New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-26

ure. he discovered that he had made some errors
In It, and had it temporarily laid ASIDE.
Senator Lexow after presenting , ie auvn
of the commissioners and providing TOT No'e
by the people upon the question of whether or
not the city itself should build the road' maoe
an earnest speech in favor Of the Dill
Senator Mcmahon. Democrat, opposed senator
Lexows amendments. and offered the io'iUwtne
protest against the amended bill from the Cha''l,
Der of Commerce Committee anu ne"ip0i9 VI
Good Government clubs
OBJECTIONS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
COMMITTEE.
Any provision for a bipartisan commission = m
admissible 1t necessarily implies that pon'iea r aa
public work which legitimately has nothing 10 10
with politics Each partisan eenens III f f narty
obligation and will ne subjected to party pressuIe
in every action which may be necessary lo' inc
Polite apd shall hays nSt d9 19 dc cS wI4n
her Of Commerce the press OF the city. the City
Club and the Good Government clubs are opp41s r
with the great interests Of the city Of New YORK
The claim that commission so constituted rs non ION
Chamber Of Commerce bill in the form in which 1t was
introduced enjoys the confidence OF the peop.e and
has received the warmest support OF the press VOC,
ing the wishes Of the people The issue invoived 81, ~
''Shall the people of Ncw-York City have what
they want? Can the Legislature afford to deny
HENRY HEN sY'S r. BEEKMAN for RAPID Transit Com
%ss9e csamgfS e FresGsn Of the Council
OF Confederated Good Government Clubs of
L. j CALLAHAN, R. W GLIDER. EUGENE
FRAYER, ARTHUR E. Ely, for The &c Good Gov
Senator Saxton replied 10 Senator Mcmahon,
saving, in part: Mr. President, am very de-
cidedly of the opinion that this Legislature ought
TO pass some Rapid Transit bill for the city OF
New-YOrk The only bill which can pass Is
this bill of the Chamber of Commerce. In some
shape or another II ought 20 be passed. In my
opinion a conference committee Of the Senate
and the Assembly will be held upon this bill. and
any points of difference upon 1t Of the two houses
will then be adjusted Ny individual opinion has
been that the Rapid Transit Commss,onerss
Commerce has named them. In a matter
of such vast importance the names Of the Rapid
Transit Commissioners should be known. still
hope that the bill will pass with the names OF
the Rapid Transit Commissioners in the bill.
But in a conference committee this matter can be
settled. and !. therefore. shah support this bill"
The Senate then came to vote upon the
amendments to the bill proposed by Senator
Lexow and adopted them by a vote Of 10 to g.
The bill was then passed by the following
votes Yeas-Ahearn. Bradley Childs Cogge-
shall Donaldson. Guy. Higgins Kilburn, I-amy,
Lexow, Mullin Mcmahon, o'Connor, Sullivan,
nods, Rice. Robertson. Smezer, Stapeton. Wolff
--25 Nays-Cantor. Collins, O'Donnell-S.
1t will be observed that Senator's Guy. Nc
Mahon Sullivan and Wolff, of New-York, voted
for the bill with the Republican majority
The Lexow bill abolishing the present Board of
Police of New-York was next considered. There
was little debate on the bill, the Democrats
merely saying that they opposed to it. 1t
was then passed by a vote Of 20 to II. nineteen
Republicans and Senator Bradley. Independent
Democrat constituting the majority.
The Republicans of the Assembly have deter
mined to recede from their opposition TO Sena-
tor Saxton's Blanket Ballot bill with an in
dividual paster. They will probably pass the
bill tomorrow. This is the measure favored by
James c. Carter and by others in NewYOrk
Interested in ballot reform With the passage of
a blanket ballot bill the Republican Legislature
will crown its pyramid Of excellent legislative
acts
The Senate tonight cDncurred In the Assembly
resolution for the final adjournment OF the Leg
islature Friday