New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-16
4 TALK WITH SENATOR MULLIN.
HE PREDICTS PARTY DISASTER IF THE NEW
YORK REFORM BILLS ARE NOT PASSED

HE PREDICTS PARTY blsAslE" II ii'H NN"~
YORK REFORM BILLS ARE NOT PASSED
By THE LEGISLATURE.
Watortovn. ~ Y. April l5.-"The Times puo.she'
an in:ervlew with state Senator Mun Oh -" -
-. srtua,lon in the State Senate as regards the
". VI, CIV reform measures. lie says:
..p,rsorarv I have felt from the opening ot the
.,e,,,, thar II was the duty Of Republican repre-
eentatives in the Legislature to pass without oeaS
an tho reform measures demanded by the new gov
eminent OF the city. believe In Bipartisan Fohce
hr 7, M other way could the Republican party
n-ote,t itself against an organization IKE lam
MANY The whole trouble in the legislature mas
-osuI,ai fran troubles growing out OF the distr-
hr,Ion of p,.ronaee have felt that Governor sior-
~, was our political leader, and II was my ouy 70
follow him and sustain him In his Administrator
Certan potcian ns are quite loath TO give the Mayor
the great patronage which the passage Oh 'he FoSe
Magistrates BIZ would confer. These matters nave
.a ,roo, effect in delaying these bills Should the
7 Iag,sIa,ure by any possibility. adjourn without
r,ss,ng the New-Yorlx bills. believe one OF the
creates, disasters that the Republican party mas
ever encountered would follow. Never, In the MS
tory ~ the State, has there been such universal
,rterest IN reference to all political matters as to-
dow and a man I'm public life has but one course TO
take-that is to follow the current and the man
who attempts to stem that current will be destroyed
I have no criticism to make as 10 any ndividuai;
no charges 10 make that any individual Is holding
I'm legislation But H. this Legislature should talL
tho rAople will know where the responsibility rests
and can mete out to the offenders such punishment
as they deserve.
1T is due the Assembly to say that II mas
passed all these New-York bills The delay Is In the
Senate. ard that body alone Is TO bame so far
81 was asked to take charge of a bill by the Cor
poration Counsel OF NewYork City-one providing
for the expenditure of sum not exceeding sloo0W.
out OF New-York City funds for the purpose OF
conducting Investigations OF departments In New
York City. Mayor Strong wants the bill l have
tried 10 get II out Of the committee. but have been
unable To stir II yet j presume some one ooes
not want IL. l am getting tired and disglsted over
the situation. l had hoped that We might accom-
plsh all we wished and give New-York CITY her
laws and avoid factionallsn, but the OUTLOOK wnhe
not hopeless, is doubtful" -, .. =,
Concerning his action in entering the caucus, Mr.
Mun says the refusal OF some OF the Senator'S
would have precipitated a factional fight, whlcn
would have involved not only the Legislature ope
the party throughout the State. They preferred TO
go in and secure the best they could get. The
caucus would have settled the matter fairly but for
the break on the part OF or three Senators from
the caucus decision Changes have been made Ia
the Lexow Police bills" SAID the Senator, which
are satisfactory 10 Mayor Strong, and | believe
and management OF the police force would have
passed before this had 1t not been for the sickness
nd absence OF Republican Senator's. l am not sats
fed with the record the Legislature has made UP 70
tho present time | do not yet despair OF good
re sniff III the people and the Will keep insist
Ing on the passage OF the bills the Senate VIII
eventually accede to public demand"