New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-23

POINTING POWER IN EACH CASE
-, n,cr, Az coRxgcPovpEyT the rsrBrNs'
,,h,,, ,nru 99-It is the present intention
., tho leaders of the Republican majority III 'ho
LEGISLATURE to adjourn that body hnahy wv
Iatter mart OF the present week-that Is IL INC
Dep,ocratic minority DO not by Obstructive 'o'
tics prevent the passage Of several important
measures which yet unacted upon Il ."0
Democrats should prevent their passage ''
Legislature will he held here until tnose hea'
ures are passed. or it is evident that they CAM
not be passed ,,,
Among the measures which the Repuoiica"
leaders hope to secure action on this "eeA
are the Rapid Transit bills FOR New-io'A'
Assembyman Fuer's bill taxing ioreieh cur.
porations doing business In TINS state 'ne o''
cutting off the huge fees OF the Sher'ii oi -Ne"
work. tho bill giving Controller Roberts power
~ nrevent the loss by the State OF thousai'u'
. aoros ~ Adirondack forest lands under cam
oouo,ions the bill comforting upon the Mayors
c Ner.YorL the power 10 appoint heaos OF
ci,,. denart,nents upon coming into Office the oii
T., relation 10 the time Of submitting the a"e"u
r,orts 70 the Constitution. which may be draw"
I'm bv the Constitutional Convention; the bianhe'
Ballot bill the bill compelling the Doch D
nartment Of New-Yor< to make contracts ior a"
work II gives out in excess OF SZ1V ana "e"ao
! roxows bill abolishing the present boaro VI
! police Of New-York and putting in Its place
hoard consisting Of two Republicans ana '"o
/ Democrats.
Senator Saxton said to-day: The hepupncai
Senators will hold caucus to-morro" h's"'
upon most OF the important measures yet o
,aro tho Legislature From what heard In
| New-York Yesterday. | am beginning 10 nas'
/ confidence that Senators Coggeshall and Donald
thafr
inc the Sheriff Of New-Yorll of his $4,000 fees'
! r1 will vote for the measure. also tninS
,bo,. ,,,u vote for the bill giving the Mayors OK
xewyorl, hereafter elected power to remove
all tho heads Of city departments and appoint
new ones in their place
THE TWO RAPID TRANSIT MEASURES
Tho hills relating to rapid transit in New-fork
nil, ha considered in the Committee Of the Whole
Of the Senate on Tuesday morning. Tnese are
the measures of the Chamber or Commerce aiu
that supported by Senator Lexow ana Assemo'y-
,r pu,ts As amended by the Senate Rail-
road Committee both Of these bills now author
izo Mavor Gilroy to appoint Rapid Transit CONF
nissiorers II regard the granting OF authority
| n Mavor Gilrov 10 appoint Rapid Transit COM
,r,ss,onars as a mistake" said Senator saxton
| to-day for he is ending his term as
Mayor. and these bills commit the rapid transit
interests Of the city for many years TO come 10
Rapid Transit Commission appointed now
Moreover. the people will undoubtedly express
their opinion at the polls In New-York city AZ
Z the coming fall election very decidedly as 10
whether or not Tsmmany Hall shall continue
longer in control Of the city government.
Tho Mavor Of New-Yorl eec.e this fall there
fore should appoint new Rapid Transit Coninis-
sioners II any should be appointed But am
Of the op.nion that the Rapid Transit Comms-
sioners should be named in the bill. The Dill
" tho Chamber Of Commerce names them. and
every one knows a glance that the names are
those Of honorable men. II Is matter OF sucn
high importance that the people ot New ork
should know who are to he their Rapid transit
commissioners | was much surprised rev
, davs ago 10 hear Senator Cantor. the Demo
cratic leader say that he favored the naming
~ the commissioners in the bill; so there wouid
: be no opposition from that source
ALLOWING GLRoY TO NAME THE BOARD.
Senator Lcxow has amended his bill in the
Senate Railroad Committee so that 1t directs
Mayor Gilroy 70 appoint two Republicans ana
two Democrats as Rapid Transit Commissioners
This portion Of the bill now reads as follows:
In any city having more than one million nhaoi-
tants. according the last preceding National or
dn er e the passage Of This act appon;
e four persons residents OF such city. who shall be
ylsjons Of his net. ani shall constitute a Board
Of Rap.d Transit Railway Commissioners In and Tor
/
novers and authority conferred by this act. and
such other and necessary powers as may be requisite
ocn Of ts %ot yTo more than two OF said Commissioner.
shall at any time belong TO the same political
- | on state and National issues. Two OF such Com
missioners shall belong to and be OF the same
as the political party which M s,a shall ocsr at tn.
. city Of New-York and the other two Commissioner.
shall be,ong and be OF the same political faitf
r / nj niro Stat National
party which shall at such election have cast IN
. case Of the removal resignation or death OF any
, Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioner, his successor
r th Mavor for the remainder % the unexpired
?. and the successor appointed shall be OF lik
# political faith and opinion and belong to the sam.
<. political party she Commissioner whose remova!
Il resignation death shall have created such va
n cancy: and at the expiration Of the OF ofic
a of any Commissioner. the Mayor in appointin;
? Commissioners for the full term shall not appoIn
litical party. and two Of such Commissioners shall
n pnnbsr Of votes as sforesad. and the other tw
!, OF such Commissioners shall belong 70 the poltlca
Is party polling the next highest number OF vote
n as aforesaid
< The Lexow bill also has been amended al
TO prohibit the building of rapid transit roaC
II II in F'ifth-ave. NewYork. Madson-ave. alread!
;, was exempted. \ section has been added to tn
n bill making the following declaration: '"rh
y rate Of fare for any passenger on the railroad
-, ~ constructed under the provisions OF this &C
d within the city OF New-fork shall not exceed
IT cents" There further have been stricken on
u Of the bill the provisions which gave the Man
" haitian Elevated Railway Company monopo,
Of the. elevated railroad business south Of One
hundred md twenty -siXth-st. This monopo
was contained in the words. directed TO tn
, Rapid Transit Commissioners Except that the
N shall not adopt the plans or provide for tn
of erection OF eevated railway In the city o
l. New-York south OF One-hundred-andtwenty
. sixth-st or on any street avenue, public par
II or place south Of the Harlem River and pot al
n ready traversed By elevated railway"
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BILLS GREAT CHANCES