New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10

THE SENTIMENT EXPRESSED AT HEARING oN
THE polio: BILLS.


THE roLlcG BILLS.
Albonv. Arril e-3eforc the Assembly cities Com
rn,tteo this afternoon there was hearing on New
York CITY police legislation. The session was gym
orally given ~ 20 arguments against tho L"Now
Police bills watch have been introduced In the
lower House hy \ icmhlyman O'GrAdy.
The first rre4E,r. George L. E!v"s, chairman ~
the Committee Of Ten. said that. Instead ~ al
roca;ing the Complete 81 Ten bills. his object
v,ould ho 10 opros, the I.cxow luls and bipartisan
I,ollr. Commission. Mr. Riyes then gave The names
OF the Committee OF Ten and their standing In New
York lie said the Lexow Committee mad intro
duccd bills which I'D not meet with the appreciation
Of citlzons Of Ncw-York. -Four Of the members ~
the IDxow Committee were not familiar with con
di;ious In Ncw-Yorl, city Two Of tho other mem
bers of the committee had dissentcd from the re
port Tho Committee of Ten believed that there
should he one man at the head OF the Polio" De
partment lie should be the real head of tie police
force without a commission 10 hamper him
+, had been urged that II would III, impossible 70
divorce politics from the Police Department. This
could be- done hy taking the Bureau o. Elections
ont Of the hands OF The department. Tho bills OF
the Committee Of Tel proposed The best plan 90;
Cvil Service for tho Police Department; IL had
seen IN tho newspapers that Superintendent Byrncs
| had been - Albany ana had advocated the Aims
worth bill because IT provided that the Bureau of
Elections should D." retained In the Police Depart
mcnt A. 10 Superintendent Eyrnes. Mr.. Eives
said. he would call the attention Of the committee
70 the fact that the Superintendent had been before
the Grand Jury recently. lie was not worthy of
consideration in the eyes Of Independent citizcns
His opinion was not competent, except rs to his
experience.
James T.. Reynolds. Of the University Settlement
Of New York. said that It necessary that tho
people Of New- York should have
to 20 10 in order to file complaints. II any one
knew where complaints would receive attention
many of the WRONGS IN Ncw-Nork city could be-
rightcI. Mr.. REYNOLDS stated Instances Of whore
| mbers of the Socliist-Labor party had been In
suited and assaulted. and no attention had been
paid to their complaints. People living on the East
Side were now unable TO got justice.
A. the secretary ~ the Committee Of seventy
John T. Faure stated that H. could certify that
non-pIrisanshp had run through all the actions and
history of the Committee OF seventy There had
| recently noac1 down from Albany to Ncw-York
! assertion that the Committee OF Ten bills had
! not been approved by tho Committee of Seventy.
In Response to that. Mr. Faurc said he presented r.
| Faurc believed that he voiced the opinion Of the
| Committee OF Seventy in urging upon the Legs
laiurr That the "9p.c OF New York are opposed to
| the continuance OF tn wiokelnce' ana corruption
! which have taken pace under bipartisan Police
| l}odri. ana favor angie headed commission lie
clos d By advocating the Committee OF Ten b!lls.
Gated The single headed commission feature OF the
| CommitiGe of Ten bills by stating that tho N""-
! transfer officers from one precinct 20 another. but
| that superintendent ByrncS had done II. II had
|
! headed commission was best
! Chairman o'Grady stated that. at the request Of
the city club the Police bills would have a further
! hearing THURSDAY.
/ Dr. Parkhurst and James G. carter president OF
/ the city club, VIII appear before the committee
/ Thursday in favor II the same bill ana also
IN favor of the Police Magistrates bill In the
mean time Lieutenant Governor Saxton is urging
the Republican Senators 10 hold "A caucus on the
Police Magistrates bill. He believes a caucus nee
cssIry to pass this measure" and that also Il the
judgment OF most Of the Republican senators.
! IL ~ curious circumstance that the followers
OF Thomas g. Plat In the senate are the chief
| ones who resist the holding OF n caucus ON thi,
hill. which IS sim In the hands Of the senate Ju-
PISSED since Governor Morton dppealcd 10 the leg
slaturc to pass this 81, measure agd the Assembly
his bill is clearly Oh the shoulders OF the Senate