The sun., 1895-03-31
TRIED TO DRAW THE MAYOR
SENATORS tSTIPLETON AND L4MY
EOEND HIM TOO SHARP.

HOOKING for nm Excuse TO Oppose the Lexow
Police Bilis-Didnt Get t-Stnpicton
Announces thnt tho hiin arc not sa"r.
t"e'orS 10 the ""h"'P"i -N"'""r'eS'
Senators Mullin and higgins made hurried
visit to this city last Tuesday night: had talk
with mayor Strong about the Lexow police bills,
,...rin,, III. ,,i.-s ,boroop md roturped
toarn,ns MS ,'o"s ."o'oo"' "nu io,''nsu .
hills were amended to meet the Mnyor's obiec-
,in,,s md ,hev are now in a shane which salts.
Des the two senators named. who were honestly
desirotls of voting for legislation which would
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oo '"I'S'"'."'s ~ '"o '"s .-, -.,
Senator Stapleton OF Madison county ana
senator Lamy of Buffalo although they voted
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not intend that their action in the senate on
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Sa'io ~, " '"to y" 'no ''n', p's9so y, .no o,'.
These two legislators came down to New YORK
yesterday ostensibly to see the Mayor and learn
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from ms own lips "ha' he iaVors IN the way OF
police legislation. What they were actually
after. the friends of tho pending bills say, was
nm srcms. for voting with senator Rovno,d.
an EXCUSE ior No''ne WIN 7,h"'or nusnoiu'
against tho passage of the bills and 1t Is as
.,nn ,,a. '','. s"o apan,,,o -, ,Ia psv
t'oh Ih"t "e,e ene''i'o W 'i"Ne oona'o' MY
holds bolt tho party caucus action on tho
T,ynr s,ro,, rscc,vca ,b, two Senators a,
Mayor strong receive" 'no '"o senators al
the CITY Hall yesterday afternoon ana had
conference with them in his private office for
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n"i "'' '''"'' ~ ' " ' wan os'eeo VI
positivehess' however that the conference was
not satisfactory one to tho visiting statesmen
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nv Way "'e ""'''' ',' '"oS w. o'''s 'o'A
ing an excuse to oppose the Dill anu lc was very
careful not to supply tho want. He received
that he had not been nisrepresented by the
Assembiyman who had assumed TO speak for
him. or by senators Higgins and Mullin, who
had confirmed the statement made by the
Senator
Col. Strong had In mind throughout the inter-
view that the late "i other reform measures
ture hangs on the passage OF me iexow police
bills. anu ne was very cnretul not 10 give Sena-
tors Sapleton and Lamy any idea that he de-
sired any fuithcr antnuineht OF the measures;
occasion delay which would probably prevent
the passage oil the hillS ana thus block the city
Magisttatet and other bilis All OF the efforts or
the statesmen from hadlson anu ERE 10 com
could hanE thor opposition 10 the OILS Were
futile.
Despite the lallure OF their MISSION tne Two
gentlemen who are making the most or the
the conference as II thcy hau been ehtirely sue
cessful; that is. Stapleton talked ana Lhmy pre-
served the silence which has characterlzed his
career as II Senator. Asked regarding the con-
ference senator Sthpleton sad:
Il Will say TINS. that the leNow blls. IN their
present shape are mot satisfactory 10 the mu-
nicipai authorities.
Isn't Mayor strong satisfied with themf'
All not pretending To state the Mayors po-
sition. Will say that they are unsatisfactory to
the municipal authortics.'
In their civil service provisions-no, won't
say that. Will say this: They seem TO provide
for condition of things which will make n
deadlock in the Police Commission not only