The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-24
PLATT SCORES A POINT.
REPUBLICAN, SENATORS WILL PASS
HIS POLICE ELL

ALBANY. April 23-Whether the Legislature
adiourns this week or holds on for q week
longer depends on the way the Republicans OF
the Assembly receive the action OF the Repub-
lican Senate caucus tonight. 1t has always
been the habit OF Mr. Platt to pay more attention
to securing Senators than Assem- biz men be-
cause there are fewer Senators and thereby
fewer men to control. and also because they
hold oflce for two years. The Assembl passed
last week and sent over to the Senate the
New York Bipartisan Police bill amended SO
as to make the Superintend ent-the executive
of1icer-indep endent OF the Board OF Commits
sioners and to prevent Lou Payn from being ap-
pointed Com m issioner Il also passed the bills to
wipe out the fees OF the Sherifrs office; to give
the next Mayor OF New York the power to re-
move the heads OF dspnrtm ents; to make the
Dock Board let it's work by contract to the
lowest bidder. and. in general. to remodel the
city Government OF New York.
The Senate had already passed the Bi-par-
tisan Police bill giving the Platt Republicans
half the patronage and the Democrats half the
patronage. without any restrictions; but
through the effort Of Mr.. Fish. Mr.. sheffield.
Mr.. Nixon. aad other anti-Platt Republicans
the bill was amended In the Assem- bly, to meet
the wishes OF the Chamber Of Commerce and
the Union League Club.
Richard Watson Glider. at the head OF band
OF raformers. came IN from New York tonight
to endeavor to induce the Senate to pass the
bill in the shape the Assembly passed. II.
To head off this reform movement Senator
Saxton and Senator Lexow had caucus OF the
Republican Senators called to make these
New York bills a party measure The caucus
met In the Senate library after the adjourn
ment Of the Senate Tonight All the Republi.
can Senators attended 1t.
1t did not last long. because tho harmony
which exists in the Senate did not require any
extended discussion. 1t was decided to pass
the Bipartisan Police bill giving the Board
the power to remove the Superintendent and
without the restrictions on the actions
OF the Board It was also decided to
PASS the bill to wipe out the fees
Of the SheriTs Office. increasing tho salary OF
the Sheri1. however, from ZOO to $4,000 a
nsasufs OF the bill to give the MAYOR q New
York power to remove y the heads s OF depart
further. There are now two Of these bills
Eli ii a and the ' other the shsSl.ia cha%s.r
81 s0 S Tns Bs s %b.s
s sna .S SSTa S5an 'o Pop sisia v tasn.
. vote % sSor the atp Is 70 build
and opsrat: the road as S,,S city pT9psrty The
eS shs H lend ts sfed. f Which,
shall construct and operate the road.
senator Cantor ADDED i to the cancellations
bill to have tho Mayor appoint three COMMITS
sionsys who shall lay out viadnet road on
come mp as I. special order to- N orrow. ""
Four Repu blican senators-Owens.R reynolds.
Donaldson. and Cocgeshall-yoted against the
rsmoSsl r The Dock board. ssnstors Doaald.
their ways and are willing to abide by the re-
suit Of the caucus.
cans TO bother about Senators Owens and
Reynolds, for Senator Bradley. elected rs an
lndependent Democrat. has besn steadily act
This action Of the Republican caucus insures
il Is very doubtful. however. II the bipartisan
Police bill in the Platt form will pass the As
Mr. She IN cid said to- night that he was not in
favor OF the bill with the Patt amendments.
Mr. Nixon also SAID that ne r Vas opposed to It,
anti Platt men will not assent to It As one Of
the leading anti-Platt AsssmblJmsn said this
Piatt does not seem to have got away with
so much of the session after all. We have
terested In. He has not even got away with his
police biz yet. Hs may own the senateDut
There was one thing. however. with which
Mr. Plat get awSy Pa ina. Without ne
was the Nor. partisan Election Inspeotors' |
BIZ Ihs S PTSyds tor bs
to tn. Legislatnre. and everybody conceded
with the principle. when 1t came TO drafting |
that in case OF dispute between two party or |
ganizations as TO which should have the elec: |
lion inspectors the state Committee should !
This provision would give Mr.. PlAtt's State |
oG.nninasions G In &sw YORK eity Brookiyn and
Buffalo and to give the control OF the election |
publican organizations OF these three cities
are opposed to PRtt.
When this bill came to the Assembly. the As |
gam lY amended IL n to strike out the o.
vision giving the State Con m ittee power to |
T tSss the the nss aGs
which was recosnixed as the regular BY tho |
spectors. The Senate struck out this amend /
ment. and put back Is own Platt amendment. |
When the Journal OF the Assembly was read
out that 1t purported to show that the Senate |
Plat amsndmept was concGrred In by the As |
seG on votss M Fsh 9oss and saiS
that he had not heard OF the bill coming up on |
Friday. although he was present during the |
According to the journal he voted for the
bill was passed at all on Friday It was snsaked
through without a title being read.
Republicans corro6orating his CHI arGes thatthe |
Clerk had passed and defeated bills as he and
SPEAKER MslbY said that he heard Mr.. Fish
Mr., Fish repeated his statement. He said
journal recorded It as having been passed. |
IL was absurd to, SAY that tho hill ever got /
hundred Affirmative votes or that II ever |
could get a hundred Affirmative votes in the /
Assembly constituted as II was.
Mr.. AtnswOrth objected to Mr. Fish saying
that the Speaker lied,
Mr.. Hotaling got up and said that he had not [
voted but that no was recorded III favor OF the
bill.
which was most embArrH ssing 10 the speaker.
Nobody knew thar the bill came up on Friday
until the entry on the journal showed that 10
was recorded ES having been passed, All the
anti Plat men were opposed to It, and the only
way II could have got through was by cOllu-
sion and the suppression ot the knowledge OF
the bill from the Assembly,
II is customary for the Assembly 20 concur
as a matter Of course in the majority OF the
resolutions sent over by the Senate. which are
handed down ~ the Speaker In a batch,
this bill was ever voted on. bur that II II was
the Speaker put II In with some o,her matters,
so that nobody knew what = wa; and that Il
belug aware OF what had been done except the
Plat men. who were In the conspiracy
Tb.| amanda ahOWad the EtnIa Df faalinU |