New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31
MR.. LEXOW IN A HUFF.
HE REGARDS DIR. PARKHURSTs LET
TER AS A PIECE OF INsOLENCE."


THE LATTERs REQUEST FOR LATER HEARING
on THE POLICE BILLS MAKES THE NYAcK
| STATESMAN TIRED or THE WHOLE
| GANG or REFoRMERs'BUT THE
HEARING IS POSTPONED.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEI
| Albany ian. 3o-Dr Charles H. Parkhurst to all
! appearances has the first round OF his hsh,
with Thomas C. Plat. Mr.. Platt. through Senator
Lexow had said with unsracous air that Dr.
| parkhurst might have hearing to-day upon the
| hills reorganizing the Police Department OF New
| York but that ne must come to-day Dr. Park
| hurst received this notification only yesterday
! afternoon and at too late an hour TO make ar
rangements to come to Albany. Indignant at this
apparent design TO take snap Judgment In favor OF
! the four-headed Police Department BILL DR.. Park
hurst wrote a letter TO Senator Lexow frankly ex-
messing his sentiments. Upon receiving this let
| ter Senator Lexow made speech In the Senate
| attacking Or Parkhurst savagely. Yet this after
| noon at the meeting of the Lexow investigating
| Committee when neither D.. Parkhurst, nor James
| g Carter. nor Joseph Larocque appeared. no re-
sist,nce was made by Senator Lexow to a motion
made by Senator Cantor postponinS the nearing
| and action upon the bills until next Wednesday.
After writing his letter. Dr. Parkhurst gave II
| TO T. Franklin Webb. member OF the Society for
!
to Albany and delivered II to senator Lexow In
the Senate Chamber to-day
WHAT DIR. PARKHURsT WROTE
The letter was as follows:
New-York. January 49, 1895.
The Hon. Clarence Lexow Chairman, etc .,. o,...
Dear Sir: As representing the people OF this city
with whose sentiments upon the present situation
we thorough, convers.nt we aesne eour,eo ,i
IL but Indignantly 10 protest against the precip
fancy W,h Mnr now y1 under Consideration You are
| fh.
CITY feels in the matter and OF the ARRANGEMENTS
are now being MADE to vs o ins an
ana the phenomenal haste with which you are act
are sfraid to face the expression OF the popular
Judgment. ana that YOU consider IT your diplomatic
1s s vo@ no 0n prpose without reference thereto
We desire TO remind you that az representatives,
bidding and execute the peoples will. and that any
disposition your part TO emonrriss or choke on
a fun and frank expression OF that wiz IL to that
extent trea son to your constituency and To the
principles OF representative government under when
We therefore demand that free and ample time be
given to make , Kn1 nT to al BIZ now in course
OF preparation. emboiyng our views, ana thit oP.
we may not only be able to reach the Senatorial
committee having this matter more particularly In
Ghars oni tHa we v" may max, X m own The details Of
the situation that the entire BODY or me Icgisature
NAV be competent 10 enact bills that VIII satisfy
the popular demand and meet our extreme exigency.
The present bills are in our judsment entirely in.
OF the InveSticatin committee
We are confident that you cannot seriously con,
by your invitation without approaching the disre-
spect which you have shown and the absurd light
in which you have PLACED yonr.e,yes
ri \ bkEEh =. T KEnHvEsov.
FRANK Moss
Upon receiving this letter Mr.. Lexow turned upon
Mr.. Webb and said angry;
This Is the worst piece OF insolence ever saw
these reforIncrs. II not too short That bill
ibls Whole gang Of rctormers and I'll lei them know
H. too II Dr Parkhurst IL 10 come before the
LeNow Committee. that committee WI have e. get
chairman Temporarily, iof VIII not sli ana
hear him.
Senator Cantor. the Democratic leader. who was
standing near. heard what senator LcNow had
said But" he said. "of corrse you Will present
this communication to the Lexow Committee"
Il will call the attention OF the Senate to Or.
Parkhurst's letter" answered Senator LeXow
The Senate soon afterward met, and Senator
Lexow took advantage OF the opportunity and
arose to a question OF privilege. He held the letter
In one hand and pointed at Objectionable sentences
in 1t with the other. What seemed especially to
annoy him a sentence az the beginning OF the
letter: "As representing the people Of this city.
with whose sentiments upon the present situation
thoroughly conversant. We desire courte-
ously. but Indignantly to protest against the pre-
cipitancy with which you propose to crowd through
the police bills now under consideration"
This letter begins" said Senator Lexow. with
the remarkable declaration 10y its writer's as rep
resenting the city OF New-York.' glance down TO
the foot OF this letter and ind that II is signed
by Dr Parkhurst and two others That IL pretty
small number OF persons to represent the 10000
persons living in New-York City. Upon what flesh
has this our Caesar fed. that he has grown
great? The Committee OF Seventy md DR. Park
hurst appealed for hearing on these Police De
partment bills. They appealed yesterday. although
these bills have been in our possession and In the
possession of the public over two weeks Why aid
they walt two weeks before asking Us for hear
ing upon these bills? telegraphed to them yes
terday that would give them hearing to-day
these measures. Apparently these three men.
Dr. Parkhurst and his associates. think they repre-
sent all OF NewYork and can speak for every one
there In regard to this hearing. The bills
made a special order for two weeks ago at the
time OF their Introduction. and have been walt
Ing since to consider them. Now these men
forward and say We are trying to railroad the
bills through the Legislature. They claim that
they have not had sufficient time IN which TO con-
slider these bills although they have had two
weeks In which TO do 20. For my part, | am
through with hearing these people but / VIII lis
ten 10 any one coming from that great city who
actually represents II. We are prepared to give
New-York the legislation which II demands These
bills were introduced under the impression that
the people OF New-York desired them. When in
dividuals like these with Dr. Parkhurst come here
and attempt TO lecture Senators. how feeble must
be their cause. We ready to hear them now
at any time. but not willing to accept insults
from any man. whether he be the owned king
OF New-York merely humble private citizen"
The Senate Committee on cities reported favor
ably to-day the Power OF Removal bill passed last
week by the Assembly. The bill had been amended
however. in the committee room to make IL
form TO the Senate bill on the same subject. The
Senate bill gives Mayor Strong six months Instead
of four months in which to make his appointments
and removals. and IT also limits The exercise Of this
power to Mayor c.ectcd Tor NJ fun term thus
excluding President Jerooman from possible use
OF these extraordinary rgnts. But amendments
having been made to the Assembly bill, It's speedy
passage is delayed. That seems 20 be Mr.. Flats
game. He wishes to defer the passage OF the Power
OF Removal bill until he has positive assrran ces
from Mayor Strong that the offices shall be given
to the Gibbs and Patterson Republcans who have
frequently sold out the Republican party to Tam
many Hall.
Senator OConnor introduced a bill to-day dividing