New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
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MAY AMEND 1T TO DEATH.
NEW PLAN ON FOOT TO KILL THE
POLICE MAGISTRATES BILL.

SOME OF THE STRUCTURES AND AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE PRoPOsED-wILLIAM F. sHEEHANs
FINE WORK IL OPPOSITION To THE QUEEN
CITY GAS COMPANY REPEALER.
[FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.1
Albany, April ll.-There are indirect ways Of
killing bills, and the followers of Thomas c.
Platt In the Legislature. as we'll out Of II. are
aware of the fact 1t would appear from de-
velopnents here last night and to-day that they
have as matter Of policy resolved to amend the
New-York Police Magistrates bill to death, seek
ing IN this way to conceal their action from Gov
ernor Norton who earnestly favors the bill
Edward Lauterbach, who is Mr.. Platts spe-
cial legislative agent arrived here from New
York this morning. and suggested that the bill
be amended further by providing that the Board
of Aldermen of NewYork shall have the right
Of confirming or rejecting Mayor Strong's ap-
pointments of men police magistrates. Clearly
Mr.. Patt thinks he controls the Board Of Alder
men OF New-York and would use 1t to check
Mayor Strong in making appointments OF the
police magistrates. Moreover, the Board OK
Aldermen could be used under these circum-
stances 10 compel Mayor Strong to make
deal" with Mr.. Platt over the appointments.
In former years when the Board Of Aldermen
held the power Of confirming the heads OF de-
partments. the government Of New-fork was run
by deals" \ Board Of Aldermen would reject
a Mayors nominations until he paid a price In
some way. usually by promising large propor-
ton Of the appointments in the department af-
fected. in order to secure confirmation Of its pro-
posed chief That Mr. Platt should now pick up
this discarded form Of government in New-York
in order t. extort from Mayor Strong the ap-
pointment Of Plat Republicans as police mag
ic,ra sol lack az
SURPRISES even his friends.
Senator Lexow not having made his weekly
call on Mr. Platt AZ 80. 40 Broadway. when
~poken to about Mr. Lauterbachs proposed
amendment said positively that 1t could not and
would not be accepted But perhaps Mr. Lexow
may change his mind after he has had a talk
with Mr. Plat tomorrow. for he has an I'm
pressonable mind.
Senator Pound who is a member Of the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee. to-day confirmed the
statement In The Tribune OF this morning that
this committee yesterday afternoon secretly
resolved to amend the bill by dropping from It
those sections which sent all appeals from the
rublic justices 70 the Court Of Special Sessions.
instead Of 10 the Court Of General Sessions az at
present
Il aid not favor the amendment" he said.
hut the majority OF the committee did. and
because l think the measure now is carefully
thought out and symmetrical. But do not
think tho bill is mortally injured by the de-
cision Of the committee 70 amend IL as Mr..
Gerry suggested and therefore | shall still vote
for H. The duty has been put upon my shout
ders of harmonizing the new measure. think
il can be done | will take II 10 my home at
Lockport and work II during the recess. and
submit the b.ll in its new form to the Senate
when 1t meets on Tuesday l think now that
all that will need to be done will be 10 In
corporate in the bill those sections Of the Penal
code which say that appeals from the police
justices shall % u the Court Of General Ses-
s!ons"
Mr. Lauterbach's visit here also may have
been for the purpose Of giving a strong push 70
the bill which authorizes District-Attorney Eel
lows TO appoint two assistants at $500 salary
each in which he Is said TO be personally In
terested
William r. Sheehan. il seems, IL still a power
in Albany By virtue Of the deal between Croker
and Platt Some time ago the Republican Sena-
tors at a caucus made party measure OF bill
repeating the charter ~ the queen CITY Gas
Company. OF Buffalo. This was done because or
the fact that Mr. Sheehau two years ago passed
a bill in n Democratic Legislature. against me
protest os the citizens II BuffaiO. chartering this
gas company. The home-rul" rights OF Buffalo
having been mus INVADED, il Was utfHleu HtN's-
sary In order II vindicate those rights. 10 repeal
the charter Of the gas company. The Assembly
recently passed the bill and this brought Shee-
han up t. Albany last night. In the night he
seems t. have perfected measures 70 XIII the Dill,
for when II was announced. Senator Cantor, Tam
many Hall Democrat, moved that the enactng
clause be stricken out. In other words. he moved
that Il be killed.
senator O'Connor defended the BILL seeing that
il was a caucus measure. He declared that II
had been passed in defiance OF home-rule senti-
ment in Buffalo.
There were rumors that three Republican Sersa-
tors had promised their aid TO Sheehan in killing
the bill Senator O'Connor. perhaps. had heard
OF this statement. and looked with apprehension.
apparentlv upon a vote being taken on Cantors
motion After a little further debate. however.
Cantor withdrew his motion and permitted the
bill 10 be sent IL the Committee on Miscel-
laneous Corporations. And then there vas
another rumor which met with general belief.
that i'm consideration Of Cantor not pressing his
motion and thus disclosing his Republican sup
mort IL had been agreed that the committee to
which the bill had been sent should never report
II II this Is the case, Mr.. Sheehan has once
more exercised his power at Albany. and IL is a
misfortune that Cantor did not press his motion
and disclose the Republican. who intend To act
with Sheehan against the Queen City Gas bill.