The sun., 1895-04-04
POLICE BILLS DEBATED.
RAINEs ATTACKS MAYOR STRONG
AND HIS KITCHEN CABINET.

He Pictured the Band. Led By Grace. Play
Ing the Music or Reform. with Great
scott Playing Second Fiddle. Pnrkhurst
the Golden Harp. and GoT Playing "for
kccp."-Gracc Denounced n High
wayman Who Holds Republicans Up
nnd Takes Things Away from Them
He Warn, the Mayor OF tho Fate OF
Trniters - stnpieto,'s Amendment. Re
Jectea, Oniy Two Votes Being Cast for
Tbera-Thc Cohoes Election Bill Passes
tho Assembly Over the Mayors Veto.
ALBANY, April 3.-The discussion Of tho police
bills to-day was, from the outset, only interest
ing as an indication of tho sentiment OF the
champions Of the various sides Of the contro-
versy. Action was ont Of the question, as the
absence of Senators Robertson and Coggeshall.
and the permanently incapacitated Wolfert,
rendered the majority poweress to effect their
final passage. Senator Robertson seems really
to be sick. and arrangements had to be made to
take him homo for some days. Senator Coggcs-
hall is also the victim of physical conditions
that keep him out of the chamber for the day,
at least.
Tho three hours talk on tho bills is OF great
significance, in spite Of the fact that nothing
was done toward putting them ahead. The re-
JoCtlOn OIL all amendments II SuII1ClenJ 10 snow
that 1t Is the purpose Of the majority to put
them through tho first time that they can got
votes enough in tho chamber to do it. The main
speech Of tho day was a prepared effort by SEN
ator Raines. the like of which has seldom been
heard within the walls OF any building supposed
to be devoted to the meetings Of adeliberativs
body. 1t was full OF cheap attempts ut wit, of
parodies on verses OF poetry. and Of illusions
OF more than questionable taste to mon and mat
ters not even remotely connected with the subject
under consideration. All of these faults OF lit
erary stylo and offences against good taste were
committed for the sole purpose of getting
in savage raps at Mayor Strong and the mon in
New York who are associated, in name at least,
with tho work OF reform. 1t was declaration in
the most vigorous aud almost brutal terms that
the Republican party. for which the Senator was
speaking as one having authority, would have
no more to do with those who represent, or as
sumo to represent, the seekers after reform in
New York. Tho matters referred to-of local
interest have been inspired from New
York cily. as Raines could not have learned
them in Canandaigua. In his apparently sedu-
lous attempt to defy Mayor Strong and his
friends. Senator Raines said:
These are Republican bills. made SO by tho
action of the caucus. cannot understand how
any Republican can vote against them. Nor
can / understand, except on tho explanation OF
absolute idocy. how any Republican who has
made up his mind to voto for them, could
change his mind and vote against them. as it
has been suggested some WILL II Democratic
votes should be cast in their favor"
After referring to the political situation last
fall as making Republican victory certain, lie
said:
Unfortunately the quickest to SEQ this were
the political guerillas who hang on tho tlanks of
hot Tb~ tbouo
that their cooperation was necessary to win this
victory and in n momont of weakness every
thing was conceded TO this element. except what
was believed to be vital, the nomination of q
Republican Mayor at the head Of the ticket. 1t
was q grevious mistake, and previously must
the Republican party pay for it. 1t was done.
God forgive us. in the interests Of reform"
The Senator rather loft it in doubt whether
forgiveness was desired for doing anything SO
contrary to Republicansm as TO work in the in
terest of reform, or for failing to secure it. He
proceeded to an exhaustive review of the
form record Of the officials elected in this cam
paign founded on the moment Of Republican
weakness. OF course the Sherff's Office fur
nished him some conspicuous examples OF the
sort OF reform he was making points against.
He went on to consider the appointed officials
and to attack Mayor Strong's Repubicanism
because no appointed SO many Democrats s III III
Mayor" he said. - it must bo tho promises no
made before the election" He pictured the
band playing the music of reform rs led by
Grace, with Great Scott playing second fiddle.
Parkh hurst the golden harp. and Recorder Goff
"Who can objert to our wanting our share"
he demanded when tho reform Recorder
Excise Commissioner Woodman's career as q
Grace man was very comprehensive;y gone oyer
pnScspp Sks poE Encise . y rhe result was
described to be that the Board was Democratic.
run by Grace and Stcckler. Jimmy O'Brien
was referred to man who would have been
made Police Commissioner before this II lie had
been able to settle up his debts and take the ap-
ally of Republicans but highwayman who
hold Republicans W and took things away from
terms he could employ for his interview with
the Representatives OF the liquor dealers. and
tbem to ie.p open on SUNDAY to test public SEN
| timcnt on the law. The Senator took occasion
at hi: time to array himself uneompromisingly
tuencies OF he State on all the questions of per-
sonal liberty involved in this years excise agi-
| tation.
front on the subject OF mandatory legislation
datory legislation In general, foil lowed by Ms
advocacy Of the Firemen' S ; alary Increase bill.
text FOR this onslaught. and it was coupled with
severe sa,d critsism o. } the s MaSoTs new Commits
s aS. he
n solemn warning to Senators UConnor and
| Lcxow mover to he in such Il hurry again TO
| meet the wishes of the Mayor in these matt ers
as they were in that case. only TO find, when
| they had arrayed themselves in line with the
Mayor, that ho had in the mean time changed
his position.
| Senator Raines made, a very careful elabora-
| tion o: the point that the responsibility not
| entirely with the Mayor in these matters. In
tho case Of the Power OF Removal bill for in
stance, the Legislature must share the respon-
sibility for the made OF IL. II was not passed
for the removal OF officials against whom no
| charges could be made and for whose removal
the Mayor felt called upon TO apologize, as he
| did in tho case Of the supervisor of tho CitU
Record. II was not passed for the purpose of
sending all over tho United States. to New Jer-
sey, to Ohio. to Colorado. to Rhode Island and
elsewhere for mon to put in positions in New
| York.
| On tho general subject OF appointments he
| declared that IN the list OF persons appoint ed
and OF those making endorsements for places
the names of the refor,ners would lead all the
| rest.
IIe referred 10 tho veto power of Mayors
| under the new COnstitution as making the Gov
ernor and the Legislature sometimes subject to
the DEGREES of club, a COMMITTEES of seventy or
of ten, or even to the kitchen cabinet of Mayor,
which might be composed OF Democratic law
| yers.
| lie paid his rcspects to the Comm ssioners of