New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29

eommttee ala heir work None says this
port. ''of the numerous resolutions from different
senate and referred to this committee have been
brought to the attention OF the sub-eommlitee. or
by 1850 voters, which was presented 70 the ses-
sion in its early days has been b Ss BEEN nor ID
to IT, so far as official action by the ub-ccmmittee
is concerned" The majority report Of tbs Gom
sSoundng with inaccuracies and we'll i, t may may
have been since the facts PLACED beor1 tne S th.
When the bill passed the Senate the first time
two Senators voted for after expressing their con-
viction that It was an unwise measure, and TWO
voted Tor ssnsoes Wno voeS SPEAK
ing against the bill sharply and publicly crit-
csed by his n UI and one was
absent
VETOED BY THE MAYORS.
When the bill came before the Mayors Of New
York and Brooklyn. II was for different reasons.
vetoed by both. The Brooklyn Common Couhc"
passed unanimously a resolution asking the Mayor
to veto the bill. and resolution OF the hoard OF
Aldermen asking Mayor Strong to sign the S E waS
tabled Some months before. the Republican county
Committee Of Kings County had by resolution op-
posed the BILL and similar resolu,Sms passed ,"e..
ty-nne out OF thirty-two Repuolican warn aS-
sociations in Brooklyn. . ~
The final passage OF this in!auitous measure Owe, over
ever the most outrageous methods The boss 81,
ting his throne Madison SQUARE instructed ce
sn am hoth that # would pass and that the
Governor would sign 1t. calm intima,on 'nai pom
Assembly and Governor In his control anu
subject TO his bidding. II would be much cheaper
for the State to cease elections ana give up up
salary to sit at the Fifth Avenue and emit from
time TO time his good pleasure the edcts OF nus
will He does 1t and will do II untii me sca,s
in legislative halls are more largely filled by men
and less occupied by puppets. $780,,
His lieutenants descended like wolves on the f0ld
which held those unfortunate Assemblymen who
nd OF o pawn and Hendricks from
skllful and not too scrupulous politicians was ex-
hausted in the effort TO lam the bill through.
THREE FAITHLESs AsSEMBLYMEN.
They succeeded thanks to the treachery of three
Brooklyn Republican Assemblymen. These men,
ORION L. Forester. Frederick G.. Hughes and JACOB
A. Livingston, had been elected on their written
statements that they opposed TO legislation on
consolidation until after resubmisson OF II to the
people. -, ..t -,
his constituents in Greenpoint, Irookfn, 10 con-
slider the Greater New-York bill He exp essed him
self to me opposed to the bill, but deslrons 81
learning the wishes of his peer g At ms request
spoke at the meeting Ten thousand circulars had
been issued end there had been some notice OF tne
meeting In the daily papers. There was iai,
audience After had spoken Mr.. Forester called
for some to speak In favor OF consolidation Du,
no one appeared. He then asked for vote: whlch
was unanimously against Consolidation lie th"n
spoke himself saying he opposed the Dill thst ne
recollection is correct he said he would carry on.
their wishes During the winter s also he es 9ne
and taking our League button from his coai Mr
FORESTER nut it in his own buttonhole. saying he
was Informed that Mr.. Livingston was earnestly
supported fr his nomina ion by another memorr n
Indebted for his election and to whom he gave
assurance OF his opposition to Consolidation a, rs
traitors Forester, Livingston and Hughes were r.
oiiaA IVA
grace America to have produced one Esned hs
Arnold what shall be said now OF tb2es rbese
men continued their opposition to the on. up 10
nearly the last bhf Hsv yoea il on s
second Whatever the pressure the machine brought
on them. it was very potent FOR It he,a mem ~
intimatlon that treachery was threatened TWO
hours before the vote reminded Forester OF tte
was great meeting" and the same time
handed him telegram fror four large Kspnoi ,,a
onnosed to the bill am told motion Is now
periding to expel him from one Of these clubs
FORCED TO VOTE FOR IT
put, still further There were three Other Assem-
hlymen who voted for that bill. but who told me
they were forced TO do SO. Two OF them said they
were under obligations for patronage. the other
that he would be professionally and politically
ruined II he did not. All three said they were
against the bill in conscience and Judgment but as
one man expressed IT, they were tied up tight;
No
what they disapproved. would have defeated the
bill Notwithstanding the Brooklyn traitors III de-
sired will In eonha ,snss tbres members Each
OF them strongly desired 10 vote against me meas
ure, but was. from his point OF view not per"i''eu
The spectacle Is presented to the world OF Dill
cities OF our State thus forced through the Legs.
lature not only over the veoes OF the Mayors ous
iesisiature Three-quarters OF the members Of the
Assembly, representing New-York and Brooklyn
voted asansi ine Toes out at of
from these two cities With them wa1 Sya of
whose eight votes we're sganst the measure s the
curious fact Is thus made clear tnat IN" GGnn'hy
The three Brooklyn traitors forced a measure upon
the cues s,sSnnroved and which had been rejected
by both municipal executives
QUERIES FOR SPEAKER FISH
T, becomes now pertinent to ask Of Speaker Fish.
who allowed W. b. Atterbury OF Brooklyn dele
gate 10 the National Convention and chairman OF
the largest Republican ward organization In the
S,o.e who was on his first visit TO Albany, TO be
forcbly elected the charge OF lobbying from the
Assembly floor where ne quietly sitting beside
his own Assembyman whether II Is $40, not true tna'
rnss ,o,ptIy or singly sat in hshe Speakers
private room and sent for various members Of the
promises Of R0,cSa s,S 'Srn",s
they wSsI they did not7 is i also that
the Speaker made Sod matter snpor Win ,s some 6
.uno chem in substance they must do 30 because
he astei IL Lou Payn was In the Speakers Once
a. the close OF session anu IL was not probable
| he was there for pleasure 10, l., 49,, ...
MATTERS have reached the point In this state
gnarnor is announced publicly in advance by the
boss and his mates we OF sroosiyn . have beer
pomplsh any results to at once to No. ~ Broad
way anu r &C. 90 from New-York to pass this tina
S 10 take that bill out Of eommtee Ito to hank TN
or 'n@ ~ this great State Is In the hands OF
secScsen irresponsible ma na VINO vsfs nj nj
powe, mandate the free decision OF the people!
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