New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
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GREATER NETWORKS FATE
THE QUESTION TO BE REFERRED TO THE
CITIES COMMITTEES.
PI.ArTs OWN BILL. EXPECTED TO BE REPORTED
AS THE RESULT OF A FARCIcAL INQUIRY
sUBsERvIENT ACTION OF THE SENATE
-GRAnY LET'S LOOSE ON LEXOW.


tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL
Albany Jan. 9-The bill Of the Municipal Con-
solidation Commission for the union OF New
York and Brooklyn on January |, 1898. was put
away on a high shelf by the Senate to-day, ana
the Senate and Assembly Committees on cities
were authorized to make an inquiry as to the
proper basis for the Greater New-York. When
these committee report, 1t may now be satey
predicted Thomas c. Platt's private bill, drawn
up by his son. Frank II. Platt will be founo
substituted for the Consolidation Commlssions
measure Doubtless Senator Lexow will be one
of the four Senator's on the subcommittee which
will conduct the sham investigation
Although the inquiry VIII not be intended 70
be serious. the taxpayers OF New-fork ana
Brooklyn will have opportunity 10 present
valuable evidence and 10 make II puohc anu
this evidence can hardly fail to have weight
with the members of the Legislature outside th'
Senate and Assembly Committees on Cities
VIEWS OF CROKER AND MLAUGHL1N
The debate to-day on Senator Lexow's reso'
luton empowering the Committees on |i'ie'
TO conduct this inv cstigation discioseu '"e
fact that Richard Croker and Hugh McLaush-
lin have apparently come to an agreement 10
favor the consolidation Of New-York ana
Brooklyn. As Senator Wray, or Broohish'
put It, They the patronage or ci'y VI
1900 900 people in their grasp If a consohdaton
hin &c nsssed by the Legislature, and there
fore they favor it," Only one proposed feat-
ure If such bill apparently would deter
them from supporting it. namely section
authorizing the Governor and Senate to APP
point State Commissions 20 rule over the Police'
Fire and Health departments Of New-fork'
nd Tor Island civ until the con-
solidation should be Accomplished Much as
they love Mr. Plat. they would part company
with him there for they would fear that the
work of cons nsolidation might last many yeaS,
and that meanwhile they would be Kept out
OF the patronage which they believe In any
case they will capture by 1898 whether con-
sodation comes or not On tho simple ques-
ton of uniting New-York and Brooklyn how
ever they would support Mr. Platt. confident
that with the big Tammany Hall vote in New
York they could control the Greater New
York corporation and overcome the Republican
voters Of Brooklyn.
LEXOWS CHILDLIkE FAITH.
Senator Lexow when he called up his reso-
luton directing the Committees on Cities to
take testimony on the union Of New-York and
BROOKLYN amazed many Republicans by ex-
pressing hiq profound conviction that II the
Republicans OF Brooklyn should be engulfed
in the ocean OF Democratic votes over in New
York they would have such influence as 10
convert New-York into a Republican city,
This dream was spoken of in highly sceptical
manner by Senator Wray. of Brooklyn.
why" said he Brooklyn has been kept Re
publican city for the last three years only by the
greatest exertion. Attach Brooklyn to New
York and make the Republican voters of Brook
hat helpleSS In the
grasp of Tammany Hall. and fear the Repub-
ucan vote Of Brooklyn would fall off alarmingly
Who favor the consolidation Of New-York and
Brooklyn most earnestly? The leaders Of the
Democratic machine IN New-York and Brooklyn,
who see a great field for punder in city with
3O00 900 OF inhabitants. The Republicans or the
interior of the State. | am confident. will not aid
the leaders Of Tammany Hall and OF the Nc
Iaughlin Democracy in accomplishing this pur-
pose"
Senator Cantor acknowledged that the Demo
Gratis of New-York favored consolidation. He
then declared with great show OF sincerity
that the shelving Of the Municipal Consolidation
Commissions bill puzzled him rs ii possible,
he asked that some ones Presidential aspira-
tions have defea ted the union Of New-fork and
Rroolllvn this year. This was reference TO
the rumor that Mayor Wurster OK Brooklyn
had said that thete would be no Morton dele
gates from Brooklyn to the Republican Ma
tional Convention ii that city should not get
referendum the Greater New-forK charteT'
Has some high official in Brooklyn served
notice on Governor Morton that a Greater New
York bill must not pass?" inquired Senator can
tor
Senator Wray then said: I'VE now have IN
Rrooklyn since our reorganization OF about TWO
years ago a Republican city government ana
county government in which the majority Oh
the officers are Republicans II Is known that
formerly Kings County was Democratic by a
majority of from 5000 20 OO0 The difference is
not fostercd by the Democratic leaders. Ihey
desire that Kings ana NcwYork shall be united
for Democracy in November next They desire
rhat the two counties be speedily united under
one government SO that the Democratic ma
chine of Kings County and the Tammany ma
chine OF New-Yor< may march hand in hand to
victory at the next election.
GRADY's vOLuMINoUs TRADE. -
hot tilt followed between Senator Grady and
senator Lexow Grady Jet loose his wrath over
his decapitation as a Police Justice, saying
4, ,h. ,nen,ns session Of the Senate were
onind"d That the dignity OF this body was sacred
and not on par with tnat Of ne oIG;nary board i
Aldermen MS p''aN'' -
irad ms 10 mink that are considerably Deiow tnat
standard Inere some Boards OF ildermen
thrnn~hnu. the State IN which, whe discussihs
he questions which make Tor the petterheht o.
the state for the bettermeht ol III We ini ia,
,ra~f,l u 10 they rise above the pane OF
mere partv politics Let US unders stand wners we
nro a, FOR this the Senate OF the state OF New
1p a" ,h. highest legislative body known 10 our
ne"nic We come here. not as Democrats not as
isenuhilcans hut with commissions whlcn make US
,hd REPRESENTATIVES OF all the people-DeLiocId..s
and Republ,cans alike In the discussion OF pi puuiis
nra.fiops let uS have some argument tnat appears
~ o,r rea son and our judgment rather than those
a,arn.nfs that are intended to invoke only our
Ia i1 al nur uasson What possible connec-
,1 ,s thers between the question OF the conson-
dation OF two cities and the WORK OF .sie
c"n,ni,tee with which the gentleman from tne
Xuius vv.s Identified? the drtiest work
y Al ,"oL mace i'm the records OF civilization.
Nj, ur iexow-I ask that the words OF the senator
be taken down ~ o,ar "a taking down
hat the gentleman is saying ,,, ,.o T., mae
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