New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-03
FIRST DAY AT ALBANY
THE POWER OF REMOVAL BILL
IT WAS INTRODUCED IN BOTH BRANCHES
OF THE LEGISLATURE.


THE NEW OFFICERS ASSUME THEIR DUTIES AND
DISCUSS FUTURE LEGIsLATIoN-A BILL AU-
| THoRIzING COMMISSIONERS TO FRAME
CHARTER FOR GREATER NEw-YoRK.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE ETRIBuNE.I
Albany, Jan. 2.-The Legislature OF 1895 met in
the Capitol to-day. The Senate saw highly
! honored citizen of this State assume the post of
| presiding officer as Lieutenant Governor
Charles T. Saxton. Some Albany war veterans
brought into the Senate Chamber just before the
Senate was TO meet beautiful floral standard
In the shape of battle flag of the Nineteenth
Army Corps. u which Lieutenant Governor Sax
ton belonged when he was fighting the battles
OF his country In the period between 1860 and
1865. There also upon the desk OF the Lieu
| tenant-Governor "A bouquet sent by the Logan
| Club OF Brooklyn
The session OF the Senate opened with
prayer by the Rev. Dr. Battershali. Then Mr.
Saxton made most interesting address II am
! here To carry ont your will" said "the man who
called the roll' when William f. sheehan re-
| fused 10 obey the Senate last winter. Mr.. SAX
ton IL different type of man from MIR Shee-
han. He Is going to act as presiding officer of
the Senate and not interfere with the preroga-
tves OF the Senators.
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
Mr. saxton addressed the Senate in part as
follows:
Senators: The people have honorcd me by elect
! ing me % an office which imposes among other
duties that OF presiding over the deliberations or
choice has placed me in this chair my powers AMI
duties essentially the same as those OF any
here 10 carry cut your Will not mire 20 see that
! the peoples business given into your charge IS
A, rIDrl lf nj
you will establish for your own guidance MY eN-
perience On the foor Of this cham-r gives % me me as
most Kindness and courtesy by the members Of
this senate. l. viii ho my aim to preside with
absolute fairness and imptrtiaty. and to take
only such part In the business 70 he transacted
my office ; would be- unfahfu to my trust II |
/ should permit personal or party cor sideraiions TO
chair chair Although ths is body in whlsh majority
rule must prevail and IL ,il ne my PLAIN duiy 10 10
! powers. % viii be- no less my iuty 10 insist ihai
The Ncw-Nork Legislator" took The lead in that
/ extended throughout 'hc country. From certain
/ causes that need not mention. rs work I'm this
mi than 90 should have been hut bcl.eye that me
time Is AZ hind When Nc people OF this Siate VIZ
corrupt practices act
RESPONSIBILITY or THE LEGISLATURE.
The session upon which We are Just entering.
7 Rlll be a lab6fioIs one There is much important
work to hc done Never has a single election in
this STATE paved the way for such benehcent and
far-feaohlng reforms as diI toe one which oc-
CURED last fall This Legislature Nill have the
lucalculAnl~ bcrcni TO The people tul VIII 20
great va toward clcyntnc he standard of our
citizenship. The revised constitution works num-
erous momentous changes ia our organic la" and
places upon tho Lesslature responsibilities oi me
greatest character. There are many of ~ proVi-
sionf h-t VIII require legislation before they can
10 i.ao practical operation. legislation that VIII
demand the most serious ana careful consldera-
ono u the wclrhiy questions ikcly to come be
fore you Is that of the greater New-fork have
great metropolis From the very nature Of things
there must always hr a greater population cliS-
no4ts th~ commerce ~ the world than around
any other spot upon this continent tina, popuh,
, trust be- brought together into one great munich
that viii contain inor" fhan three millions ~ souls
/ must call for vcr5 high degree ~ wisdom ana
. siatcsmanfh.p
MEASURES or MUNICIPAL. REFORM
But sim greater work VIII b. that Of creating
pufef. better anl nohl"r Ncw-York. That can
only ho accomplished hy the virtue ami public
spirit ~ its public citizens. but this Legislature
Will have the power to aii materially In that work
hy Tho enactment Of broad and liberal measures
which VIII promote IT," true't Interests OF the
whole people.
WINE the rcsponsbiilues resting upon gs call
moro imprratiyely unscln-h patriotism and devo-
ton 20 duiy They he fully met only by IN
m',,nmi Itpk an. "rSrst4 The roid,r who sleeps
upon his post may 30 "scn greater harm than The
one who goes over 20 the enemy have 10
, w. '' tb LAX bcf9re II, and viii so act "a TO
merit The gratitude of the good people or TINS
commonwealth.
Senator Edmund OConnor .. elected prcsi-
dent ~, ,cmpore of the senate. In addressing
the senate. Mr. O'Connor said tn part;
Ia all measures relating TO the new. judiciary
system. which VIII go INTO eject ne l7t Gay 90,
|
cooperation Of the STATE Bar Association and also
the bar Association Of the NltF oi NfN l"'N
In The discharec Of our public ducs W. ,.,, .Np., pS
and viii receive much severe cIiu'lsm @i,on @ ~.
severe and perhaps deserved a. other times 10 WI
be- unmofii'd ana uD4,' ahn ,,P",n"' lux y,,lrr
some newspapers, T. VIII drgeh.Id'r 'h'o N"'." f.
abus" and malicious personal attich-. 9,,,iti W.
credit Of the press of the STATE u may be- truth-
species of warfare are very few ana "eu known,
snoulI, @ n"' if,t -'""s' hnnd Welcome the advice
and counsel OF every good citizen IN an matters
reuse t1 submit 10 the dictatlon Of persons or
organizations who mold no commission iiom 'ne
people
THE POWER or REMOVAL BILL.
Go.ernor Mortons first annual message was
well ,rcccivcd by both the Republican ana the
Democratic members Of the Legislature especial
ly by the seventeen Republican Ass'mblymen
from the city Of Ncw-York. because Mr.. Morton
go unequivocally declared his support of the bln
generally krown as the Mayor = Power "l re
naval hin - which empowers the Mayor Of New
York 10 remove every head Of a city department
within four months after coming into Office MT.
Morton said:
A Power Of Removal bill. az n means ot sccur- |
Ing better government In cities. Is demanded 10y a |
large part 81 the people. Power OF hrm9Val |
bilI' piocng I'm the hands OF the Mayor absolute |
and unuucstiC4lable authority TO remove any oi |
the appolnths~ officers OF the city government ana
TO appoint their successors Is an immediate f'-
quircment at your hands
Senator Lexow. Of Nyack, and AsscmpVthah
Judson Lawson. OF New-York In view OF this |
recommendation introduced to-day the Com
mittee Of Seventy's bill empowering Mayor |
Strong to remove the heads OF departments III |