New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-08
"HEG.D TIP BY THE BOSS'S ORDERS.
MR PLtTT SUCCEEDS - BLOCKING THE COM
MirTcE II sENENTYs BOARD OF
EDUCATION BILL.

EDUCATION BILL.
Albany. March : Special Thomas e. Plat has
lung up" the Committee II Seyentys bill for the
reformation Z gre Board - Education % New
York Tho evlerc" q his action VS. already con-
elusive hu. further Indications 4 his policy were
mad. c'c,r today whom a minority Of the Assembly
Commit. ou EIg-aio.. which j. controlled hl MI
P..tt refused i, report tu. bin - tho Assembly.
even for consideration. NJ. raycy mad" motion
- TINT effect At meeting % ~" committee th's
afternoon. ana " received In its support MS vote
ard that - M Percy. OK NewYork. and MI
s,rger ~ oneida County The motion de-
,c,,ea however by tho votes ~ Kelsey. ~ NV
lnr.,.r Wilcox ~ CayuKa. Holmes. OF Cortland
WHINE ~ schenectady. ana T"hln M ot ih"se men
h!t Tohn. .ho is Tammnny Hal Democrat arr
rural Republicans. They could not have any pos
..t,. ,ht.,t9n 20 a b.I ho.ug reported 20 the As
..r,t., merely "f1r ousderauou." unless they HAD
received orders 20 20 so ~ already stated Thomas
g pl,ii ha. issued orders TO hang ny ~" D''
t.,ouest,,nabe evidence of this exists III NpAhy
outside the room u the Commiti"" on Education.
~ course - another stab by Mt F"'' ~
Mayor strong sir fIatts devious methods can be
traced los tho history G: this Education blI'' "h'"
va. introduced carly IN January by Nj PaVey'
The first hearing upon It was given by the 'oh-
n,i,ice on Education January % Professor N''"-
olas Murray Butler and Mr. M"lVil Dewey "P
reared on this hearing IN favor OF the Dill Noh"o
EoH o, tho Assembly. appeared IN opposition anu
made a request FOR further and more extensive
hearing on Thursday. January 81. Their" was
FONT hearing on the bill before the Comiat'ee on
Education Of the Assembly and the cities COM
fnl,tcc ~ the senate. ~ this hearing Steph"h H.
DIN Henry /. Sprague and Professor Batter MIS-
Cooper Hewitt. Mrs Valentine Mott ara MISS
Mnturn and others appeared IN favor OF the ni;
and Commissioners Hunt ana Hot ana Mt hrl
I'm OPPOSITION 10 II. Mr. Bel made f"rther 70
quest of the Committee on iubll' Elu'd'o" l"'
additional hearing. and II WAS gIanntrl. reb.
The third reading Mas held on THURSDAY rem
ruary : Mr Hell appeared and made an extensive
argument In opposition to the nll hhd Nnhts'
Thornton appeared and requested 'urth"r ad-
iournment. stating that ne represented SON" 81,
zcus Of \cw-Nork who wished 10 investigate me
bill lilo did rot know that they woulG oppose II,
biti wished q have time FOR investigation. IN"
oniy ono whom ne would mention Was the Rev.
pr David j. Burrl Mr. Platts pastor At this
hearing the bill referred 10 "A sub committee.
cor-isiIng ~ Messrs Pavey SANGER and Percy Tor
,n.,t.ng on February u, at the house % Mr.. san
ger. and spent an nour In consulting with Com
missioner Livingston and John e. Clark, secretary
OF the sub committee OF the Committee OF seventy,
and subsequently went over the details of tho bill
for an hour more. and later agreed upon report.
ON February 10 there further hearing be-
fore the Committee Public Education OF the
Assembly AZ which Mr. OShea and two other
teachers appeared In opposition TO the bill and
cer,oln trustees from the Fourth Ward. together
The committee voted to have no further hearing
uuon the bill but report has been made. II Is n
notable concldent that Mr. tell declined TO sign the
Endorsement OF Mayor Strong. which was signed by
eleven of the New York Assembly men. The threat
has been made the floor of the House that the
b will be held mp and defeated. amended be-
cause Of the activity Of Mr.. pavey In drawing and
securing signatures to the Endorsement OF Mayor