New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
LEXOW'S HOPES VANISHING.
WARNER MILLER AND BENJAMIN ODEhh
ENCOURAGE ANTI-CONsOLI-
DATIONISTS.

CHANCES FOR THE GREATER NETWORK BILL
SEEM TO BE SMALLER AND sMALLER-THE o
BILL WAS NOT TAKEN UP YESTERDAY
MR. BRENNAN IN THE CHAIR.
Albany, April 16 (speciaD.-Great encourage
ment was received by the Observation-Disclosures
to-day from Warner Miller and Benjamin Odell.
chairman of the Republican Executive Commit
tee. Both of these prominent Republicans an
nounced emphatically their opposition to CONSOLE
dation They denounce as bad politics the At
tempt being made by the Republican leaders to
mass the Greater New-York bill over the vetoes
of the official representatives Of the two cities,
and to force consolidation upon an unwilling
people.
Another encouraging development Of to-day is
the fact that the plan of the little statesman
from Nyack to Jam the bill through the AS
eembly failed signally. According to his scheme
the bill was to be passed in the Assembly to-
day. but 1t was not taken up. The reason
is apparent. There were not sufficient effirmativc
votes to warrant bringing the bill before the
Assembly.
John B. Stanchheld, OF Chemung. the leader
Of the minority. states confidently to-day that
the measure will receive little Democratic sup
port In the Assembly. II this is the case. the
bill will be defeated, 1t Is conceded that It
Is too late to attempt to use the lash of party
CAUCUS on the measure. and there are certainly
not enough Republican affirmative votes to
pass IT, The only question Is: Can Mr.. Stanch-
field keep the Tammany men In line against
the bill? This is doubted, the orders from
Richard Croker discount Stanchfeds hold on
the Tammany men,
SENATOR LEXOw WORRIED.
Senator Lexow and ex-Assemblyman Friday
two OF the most worried men In Albany 20
night. The Senator fears that his ambition to
become the Rom,.lus Of Greater New-York Is to
be defeated. and Mr.. Friday sees in defeated
Greater New-York the failure to successfully
lobby through the Legislature a big measure.
Action on the bill by the Assembly has been de-
ferred until Tuesday of next week. when It Is
expected that Mr.. Plat Will have returned
from the sunny South and put his Tammany
supporters in line for the bill
Assemblyman Brennan has evidently lost no
favor with Speaker Fish by his open opposition
to many Of the measures Mr.. Fish. as a Platt
lieutenant. pledged TO put through the
Assembly. The Speaker to-day Invited Mr..
Brennan to take the chair. The kid" as he Is
Familiarity termed by the members. had no
sooner reached the chair than an attempt was
made to rattle him. Mr. Norton Cf Rensse-
laer. questioned his decision upon vote OF the
Assembly. Mr. Brennan overruled the point
pealed from the decision OF the Chair. The
Assembly. by an overwhelming vote. sustained
Brennan In his decision, indicating well the
popularity Of the youngest member OF the
House.
BILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly to-day passed Mr.. Waldos bill
providing for the issuance OF exemption papers
to volunteer firemsn who have served the re-
CURED time in the towns lately annexed TO
Brooklyn. The Cities Committee Of the Assem-
bly, will report favoraby tomorrow Senator
Wray's bill compelling the issuance OF permits
from the Department OF CITY Works In Brook
lyn before any street avenue Is opened up
Senator Brush's bill providing that the Alder
men OF Brooklyn shall apply $4,000 toward the
completion OF the Hanson Place Armory VIII
also be reported favorably. Will Mr.. New
mans. authorizing the grading OF Gravesend-
ave. by railroads operated thereon: Mr.. Nc
Keown's compelling the removal OF elevated
railroad structures In Adams and Sands SITS.
in Brooklyn. and Mr.. Schmldt's authorizing the
Of Rms xi~L