New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

- ,.,, 20 e,va this repor. for publication 10 the
press until 1t had been submitted 10 the oe"
Lieutenant Governor Saxton. who was Hs'''e'
Of the Lexow Committee. made this Gear enpa"a
ton Of the circumstances attending Its puohca''o"
and IL will be observed. put different ish' upo
II from that shed by Senator Lexow he sa'u,
The chair desires to state of his own know, ,,tse
inaI eveTg bat no copy OF this report should be
given to any person un'lI aier .he s ths iegls-
alive Reporters Association to whom copies wsrs
for the use S of he prs Tse
is ,psss and ,H TRAIT sns p 90
the sad ha W any advantage the OF
his State It to me that under me ,b nn
@ oert of some person persons and seems to
b e duty Of this e see to i that the in
Who has violated the confidence ana tIust rep''eu "
him should be ascertslned an" eNpo'7
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
s.ro,or O,connor proposed an investigation. Said
consulting with the Senators here we M nave We
come TO the conclusion thar ,nt misuse of This re-
n 1nr sSoald be investigated II was scent Of
When these copies we're RI ,Se hands Of Mr. Murn
tnen ,deut of the Legislative Reporters ~ the
ton for rnss we're not placed there IN he
and controversy arose as TO he Associated
b this and aF the
bere believe the matter shcn9 S &c 70 expe
and IL nsTf for rs the f' Violation Of confidence OF
kind should , BE aSpf s ana be sa nctsd
ment can pe rsSerrsd To- the Judiciary Computes
y With pnwer to Investigate and report 10 '"s
Tho motion of Senator O'Connor was ca'''-'
SLAP AT MAYOR STRONG
,, roco,nmendati on Of the Lexow COM
mittee report that the Governor sn0' n.,,ao No.
the commissioners 10 reorganze inc Io".
nartment was more discussed by Inc hel"Oi.,a.
,sso-,hlvran from New-York than any o'"''
their disapproval OF this strnng uavoy
saw clearly that IT was sap ar ar ra;her loaf OF
Comfort that the proceeding would ,eha & Senator
the Mayor come out hat-foo'ed against
The Independent Republicans trSm Ss%nGrk
general favor sngieneeathe he doesn't see why the
annointment OF the REORGANIZATION ,ifred
should not be .ntrusted to Mayor strong PEREZ
and Howard Payson Wds think that me Mayy.
Is the proper oIc'd aDts single commissioner
"a havo charge OF the Police DEPARTMENT pcs s,, Ia
vors thf ira feels ousht to be under bipartisan
control Alonzo Bell is unable to unnei iack Of
Confidence in Mayor strong but Is not Teady 10 say
that he favors singe-headed Ponce nrs Ind
w s,b;sct treated sufficiently to pass judgment
on the questions they presehleu'
WHAT CAN BE DONE AGAINST pLAIl'
When the I.exow bill comes to be voted on In the
Assembly. the anti-Patt feeling Will crys'ain~e'
Tbsre "a however little hope that II can more IMAM
nlace itself ON record The band OF Independents
from New-York City has able material in IT, pu'
10 not numerous enough to accomplish anylh
unaded II may get substantial help from bioon,
lyn Assemblyman Albert A. Nrdy "as III. ,,r,ng
rho Sneakership canvass, and the harder ne nsnnS
now on the side Of Mr.. Fish. the more chanSe WI,
there be that his Republican colleagues VIII tane
the other eide All fourteen OF them are ar ar,
rayed against him the question OF investlsatink
the Brooklyn departments. and the dineTence OF
opinion goes hand in hand with conslderapie per
sonal bitterness .. e..
Mr. Fish es the anti-Platt candidate are pegin-
Ming 10 omen their eyes. They feel that they nave
been taken in. Should this idea become impressed
win Mr. Malby and his followers and the New
York CITY and Brooklyn independents. form
faction OF considerable strength. Just how many
men could thus be mustered under one standatp
will depend on the course OF Affairs ia 'i'e
As FOR the Iexow police bills. however. Mr. Plat
could doubtless command Democratic aid III t,le
Assembly Senator Cantor's definition or MS posi-
ton made In the Senate. bears out TINS suppos.-
lion or course, the Tammany members want z
hI.partisan Police Board. New-York CITY has mad
that FOR long time. with the exception 81 an IL
terval OF few years. and Tammany has found IN
system much to It's liking. or course. a board OF
| four members OF the Wlgwam would be prefer
| able hui as between bipartisan ANA singh,
~ .nractica politicians generally would naturally
| he the former Should Mr. Plat need votes In the
assembly therefore. Mr. Foley, the Democratic
| leader would doubtless b. glad to hand over as
nredict however that there will be great difficulty
| In g.ttins enough Republican votes III the Assem-
! hv ,o mass the Iexow bills. The great BODY or
rural members Is not much nvsres1 esq ~ Sn
ae nj. Paprao with any conclusions which may have
| hem arrived al by or for Mr.. Lexow.