New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-24
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WILL THERE BE MORE BILLSf
DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING THE
GREATER NEw-YORK.
THE GOVERNOR SAID TO HAVE FORBIDDEN SUP
ELEMENTAL STATE COMMISSION BILLS
PLArTs PURPOSE NOT YET KNOWN
-LExow GOES TO CONFER
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.1

Albany. April Ex-senator Lexow went TO
NewYork to-day to see Thomas G. Platt, and
this fact. when well known. led many members
of the Legislature to conclude that supple
mental bills creating State Commissions to ruls
over the Police Health. Fire and Public Works
departments of New-York and Brooklyn would
be sent to Albany by Mr. Platt. Edward Lau-
terbach was disnayed yesterday when he heard
that James NJ F. OGrady, The Republican
leader in the Assembly. had declared that there
would be no supplemental bills and no post
ponement Of the adjournment OF the Lesis-
latuse. That smashes the programme. he
said. angrily Mr.. Platt. however. is not man
to permit Mr. O'Grady or Speaker Fish to
smash programme which ne has formed. II
Mr.. Platt has decided to pass supplemental
bills they will be introduced and passed. re-
gardless OF consequences.
II Is probable that the Introduction OF the
supplemental bills has been deferred until Gov
ernor Morton acts on the Greater New-fork
bill Mr.. Lincoln. the Governors law adviser.
was at work to-day studying the constitutional
features Of the measure 1t Is probable that
he will complete his work and report TO the
Governor early next week. As he found the
Raines Liquor Tax law to be constitutional, us
constitutonality being doubted by such an emil
nent lawyer as Joseph II. Choate. there IL httie
reason to doubt that he will say the Greater
New-York bill is also valid.
II Mr. Morton should sign the consolidation
bill next Tuesday, for instance. and name the
Greater New-York Commissioners there would
be an abundance OF time for Mr.. Patt TO have
his supplemental bills introduced and passed.
There would also be time 20 have the ADJOURN
ment resolution reconsidered. Mr Platt Will
hold a conference at his rooms In the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Sunday with Speaker risn
and Senator Ellsworth. and doubtless he VIII
20 over the matter with them. The proposition
to extend the session was broached at the cau-.
Gus Of the Republican Senators this morning.
but II was not favorably received and' there-
fore was dropped for n day or So
Mr. Platt can promise more patronage under
sunnlenental bills than he could to pass the
Greater New-York bill The patriots who voted
for the Greater New-York bill. therefore. may
ha ,o,ned bv others Of the same stripe IL Mr..
plat causes State Commission bills to be In
troduced.
Mr. Morton n he 50 desires. may retain the
Greater New-York bill for thirty days after ne
Legislature adjourns before acting on IL, ana
thus prevent Mr. Platt from having any founda-
ton for his supplemental bills
Mr.. PIatt's efforts for two or three days to
come will be mainly devoted TO INDUCING inc
Governor TO name Plat Republicans as mem
bers Of the Greater New-York Commission
General Benjamin F. Tracy Is mentioned a. the
head OF the Commission. Mr.. Flatt would In
dorse that nomination. With the Greater New
York Commission In his control Mr.. Platt may
be compar lively Indifferent 10 the fate of the
proposed supplemental legislation this year Tor
no can have the Commission dawdle along over
the preparation Of a charter until too late 10
complete 1t before February 1. 1897 and thus
give opportunity for the Introduction ana pass
age Of supplemental bills next year. state
Commissions will have TO rule over Greater
New-York II not this year. then next year
Late tonight II was stated by well-nformed
persons that Governor Morton had sent for the
leading Republicans In the Legislature ana
had told them that there must not be any sup
Elemental legislation following The Greater New
York bill This word was sent 10 MT: fistt.
Mr. Platt however. Will persist In hoidins
conference of his own with the Republican sena-
tors and Assemblymen in New-fork on sunday
an deciding whether to have suppleinehtsi p,ls
introduced and the adjournment OF the Lesis'a-
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