New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-30
TO CONSULT MAYOR STIONG3
ARRIVAL IN THE CITY OF SEVERAL
SENATORS FROM ALBANY.


SENATOR oCoNNoR LET'S HIS !
TONGUE WAC oARLEssLY.
"These fellows can blow and buster as much
as they please but one thing is certain ana 'hat
is they cannot pass their Lexow bills II Inc peo-
pie and the Mayor Of New-York are not satlsneu
with them Amendments have been prepared
and others will be- which will be Incorporated In
the bills, or else they will not become laws"
This statement was made py Senator Stapletor
+ Of Onondaga County who arrived from Albany
last evening. accompanied by Senator Lamy, OF
Buffalo and Senator Higgins OF Olean. They ap-
peared to be solid in opposition to the blow and
buster of the Platt legislators, and said that
they would call on Mayor Strong and have talk
with him before returning to Albany
Senator Stapleton declined TO say what the
amendments contemplated Were until he had seen
Mavor Strong and obtained his views. one Oh
the features which wa believed 10 be contained
in them was the divorcement Of the Bureau OF
Elections from the Police Department and It's
constitution as a distinct bureau or department.
The Senator said that IT might be well 10 recoy-
niza the fact that none OF the bills OF the Conn
mittee Of Ten could pass the Legislature, but he
spoke of them as containing valuable principles
which might well be engrafted upon the LeXog
Committees bills.
ItISoUd!ly IdEOI Nilc sCP3' "t'" "a NV A'N'N~
OF Elections from the control Of the Police
Board" he said 'and II Mayor Strong wants
such an amendment made to the Bipartisan Po-
lice bill | am ready to vote for It. II the Mayor
wishes 10 be made member OF the Police Reor-
ganizatOn Commission | am ready to vote for
such an amendment | say this. for the Mayor
has sal! that he would like the power to review
the work Of the reorganization commission and
he may still desire IT,"
| READY TO RECEIVE REASONABLE sUG-
GEsTIONS
The Senator added that he could not promise
to agree beforehand to all the Mayor and his
friends might propose. There might be PROPOSE
tons to which he and his colleagues OF the Sem
ate could not assent But he was evidently dis
posed 10 receive and to advocate a vote for any
reasonable suggestions which might come to him
from the Mayor. Mr.. Stapleton's statement
caused many politicians 10 say that. in their
opinion. Mayor S.ronc master Of the stua-
tion and possessed the power Of having the po-
lice bills amended tc suit him before they pass
the Senate.
It was said last evening that Elihu Root will
be present at the Senator's interviews with the
Mayor. the Iattcr's request.
This promises to be busy day FOR statesmen.
many Of whom reached this city from Albany by
Yesterdays afternoon and evening trains. on
various missions. some of them are members
of committees Of inquiry. and others come to
try 10 settle grave questions Of legislation re-
/ latng to the reform measures pending at Al
bauy Besides Senators Stapeton. Lamy and
Higgins. Senators OConnor. LeXow. Coggeshal!
Mullin. Ra.nes Pound Parker. Mcmahon. O'Don-
nell and Cantor are here. are expected 10 be
here this morning. The majority named
members Of the Senate Judiciary Committee. OF
wi for OCOuuOr chairman which
meets at II n. IN. to-day in the County Court
house examine int, the merits Of the Gof
bill. The judges Of the Court OF General Ses-
sions have been summoned 10 appear before this
committee and give their views. The. bill in
| creases II salary OF Recorder Goff and vests in
him the appointment Of clerks, stenOgraphers,
messengers and other employees Of the Criminal
Courts. \ lively session Of the committee was
predicted last evening
THE CONDITION OF wORKINGwOMEN.
The committee OF which Assemblyman Rein ,
hard. of this city. is chairman. which is 10 in
qu!re into the condition Of the workngwomen OK
the metropolis. will also hold sessions to-day.
The committee has summoned Nathan Straus. OF
r. II. Macy & Co. and members OF other large
recall houses such as Altman 4 Co. Simpson.
Crawford * simpson. Enrich Brothers. John
Daniel * Sons and other establishments 10 tese
Of their women employees
Senator Edmund O'Connor. ot Binghamton,
who sports the title Of Republican leader OF the
Senate. and made himself noted once b. telling
how easy it was To Patt's collar. signaliZed
his arrival in the city yesterday by a TRADE
| against the citizens who met at the Cooper Union
on Wednesday evening and the Committee ot
seventy. He was particularly emphatic in his
dislike for the Committee OF Tens police BILL and
placed himself on record on the subject In a way
that may make him appear a little ridiculous
hereafter.
"Thlt bil." ne declared "is as dead as Julius
Caesar. II won't be- heard OF. again. The Lexov
bills. as amended will pass. These mass-meet-
inga down in New-lork don't bother us hay
seeders. They meet 10 teach us how 10 legislate.
bu, We know the material which they are COM
posed OF too we'll lbs the same crowd that el-
ways gets together. but their windy d.scOurSes
cannot frghten US"
The senator was ready to bet that five Repub-
Leans couldn't be found in the Assembly u vote
against the Bipartisan Police bill Ninety per
cent OF the men who met to enlighten us. pur-
sued the Senator. are Cleveland Mugwumps.
They go around with their heads touching the
stars and their feet in the mud
DOES ANYTHING PLEASE THE SENATOR?
Mr. O'Connor expressed his dislike for the new
Constitution. and Messrs. Choate and Root, who
took 80 ausplcious part in framing that in
strument
Il did not favor the elective principle In the
Police bill" he said; Il opposed 1t in caucus But
| yielded what | thought was the popular
sentiment here. Now hear from these big
lawyers that IL IL unconstitutional. The
Constitution of the State IS rot a thing OF
beauty, but Il is lust we'll 10 remember the
fellows who helped 10 make il. 1ne bi,ls they
favor are entirely constitutional. while those
they are against are unconstitutional" The Sem
ator laughed heartily at his supposed dig"
OConnor bitterly attacked senator Reynolds.
and said that his recent vote was. securing
canonization for him among the rcformers. He
also made sarcastic references to James G. Car
ter regarding the latter's position on the income
tax.
Senator Coggeshall. OF Oneida County. ap-