New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-23
FOR THE SEVENTY'S BILL.
ITS SPEEDY PASSAGE URGED BEFORE
THE ASSEMBLY CITIES COMMITTEE.

SPEECHES BY JOSEPH LARocoUE. C. c. bEAMAN
AND w. b. HoRNBLOwER-THE MEASURE
FAVORED BY SENATOR LExow-oB-
JEcr1oNs TO THE PAvEY POWER
OF REMOVAL BILL.
Albany Jan % (SpeciaD.-Joseph Larocaue' cha''-
man OF the Committee OF seventy WIN - - "a
man and w. Il. Hornblower. appeared before the
C,,is ,,nromi,teo Of the Assembly to-day TO urge
,hot a power Of Removal bill be passed with all
possible speed so that the work OF reform III new
York CITY might be contaminated MI ha'ocq"e
smoke first After sketching the conditohs Whch
brought about the overthrow OF Tammany Han ihs'
voyer,ber no said that the verdict Of the people
could not be fully carried out SO long as the heads
OF most Of the departments were Tammany men, APP
,,o,r,cd no, for their fitness but because or their
relations with the organza ton. MT. LarocPue OK
plained why he thought that the committee Oh
seventy bill was better than the other TWO III inc
u,vor should die before he had time to make any
removals the Tammany officials wouid remain III
Office until their terms expired under the faVey
mr. Heu hills Besides there was a sentimental rea-
son ,,bich was strong 1t that the ticket IN
New-York was elected as whole ana every man
on l, was supposed to be equally sincere lot IT,
form II a bill were passed discriminating III FAVOR
of Mayor Strong against the fre'lueh' Oh uhe
Roard of Aldermen. Mr.. Jeroloman, II might De
,al,, nc breach of faith by the independent Demo
Gratis Mr. Larocdue was willing TO have the time
amended to six months.
While the first speaker confined himself cheiiy 10
the application OF the bill to the present U'he' MI
Reaman spoke Of the general effect OF the law II
would apply to all Mayors hereafter elected. Ihe
mowers could exercised only for the hrst four OF
six months OF the Mayors term After that II the
Mayor should die the President OF the Board OF
Aldermen could not take advantage or the preToSa-
tive Resides a question Of good lai'h WAS III
vovcd "'Thc only way you can nave aiIi'' j. 10
keep faith with them" Mr.. Beaman sad MI
Strong and Mr.. Jeroloman were nominated on the
same platform and gave the same pledge Inc
adoption OF any other hill "ouu "'Ju'V ''' ~
of good government
Senator Lexow spoke earnestly for the COMMITTEE
OF Seventy bill II was the first time he said that
he had ever found himself opposing measure
which came from Republican sources. put ,j II me
Pavey bill were adopted II would lay me KepuD-
leans open TO tn. charge Of being after sIois.
Mr Foley the Democratic leader. slyly a.kei
e err annoni a committee Of three to I'll the
offices. Mr. Lexow. in glowing terms: sac n,
wanted the Governor appoint three commission
crs reorganize the Police Department. ~ tho 10 nm
Democrats who voted for Strong and Jeroo nan
Assembyman BEL repudaied hne r ngpn9Hi He said
he didn't believe that he Mayor could rem owe
police justices under the ConsI'Hti?HH' on, ns,rc, Of
Assemblymar Miles. OF the NAN,h D', III ~, ~
New-York was spokesman for the PaVey Dill lie
said that he did not believe IN glNhs 10 d n.ali
who became Mayor ny accident. having been e,rc'cu
TO be merely the president OF the Boeru on AIl'i'
mon the power To remove officials who might nave
been lust appointed 10y the preceding Mayor. MI.
Uornbower declared that there was no reason why
presidents OF tho Board Of Aldermen should bs
i,,kcI ON with dlsfrust by Mr.. Miles. For Ten or
trree wears they had been fully the equals OF the
Mayors said Nj Hornblower, and he meAlon,
Henry r. pceknan. George II Foster John H. '.
Arnold and O. b. Mcclellan as men who "cre oi
as high character az the Mayor win whom 'heE
served His comments Hugh !. fFint ana
;rbon,s + C;ilrov were certainly sarcastic. Shfro-
cato Arnold he said the abest ana ilost re-
snec, liln man Tammany could find - run Tor
ONCE a.. ..,,,,
tee Of seventy bill which he introduced