New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-12
MR.. PLATT YIELDS AGAIN.
THE POLICE MAGISTRATES BILL LlkELt
TO BE PASSED THIS WEEK.

THE POLICE MAGISTRATES BILL LihCHe
TO BE PASSED THIS WEEK.
s,,,,rop o,coNN n TALKS OF PUTTING POLICE
REORGANIZATION IN THE COMMISSIONERS
HANDS - DR. MACDONALD RENoMr-
MATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE
STATE LUNACY COMMISSION.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNp.I
Albany March LIT appears from indications
tonight that the followers Of Thomas C. Platt
have abandoned their policy Of hanging up the
New-York reformatory bills so far as the one
authorizing Mayor Strong to remove the present
Board OF Police Justices Ia concerned, ana arc
now willing to pass that excellent measure II
was a heavy responsibility to take-that OF pro-
longing the existence OF Tammany Hall Poics
Justices. the oppressors OF the poor-and Nr.
Platt at last wisely surrenders 10 pubic opihion
He surrendered to Mayor Strong In the matter
OF the Power OF Removal bill. and therefore, |"
oueht TO be much easier for him to yield to the
same resolute official as regards the Police JUS
tees.
Senator Iexow said tonight that he thousnt
the Police Magistrates bill would be passeo tnis
week Whether his bill or that OF Assemoiyman
Lawson which is nearly the same. will be passed
the two houses The Lawson bill is now before
the Assembly, ready to be acted upon by that
body. IL has been amended so as to provide that
IL shall not take effect until July instead OK
May l. This prolongs the salaried existence OF
the Police Justices two months; for what pur-
nose no one here can discover. The five SpeciaI
Sessions Judges each 10 receive $4,000 year
and the nine police magistrates s7,ooo each 1he
bill provides that the city magistrates shaii De
lawyers Of at least five years standing, or shau
have served as Police Justices at least Two years.
This two years service provision would aAiow
Navor Strong 10 reappo.nt any OF the present
poard ~ Police Justices Senator OConnor, the
Republican leader in the Senate. also said:
/ think we shall take up the NewYork Police Re;
organization biz in the senate this week and ameno
IL 50 as 10 provide that the work OF reorganizng me
police force shall be done by the Board OF Police
and no, by special commission OF ,htee PERSONS
as now provided for by the i.exow Dill
The Police Reorganization bill may be consoh-
dated with the Bipartisan Police Commission
bill and the latter may be amended go as 10 pro-
vide for the election OF the Police Commissioners.
Governor Morton tonight renominated Or. Car
los + Macdonald as President OF the State Luz
macy Commission for another term OF SIX !ea's'
The nomination is an excellent one. ana uhdouDt-
odly will be at once confirmed by me senate "
Macdonald is a Republican. one OF the most ems-
ueut specialists in the State In the treatment Oh
insane nersous and by his long experience as the
head os the Bnghamton Insane Asylum ana the
Asylum for Insane Criminals at Matteawah was
especially well qualified 10 be a mefnDer Oh tae
state Luuacy Commission. Few men IN the state
are more entitled 10 the credit OF the passage Oh
the state Care act. by which tnousahds Oh IN
digent insane persons were removed from county
tails and poorhouses 10 the State insane asyluilS
where they obtained for the first time sEen-
tihc care Or. Macdonald also. with MS feilo"-
members Of the State Lunacy Commission -
Nessrs Goodwin Brown and Henry A. reeves
induced the State 10 create central adminis'ra-
ton at Albany OF The financial Affairs OF the IN:
sane asylums. This REFORM mas aTeauy s"'e~
Protests were received by the State Senate to-
night against the passage OF the Braun Free FaS
bill 49, go,
The Senate passed Senator Reynoids's bill ap-
proprlating sS5OOoO for repairs TO the @7th Resi-
ment Armory In Brooklyn: ,v.
Mr. Ainsyorth introduced a bill Tonight amend
ing the Libel law to provide that the pub
lication itself "of fair and true report OF any
judicial legislative other public or ofhcial pro-
caedings without proof OF malice in fact In max
ing such publication shall not in any case De eV'-
denCe OF malice in fact.
The Albany Police bill. rooong Mayor wilson
ot his authority to appoint the Police Comms-
siouars OF the city. came up for consideration
in the Assembly tonight Mr.. Ten Eyck pointea
out that the committee on revision had ue-
prlved Mayor Wilson of even any voice IN the
matter Of the appointment OF the Police COM
missloners by dropping all mention of MIN out
OF the bill. This action certainly was eohuaS asSs
10 the rules for amendments could De mace
10 bills except by some regular committee o,
the Assembly and could not be made by the
Committee on Revision. An examination OF the
bin showed that Mr. Ten Eycks charges were
correct The bill was therefore set aside An IN
qulry afterward showed that the bill had been
changed By an error made In the room OF the
Committee on Revision William Barnes, Jr.
the Plat boss OF Albany County Is making
strenuous efforts 70 pass this oill. "oro went
round among the Assemblymen Tonight that
unless they voted for this bill they would get no
patronage from Frederick Easton. tSe Barnes
Superintendent OF Public Buildings. IT Is NOT
possible that Governor Morton and Lieutenant
Governor Saxtou as trustees OF public buildings
will permit Mr.. Faston thus 20 use his once 10
bulldoze the Legislature and 10 make an attack
upon the Republican Mayor OF Albany
Senator O'Connor introduced bill In the
Senate tonight creating Capitol Commission
consisting OF Controller Roberts, Attorney-Gen-
eral Hancock and Capitol Commissioner Perry
10 finish the new Capitol by contract. The big
ediAce has cost nearly $1,000 900. and Governor
Morton thinks rightly that IL can De hnisheo
more cheaply by contract than by state labor.
That was his recommendation In his message.
ana Senator O'Connor has carried out his sug-
geston.
A MINORITY TROY ELECTIONS REPORT
Albany March l-Senators Guy and O'Suliivaa
tonight submitted to the Senate the minority report
OF the special committee appointed to inVesusa's
the Troy election frauds II condemns the MAJORITY
report as partisan and. while admitting that gross
frauds were perpetrated at the elections OF 1871 ana
lsas seeks TO exonerate Senator Ecward Murphy
jr.. from all responsibility for the outrases con"
mitted and seeks to place Il upon the Mayor Mayor e. e.
ths city who held Office during those elections ~
also denounces the Troy Police bill wncn ~ NV %
before the Assembly. having already passeo tne
Senate. ,. .a... ,,..r. ,aA
Both the majority and minority reports were ia!d
on the table. TO be called up at pleasure.
>p MADDEN WILL. RETAIN HIS SEAT.
Albany. March 1.-THE Assembly Committee on
Privileges and Elections has completed its report
on the contest OF Patrick J. Gleason for the seat
OF Assembyman Madden. OF the LIST queens county
District The report is In favor OF Madden
THE STATE WILL. RETAIN THE LANDS.
Albany March II (SpeclaD.-Controller Roberts
hos ,rs, danIei tho annlica ton OF p j. Marsh for