New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
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RETURNED BY THE MAYORS
ACTIONS OF STRONG AND sCHIEREN ON
IMPORTANT BILLS. ..i.

ACTIONS OF STRONG AND SCHIEhEN ON
IMPORTANT BILLS. .n.
THE MEASURE TO INCREASE BYRNEss POwEb
DIsAPPROvED-THAT FOR A SECOND BROOK
LYN BRIDGE FAvORED-DoEs MAYORS
VETO KILL A BILL?-LExow COM
MTrTEE EXPENSES.
Albany, May 17.-Mayor Strong to-day returned
to the Clerk OF the Assembly, under date OF May
IS. his dsapproval of Assemblyman Ainsworths
bill TO increase the powers Of the Chief OF Police
of New-York City. and making him responsible
for the discipline Of the department. The letter
Is. in part, as follows:
The bill Is not accepted by the city Of New-York
The present law formally constituting the Board
Of Police the head of the Police Department, and
adml tratlon q thai department commits to M Z
force by dismissal, fine suspension or reprImapa %
and an sabordinaie to the Police board The chisf q
Police. This bill so amends the Two aboye-c'tsa
1esSns G ns mead OF hs Police o tbs
autary power and delivers m without rsservs' pecs'
and t6s Chief OF rocss judgment :, - every case
courts as he pleases may accuse whom he pleahes:
rnpprcsa what accusations be- plssse' dsmv. nsa wnom
or dismissal recommended 10 him by court u his
creation. and u any court dlspeaser nm ne may
Instantly Dissolve H. and Great" hnonnr court
more anenabe to his personal Wish The bare
statement of this enormous Gasms" hnap ., eo"f W. an
unit man Il could hardly fail. even win the most
},"o ",er ,nn ,oy Of his corruption or caprice More
over, II prevents the Fundamental pnxm o. q, .'h,,,,v
ccutlyc management tbit power ana 'e"P'"'''""
shoud go hand In hand.
Asscmbiyman wicman's bil authorizing tho
construction Of a bridge over the East River be-
,woon the cities Of Ncw-York and Brooklyn, was
returned to the Clerk Of the Assembly to-day. ap-
proyed by Mayor Strong. II New-fork, ana
Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn. This means that
the bill will undoubtedly become n law as
Governor Morton has made 1t a practice 10 io'-
low the approval OF bill by Mayor OF Guy
with his own approval The bill PROVIDES 'haS
tho MAYOR Of New-York shall Immediately ap-
po,nt three persons and the Mayor OF Brooklyn
three persons, who. With the Iayors Oh ."e wv
cities. shall constitute commission ior '"e
purpose of constructing permanent suspens'o"
bridge over the East River from Broadway'
Brooklyn. to Grand-st.. New-York
Mavor Schieren returned to the Clerk OF tne
Senate his dsapproval OF Senator Owenss Dill
directing that all the provisions OF law reiau"s
IN tho grades of the Brooklyn policemen anu
to the advancement OF patrolmen from grade TO
grade shall likewise be deemed applicable to
bridge-keepers In his letter Of disapproval the
Mayor says:
The reason for m, disapproval Of the bii IN IN
question is the same as was stated py me ~. ny ny
communication dated May is ADDRESSED 20 1re
naSv,ne the NJ n.acceptance OF the Ike bin affect
Ing the grade and pay o, bremen IN the o,y ,S Ca
Limitation imposed by the charter OF the city oe oe
oOyn upon the sa in the the bSse o or
city and county purposes will not this year Ier,nt
Of Of the salaries Of the poee M % 1 fe re
very difficult as II Is for the Board OF Estimate
gn h as oas SaS IN of s
aries this year.
Mayor SchIeren also returned his disapproval
of Senator Owens's bill amending Section 90 o.
Chapter OF Title Of the Code Of Criminal
Procedure Of the State of NewYork. relating Ia
the Jurisdiction of the Special Sessions In Brook
lyn There was some doubt of the bill coming
under the head Of city bill so it was sent to the
Governor.
There are about eighty bills which have passed
the Legislature and are now in the hands OF the
Mayors Of the various cities OF the State. There
will be about 400 bills for the Governor to con-
slider within the thirty-day limit Last year
there were 5l9 The list OF bills will be printed,
the Governors private secretary expects, by next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr.. Lincoln, the Cow
ernor's legal adviser Is at his home In Little
Valley, Cattaraugus County. where he will spend
Sunday The Governor does not expect to act
on any bills before next Wednesday
Mr. Lincoln Is considering the question as ia
whether or not the Governor has a right to sign
or veto any bill returned by Mayor disapproved
after the Legislature has adjourned Some time
ago the Senate had discussion over the powers
Of a Mayor under the new Constitution. 1t was
generally held that the veto by Mayor Of city
bill killed it. unless It were repassed and that in
this respect the Mayor was the Governors
equal The lawyers of the Senate also agreed
that after adjournment bill vetoed by a Mayor
was necessarily dead. as there would be no
Legislature repass 1t.
Edward Lauterbach, chairman Of the Republic
can County Committee OF NewYork, has carefully
considered the Constitution. and does not read It
in this way. He says that the two sections
ferring to the matter are evidently intended to
treat Of separate powers. One provides for the
turn Of a bill by a Mayor to the house where 1t
originated The other relates to its return to the
Governor for his action He holds that the Gov
ernor may approve OF a bill In spite OF a Mayors
Veto if II comes to him after the Legislature has
adjourned.
Governor Morton to-day approved the act which
appropr!ates SCI. .434 10 to pay the counsel and
stenographer of the Lexow Committee as follows:
To Charles Stewart Smith, treasurer. sl7.500 for
advances made on account Of the fees OF counsel;
to John w Goff. s11 250: 20 William A. Sutherland.
ST. 5O0 to William Travers Jerome S5,625; to Frank
Moss s5625; to Henry Grasse $500; to I.ucius A.
Waldo. $l74S4 10 for his charges as stenographer.
Governor Morton has also approved Chapter 697.
authorizing the State Board Of Claims TO hear the
claim OF John ID. Mcmahon. OF Rome. who acted as
counsel in the investigation OF the New-York City
Asylums for the Insane by the state Commission
In I.unacy last year. The Governor has signed
500 laws this year.
wRONGFULLY CONVICTED MANS CLAIM.
Albany May 1Z-John Roberts. OF No $50 Fulton
st. Brooklyn. has filed with the State Board Of
Claims a claim for $l0l. .s3s The application states
that the claim is based upon the fact that in 1871 he
was arrested his pace OF business, No. 99 James,
st. New-York. a charge of burglary and iarceny
committed in Long Island City on December y
1876. in the dwelling OF william II. Greene. At the
time he pleaded not guilty to the crime charged IN