New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-26
IT GOES TO THE SENATE AGAIN.
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE rOLcE REoRGANIzA-
TON ELL UNAMENDED.

THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE ioILCE REoKGANiZA-
TON ELL UNAMENDED.
Albany April % Special. The Assembly did
what II could to-day 70 revive the fortunes OF the
New-York Police Reorganization bill, defeated
yesterday in the Senate. The edict Of yesterdays
caucus OF Republican members which made the
Lexow bill party measure was defed openly oy
but one Republican. Mr.. Bell. OF New-fork' who
voted with the Democrats against IT. Two other
Reoublicaus Mr. Ste.nberg and Mr. Miller, OF
New-York Joined Mr.. Bel in supporting amend
r,ents desi-ned to give accused police officers the
right Of appeal under certain conditions. Four
or FIVE more Republican Assemblymen. among
them Messrs Hamilton. Hoops, Halpin ana
Wilks lodged" the record. being conveniently
absent in spite of the attempt OF the Republican
leaders 70 enforce a "call Of the House. SUB
stantaly the solid Republican vote In the As
semhly cast. however, for the bill IN It's un-
amended form. and the seal OF party approval
was stamped upon II with all the force ana en-
phas.s Of which the Republican managers In
the Assembly were capable.
1t was indeed the hope and purpose OF the As
sembly leaders to give t. to-day's vote in that
body n moral significance sufficiently far-reach-
ing TO neutraliZe the feeling OF party demora!:za-
tlon and encouragement which has resulted from
the recent erratic actions Of the majority in the
Senate Every Republican who advocated inc
passage OF the Reorganization bill to-day laid
special stress on the necessity OF making some
immediate demonstration or the Assemolys pur-
pose t. fulfil, as far possible. its pledges 10
give the city OF New-York some relief from 10
lice Department corruption and on It's urgency
of EXPRESSING the liveliest condemnation or the
methods BY which the progress or reform legisia-
ton lad been blocked in the other branch OF the
LegIsllture. ,
The Reorganization bill will now go TO the Sen
ate where T. its advocates choose 1t can AGAIN
be brought up for passage. whether suihcens
pressure can be brought 10 bear 10 force one OF
the tNrea boiling Republican Senator'S 10 abardon
his opposition t. the measure Is entirely prooe-
matical. The charge was made on the moor W
the Assembly to-day that Mr. C0ggeshaiI. IN
voting against the Lexow bill on Tuesday was
simply following NJ. Platts Instructions. ahc
that had he been driven into line In support oe
the measure another Platt senator wouid
speedily have shifted to the opposition.
The debate on the bill in the Assembly was
marked by no incidents OF special S.terest MOST
of the time was taken up by the Democratic
side the speeches in advocacy OF the measure
being brief and devoted chiefly TO impressins
upon the majority the necessity or standing
soldly together and forcing the Senate to re-
deem the party's promises or remedial ponce les-
islation
Mr. Stanchneld opened the discussion, pre-
senting and defending the right OF appeal and
other amendments fastened for a time on the
Lexow bill bv the Senate. Mr.. Blake offered
somewhat similar prOv.sos and also spoke In
their favor. Mr. Stanchfeld's amendments were
defeated on vca-and-nay vote by u 10 a. Mr.
Bell and Mr. Steinberg siding with the Demo-
Gratis.
After assaults on the bill by Mr.. Donnelly.
Mr. Hennessy and Mr.. Foley. and brief speeches
in reply by Mr.. Ainsworth. Mr.. OGrady. Speaker
Fish and Mr.. Malby the nnal vote ordered.
The result showed Sc yeas to % nays Mr.. Bell
again voted with the Democratic side. Mr.. Miller
was excused from voting and Messrs. SteiqbsrR