM BILLS
ARE PASSED.
Senate Puts Them Through
by a Party Vote Under
Special Orders
MAYORS POWER BILL FIRST.
And Then the Sherif's Salary
and Dock Department
Measures.
RAPID TRANSIT LAID ASIDE.
The Three Bills on that Subject
+ Will Be Brought Up
Tonight.
RAPID TRANSIT LAID ASIDE.


ALBANY. April 25.-The ShefYield
Mayors rover of Removal bill for New
York City, passed the State Senate. this
morning, without amendment by a par
ty vote Of 20 yeas to IL nays. It now
goes to the Governor.
The New York Sheriff's Salary bin
passed the Senate by a party vote
yeas IS, nays "A. Senator Owens Rep.)
voted in the negative. 1t now goges 70
the Governor.
York Dock Department to let out by
regular contract instead Of by the
days work method. all pieces Of work
to cost more than $3.50, passed the Sem
| atie by a party vote-yeas 10. nays II.
These measures and the three rapid
| transit bills were all special orders In
the Senate for this morning.
Senator Lexow moved that the three
rapid transit bills be made a special
order for this evening. Adopted.
The Sheffield Mayors bill was the FIRST
special order taken up.
Senator Cantor said that this bill
should be disposed OF upon It's merits,
saying: 1T Is too important q matter
to be made the subject Of party ac-
ton. 1t would restore a condition OF
things that enabled the Infamous Tweed
ring to plumber the city Of New York.
A new era should be inaugurated in
municipal reform. and the departments
should be removed from the nelds Of par
ty jolitics. 1t has been the effort all
through the country to create life
tenure Of ONCE. or at least to prevent
removal from ONCE for partisan adj
vantage.
Never before. In my memory. has
there ceen a caucus to whip Republic
cans into line on O bill affecting only
= particular locality. or even, ~ was
proposed on another bill, on . bill AFFECT
Ing the salary Of local ofiieial.
This IS the most dangerous bill Tor
the city Of New York that could possi-
bly, be devised. The laws Of the State
as they already exist give power to .
Mayor who may be elected and who
may be antagonistic to the present adj
ministration to make n thorough in
vestigation of every department and to
remove any Official where there Is found
INSTRUMENTATION or misappropriatioh
OF funds.
Senator Cantor seems to object to
caucuses," said Senator Saxton, but
remember that last year and the year
before the Democrats under his leader
ship used to caucus two or three times
a day. and on every conceivable subject
II believe that there can be no thor
ough municipal reform unless under
such a system as proposed by this bill
Is in force. The heads OF departments.
who form the Cabinet OF the Mayor.
should be in thorough sympathy with
him. The people OF New York are
thoroughly aroused against the corrupt
ring that now dominates that city. II
we should elect q Mayor OF New York
next Fall. as ! believe IL more than
possible. the city would remain in the
clutch Of Tammany Hall unless we pass
this bill"
Senator Guy characterized the atti-
tude of the Republicans a. inspired by
bitter partisanship. sham reform and
dishonesty Of purpose.
Senator o'Connor said he was per-
fectly willing to admit theat he would
abide by caucus action and surrender
any Individual opinion of his own. He
was willing, further. to say that he
believed the principle Of this bill was
in the true line of municipal reform.
Senator Cantor-Then why not mako
the bill general In Its applicationg
Senator o'Connor-I will vote for such
a bill II It is satisfactory to the caucus
OF my party. N
Senator Cantor-Then I will give you
a chance at once. ! offer the following
amendment:
He then sent up an amendment max
Ing the law general.
Senator o'Connor-"Your amendment
comes too late. You have had three
months to put It In. II We should adopt
It. It would undoubtedly defeat the bill.
You put In an Independent bin on this
line and ! win vote for It." M Isl
Senator saxton: by Offering this
amendment you have comratttsd your
self g the position thas you believe