The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-28
PLATT FORCES YIELD
END OF A POLITICAL STRUGGLE IN
NEW yoRK's LEGISLATURE.
Independent Republicans Secure
troll of Gothnm's Police system.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 27-On the eve
of what has promised to be one of the
greatest political battles witnessed for years
in the Senate arena, the Plat forces in the
Legislature yielded in the main to the ag-
gressive assaults of the independent eie-
ment and agreed to allow the amendments
to the police reorganization bill and the BIZ
partisan police bill. All day long the two
forces fought for supremacy, and pressure
of the most remarkable kind has been
brought to bear to compel the Republicans
to support the bills tomorrow. Chairman
Laaterbach, of the New York county COM
mittee, arrived in the early morning, and
first began to dispose of the alleged uncon-
stitutional feature. He filed a brief with the
legal adviser of Governor Morton, and after
reading it and going over the bills care
fully Mr.. Lincoln assured Governor Morton
that the bills in his opinion were constitu-
tional, with the exception of one feature.
In the reorganization bill persons brought
before the police commissioners have the
right to appear with counsel. The printed
bill does not allow that, but the Court of
tional right. Mr.. Lauterbaeh then went up
stairs and announced that the Governor
said he approved of the bills. and would
situations with the Governor and Leuten-
ant Governor it was decided at o'clock
this Afternoon that the only way in which
the bills could be passed was to accept some
of the amendments. In addition to the one
noted above, it was decided to allow the
Mayor to appoint the commissioners and
do away with the elective feature of the
present BILL The bills, under to-nights ar
rangement, cannot be put on final passage
until Wednesday of next week.
NEW YORK, March 27.-In response to
the call issued by the several reform Or
CARNATIONS in the city for a mass meeting
to protest against the passage of Lexow po-
lice bills and to recommend the passage OF
the bills drafted by the committee of ten
of the committee of seventy and the
form school bills more than 5000 people
gathered at Cooper Union tonight 1t was
arose to call the meeting to order. In his
opening remarks Mr. Bliss stated that pub
lie officials are too apt to forget that they
are public servants, and seem to- think
after they have been short time in Office
that they are endowed with the rights of
kings. He urged the passage of the reform
bills of the committee of ten now before the
legislators. Joseph Larocque was then in
troduced as the presiding officer of the meet
ing. He made brief address, pleading for
the nonpartisan police bills
John p. Faure elected secretary of
the meeting motion of Mr.. Larocque.
Mr.. Faure then read two letters favoring
the nonpartisan movement which had been
They were from Police Commissioner An
drews and Carl Schurz. Resolutions were
passed urging the passage of the bill to
organize the New York police courts, urg-
ing the passage of the school bill and police
bills and protesting against the Lexow bills.
Among the speakers was Seth Low, presi-
dent of Columbia College.