New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
SAXTON APPOINTS THE SMELL
ING OUT" COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST SESSION WILL BE HELD IN NEW
YORK TOMORROW SENATOR cIilIDs fl'hi-
ING THE SMOKE NUIsANCE-ANOTIlER

POLICE BILL
rIoa REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
Albany. Jan. 3l.-A further step was taken to-day
{ 10y the Republican Legislature in response 10 lli
! public demand in New-York city that the Ponce
| Department OF that city should be criticaiV III
! spected by a committee Of the Legislature 10 de
| termine whether or not the recent grave charges
made against It's management are true. senator
Saxton. president pro OF the Senate, appointed
as such committee Senator LeXow. Of NyacR sen
ator OConnor, of Binghamton; Scna tor i.oDer'so Oh
Peekskill-a part OF whose district hicIudeS ''o
northern portion OF Ncw-io-k. Senator founu Oh
| lockport: Senator Saxton. Of clyde; Senator can
tor Of New-York. and Senator Bradley. OF Brook
Ign.
This is a committee in which the taxpayers ana
other voters Of New-York Interested IN having Il
searching Investigation made may have confidence.
Senator I.exow has law business In NeW-iork anu
is fully acquainted with the city. senator's O'oh-
nor Pound and saxton are frequently in the city
upon business cngagemeEts when the Legislature
Is not IN session senator Robertson lives at feeks-
Kill within an hours ride OF Newfork, ana Is oi'eh
there Senator Cantor lives In Newly ORR Inc pac-
ing OF Senator bradley upon the committee was an
excelen, thought. for he Is an Independent Demo-
crat. and a man of good judgment. He has lived
for many years In Brooklyn. and. OF course Is
well acquainted with New-York affairs Moreover
all shades of opinion in the Republican parry are
represented. and no man acquainted with the mem
bers Of the Legislature VIII say that there - man
upon the committee except Senator cantor VINO
will be inclined 10 "Whlie"ASh ld""id"! nam d"
Police Department.
The committee organized after the session anu
sent a notification t. the Chamber OF commerce.
Dr. Parkhurst ana the Board Of Trade ana lrdhs-
por:ation that Il would be at the Hotel MetsopoIe
AT 500 o'clock Friday. ana that II desired these
bodies 10 sugges, the names Of counsel rom "hon
. selection might be made. The committee VIII
meet at 10 o'clock Saturday to take testimony.
Investigation in another direction was also started
There were election frauds OF an amhznE Nature
in the cities Of Troy, Albany ana B1halo-h VIII
lam f. Shechan's Old Assembly district-at the late
election With these in mind. Senator SdN'o" OIL
fercd the following resolution:
Whereas. II s. charged by great many good '.tl-
z'ns and 10y many reputable ncWspalti1 'i', Il. W.
Election laws IN several cities ana villages oil The
Resolved. That Senators Mullin. Parsons and
OSulilvan be and they hereby are appointed com
mittee OF this Senate to examine into s1ch cnarse,.
with fun power to investigate ana Inquire mo HiS
and all violations OF the Election laws at the Iast
general election IN any or an of ,hr GeS s hi
have power TO conduct such investigation ana IN
quiry in any city or village they may think alvls-
able: to employ counsel, stenogIaiher ana mes
senger and to compel the attendAnce OF pelsons
and the producing OF books. documents ana palfrs
by subpoena. that such investigation shali be WIN
view. OF ascertainng wherein the Election laws
are defective in order that ne same c may ne
make It's report TO the senate With such room
mpnIatiOns az 10 amendments 10 fNSilNB laws Nll'N
In their opinion Will be necessary or advisable On OF
before March !, 1871
Senator Saxton would have pressed the adoption
Of this resolution at once. but Senator Cantor
begged him TO defer II until tomorrow, as he had
Il bad cold and Senator SaXton granted the request
Senator Muln offered concurrent resolution NJ
a substitute for the resolutions offered by him
providing for an investigation OF the reasons for
the excessive cost Of the State commissions. The
new resolutions recite the fact that the cost -
State commissions has increased from %'ep In
1852 to Si2OOo I'm $50 and state that II IS alleged
that many OF the commissions are useless. costing
the State far beyond the benefit derived; that II Is
believed It would be for the best interests ~ tho
State TO abolish consolidate some OF the commits
slons and empower the senate Finance and ~
sembly Ways and Means Committees TO inve.u-
gate them and report such remedial legislation as
may seem necessary A. the request 81 Senator
Cantor these resolutions were laid over until to-
morrow
The Senate Finance Committee reported fayorahiy
a resolution or senator HISsn. "inP1"rIint me
vestigate the subject OF taxation AMI reronchm"nt
and to take tesiimSny any mere IN The state The
The bills restoring 10 Lanslngburg her right -
self government were ordered 10 u third reading
In the Senate to-day.
With an eye. no doubt. upon the New York Steam
Chllds today Introduced a BIZ providing that after
July !. 1894. no person in Brooklyn. Buffalo; or
Ne"-i 2rk shaIi uSr Dl'n ~ Goa" icr mlklns
Is consumed or otherwise prevented from entering
tho atmosphere; the degree OF supure tlou b.in.,
smoke ana the length Of time mai n "a VIs,,, he
maximum standard Of comparison being con-
tlnuous discharge Of dense. black smoke. The |
Mayor Of each city Is empowered 20 nam. y smoke |
finder, who 1halI enforce the law
that on January l. 1885 members Of he Nrw Jfrf
city police force who patrollng who shall have
served five wears and upward shall be members u |
the first grade those who have served less thon |
iNr ana more man three members the second |
grade; those who have served less than three and
more than two years members OF the third grade: |
those who have served less than two wears and |
more than one. members Of the fourth grad. aud |
be- members Of the fifth grade Tho men shall be |
1dyanced in grade as their number OF years
ows First grade. not less than 81 100: second grade
not less than 1880. third grade. less than 81 go
Curth grade not less than N,l50: fifth grade not |
less than sl%0 on and after January next the
OF an sba w., Cty Paromen detailed
amd OWens introduced h providing that all
ooKout' as well as a gripman or moOrman.
The following telegram was sent to the chairman
II the Senate and Assembly Committees ON Cities
Albany yesterday afternoon:
THE committee OF Chamber OF Commerce are
unanimous In recommending the Senate Committee
o employ Joseph II. Choate counsel TO invcstl-
"cHAKLf:s STEWART SMITH.
President Chamber Of Commerce."
Mr. Choate Is In Warrington. 80 1t could not be
el TO the committee
Dr. Parkhurst said last night: "Thc greatest Of all
he obstacles which the committee will have Ia |
ght will be the fear OF the police and Of Tammany
Iall-a fear that IL deep-rootcd in the minds Of ali
lasses from the millionaire to the mechanic An |
extremely rich man. head OF big corporation and |
liberal subscriber 10 my society said the other /
ay: | would not nave n known that | have sub
cribed to your cause for consideration on earth
I would involve the Joss OF many hundreds of thou
ands Of dollars I'm my business This difficulty |
as oppressed me al every stage Of my work
Superlntc ndcnt Byrncs and Commissioners Mar
in Me- lave and Sheehan had II conference yestcr-
ay afternoon presumably about the appointment
( the committee although none Of .hem would
ak about their consultation.
RICHMOND COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Albany. Jan. 81 tSpcclal)-At the opening OF the
4seion Of the Assembly this morning Mr. Aims