New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-25
SIX MONTHS FOR REMOVALS.
u,,r SENATE AMENDS THE sEvENTY's
BILL.
,,Sc TO ANOTHER AMENDMENT. NONE
n,,r MAYORS ELECTED FOR A FULL TERM
CAN EXERCISE THE POWER OF RE-
MovAL-THE ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO
CONCUR IN THE sENATE's ACTION.
-.o,s Tile REGULAR CORREsrONDENT OY THx IR.BuNH


CONCUR IN THE sENATE's ACTION.
-,ov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIM 1R,BuyK
Albany Jan 24.-Amendments of a radical nature
-.re made by the Senate to-day TO the Power of
removal bill relating to New-York City. Mayor
strong under the bill passed by the Assembly yes
.erday was compelled TO make his removals Of in
competent Tammany Hall officials at the heads of
the various departments of NewYork City's gov
ernment and appoint their successors within a
period Of four months The bill amended by
the Senate to-day so as TO give Mayor Strong SIX
months in which to do the municipal housecleaning
Another amendment of still greater Importance
was made TO the measure. AS drawn up by the
Committee of Seventy and passed by the Assembly,
the bill put 1t In the power of President Jeroioman
of the Board of Aldermen In case he should sue
ceed to the Mayoralty. to sweep out Of office all
of Mayor Strongs appointees and put in others of
his own. The Senate amended the bill by inserting
a provision that this power OF appointment ana re-
n,oval should be exercised only by Mayor elected
for a full term; that is. by Mayor Strong himself
or some one Of his in the ordinary
Of events.
These amendments were offered by Senator's
Lexow and O'Connor and it is with no intention of
belittiing them tnat the statement is made that
there Is great public curiosity to know who in
spired them TO make the changes mentioned. Most
nolit,cans suspect that Thomas c. Platt is trying
20 placate Mayor Strong who sent Assemblyman
Lawson before the Assembly Committee on Cities
earlier In the week with request that 1t amend
the bill so as TO give him six months instead of
four in which 10 make his removals and appoint
ments Mr. Platt's followers in the Assembly Com
rnittee on Cities however refused to grant this
quest and Mr.. Platt's other followers in the AS
sernbly yesterday voted down an amendment grant
ing this six months period to Mayor Strong Some
politicians say they suspect that Mr.. Platt is get
ting I'D q pretended conflict between the Assembly
and Senate over this question. and that the Power
OF Removal bill will be hung up between the two
houses while the Police Reorganization bill is
pushed on to Governor Morton. The latter has said
that he favors Mayor Strong the appointing
power in the proposed reorganization Louis +.
Payn, who is Mr.. Platt's messenger at times. hur-
ried into town this morning. He may attempt TO
convince Mr.. Morton that the Governor ought TO
appoint the members OF the Police Reorganization
Commission.
Senator Lexow. who Is generally supposed 20 be
pretty close to Mr.. Platt. said to-day in speech
before the Senate that he held tenaciously TO all
the bills OF the Lexow Committee. and that none
OF them would be modified with his consent
When the Power OF Removal bill up before
the Senate to-day. Senator Lexow moved TO sub
stitute the six months for the four months pro-
vision. He also said that one else Senator
OConno) would offer amendment providing
that only Mayors elected for full terms should ex
ercise this power.
Mr.. Lexow said that he had advocated the
massage of the Seventy's bill but that Mayor
Strong said he needed than four months in
which to decide the vital and important questions
which would arise. and for this reason the Mayor
willing that the passage of the bill should be
delayed a short time in order 10 get this amend
ment made. The bill from non-partisan
body the cSm%tss Sl dy as Ss9a1s5 ad
give t6e Mayor six instead of four months.
In the course OF his remarks Senator Lexow
were opposing some Of the Lexow Committees bills.
q be APPOINTED
said that at the rst those persons snS VINO & were
works Now they wished to modfy the bills But But
and By the & ss exos as as sS Of Mao yoS
Strong in hatterng terms and said he shoald stand
Senator Cantor. the Democratic leader asserted
that Senator Lexow sighting the Committee OF
Senator oConnor offered an amendment providing
that only. Mayor elected for fuli term should
The Republicans he said. proposed M to frame the
legislation Ne 70 suit enor
aHa NOUS "po power % Conferred upon the Mayor
ssnsd sy nni s S saa Ga shs BE hs S @ re-
sPonsibity upon Mayor strong as i should T,,d do
with Democrats, however as had been done in New
no sy eerk or epee
for m srns FL 3 he did e
to protect Mayor Strong from throng Of hungry
hS %as sGaa Sded hs M ss1
amendment offered by Senator Cantor making the
OF The sPpY b S sen To hrd reading and
10 Be 5 sa1d T ns is e
day on which can be passed under the provision @
have been printed at east three days before It can
be passed The bill must then be returned 10 'he
SO far as It could be learned tonight. the senti,
men Of the the BBepu6csn ca m is m aySr by i
the senae b 80 lar as he e clause ad 81 be
Committee OF Seventy will settle that. The repre-
sentatives OF the latter organization declared before
faith TO withhold power from Democrat Mr.;
Serolomap ana gYe Il to KeRu1ican Colonel oi Sa
State have no keen appreciation OF the situation
In the metropolis. They made no pledges TO the
are bound by any agreement with IT: Besides. they
S say s The ossby sha @ hale no
iike Mayor Strong will for any reason quit office
remote II he should have time to Dust the Tam
would want to have his heads OF departments re-
moved by Mr.. Jeroloman. This at least is the
Mr. Ainsworth' who pressed the original bin to its
passage 80 we'll said tonight that he certainly
reason for objecting TO 1t yesterday was to avoid
delay As to the other change. he was not so sure.
follow The Wishes Of the New-York city delegation
On The subject As member from Wes1ern &
NewYork city affair II the Assem6lymen ASS from
msns "hee he would n lace Certainly support them
Howard Payson wilds said he would vote for for boin
Of the Assembly to concur in them. and thus cause
an Indefinite delay The six months clause ne IA
vored and his only for not voting FOR yes
terday was that ne wished TO speed II along II was
MS idea that the Mayor should have the power OF
removal once. and haste was more important
than details
,Judson Lawson and Robert Miller also expressed
their intention TO do all they could TO have the
amendments concurred In. -
Messrs Pavey Niles and some other NewYork
City Republicans preferred the Pavey bill to the
one the Assembly adopted. that the delegation
ss aended @Sss S TSs S fs' likely % bring
Republicans In line. Every one processes desire
Ia ms MAYOR
Strong power TO finish his reform work.
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