New-York tribune., 1896-02-07
DONE FOR TAMMANY HALL.
PAyEY's SCHOOL. TRUSTEES BILL AP-
PARENTLY DOOMED
THE RESULT OF A VISIT OF EDWARD LACTER.
BACH TO AIBANY-THE PLATT-CRohEh
ALLIANCE EXPOSED AGAIN.


rrRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIRUSEI
Albany Feb. G.-Once more Thomas l. i'a.'
alliance with Richard Croker and Tammany Han
vas disclosed in the State Senate to-day. and the
plstt Republicans obeyed the Bosss orders TO aid
the Tammany Hall Senators In their opposi.'o" "
q bill favored by the reform Repuphcah 'u''
tration Of New-York. as well as by every prom.
nent educator in that city. In ORDER 70 ori'is oo
this abasement OF the Senate ruling OF Chhr'eS
T. Saxton the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was '
trampled upon.
The bill under consideration was the one pre-
eented TO the Senate few days ago py MT faNe',
of New-York, abolishing the Tamniany boa'uS VI
Ward School Trustees and transferring the'r pow
ers and duties TO the Board of Education l"ese
Ward Trustees hold In their HANDS 'he pa'onas.
Of the schools. and naturally the Ia"ra"' nan
Senators are opposed to the measure
In opposing the Pavey bill Tammany mas 'he
active assistance Of Edward Lauterbach' 'he li"''
chairman OF the New-York County Repuphcah o0'''-
mittee Mr. Lauterbach arrived here from New"
York Yesterday apparently with the sole purpose
OF arraying the Patt Republicans against the faVeS
BILL and in favor of a bill prepared oy No'''''''
soner S;raus a Tammany member OF 'he bCa'u VI
Education for the extension or the "aru ii"S'Vo
system When Mr. Lauterbach arrived mere "c
oucklv discovered that the Straus Dill had Dech
con, n the Committee on Education. The Tam
many Hall men complained that they had only one
member on this committee, whereas IL i'e ''''
were in the possession Of the Committee on Ci'cS'
Ahearn and Grady would have chance TO Work
for IT, Mr. Lauterbach. of course saw tha' 'hls
COMPLAINT must be needed. and he at once maze
arrangements with Senator'S Ellsworth. PIatt ana
Stranaban the Platt leaders. TO have the Straus
hill which had been introduced by Senator rage
transferred from the Committee on Education 10
the Committee Cities.
Here Mr. Iauterbach encountered a ioSiTai oo-
stacle TO the smooth execution of his plans Sena-
boA t,ann refe
,r,,,ea IN Education by Lieutenant Governor SAX
TON but having been miSnformed by Senator
Ahearn that the Strauss bill was in the hanus Oh
the Committee Cities. he consented reiuc'ai'N
10 his bill being transferred TO tnat committee
Discovering that he had been msled. Senator
Pavev moved yesterday that his Dill shouiu oe
returned to the Committee on Education The SEN
o.a adjourned Yesterday before coming to vote
on Senator Pavey's motion.
When the Senate met to-day senator faNes
called up his motion that his pill shouiu oe se.''
70 the Committee on Education. Instantly inc
Platt-Tammany alliance was disclosed senator
Cantor the Tammany Hall leader. led OF IN op-
nosltion 70 the motion. Properly. ne argued. the
hin ought to go to the Committee on Cities, since
II had charge of all bills relating TO departments
of New-York City's government. Senator heAo"
backed up Cantor with the argument that the 'o"i-
rlttee on Cities had supervision OF all biis chahs
ing New-York's charter. Senator Foley attempted
n throw up little dust In the air ana cohceai
,hs platt-Tammanv alliance by arguing that the
Committee on Education ought 10 have the Dill
Senator Pavey made earnest speech IN iaVo'
Of his notion detailing how he had been msIeu ny
Ahearn into consentng to the transfer VI ''e ~
10 the Committee on Cities
"Tbe Chair" said Leutenant-Governor saxton'
"thinks that Senator Pavey's bill and ali other
bills relating TO education should 30 10 inc Oon'
mittee on Education. We will take the Vote OF
the Senate on Senator Pavey's motion as director!
under the circumstances.
The Senate then came TO vote on senator
pavey's notion Senator Pavey said. when he
voted. "The opposition 10 my bill comes from Tam
many Hail. 1t has control of the various boards
of School Trustees. This measure, or rather one
like It, was up here year ago, ana Iamnlah! HAL
killed 1t. and Tammany Hall intends II 1t can' 10
kill this bill The intention is to send 1t TO the
Cities Committee and If possible, 10 Kill ii there
Edward Lauterbach. the chairman of the Republi-
can County Committee was here yesterday as the
representative of Thomas c. Plat, making ar
rangements for the killing of the bill We see the
result Of Mr.. Iauterbachs work here to-day.
The motion of Senator Pavey to transfer the bill
from the Committee Cities to the Committee on
Education was defeated by the following vote;
Yeas-Brackett Brush f: G. Davis Foley. Ford.
Harrison, Humphrey, McNulty, Parsons Pavey.
Nays-Abearn. Ballentine. Brown. Burns. Can
tor. Coffey COgxeshall. Daley. c. Davis Ellsworth,
Featherson Gallagher. Grady. Koehler. Krum.
Finger Nussbaum. Page. Raines Seibert. Stewart,
Stranahan. Sullivan. Whites.
Senator Page then moved that his bill the Strauss
bill, be transferred from the Committee on Educa-
ton 10 the Committee on Cities and the motion
carried
The Senate concurred in the Assembly amend
the National Government. The bill now goes 10 the
Governor