The sun., 1895-05-16
GREATER NEW YORK BILL.


Continued from FYra Pogo.
sons should have the services of counsel after
the Republican fashion set In Syracuse.
TnE ANri-srARRrSa BILL KILLED.
Tho Horton Anti-sparring bill was reconsid-
cred In the Senate, anu on the now vote on the
question of its final passage the bill was lost.
The Finance Committee reported tu, fay1orably
tending to Aug. is the time of the special com
mittec cinyestigatng the state departments
The Judiciary Committee reported favorably
Giitiy' Police Iasstraies bill, aud they were
H senator 70 Hissins sr% reH S essatns ou. of once
the state Gas Meter Inspector. establshing
Mr. Rogcrs's bill to protect farmers in tho sale
of their products was killed by being recon-
senator Robertson moved a reconsideration
OF tho vote by which was lost his bill extending
for ten years more the time during which the
the two per cent, tax fund about si2o,ooo
Wien tho Reynolds Brooklyn Bridge bill was
received from the Assembly as amended In that
the objections OF I senator's Coffey and Cantor.
The latter said 1t provided for reorganization
OF the bridge trustees and was most import
ant measure.
senator O'Connor got the bill out OF commit
tee; and the cmcndments were disagreed with
and II conference committee appointed: II was
understood that the Assembly would recede
from the changes 1t had made.
LEGISLATION NY REFERENDUM.
Senator Cantor called UP tho resolution for a
constitutional amendment providing for direct
legislation tthe referenduml
,b sMs ia to 1 sssms bn
not o in @ New York state, where there are nearly
senator Cantor advocated the plan. He. said
a locality before being acted on by the law
Tie resolution was atlopted II tos.
senator at McMason moved hr, to seS9nsdsr h ns shs
passed, providing for the, annexation to New
York city of certain towns In Westchcster coun-
W. senator hexow OBJECTED ana expresses P,s M sur
tain Senators. Senator sullivan said the bill
was passed by trick. The motion to reconsider
THE sENATE's EVENING SESSION.
The Senate after two rrcesses, found itself in
evening session and up a stump. The two Buff
fal9 mem bers had been frishtened by the activity
They wavered in their promises to the Governor.
and were dsppsed S to Look upon the Greater
Senator REYNOLDS was also reported to have re-
GsiyeI a new restraining, tip from Brooklyn.
that they lost their tempers. The bumptous
leader was lea by his ihnrmity to attempt
the Frsden %s sfs Senator sullivan al ns got si
ed, and vowed vengeance against O'Connor.
Some of his threats made O'Connor turn pale.
They were mysterious to an outsider. but the
worth while to follow them up. They seemed to
relate to certain interviews between majority
iobbies to-day. The result Of ali this was tho
adopton of TACTICS OF delay.
the reading Of ali bills lis in full SIf In time tie mar
j9rity knocked this endways by the application
Of the new rule. made for Senator Bradley's
benefit last winter. But even this made things
move slowly. as roll calls were demanded every
time on the question of dispensing with the read
Senator O'Connor's effort to secure the recon-
sideraton Of the vote WHICH killed the Sailors
the trouble between himself and Senator Sulli-
van. The latter is pet aversion to both Sena-
n,u tGrs sullivan and Ahearn. ar There was was long
again to amend the bill. but it was finally de-
cided in favor OF O'Connor. The vote resulted
t TONED Gy senator I McSIahon. , He g, persisted, g
slider the vote OH the amendment. He was
voted down.
POLICE REORGANIZATION KILLED AGAIN.
The monkey shines of Senator Lexow took .
moro peculiar turn than ever later in the even
the the COMMITTEES Of Ten Police Reorganization bill
tons to put it in the order Of third reading
and then read; The vote was a tie and the
on s its ina 1inal @ passage senator @ McMahon asked @
II this was ,a, not b.. on st as the sena ma
lif S A"a '% Would Dc not aa have s' moved pss INT
il he thought it would go through. This proved
to be true. The vote was l0 to 49, and the bill
was lost. The motion to reconsider and table
was carried with the vote OF the Chair Then
to take ii from the table again on motion to
reconsider. This was lost and the bill effectu-
ally killed.
This seemed 50 plainly the studied purpose of
Lexow tnat speculation on tho motive began at
once. Circumstances all pointed to a deal with
Reynolds for a Greater New York vote. But
this deal was soon upset by the action of Speaker
Fish III n chance meeting with Reynolds. After
excellent imitation OF OCOnnors manners
Senator Reynolds declared that O'Connor, Fish
d Co. could not get his vote for any bill in any
shape to-day. Tomorrow or next week. Greater
New York was again smitten by hands supposed
10 be friendly.
senator Lexow called up the bill directing the
New York Board OF Estimate and AppOrtion-
ment to provide 100000 to investigate city
departments by the Commissioner of Accounts.
1t was passed.
Senator sullivan moved to discharge the
Judiciary Committee from tho bill prohibiting
the sale Of liquor in dry goods stores. 1t
ried. and the bill went back on tho third read
ing calendar. He then moved the discharge of
bill. which he said Mayor Strong favored. SEN
ator Owens voted against 1t, and the motion was
lost.
The Capitol Appropriation bill was passed af-
ter some debate
Mr.. .Campbell's bill providing a. tenure of
Office for the keeper OF tho Hall Of Records in
Brooklyn was passed.
The drafted mems bill was called up and
beaten.
Latest Talk About the Greater New York
BII.
BY the United Press
ALBANY. May 15.-There was some talk to-