New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-15
POWER OF REMOVAL BILLS.
TWO OF THEM NOW BEFORE THE LEGIs-
LATURE AT ALBANY.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB MEASURE INTRODUCED
IN BOTH HoUsEs-THE sEvENTY's POLICE
JUSTICES BILL. PRESENTED BY sENA-
TOP LEXOW-TO ABOLISH THE

|
,m,,. Ian 1.-Tbe Committee of Seven,y's Power
! of Removal bill seems to be in fair way OF being
| m sscd although the Republican ciups measure
| was also introduced In both houses OF the Legs
| lature tonight. Mayor Strong sent back the COM
mittee Of seventys bill to Assemblymsn OGrady'
/ chairman Of the cities Committee VIII" 81" '
| loving letter:
! In reply TO yours Of the 18th. incloaing copy OF
Assembly bills and - beg to report ,ns '3 To be-
made within four months from the commencement
OF OF office Of the Mayor very sron an
my for asking the Grange Is that wh s ,ne
any of tho departments unless for speclal causes
e b IS ' fsca qr aoq hmsS for his duties and
! next two months MAY and june he would be much
m m9n for age SEs that he Would have
than IN the first three or four months FEEL tnst
| these changes should be made carefully ana with
good deal OF dcliberaton the part of the Mayor.
| and that is just why suggest this change
The Republican Clubs bill sent TO Assembly
man Frank D. Pavey. who is IN active member OF
/ that organizations but he preferred not TO intro
/ duce IT, as he will hc called To pass judgment on 1t
J as a member OF the Committee on cities. lie ms
not expressed his judgment on the relative merits
Of the two bills. Assembly man AOnzo Hell intro
! duccd the Republican club measure. by request
and senator Robertson. In the Senate. on his own
! responsibility The text OF the bill IL as follows:
Section Except as Otherwise provided by the
Constitution the present Mayor Of the city Of New
horK may =, ,b,s oct remove from Once any public
| officer appointed by any preceding Mayor and APP
Sec 2 Except, otherwise provided by the Con-
suon any Mayer of no T MY al within
! ninety days after the commencement or nus term
/ remove from office any public officer appointed by
| any preceding Mayor and appoint his successor
Sec B. Nothing herein coniaih,i S Wyor ~ 20 IN r
move public officers under existing provisions OF
Sec THIS nc, SHAH take effect Immediately.
Mp LEyow FAYORs THE sEVENTY'S BILL.
In an interview with a Tribune correspondent.
senator Lexow said he hoped that the Committee
Of scveniy's bill would be adopted lie added
! To pass the other measure would lay the Ee,
publcans In the eg!satmre open 10 ena ma, , Va
adopting partisan lesisatlon We shouu no. 49, 49,
the public such an impression. am cohVn ,i,h
| that the Committee OF SeVeniys biI accords Win
! tho popular demand
Mayor Strong Is known 20 be unequlvocaly In
! favor Of the Committee ~ Seventy measure. This
bcstows the power OF removal on any person who
, becomes Mayor. The other limits the exercise OF
| It to men elected to that office for full term.
Senator Loxow said. on arriving here tonight
that the report OF his committed on the Police De
| partmcnt o. New-York City would probably be
! ready for submission to the Senate on Thursday.
on the same day he expected 20 Introduce tho Dill
| for the reorganization " the department. which
be would draw up I'm accordance with the con-
| illusions al which he had arrived from the testi-
mouy lie would not 'orcshadow the nature OF tie
| measure but II is generally believed that 1t VIII
rro.ilc FOR a bipartisan board while increasing
tfe powers 81 thc Superintendent OF Police
Senator Daniel Bradley. o. brooklyn. declared
firmly to-nlrht that he would never put his sigma
ture TO A report which recommended bipartisan
board.
what favor" he said. lis a single-headel COM
mission. and enlarged powers for the supcrintend-
ent with complete separation OF the Bureau Of
! Elections from the Police Board | would have the
Bureau Of Elections bipartisan. This arrangement
ia what We have IN brooklyn and want 70 see
| II introduced In Ncw-York "A well"
THE POLICE JUSTICES ELL
Another bill prepared Icy the Committee 81 Soy
onty reached here to-day namely the bill rcmov-
! ing the present police justices Of New-fork, ana
| authorizing the appointment OF their SUCCESSORS
| Tho bill was sent to Assembyman Lawson and to
| senator Lcxow and was introduced NJ once In the
| Senate bv the Latter. From a cursory eXamina-
| ton OF the Police Justices bill" said Senator
| Iexow. Il should think 1t an excellent measure.
| and that II ought TO be passed Immediately"
Asscmblyman Lawson received n letter from Jo-
seph Iarocquc chairman OF the Committee OF Sew
| cnty asking him TO Introduce and 10 support the
| bill. In this letter Mr.. Larocque said the measure
had been prepared by Joseph H. choate. Ellhu
| Root AMI other wcl-known lawyers OF New-York.
Mr.. Lawson said he looked favorably upon the bill,
| although he had not yet made "A critical examina-
ton Of 1t. and would probably introduce 1t to-
| morrow.
Senator Guy. OF New-York. introduced bill.
which is In general linz with the article published
In The y lbune to-day abou; the Coroncrs Office.
lie faHrs the abolition OF the present Board
| Of Coronirs when the terms OF the members shall
| have expired. and the substitution ~ single coro-
ner at yearly salary OF $1,000 Instead Of the
present four coroncrs' physicians. 1t Is proposed
| to have six medical examiners. The system OF
c0roners' jurcs IS abolished The bill gives tho
coroners judicial powers and Mr.. Guy thinks they
should exercise them.
The members OF the Republican majority In the
| Legislature steadily moving forward In the
line Of reduction In the expenses OF the govern
mcnt OF New-York State Senator Mull.n said to-
night that the Finance Committee OF the Senate
would defer It's report on the result Of It's invesga-
ton Of several Of the state departments and their
outgoes until later in the week Said NJ. Mulin:
The Finance Committee intends recommending
ate and the Assembly To make an investigation
OF all the state commissions 10 learn II their ex-
citizen has to occnomIze and there is no reason
why the Government OF NewYork also should not
special committee OF about four Senators and seven
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to make this Inquest upon the State
commissions because committee spare
the time to do this gigantic work. and least OF all
either the Finance Committee Of the Senate or the
Committee Of Ways ami Means OF the Assembly
whose members have their time engrossed In the
preparation ~ bills appropriating many millions OF
dollars. II IL my Judgment that the expenses Of
the state Government can be greatly reduced.
Senator stapicton. who introduced a bill aboshng
the Court of Claims and transferring its work to
the Supreme Court, This bill II passed. will save
the state from S@OD to $4,000 annually The SUI
| preme Court 10 the work and clients will not
| suffer. while the State VIII "A good deal OF
| money.
Senator Raines presented bill giving electric
| light companies the power Of eminent domain.
bill was introduced by Senator Owens providing
| that In Brooklyn and New-York the price of mean
descent electric lights shall be at the rate OF one
! half cent light hour for each and not more
than cents an hour for each light
| NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR.
| Governor Morton tonight sent some nomIna ons
| to the Senate which foreshadowed n reorganization
| OF the State Board OF civil Service Commissioner
| and OF the State Board OF Health. lie nomna ted
| Willard Cobb. Editor OF THE Iockport Journal,
| for CINil-Servce Commissioner In place OF Il. Prem