New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
EiTHE POUND AMENDMENT.
IT SEEMS TO BE FAVORABLE TO MORE
POLICE DEALS"
Avn ca TT - REPORTED Mr. PLATT Sc
cRETLY FAvORS IT-PRoVlSloNS Or
THE NEW MEASURE.
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THE NEW MEASURE
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Albany. Feb IA COOL many pol eNpiessed
tho opinion to-day that Thomas {. Piatt secretly
favored the amendment made to the New 1o'N
ppa,tisan Police bill by the Republican Senators
AT their caucus last night. 1t Is pointed our ps
these men that Mr.. Plat now controls the orsdi'@-
alton Of the Republican party In Ne"-forh NY
and therefore will have the power If he still con-
trn,e II I'm 1897 To nominate two candidates Tor TO
lice commissioners of the typ OF Michael her"'h
and Charles r. Murray and that it VIII be almost
impossible for any independent element 10 de''"
them In fact, under the terms OF IN" a""V'"''''''
to the Police bill drawn up by Senator fouh"' 'nsS
believe that Tammany Hall can name two OF tue
Police Commissioners and Mr.. Platt the o,het '"'
and that thus the old deal system which mas
brought such disgrace upon the Police Department
OF New-York will be rc-establlshed. Besides my
point to the fact that the Mayor OF ne" ~
elected In 1884, Will be deprived Of all conol o' 'o
Police Department by this amendment; that inc
Mayor he held responsible for tn" ma""s '"'
Of every department except the Police De p"r'"'''
which will be az Independent pr'ncipa1y III 'ne
;-ovcrnmeU; OF tho city.
Senator Pounds amendments to the Dr. - 80"
Police bill provide that the Fohcr 'oN''"''A'''
.rs should be elected and also that in c2se on
officer is suspended on charges pc shhli n"' '' ''
pay provided he proves himself innocent. lh''e
important amendments. as drawn up 10y 9''''lo'
Pound. were made public tonight The are ior
the most part. as follows
After the first day Of Novenbar; i% there s1in
be- elected in the city Of Newlork Two Polio
Commissioners Of said city, who sia!l hod 'leil
r'apocV Offices for term OF SIN years IRON ,n
frs, day of January succeeding tner r''ou99h ,,i
unr.l heir successors are duly elected ana shhi'
have qualified. Tho Mayor of the ely OF Nv
York shall Immediately after the votes are can
vasscl appoint by writing TWO addltonal n LIZ
Commissioners Of said city to he associated WIN
The two Commissioners who snail have been elected;
aai which Commissioner so - hr appolted snh hn
be- those two persons who saai rave reeeWer ,I ,
highest nuinber ~ VOTES mex 10 tls ~ sr,
who snail have been e.ectei Police commissioning
appointed shall belong TO and be 81 me sane lo-
liiica fash and opinion on state ana Natondl Is
ties which At ire last preceding srheral raso.o',
for sat" officers shall have cast me greatest anu
n na they ''s h sii" not S@ons to the poca
party nor be- Of the san,e political faith and opin-
org VINO shall have been elected. II the Two Com
m.ssioncrs o.'ciei belong TO different VQiHcal par
c'u ~. birho~f and next to the highest mum
polliicl, parties 80 ballots shall he counted up
IN which more than TWO names for Police COM
m s-ioners oi said CITY shall appear
-. f,- . t.-n Of Fix years from the first day OF
n,,t, >lic.cc ling fheir appointment ami shall not
6. subject IT, removal from ofi"' during their re-
su,ctNS terms except upon charges and Tot cause
vacancy shall ".f otherNis" nan . 10y '',p n
4,fne snail ue nli,1 foI ~" reminder ~ ih" un"N-
pir'd term or ,or fni term. as ine 'as' may be
A. the n,x; general election happening not lrs,
nan fhr.. months after such vacancy occurs and
nnili fhe yaranr, -h,u b. nllcl the Mayor may
M such ,aeanct by appointment. which s,naI r9n-
nrNt after fh- election a. which thr vacancy shdIl
appointed or elected shall belong and he - the
SANE political falth and opinion on STATE ami IA
t!onal issues ~ the outgoing Police Comm. .sioner
was st the DAY of his aIpon tmeni, and further
provided ,ha, si two political parties h,rcneeiors
on sad Board u Police.