New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-01

ruD ASSEMBLY VOTES To ENiAR'f'
ByRNES's POWERS,

INltNlTS I'N FN9'
~ ALSO coNcrns IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS
TO THE MAGISTRATES inid.A SENATE ne
rruiJrAN Caucus oS TilE nEoHdANiIN
rioN MeAalNE CALLED MEETING or
ririMxow SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Albany, Apfll 10 Wpccab The Assembly toe
day pnrfod by vote 81 u 10 10. IA" thl'd ana 'T'
-, the New.york Police iioform bills the pc
cauel uyrncs or Alnsworth measure. This bh'
which was introduced In the Assembly by MI
Ainsworth and In the Senate 10y Mr. LcNow' was
drawn to supplement the bipartisan Commission
md re. rganlzatlon measures 10y enlaiging the
movers and extending the authority Of the super
iniendcnt of Police the theory that TINS olhchi
has I'm the past been too much hampcr"d III 'he
efficient performance Of his duties by IN undn' "e
pcndencc on the Will OF the Police commissl 'h'r'
The main purpose Of thiS supplementary REFORM IL
10 take from the Police Board IT, present iuh''"h
OF hearing all charges brought against ponce OH
GERS and administering punishment. and to confer
upon the Superintendent the exclusive power o'
administering discipline in the force
Hereafter according TO the terms or Mr. AIMS
worth's bill. the examination and determination
OF all charges made against n member oi the po-
lice force below the rank of Superintendent or
Chief Of Police shall be had before a court con-
eisting of not less than three nor more than iNe
officers Of the rank OF sergeant. captain or III
spector. to be called police trial court cohY''u
on the order Of the superintendent the present
\ system Of administering penalties Is also altered
as follows:
When any member Of the force shall be con
duty violation of rules or neglect or dsobedience
OF orders. absence without leave. or any con-
duct injurious TO the public peace ana , o
immoral conduct or conduct unbecoming an o, ,
other breach Of disc!pne the ro4rt snn
FORGETTING or Withholding pay for specified Time
or by a Recommendation that the offending member
be dismissed from the force by the SupcrlhtehI"n!!
pay or salary shall be forfeited deducted for
any offence; Where member OF the force is sus
CATION and determination of charges duly made
against him To the eaHg and deermna
ton of such charges 1t is found that sucn mem
preferred against him which he has been susc
pended he shall receive run pay 9 h cort shall
be in writing and shall BE mSd N %ifh ,ne snail
be paid forthwith to the treasurer Of the depart
ment to the account Of the police pension fund
su ps p or Chief Of Police that member
Of the force be dismissed shall C SEM " W pocs s
the evidence taken by H. and the Sqperintemdehht
mss sh mod If the ndnss Of the BY
ing a lesser punishment than the one recon- ON,
police trial court The Superintendent Chief Of
Police shall file his written judgment MIN inc
member shall be punished as the Judgment directs.
It's strongly contended by the advocates of the
Ainsworth bill that this investment of additional
power in the Superintendent will be of great bene-
fit In the enforcement of discipline and Will de-
prve police captains and other minor junction
aries of all hope OF escaping punishment for OF
fences against good order through the eniency or
partialty of political friends and allies on the
Police Board. The bill. In its present FORM Is I'M
hxF No
whose invitation Superintendent Byrnes made
visit to Albany several weeks ago. to take part IN
conference in the Governors ONCE over PROPOSED
police legislation. Mr.. Platt, II is said Is on
friendy terms with Mr.. Byrnes. and would De
glad TO the Superintendent powers Increased
at the expense OF the Police Board when ne can
no longer hope to control. Little or no resistance
was made to-day to the passage OF the .Ainswor,h
measure, only ten Democrats taking the trouble
10 60 on record against IT. Mr.. Ainsworth. IN Il
bIef speech on the BILL lauded Mr. Byrnes az
probably the most efficient and successful cnlei OF
police OF the present day.
The Assembly this morning concurred IN the
Senates amendments to the New-York Police
Magistrates bill. and that important reform meas
ure will now go to Mayor Strong Tor approvai'
Mr.. OCirady had expected TO move call OF th'
house In order 10 get enough votes TO suspend the
rules and accept the Senate amendments "i,hout
sending the bill TO committee. Inc hepupnoa an
side was so well represented. however. AT lO"o
o'clock that the call found 10 be unnecessary.
Mr. Foley made his usual parliamentary protest
against the consideration Of the bill. and raised
some far-fetched points Of order. when speaker
EYsh PROMPTLY overruled. The concur
renee was Sc to II. The division was on party
lines. -,
Senator O'Connor the Republican leader mas
called a caucus Of the Republican Senators on
tho New-York Police Reorganization bill he eN-
pressly mentions this bill. and the caucus VIII be
limited 10 It, II any Republican senator hesiects
or refuses to attend the caucus. therefore. ms
constituents will understand that he refuses 10
submit his will to the judgment OF his party III
rural neighborhoods going back" on a caucus
or refusing to attend caucus Is not looked upon
indulyentlv Senators COggeshall and Reynolds
were declaring to-day that they ala not Intend 10
attend a caucus on the Reorganization bll!. fer-
hans however they will change their views De-
fore tomorrow night. for th"y are under grcht
pressure to do so. and pass TINS measure when
will bring much credit 10 ihe i'ePu"'O""
party II IL becomes law. -,
The Lexow Special Committee held meetng
this morning TO consider the REORGANIZATION piIi
tust passed by the Assembly and senator i"No"
moved that the committee report IL lh'pi"p'S'
Three Of the Republican senator's lcHoW' - Non-
nor and Pound voted Automatically and Senator
Cantor in the negative. and senator lfrhhiey o'
clined 10 vote senator Robertson was not pres
ent II takes four votes In THIS committee l" ~
port a bin fayorably and. accordingly senator
Iexow's motion failed 10 pass. Tomorrow morn
ing ne Will move that the special committee DC
discharged from the further consldcfdt i"n o, Wv
bil and as senator Wolfert VIII b.. mere lto'p
Brooklyn he hopes To carry IT. even " mere pe
lie vote Of l6 10 l6 with The vol" OF i''"''""''
Governor Saxton In us favor ,
The Iexow Special Committee reported iaNor-
ably the supplemental Police bill. elilareihs ihe
powers Of superintendent byrnes' me 'n'' , VI
Nill go 10 Mayor strong II II IL passed anu ne
can determine whether OF not hc wishes i'SInc '
20 be Independent In large measure 81 'he "'"
Board OF Police shortly to be appointed
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