New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
MALBY OPPOSES A BIPARTISAN BILL.


IT RELATES TO THE POLICE FORCE OF GREEN
RUSH AND is CARRIED IN SPITE OF HIM.
Albany. Feb ) tSpecaD.-The fight the Lexow
police bills in a presaged In the AS
sembly this morning in the debate upon the Green
bush Police bill Incidentally. the stand which
Speaker Maby will take measures that are pure
~ partisan clearly indicated. Eighteen Repub-
licans voted with twenty-five Democrats against the
bill This. however cannot be taken as an accurate
forecast of the the Lexow Bipartisan bill.
The measure under discussion provided for an in
creFe in the police force Of Greenbush which lies
opposite Albany. in Rensselaer, County. from four
10 six men. and for i bipartisan board Of police
commissioners. The Republican commissioners are
TO be selected by the Republican trustees of the
village and their Democratic colleagues by the
trustees OF that political faith II party is not
represented the board OF trustees then it's village
organization is empowered name commissioners.
Greenbush is usually Democratic. bill has been
introduced giving the Republican village of Lansing
burg sng.eheaded police commission. Mr. Nor
ton. OF Rensselaer,, moved to amend the Greenbush
bill 10 provide for the same sort Of commits
sion.
Mr.. Malby served notice that he would oppose al
unfair partisan legislation. He thought the ex-
ample Of the Democratic majority Of former years
ought to e of profit to the Republicans The over
throw of the Democracy in the State was chiefly
due said Mr.. Malby TO its course in amending city
and village charters for temporary partisan advan-
,tage. He also strongly opposed the plan OF having
party organizations name public officers
Mr. Ainsworih came out squarey In favor OF the
principle OF bipartisan police commissions. Neces-
sarily he said the police had great influence in cleo
tions He believed that Lansngburg should be gov
erned as Greenbush should be. and would favor
q bipartisan commission for the Repub,ican VI,
lage when the subject came before the House i
see no objection he went ito having the party
organsstion name the G9se me- W1d have
had no Tammany Hall Republicans appointed 70
the Office We want some one to make the appoint.
ments who will provide for the interests OF me
party. Who could do that better than the party Or
Mr. Foley the Democratic leader. blamed the bi-
partisan Police Commission FOR all the corruption IN
New-York City. Tammany Han, ne said han never
had control of the board
Mr. Norton's amendment was voted down. ana
the roll was called on the final passage OF me Dill
number Of members arose to explain their votes.
of two minutes before voting in the negative say.
ing: II think this bill embodies one OF the most
vicious principles that any party has ever SUPPORT
ed The Republican party can anoru 70 De Detrayeu,
but II cannot afford to Go wrong what rs wrong
for one side is wrong for the other: believe that
men elected by the people should have the power
which belongs to their office IL IL Is right Tor
political organization to name one ofncer IL Is right
for II to name others. .,, 49, naos
Mr.. Brush. OF Brooklyn. was not fully satisfied
with the bill. but regarding II as an Improvement
Alfred r. Conkl!ng said he must oppose the Dill
on principle. He did not believe that parcsanshp
should be introduced into the management OF a
Maiby. Niles. Pavey Robbins NJ F smith. stein
berg Terry, Vacheron. Wlds and Howe were other
Republicans who voted against the bill some or
Mr. Malbys closest political friends. who would
Certainly stand by him an important question.
voted with the majority Seventy-sx members
voted aye and forty no.