The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
THE ALBANY LEGISLATURE.
POLICE INTEsTIS TORS 60 BAcK TO
1LBANr CREsTFALLhM
on the Ord.r 81 Rusines- ard the Me-
Csrty Contest u Dropped-The Repub-
itcnps Give 10 some EJrrttor Coote-ts

GartY Contest u Dropped-The Repub-
iicsus Give 10 Some Election Contests.
AtBANY Feb. 8-The special committee to
investigate the New York Police Department
came back very crestfallen to-day. after their
experiences In New York. Chairman LexOw
said that the committee would meet again
next Friday He did not know what the COM
mittee would do. hut personally he favored GO
ing ahead and investigating whether the or
CARNATIONS for whom the investigating COM
mittee was nominal y appointed would furnish
Information or not
Senator Lexow introduced a bill to give
everybody testiiyinR before the committee
immunity from arrest or Indictment on ac-
count Of the testimony. lie wanted this Till
passed at once. so the com mittee could have II
made law before they met again on Friday.
Senator Guy objected. lie said that he saw
no reason to exempt anybody from punish
ment for crime In order to get his testimony
before the Senate Investigating Committee.
To pass such a bill would be 10 invite every
criminal and malefactor in New York TO turn
informer and then to release him from the
penalty for his crimes.
Senator Lexow said that the committee had
found 1t impossible to proceed without the
passage of such a bill. The bill was sent to
the Judiciary Committee.
Gov Flower sent In the nomination OF Dr.
william T. jenkins to 9 Health Ofncer OF tho
port OF New York to succeed himself The Re-
publicans sent the nomination to the Com
mittee on Commerce and Navigation This Is
the first OF tho I'M ortant nominations which
the Governor has made this session. The Re-
publlcans are hesitatinR whether they will
confirm any 81 Gov. Flowers appoin tments. II
ls proposed to hang up all the nominations
that the Governor makes in hope that Re-
publican Governor will be elected in the fall
nj oil ha hn al oya O., ho
Republicans. In case this policy Is adopted
the present Democratic heads Of departments
will remain In office as holdovors. The Gov
ernor to be elected next fall would have at
his disposal a large batch OF accumulated APP
pointments. II the Republicans won they
would get not only the patronage to which
they were entitled but the patronage which
this wear the Democrats would receive.
When Senator Sixton called for the special
order OF the morning resolution to appoint
another investigating committee TO investi-
gate elections IN tho Democratic cities OF the
state the Lieutenant-invernor said that the
pending question was the minority report OF
the Committee on Elections presented by SEN
ator Mnltf in the McCarty case.
Senator SaXton said the re port had been dis
posed of Senator Woln asked what had be.
come of the resolution which he had offered
Thursday and on which no action had ever
The Lieutenant t Governor decided that Sena-
tor Wolii's resolution was the pending ques-
ton. senator SaNtOn appealed and the lie
pubicans sustained the appeal Then the Nc
Carly case was dropped.
The resolution to appoint n committee to in
yestiGate elections in cities was then passed.
The resolution originally called for commit
tee OF three. but Senator Saxton amended IL so
that the committe e consisted OF hive. with Sem
ator . SmlllNan for the only Democrat. sena-
tor OSullivan said that such n way OF const
tutinS a committee wa. evidently unfair lie
would be minority of one. unable to 20 oyer
putiicans would have four men giving their
time to the work constantly. Anyhow. the
work Of the committee would be useless
senator Guy asked why II was necessary to
appoint another committee to in vestigate cleo
lions when there were now four committees
going up and down the state Investigating
contests. senator Saxton amended the resoiu-
ton TO make the COMMITTEES consist OF four
Republicans and two Democrats. The resolu-
1po proceedings III the Clute Injunction
against Clerk kenyon were all referred to the
Judiciary Committee to determine whether
the rights OF the senate had been interiered
Mr.. WraY OF Brooklyn introduced another OF
the many bills to give the Republicans mart OF
me New loth ponce p a,r onaRe. IN bIookyn
the Republicans have all tho patronage. In
New York Mr. Mray wants the Police Board 10
consist OF i've Com lssoners, four OF them to
he elected next November. AMI the nth To be
the superintendent OF Police. The Iiepub-
ard the Democrats to eject TWO. This will take
ne power o. appointment I'm nnrn away from the
Of their respective parties.
The bill 10 reduces the price OF gas IN the an
HeAtu ulStTlCI 10 Sl-o u tnOubhuu Ieet tdme
W. in the Assembly and was passed. Both Of
the membsrs from the annexed district favored
the bull Mr.. Dinkelspeil tried to have the bill
sent to the Comm on General Laws for u
hearing. He failed MIR. Burtis, in voting for
the I'M said that ne had I'll to reduce TIE
thousand feet. aud he hoped no members
would 6e seen before the passage OF his bill
Three OF the Republican contestants have
formally abandoned their claim to the seats
OF Democratic Assembymen. Two OF these
are the New ORR contests against Trainer and
Tobin. The Committee on Elections were re-
luctantt to let these contests drop. owing to
COMMITTEES was unable to do anything else.
he Senate ordered to a third reading the
Muln tiIl to hermit sayings Ga1Es to n meet
Charter Bills which the Buffalo Republicans
want. The Assem- bly, PASSED tho Iansingburgh
Charter bills TO take away power from the
Democratic President OF the village.
Bills were introduced:
BY Mr. sullsr-for the appointment OF ak additional
Nj law s5n and senator Guy-For the improvement
OF riverside Para and tue land ami water front ada
Mr. Iawsou-To compel the removal - manure from
New York city below lSJh street every L"snly four
M vacheron- reduce the fare on the Long Island
Railroad TO two cents mile 4. A. 81,
pA.s on TIE qualifications ~ persons engaged IN the
Mr. Robertson-l Tor tGr erection Of a $50 900 monu.
msT IN s1. r.s m s G.TS Of s% .-co" Of
cine who have not registered
The Committee on Elections OF the Assem- bly,
presented their testimony in two more cleo
ton cases Both cases are in brooklyn, where
Melody and Hughes are tho Democratic att
ting members. The unseating in the Assem-
bly, has not yet begun. but 1t 10 xpected as
soon a. the Senate settles down.
4 he senate Uassed the bill to give the llepub-
licAn Acknowledgement power to hupersedo
Democratic District Attorneys
Tho senate Judiciary report fayorahly SEN
ator OtOnnOrs Non partisan Election In
sPectors' till. amended So as to provide Tor the
appointment OF election officers i've instead OF
three weeks before election day. and that the
terms OF all inspectors and clerks shall terml-
nate on the passage of the bill.
Before the Ommittee on Codes, there was q
hearing this afternoon on Mr. O'GTady's bill.
making IL n msdemeanOr for minister or
priest. not in good standing in a religious de-
nomination, 10 solemnZs marriage. The
HeN John Noicum OF Rochester appeared n
favor. tie read long speech setting out the
injustice Of allowing ministers. not members
Of a denomination. to grant marriage reTtih-
cates. The law upon the subject Was not clear
enough.
John r. McDOnough OF Albany appeared in
opposition O. the measure. He claimed the
bin was indefinite. lie cited the case Of DIR,
Briggs. and asked IL the committee considered
~ Just 10 legizlate against such a man. He was