The evening world., 1894-04-25
REFORM BILLS
ARE PASSED.
Senate Puts Them Through
by a Party Vote Under
Special Orders.
MAYORS POWER BILL FIRST.
and Then the Sheriff's Salary
and Dock Department
Measures.
RAPID TRANSIT LAID ASIDE.
The Three Bills on that Subject
Will Be Brought Up
Tonight.
RAPID TRANSIT LAID ASIDE,
Dy Associated Press.)

ALBANY. April 25.-The Sheffield
Mayors Aower of Removal bill for New
York City passed the State Senate, this
morning. without amendment. by a par
ty vote of 20 yeas TO IL nays. 1t now
goes to the Governor.
The New York Sheriffs Salary bill
passed the Senate by a party vote
yeas Is. nays IA. Sel,tprs 'wcns ard
Reynolds (Reps) voted Ia The negative.
1t now goes to the i,vetror :
The Lawson bi.i. compelling the New
York Dock Department to let out by
reghiSf contract. instead of by the
days work method all pieces OF work
to cost more than $3.50. passed the Sem
ate by q party vote-yeas 10, nays IL.
These measures and the three rapid
transit bills we're all special orders in
the Senate for this morning.
Senator Lexow moved that the three
rapid transit bills be made a special
order for this evening. Adopted
The Sheffield Mayors bill was the first
special order taken up.
Senator Cantor said that this bill
should be disposed of upon Its merits,
saying: 1T Is too important matter
to be made the subject OF party ac-
tion. 1t would restore a condition Of
things that enabled the Infamous Tweed
ring to plunder the city Of New York.
new era should be !naugurated in
municipal reform. and the departments
should be removed from the fields OF par
ty politics. 1t has been the effort of all
through the country to create life
tenure Of office. or at least to prevent
removal from office for partisan ad-
vantage.
Never before. in my memory, has
there Teen a caucus to whip Republi-
cans into line on a bill affecting only
q particular locality. or even, as was
proposed on another bill, on bill affect
ing the salary of local official
This ~ the most dangerous bill for
be city of New York that could possi-
ly be devised. The laws of the State
they already exist give power to a
|ayor who ma. be elected and who
my be antRgonlst!c to the present ad-
Illustration to make thorough in
fstigation of every department and to
move any official where there is found
Decentralization or misappropriation
I funds"
senator Cantor seems to object to
caucuses." said Senator SaXton, but
remember that last year and the year
Petore the Democrats under his leader
pip used to caucus two or three times
day. and on every conceivable subject
believe that there can be no thor
h municipal reform unless such
y system as proposed by this bill
is In force. The heads of departments.
who form the Cabinet OF the Mayor,
should be In thorough sympathy with
him. The people OF New York ARE
thoroughly aroused against the corrup'
ring that now dominates that city. II
We should elect a Mayor Of New York
next Fall. as l believe is more than
possible. the city would remain In the
clutch of Tammany Hall unless We pass
this BILL"
Senator Guy characterized the atti-
tude OF the Republicans as inspired by
bitter partisanship. sham reform and
dishonesty of purpose.
Senator O'Connor said he was per-
fectly willing to admit that he woult
abide by caucus action and surrender
any Individual opinion of his own. lie
was willing, further, TO say that he
believed the principle OF this bill was
IN the true line OF municipal reform.
Senator Cantor-Then why not make
the bill general in its application?
Senator O'Connor-I will vote for such
bill II II is satisfactory to the caucus
OF my party
Senator Cantor-Then ! will give you
a chance at once. | offer the following
amendment:
lie then sent up an amendment max
Ing the law general.
Senator o'connor@-Your amendmen,
cJmes TOO .ats, You have had thre,
months 10 pnt Il In. II we should adopi
oo put IN AN independenl bill on IN 4
hns and | VIII vote for II.
senator saxton- by Offering THU
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