New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-16
LEXOW'S NEW INQUIRY.
TyrD GREATER NETWORK COMMITTED
NOT TO HAVE COUNSEL

DEMOCRATS IN THE ASSEMBLY PROTEST bh'N'
THEY ARE NOT RErRESENTED- MIR sTANcH-
FIELD PREDICTS THAT NO cONsoLipA-
TON Bill. WILL. BE PASSED
Albany IAN II (SpeciaD. The Lcxow frea,er
New-York Investigating Committee wmch WI" "
gin work in Brooklyn on Friday morning IN the
,.oo,, % ,b. Common Council held meeting TO-DAY
and decided that for the present It would not hre
counsel Senator Grady announced tne P"'Fo "
the investigation IN these words. We "'e Ho7
TO Brooklyn and NewYork to determine ""'''
We shall report favoraby the Brush Resup"'SS'o"
bil or the Lexow Consolidation bill-the bl oil 'he
Municipal Consolidation Commission. when u"'.eS
Rrooklvn and New-York on January l. lNN ~
semblyman O'Grady made the sam" ANNOUNCEMENTS
in behalf of the Assembly DArt OF the committee
Soon after the opening OF the session OF INV ~
sembly this morning Assemblymah H'an'"'''
uttered a violent protest against the sub'o'"'''''e
Of the Assembly which was appointed yesterday 10
act on the Joint committee OF investigation OF inv
consolidation question The way for his trade WAS
paved by a request that the sut-coiiih''''" ai-
pointed should be announced fiaruY ia" W.
Austin as chairman of the cities 'oH"'''''''
given this information. when Mr.. Stanchheld pro-
tested against the misrepresentation OF th' p''"o
cratic delegation from New-York He SAID
arise 10 complain Of the fact that New-i ork city
does not get the representations VIII 'S ,-.,d~,o,
population that Il deserves inc -, .n"t ~ AZ.
minority has no the representation % which il is an
titled with MS twenty-seven ont ~ I'M nv
hers from y, WORK city A. leader ~ the minority
have no desire 10 ind fault with any Local DIN, IN"
majority may see III - introd'i''- " i' - On,
local legislation you desire 10 advance We rhl' you
our assistance. bat when you attempt hy niu.,
OF numbers. through your molihp''r 49, m, NY a.
(Mr O'Gralyl TO deprive the minority ~ n''' i
you must understand that " are here 20 "H'' ''' |
rights to which We az" entitled .,..,,,. moan, n
pass consolidation BIN. which would maze I in.
grand metropolis reality pay ~ .b rltlos
PRODUCED to confer upon suicoini.l,t,' o. ,ri
Committee power TO Investigate; "'"i "I'4' ~. $50
ior WA ,.oc ~ c'nn.l,ilom They decided thus.
wen though tn deciding vote was small. au' their
Ne DO not r,' representation from ,hc cy OF OF
New-York Oh MS sub oommic, ai,n,nsn we
ton q W. ninrnfrnths bcmocraiic All YET
iIv,nau ON tho subcommittee Kings county mas
DIV ten Democrats or Of total representation ~
lion hy the placing ~ Mr. McKeon on me .nh-c'in-
miie hc l-d J., nov Na n o hi ds here a9l
now to utter The prophecy thai the l''P""''' l"'f
dos not intend to pass III" bill
Mr. s,anrhnclB b. support u hls prophecy called
attention 20 lnieryiows published this morning ln
METROPOLITAN newspapers. particularly 10 "'' ID.
Senator Ellsworth. who said that the question ~
consolidation was not As yet certainty l"'
minority leader then asked for The con7 iera''' "'
motion that tho Assembly subcommittee b" re-
f,,,pci and that a Democratic member from New
York De- placed on &;
Mr. O'Grady. in answer TO Mr.. stanchheld f"'';
II would be impossible 70 place on the comm'ltr'
ali who desire TO be- 50 placed Tn" gentleman . H.
said that New-York was no; r'WeS,h.,,u on On wv
subcommittee. The silver tongue oi the I,'i.'
cratic representation. the best PARLIAMENTARY" , a,
most able Democrat In the Legislature, mas p'''i
placed on the Investigating committee y comm
r., ,,,e mover more carefully selected. and any ac-
lion such as that Suggested by my bru"ctai'
friend would reflect on the aciOn "i the t"'' N'.
man Of the Senate cities Committee. Ihr motion
Is clearly out OF order. ONT rcsou t!oh pe'b '"c
ouly way OF reaching this Joint committee"
I challenge the gentleman from 'hehu"o 80 aug
other member Of the House 10 sho" thht i '''l.p-
ll..n majority took advantage OF DcHhD'la aug
minority ON this question As on all others we WIN
take the responsibility. and take II IN our OWN
way. ,,. 49,,
The point Of order raised BY the Republican leAH-
or was sustained by the chair. from whose dec'loh
Mr. stanchncld appealed to the House the Assem-
blv sustained the Speaker in his decision ny s"s
P.rssllcr sought 10 have resolution III
which proved - be concurrent r"so'ul''' H. AMI
t', fr reformation OF the sub-comintte" as OUT,
iiinei Nv Mr. Stanchhed. The resolution was ruieI
ont Of order An attempt VIII DE- maze 70 "''0'
.i,ifio n to-uO MONDAY.