New-York tribune., 1894-04-04
OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN.
THE AMENDED LEXOW POLICE BILL
WILL RECEIVE ALL THE REPu6-
LICAN VOTES.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SATISFIED WITH
THE INCORPORATION or PROVISIONS En-
LARGING SUPERINTENDENT

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SATISFIED WITH
THE INCORPORATION or PROVISIONS FN-
IARGING SUPERINTENDENT
BYRNEs's POWERS
FROM ruT RLGrTAE coRREsPoNnESN c" THE -pnus-
Albany April 3.-Senator LcLow's Non-Paru-
san Police Board bill will probably be passed by
the Legislature this week with every Republican
vote In It's favor. The man who brought over
the final votes for the bill was William Brook
field, Of New-Ycrk. the chairman Of the Repuo-
lcan State Committee. He arrived here last
night with an amendment to the bill suggested
by the committees OF the Chamber or COM
merce and OF the Committee Of Thirty. having
charge of this subject of the Police Department
Mr. Brooknelds amendmen; was simply AS
semblyman ShefIield's bill comforting upon Super
intcndent Byrnes greatly increased powers,
such as authorizing him to assign the police cap
tans and sergeants to their several precincts.
Senator Lexow a: once accepted the proposed
amendment and this morning. whcn the Senate
met and the bill came up. Il was AT once auopIeu
by the Senate on his motion. ana the Dill WAS
made a special order for tomorrow morning
The making of the amendment 10 the Dill
brought over to its support the two buHalo oena-
tors Lamy and Persons. and Senators Muilih
and Pound. and thus made the Republicans
unanimous in It's favot ,
Assembymcn Lawson ard Robertson, Two o, me
three Republican Assemblymen from New-fo ork,
stated this afternoon that they should support the
bin Assembvman Sheffield at that time said he
would reserve his opinion FOR time but II looks
as If he would support it: Assemblyman Fish
will also support the bill. He said to-day:
my opposition TO this bill was based on TWO
reasons The first was because I'm my Judgment.
a single-headed commission is the very Dest
that can be chosen. and. secondly, because
large number of influential Republicans IN NeW-
York City agreed with me in this respect. me
compromise suggested Is acceptabie 20 All thc re,
puhIicans in New-York. The Chamber Of Com
merce favors the bill in its present form nave
received n letter containing this statement TO-
gcther with request that ! withdraw my opp)-
sitIon to the bill Therefore. | shall stand no
longer I'm the patr Of the bill ,
The senate ordered to third reading today
Senator Lexows New-York Rapid Transit bill Il
passed the Approprat2n Dill Wv WIN nfurrS az
series OF motions 10 Increase the appropriations Dut
were beaten all Of them. Senator Cantors mo-
partmcnt appropriation from 5000 70 100000. was
lost by party vote -,
Senator Cantor then moved to strike out me pro-
vision Of the bill giving the AroraeyGen,ral the
appointment Of the counsel for the various bureaus
and departments The present AtJorney-Ganeral he
torneys not in sympathy with the departments. The
item was inserted for purely political reasons
mcnt pail counsel more than they should BE- paid.
The present custom was the same as II great
its departments. The proposed system would place
the ega! business OF the bureaus on business BASIS
Senator Cantor's motion was lost by party vot"
The Senate to-day. upon motion or senator SiXtOn:
reconsidered its vote by which he was autnorH9i
10 appoint special committee u Investigate the
charges made against the Eimira Reform1Dry. IL
a,sD adopted a resolution insructng the Sltte Prison
Committee 70 learn II investigation was neces-
The Republican Senator's held caucus tonight
cn the appropriation bills They decided TO support
Senator Lexows bill appropriating $4,000 for the
New-York police investigation