New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-24
GOING THROUGH NOTIONS.
QUESTION OF CONsTITUTIONALITY BE-
FORE MR. LINCOLN.
THE FAMOUS THREE RELY ON JAKE WORTH
PRoMIsEs-DEMocRATs DEFEAT REPUB-
pAGEpAII.

Irc,Ns AT BASEBALL
Albany. April % (SpeciaD.-Governor Horton
.egal adviser Mr.. Lincoln. is going through .he
form Of examining into the constitutloha''y vi "e
Greater New-York bill While the consttutioh''i'y
Of the bill may be seriously doubted II ~ no'
probable that II will be sustained IN the executive
chamber Mr. Platt has passed upon the DILL ana
hss on,n,on 10 all sufficient The opinion here Is
that tho official representative OF 6.0pUo people
will disregard the vetoes OF the representatives OF
sOoO)0 people and en,ulating Pat Geason wi.'
approve the Patt scheme of consolidation.
II Is also believed that the commission to De
named by Governor Morton in the event OF the
bill becoming a law WI, be composed OF representa-
tive men This would please Mr.. Paltt as 1t wou'd
pve the br an appearance OF decency. as he counts
ON owning the next Legislature as completely as
he does tho Legislature Of 1896. lie nguieS th''
the work of the commission Will count as nothihs'
as he will order the charter they submit rejected
and govern the greater city by COMMISSIONS OF MS
naming. ~
This Is a delightful plan. but there Is poss'p''y
that tho constItutonaty Of the bill may be passed
upon by those not under the thumb OF the boss
The Brooklyn misrepresentation who yesterday
nroved themselves enemies to Brooklyn appeared
TO realize to-day what they had done by forcing
consolidation upon Brooklyn. The opinion IS gen
eral that the faces Of the three Repubhcahs VINO
forsook their colleagues and their city al cr'tS
time will not appear In the Assembly or 1870; az
men themselves, however assert that JaRf vi" da
not appear 70 fear the future.
The baseball game between the RepuDlcan anu
Democratic Assembymen took place THIS arc
noon The Democrats won by 4 score OF - to IL.
Five of the Kings County men were AMONG !ne
PAYERS 'Eddic' Brennan capta!ned the Repueli-
cans while Ebbetts performed similar selNlcf lor
the Damncr. Is Captain Brennan ana lAV!nRst0
of Kings alernated in the pitchers box Tor inc
Republicans. and Edward Roehr. OF BrooKy IN
bat c. W W son. Of Kings. put up gooh game
at shortstop foi the Republican team cullen ana
Ebbetts OF Kings. did good work for me democrat
TIE Assembly to-day pa ssed two OF inc SroohI!n
committee that investigated ths Brooklyn Charities
Department and found unsatisfactory state OF
affairs one Of the hills provides for a commits
soner OF accounts in Brooklyn and the other deiines
II a single headed department. Eoth bills were in
PRODUCED by NJ OGraiy, as chairman OF the IT,
vestigation committee. other brooklyn bills passed
by the Assembly were: Mr.. Waldo's. 10 ircorporai lie
the Bay Ridge Fort Hamilton and Norton's Point
Ferry Company: Mr.. Perkins,. establishing "A
board Of electrical control IN Brooklyn and defining
its duties and powers: senator Bru"hss. proycIng
for the p.vnlent Of bOTls OF Gravrscnd by NrooK-
lyn: Senator McNuliy's prohibiting the erection
OF electric light poles IN Eishth-avc. In Brook'yn
the trademark on tin cans and bottles as other
trademarks protected: Mr.. Brenn' n g. directing
Brooklyn 10 appropriate 10000 for public library
whom citizens have subscribed a Ike amount; MI
Audett's. providing for :hc branding and marking
Of convict made goods. Senator Wrays. Inc trTard
u. Van Wart claim b.l.
Senator Wray Introduced and had ordered 10 n
third reading n BIZ authorizing the fixing OF jig
per cent on the rate OF the New-iork city botanical
garden bonds
Governor Morton today signed Senator Gall1g-
hers bill prohibiting railroad cor g, uc,ion in Adams
in BrOOkiyn