New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
EXPLAINING THE BILLS.
LEXOw COMMITTEE SENATORS OK PRO
POSED POLICE LEGISLATION.

THE EFFECT OF THE MEASURES. IF PASSED Wild
PIE TO r,oRC-r, MAYOR STRONG TO MAKE AN
EARLY DECLARATION OF HIS lNThN-
r1oSs REGARDING APPOINTMENTS
SHALL. THE MAYOR RE
FIFTH COMMISSIONER?
! ,., .p CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE]
,,,,, March Ex-senator Lexow presented TO
49,, &C., -, ,ay the bills of the LeXow lhNesu-
| ,a,,ns Committee continuing the present I"u'
! S,5od Police Department OF the eli! oI Ne"-
Wi, and authorizing the Board OF Ponce 70 reo'-
| -,,,1o the department by dsnisslng from It's ser
,,, all members Of the force believed 10 be uhnt
| Gov further work as policemen. The chlei iea'-
mos Of these important measures were stated III
This mornings Tribune.
"1 wish these bills made a special order for CON
s,deration on Thursday morning next. said Sen
ator Lexow land permit me to add since there
CO ms :, be some misunderstanding OF the Board
O, Police bin. that the authority given 10 remove
the Police Commissioners is intended to be grant
cd +, the Mayor Of New-York and not to the
Governor"
The motion was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor SaXton expressed the opin-
ION to-day that the opening sentence OF the Board
o.
Tho Police Commissioners who are in Office when
moved respectively hold their Offices until the hrsi
day Of January lss and until their SUCCESSORS SiA'
have quaIined
Speaking abou, this paragraph, Mr.. saxton
said:
It seems to me that the word sooner should be De
1IVppeu, ihe Ios,e, aDpears 10 be 10 keep in office
nrtH ihnv have finished their work Of reorganizlis
the d0n'e l n ~ he tine mis- bill goes into ef,
feet the great work OF that B o.rn Ut ami thev
vim be expected set about theiE w9rK al DOES
hoforn IL hecom"s a law whether Murray. kerwn
Pol Department i mo,sly does ~
since be could not think OF permitting Aurray, III III
! had Iaborei upon il FOR or three months SUPP
sede them and pat u neW an" Manor strong is given
thirty days in which t. qE'Ge Poce Of TcHYor
The 1~gisiature about thirty days TO pass the law
since ~, a fieen daSs and If he should H. then
the Legislature would be an9InSf " ne lin may
he confusing and ambiguous. but nevrrthrss 40 ~,
noI INN" xtent as TO shorten Mayor Strongs power
e'n nnnointmen, go far as the Board of Police IL
concerned "a, As o qndG Gre@ h Mi Is 70 have No
TnnSd Of Police put at work immediately upon 'ad'
MCsk ne wko begin this work shall not be re-
moved but continuously lahor rpo INK. Of re-
ore app, ' ,he HOARD ~ Police he viii do 50 be-
| C Src me No act act goes into eject.
| wv ,,,.,~,.or an. ~ the
Senator OConnor' or bIi'E"a"''o'' Wv "
members OF the LeXow Committee sai1'
:, 80, ,,.. design OF the Lexow Committee
10 modify the Power OF hsnlU'Sntt 49, Sirony may
appoint new Police oHinIss'1q, , XII st'ce he
be the effect OF me l,oai" 900, md ~ police 10
dtEo' w. ,','(r he tqsk OF reorganization and
! tNl aEo..s 49,, ,e,aounel OF the reorganization
hoard II was also the o. the m. u'Ders % IN. 20
LIZ" ,,,S - no me Police Comm ssioners who
b.gi the work OF r'orgai.Ha III, ~
| Il IS hnished, any no. y ''''' "
o' ''e
| "Sunnose there should be deadlock IN the
| -,.,,,,s IN disr,iss m q
ooa'1 -. '.'' .,... po,.,,,',r,n from the police
|