New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
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FOR A GREATER NEW-YORK.
THE UNAMENDED BILL PASSED BY THE
ASSEMBLY
REJECTION OF THE PROPOSED REFERENDu1
AMENpMENr-THE CONSIDERATION. OF THE
MEASURE IN THE SENATE POSTPONED
TILL TO-DAY BECAUSE OF A LACK
OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT.

MEASURE IN THE SENATE POSTPONED
TILL TO-DAY BECAUSE OF A LACK
OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT..
IFRoMrHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNAI
Albany. May 14-Mr Patt's orders that the
Greater New-York bill should be passed we're
obeyed by the Assembly to-day, but not by the
Senate. Furthermore, there were rumors OF
hitch in the Senate and that Mr. Platt had not
yet the votes necessary in that body to pass the
measure. Mr.. Lexow, who manages the bill In
Mr. Platt's interest in the Senate, said however.
that he should attempt to pass 1t tomorrow
Tonight, therefore, promises to be a time for
negotiation over this measure.
The bill passed the Assembly in an unamended
form with comparative ease. Speaker Fish cast
| all his influence against the referendum amend
ment for the submission Of the charter of Greater
New-York to the people of NewYork, Brooklyn
and Long Island City, and secured its rejection.
good many -Assemblymen voted against the
referendum because they were keen.y desirous OF
the adjournment Of the Legislature, and any
| amendment made to the bill might detan them
| here for several days
Ii was reported to them, also. that the way
was snoothed for the passage Of the bill in an
unamcnded form in the Senate, and therefore.
| It would be we'll to let 1t be just as II was. The
Senator's who did not vote for the bill last week,
| Coffey, Lamy and Persons, 1t was reported, had
said that they would vote for 1t. and their votes
would pass it, II was evident that there was
| some mistake In this. as Senator Corey de-
| clarod that he would not vote for the BID dn.ess
| the referendum amendment should be made 1t
| was probably the discovery Of Coffey's hostile
attitude that led Senator Lexow to postpone
| vote until tomorrow.
| When the Assembly about to take up the
| - ID Nadh dhar
| A. p. Roardman and other followers Of Mr.. Platt
were fitting about the Capitol picking up votes
| for it, When the bill announced Mr.. Brush
| offered an amendment providing that the electors
| of BROOKLYN should have opportunity to vote on
the question of accepting or rejecting the Greater
| New-York charter. Mr.. Brush said he voted for
consolidation at the last election, but IL was WIN
the understanding that Brooklyn was to have
something to say about the terms. The bill simply
| consolidated New-York and Brooklyn. In his juds-
| mont ,here WAS no provision for equality OF taxa
ton.
Sneaker Fish then surrendered the chair TO Mr..
| GARDENER and. going down on the floor OF tne
| Chamber took an active part in supporting the
bill Mr. Hennessy. of Kings County. having SAID
that MAYORS schieren. OF Brooklyn. and Sanford.
OF Long Island City. would both veto the Dill IL f"
did not contain the referendum amendment. the
|
therefore the Mayors would not receive II. but u
| would go directly to Governor Morton
| Assemblyman Abel took issue with the Speaker
| uron this point. and read what the Constitution
| said about referring bills to Mayors lie areueo
| that the Constitution clearly gave the rsn' %
| Mayors Strong Schieren and Sanford To veto o.
| accept for their cities the Greater New-fork o'n
The speeches Of the Brooklyn members showed
that several Of them had changed front on the
referendum question. Mr.. Friday argued tnat II
was not necessary. and that the people cou'o
| trust Governor Morton. who certainly wouid ap-
noint an excellent Greater New-York commits
| sion He said he was earnestly for consof'a-
ton. and he feared that the referendum amend
ment II II should he adopted, would XIII the Dill.
Mr. Hapn. OF New-York. who introduced ths
| hill I'm the Assembly made powerful speech III
| IT'S support arguing that IL was the MANIFEST
| destiny of New-York and Brooklyn to be united'
| and that since the people OF both cities nad
| voted in favor of consolidation, II wouu oe
wrong to submit the question to them again
| Mr. Hennessy agreed with Mr. Brush that the
| people OF Brooklyn desired TO know the terms ol
their partnership with New-York before accept
ing H. The bill also did not provide Tor equai
| taxation Mr. Pavey. Of New-York opposed 'he
bill II was full Of incongruites. in his opinion
| and also Of uncertainties" There was no telling
| when the c.tarter would take effect
Sneaker Fish declared that the Repuoncah
marty WAS committed 10 the bill 1t stood. With
out amendment, and that the referendum oushl
~ no rejected The people of New-York and
Rrooklyn by n large vote had declared tnen'
| solves IN he In favor OF consolidation. and re
thought their wishes ought to be respected
Mr. Hennessv remarked that he thought the
Speaker ought to take the House into Ills conn
dence and tel, what had brought him over to
the support of the bill wiEin lorty -eisn' "o.. %
| II have been for consoiiuatioh lot me 'ds' 'oui
| years" replied the speaker .,..s
the referendum - 49, u,,.~
o,dmm amendment and defeated il BY y to 1.
as follows:
yeas-Messrs. AbeII Ablstt Andrews Aadets
Barry Bell o5Igap sEasS eshn eonshn. rarbroher. Finn
tiansnraid Foey Gallagher: Gerst Gleason. Hen
nssy HIGps HMIepermo Psvey Read Rsinhard Rock
Well Sanger schopn r s sshSa VIZ HapSS rpSn se1S. Tu
Sny|NT sIn Wacstar staf' whitiet and wieman4a.
Is aasr aad AasTS,a Ss4Iss Rrsan Evel sas
fSSS crown BrO%as Burns Cain Campbell Cart. art
1s%s'a ss 4 coagma" coagn cusr ps,n sarf @
Edrdss Friday Fuller b GIIdessr' Wissr HSfmsn GSSqss'
Gr1y GesnS HScps h'PS oron a"i Howe Hustled Kssk
Kern KS@rsn Norsy xSSm S%n'SSssy Soy
Maddep aaaS Maoy Percy Rde ROBBINS
scar. @ sHewood 6 ) Smith T. = L s,swara sm,s erry M f.
I,hnmns1n Triton. Van Amber. Wilcox. WHO'S
Wir,s Whine and the Speaker-I2
The bill was then passed by a vote of 80 TO 81.
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Albeit. Adler. Ainsworh AndreTsss' pNss'
| Armstrong Babcock Barry. Bloomingdaie RON
Everett Brown Brownell. Burns. Cain. CampoeMa,.
Cartwright Chambers Chapman j. n, H,;m LARK; cn. ~.
Ier Dean Donnelly E.dridge Finn: Fitzgeraio'
| Friday. Fuller. A. B. GARDENER. T. w. Gardener.
fiigSie. Hoeaer. HOFFMAN; Holmes Hoops Hor'
ton Howe Hustled, Keck. Keenholts. Kelsey Kern.
Krssnrich' Ks I.onnsbery. Madden. Maby. McNsugh.
ton. Morey Nixon Norton; QGrady Percy, sr,,tS nasf.
r smith. snyder Stenburg; Stevenson ,,is;. +; -
stewart. Terry. Thompson. Tilton Tusie' "i'eox'
Nays-Messrs. Audett Bell Charles Braun; Foley.
Gallagher Gleason IIennessy Honghton. Nunssn. p.en.
hard Robbins. Rockwell. Sanger. Sehosspn,in r. r.
schulz. Harry Schulz stunSnnen. is" w; TsrH .c"'