New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-19
GREATER NEW YORK IN DOUBT
THE BILL NOW THOUGHT TO BE FAR
THEIR FROM PASSAGE
TO-DAY THE LEXow CONSOLIDATION MEASURE
PETTY JEALoUsIEs WILL BE RESPONSE

is on THE CALENDAR FOR SECOND READING
PETTY JEALoUsIEs WILL BE RESPONSE
BILE IN DEGREE FOR ANY An
NExATIoN LEGISLATION.
Albany. March IS (SpeciaD.-The Greater New
York bill is no nearer final passage than II was
a week ago There are those who believe 1t Is
very much further from passage than 1t has
been at any time in the present session.
The Assembly consolidation bill. which was
on the order of third reading on Tuesday last,
was laid aside until tomorrow. on motion OF
its introducer Mr. Austin. This would bring
the bill before the House OIL the order Of third
reading tomorrow. Pvt to-day the Cities Com
mittee of the Assembly reported favorably the
senate bill, better known as the LeXow Con-
solidation BILL which handed down from the
Senate on Monday night. and it goes on the
calendar in the order Of second reading to-
morrow The Austin bill was committed TO
the Cities Committee, where it will remain
fla Greater New-Yorx bill be passed this year,
II will be the Lexow bill. which has already
raised the Senate. This may be advanced to
third reading tomorrow. but 1t Will not be
placed upon It's final passage until next week
II the consolidation Of Brooklyn and New
York Is effected BY an act Of the Legislature Oh
1886 the petty jealOusies existing among GER
tsin Republican Assemblymen from Kings
County will be much to blame for this result
as the misguided votes Of several Repub!icahe'
The clashing Of ambitions and the confiictng OF
methods Of procedure have marked the eh'lre
course Of the Kings County delegation in It's
opposition to the consolidation Of Brooklyn with
New-York It was owing to the lack Of judg-
ment on the part of few Of the Kings county
men that the combinations Of the opponents OF
the Greater New-York bill and the opponents
Of the Raines bill did not prove effective.
Again has lack Of judgment placed in
Jeopardy the results II work which bid fair TO
dlspose Of the Greater New-York bill in man
ner satisfactory 10 the best interests OF BROOK
lyn For several days the personal WORK OF one
Of the Kings County Republicans 10 wh0n nas
been intrusted the opposition 10 the 49,
bill has been productive OF results when nav
given renewed hope 70 all anti-cohsoldatioH'stts
The "go-slOwly" policy OF the leaders J." 1'1e
Assembly which has been adopted ON this nea-
sure ONLY has also been cheerfully received Dy
the opponents Of consultation. Neither mas me
fact that there is much more indepehuen. no, i
near the end of session than at the Deslnnlne
been lost sight Of by the friends or BROOKLYN.
But to-day one Of the Brooklyn RepGoncan As
selnbymen. either thoughtlessly or in oTueT % re-
ceiya nuhlic nraise for personal work. made pub
lie tbs. quiet but effective plans or the ahu-coh-
solidationists and in SO doing placed at as
advantage those Who are by presentation ol
the BROOKLYN side Of the consolidation case win
ming converts to the anti-c0nso lidduOn move
ment among the far-minded legislators nom up
the State. . -
Prooklyn delegates in their plaintiNe CITY lot
home rule was shown to-day In the attitude 81
the Republican Assemblymen upon the cDnoHI.us
measure known as the Albany Police Dlh rms
bill which places in the hands of local. p0Itca4
lieutenant OF Mr.. Plat the entire police depart
ment Of the city Of Albany. was upon rs passage
after rejection by the Mayor of Albany. inns
yas considered BY the Independent thinkers rom
t-r,e County a sufic ient violation or the prln-
chile Of home rule 10 call for the almost unaNl-
mouse adverse vote Of the representatives rom
Erie County But not with The Bro)kyn dele-
gates: almost to a man they voted Tor the pas
sage Of the Albany Police bill. 1t Is such acton,
"a thasA which weaken their appeal 10 the Iu4ul
voters 70 prot act them In their demands ior nome
rule rather than boss rule or, worse. the rue oi
Tammanv Hall What will be the results OIL thc
earnest attempts the part OF al least one
member Of the delegation 10 defeat consultation
can only be guessed. but il is certain that there
is a strong sentiment antagonisuc 10 the Koruna
,ion If n Greater New-YOrk gaining strength III
the Assembly. which. although 1t may not de-
feat the passage Of the bill. may defeat lts re-
massage in the event Of a veto by Mayor Wurs'er
several Brooklyn bills were advanced to-day IN
both houses but none were sufficiently advanced
% be passed.