New-York tribune., 1895-06-11

n that city which had resulted n poi,Heil & uP Ii
hssya s RS the % % aboqs the Of
fronted by demands for LEGISLATION is dssighhsd be ,e
ssnse the nn 0tSshi Ss
Of municipal supremacy The eommt;se ny;c,s wnsr Hesr
to ct the police ye Of the sls
introduced scheme OF legislation n,ch a. ook the
nnal form OF two measures commonly known al, as
hs and RSfs Ss poce ar
poDossd . the st his to be eom
measarss "Re Mere the Power biz giving
the Mayor the appoonve osers the
PUBLIC sarass S fer s xscn Of easasd hs ad out 81
SnSe new nleeH poce pGae Judges as
ment Ssfdr% S he @ e @
bin q se 6f the G'
vestgatine the various city departments and other
0s in Addition to these special COMMITTEES known n
the of onnae Tn Sn s pee
Of d s n hsse S. f rsfs
into law by the Legislature with the sole excep.
s Gp tSs S ssoo ss Rssn sns ;ne
Tens Police bills; the LEGISLATURE preferrIns and
gsssns on s the ssasas eaa
Whatever criticism may therefore os p1fn limited II
nsed ns hsfsa'sTe at a to the fsure or
the bills last enumerated
THE POLICE COMMISSION BILL.
The controversy between tne lrleTus VI ''o SN'
ate Committees Police bill and the bills proposed
bv the Committee OF Ten is too fresh in the recol-
lection of all. and the ground has been too thor
oushy threshed require any speseaI m as'a a az those
ss by the s' s..%ent hat il certainly en-
tirey proper and 1ustabe for the essa,sre rs ,s 0 70
wheh had sss
so fso4SousSy al its detail and nISasy Il is
10 the language Of the Mayor. who in approving
the Senate Police bill conceded ha, majority PITY
sss apPIGSyedf f1scs.,Hs wHn cSSm iwsn
Ser It Is proper furthermore add that the inn
preston which those hostile 10 it have " sought t6 TO
s eSaa nat 81
hs S R SSy oes pce o
Judgment in the hands Of the Chief OF Police OF
sm n S hs Tuy single
head Of the police force but It establishes method
vi % sas the oa e St
taHsh on rsysnas Sas off,
GERS from Joining political clubs: etc. about which h
minor PROVISIONS OF the Bipartisan bill Certain it
desirable results sought to be attained by those
who have the best interests Of this Department
Of the city at heart
POLICE REORGANIZATION.
The Reorganization bill which failed OF passage
was one which provided for the summary d'smlssals
from the force for a period OF six months. 1t is TO
be regretted that it failed to meet the aPprOyaO Of
BODY. should nc not Be- forgotten that sixteen
publican Senator'S. within one Of majority OF the
the bl. and that the Republican leaders. worked
increasingly to secure its passage LIS defeat was
Senators iabored as necessarily to delay and defeat
the bill did all but three Republican Senators to
The only other measure which failed of passage
shortly after It's introduction the largest independent
newspapers OF the city appreciatng Its startling de-
ported Il. until finally It was denounced in mass
meetings while almost every Instructor in the city
thus appears that there was only one measure
to create the impression hat the Legislature had
sls: de;ed by he Us f
RESPONSIVE TO DEMANDS FOR RADICAL
LEGISLATION.
II is therefore clear that the Legislature re-
sponded with remarkable alacrity to the demands
made upon it for the most radical legislation that
could we'll be devised. This is all the more com
& ns s waad a he Ss u.eS ss2 d
weaken and disnes,se the tn .psv pasy Thc. Whs the
sSSoy THAN thereby as aDon
hostility the Republican PARTY DsTy W9yd mS a. a ame
1tSn II future DUsa ssn5ss mpeS nasd qSGn qaS
| government and was directly in the line Of the
mSSa Tensss IN % Ssspts 81 h a Sss5
purpose Of qIdns n I'd. r the s SsS and of o. obey
Ing the popaia! cry Republican Lssislatg1.
nsy and ,S ter Msyor e d M @ Of
NewYork. sacrificing all considerations 1 tne ae
sire to serve the public good however dsaova,-
tageousy 1t would operate against the party nsei
REFORM DUE TO THE PARTY ALONE
II is proper to state In this connection that these
measures were passed by a party vote against the
united and aggressive opposition OF the Democratic
members of the Legislature. and that the city OF
1.form Which i have BEEN passed to the Republican
party and 10 that party alone ho sssm 10 na
party and Snfortunately rev who style them. m
Legislature with their defeat d.llshs t. to mint
fSns Ss ans Ss shsse It to delay that Police Re-
sss O she ssory Sf o Ss will
found them Owing to the new Constitution al az
H the rapy pss With Which bis could
% Tfs bin was Mss
iayed and yet il viii be found that that bin was
s 5 'ss % h
that M main delay ,hS Ms~sr srSss fsS ss m
s.sS sao%fhi oa snre. q mcH,es non in which
hh ,: biz ws Ss as
as it could be considered BY the Mayor after the
ORDER ORDER to o'ni make AXE, city bill effective
DELAY ONLY APPARENT. NOT REAL
The City MAGISTRATES bill occupied longer period
for its consideration. but 1t will be remembered
that very large number Of amendments were pro-
posed by the friends of that bill in order to make 1t
involved. and that altogether upward Of thirty
amendments were inserted In the bi In the A.
mcnt all being In the line OF perfecting the bill.
absolutely necessary for It's perfection. and salts
factory TO those who drafted H.
All Of these circumstances occasoned some delay
necessarily, but when the importance OF that meas
nrc Ia
cial officers out OF ONCE and constructing a new
tribunal OF local criminal jurisdiction involving tht
appointment Of fourteen new judges with the Incl
Dental obligation resting upon the Legislature tt
proceed with due deliberaton and 10 grant oppor
tunites for hearings 10 those Interested. 1t must bt
conceded ina. the 0eass s
because Just prior to the conclusion OF the session