The sun., 1894-01-17
THE OPPOSITION To PLATT.
BROoKLrN AND BUFFALO sENA TORS
GETTING TOGETHER.


They wsat en-. senst. Committees Reor.
EnpSed and Thinh ssstou shoutd Give
Up the tounr,tttes On Insurnnee-TheIr
Local BiIs Hamper tho BuaaIo Mes.
Albany. Jan. 10. Owing to the death Of ex-
Senator Erwin little business was done to-day
in either House OF the Legislature. The
Senate adjourned as soOn a. the committee to
attend ex-senator Erwn's funeral was np-
pointed.
The Brooklyn and Buffalo Senators. who hold
the balance Of power in the Senate. have con-
suited together to try to get the committees OF
tho Senate rearranged In such a manner that
they will be placed on more i'm portant commit
toes and that they will be able to control GER
tain classes OF legislation. These Senators did
not realize their importance and tho power
they had until they came 10 Albany and le-
came acquainted with the political situation.
They asscnted to tho platt programme In
the belief that Senator Reynolds ut Brooklyn
was TO be Chairman OF the Committee on In
surance and that Senator Owens was to be
Chairman Of the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation. When the committees were ap-
pointed and they found out that they did not
get a single Chairmanship Of any importance.
they broke loose, aud at last nights session
voted with the Democrats and gave the Demo.
Gratis control Of the Senate. This was to serve
notice on Mr.. Plalt that they must be treated
better than they have been.
The llatt Senators have all the important
Charmanships and tho good committee
places. senator Saxton who was also elected
Chairman of the Committee on Insurance.
The llrooklyn Senators want him to resign
ieynods. senator owens also wants an inn.
portant Chairnanship: so do the two Buffalo
senators ersons and lAmey These demands
cision on them will greatly affect the leGisa-
tion OF tho session. II he does not nccede 10
the demands the bipartisan New York Police
, Mr.. Ilatt has 2 strong grip on ,bs BufTalo
peal the Buffalo charter amendments Of last
year have not yet hern acted on. The Buffalo
Senators are afraid to kick out openly until
they have passed their local Legislation. Thcy
have introduced the bills that they want and
they are trying to have these bills put first on
soon as their local m alters have been disposed
~ they will he in much better position TO fight.
They dld not vote with the brooklyn Senators
The difficulty with the opposition to Mr..
Tlatt Ia that il lacks leader. and that the men
who make 1t up are not experienced in politics.
i was expected that the first fight against
rla,t would come in the Assembly. but the Az
there IL not vet in shape.
There was s hearing i,,y on the Buffalo bill. this
comm tees to report the bills to. morrow and
to pass them at once. The policy OF the Platt
present that they can be used to hold tho Buff
tal% Assem- blymen and senators ,.,--
The Assembly pnssed resolutions lamenting
tho death OF eX Senator Erwin. committee
was appointed in the Assem- bly, to net with tho
com mittee from the Senate, and the Assem- bly,
then adjourned.
Eiiis were introduced in the Assembly TO
make ten hours a days work on street rail
ronds. and to have the State Board OF Health
Tho Local OPTION Taxation bill was also in
truduced. This bill provides that every local
ity shall decide for itself what classes OF prop
eriv It shall tax.
This. hill has been growing in strength for
several years. and there is prospect OF IL
passing this winter. Previously 1t has been
introduced by one Of the New York or Brook.
lyn Democrats. but this yenr II was introduced
Assembly.