New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-21
PLATT CALLS A HALT.
NO VOTE TO BE PERMITTED ON TIN
GREATER NEw-YORK BILL TO-DAY.

UNEXPECTED wAvERING AMONG HIS FOLLOWERS
pIsCLosED-srArE Committeeman LEAP TO
THE BREAcH-IF THE BILL PASSES THE
LEGISLATURE WILL NOT BE AL
LOWED TO ADJOURN
UNTIL MAY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l
Albany. April 2o.-Mr. Platt's followers are not
quite sanguine tonight As they were In HE
presence yesterday that they will be able to pass
the Greater New-York bill IN the Assembly over
the vetoes Of Mayor Wurster. OF Brooklyn. and
Mayor Strong of New-York This loss Of con-
fidence they revealed by postponing until Wednes-
day test vote on the measure. In New-York
yesterday they said they would carry the bill
through the Assembly tomorrow.
This change OF ideas regarding their power to
pass the bill was due to their discovery on maxi
ing a canvass OF tn, Assembly. that Assembly.
man OCirady was mistaken in thinking that ow.
Ing to the appointment OF his brother Daniel
OGrady. head OF the State Excise Bureau In
Buffalo, the eight Erie County Assemblymen
would vote for the Greater New-York bill. Five
OF the Erie County Assembymen to-day declared
that this report entirely erroneous. and that
they intended to vote against the bill as they had
done formerly. Only three Erie County Assem-
them will probably vote against the bill.
Then Mr.. Platt's supporters discovered that Il
was untrue that ex-Congressman Henry G. Bur.
leigh Of Whitehall. had changed his position Of
opposition to the measure. This bubble was
ploded by Assemblyman Hobbie. of Washington
County. who declared that he also was opposed to
the BILL and would continue to vote against IT.
Word also came from ex-senator Warner Miller
in New-York that he saw no reason to change
his belief that the bill is against the interests Of
the State, OF Brooklyn and New-York and Of the
Republican party.
Mr. Platt was apparently apprised Of the un.
favorable look Of affairs for he decided to post.
pone a vote oil the bill until Wednesday. In the
mean time he without question. will use all
his political power TO force the Assemblymen to
vote for the bill. Many Of the Republican As
semblymen received kilograms from Republican
State Committeeman tonight, apparently die.
tated by Mr.. Platt, ordering them to vote for
the bill Cornelius Van Cott and William ].
Youngs arrived from New-York. and went to
work for the bill In Mr.. Platt's behalf To-
morrow. unquestionably. a large number OF
members of the Republican State Committee
will be here to coerce the Republican Assembly,
men, II possible. into voting for the bill. Mr..
Platt also will use the patronage lever to In
crease the number Of votes.
Mr. Platt's followers make no secret Of hio
intention, IL the Greater New-York act passes
to have the Legislature extend its session into
the month OF May for the purpose OF having
supplemental bills passed giving him the pat
ronage OF the Police, Health Fire and Public
Works departments Of New-York and Brooklyn.
Mr. Platt said frankly to his intimates In New
York last evening that this was his purpose
A An amusng attempt was made by Speaker Fish
declaring
loudly that there was thought OF changing
the date of the adjournment Of the Legislature
This Is dust in the eyes Of the public. II 10
intended to conceal the purposes OF Mr.. Platt
after the Greater New-York act Is passed. anu
therefore, lessen the amount OF opposition 70
the bill. II the Greater Ne@-York act becomes
a law the supplemental bills will surely be pre-
sented. They already prepared II Is SAID.
Whether they can be forced through the Legis-
lature is another question. but Mr.. Platt, BY
q promise of a vast amount Of patronage. doubt
less would come pretty close to passing them
People here think Mr. Platt and his followers
will throw off the m SIX as soon as the Greater
New-York act gets through the Assembly. anu
before IL Is acted upon by Governor morton.
Walter b. Attcrbury of Brooklyn who Is
delegate to the Republican National Convention.
came here tonight to work against the Greater
New-York bill. He had occasion TO cnat Win
the Assemblyman from his district about an.
other matter. and entered the Assembly Cham.
Ter to have talk with him: He had card cf
admission for this purpose. Mr.. Austin. OF New
York. called attention 10 his presence saying:
Il am constrained to say. Mr. Speaker, that
there is gentleman on the nocr IoppyihS
against the Greater NewYork BILL
III Mr. Austin will name the gentleman. said
Speaker Fish. 90. will enforce the rule
1T ls a man named Atterbury" said Mr. Aus
tin. -.
THE Speaker" said Mr.. Fish. having had his
attention called to the gentleman. orders the
s. rgeant alarms to enforce the rule"
Mr. Atterbury thus suffered the irdignity OF
being compelled to leave the Assembly Chamoer
be- ause he was talking to a personal friend VINO
repre- sented his Assembly district
Mr. Atterbury afterward said: MY Assembly
district gave tho largest majority for Mr. Mor.
ton OF any district In the state, and think !
had some hand in rolling up that big vote. ]
did not lobby upoE the floor Of The Assembly
Chamber, and think 1t an outrage that Re-
publican like myself suffered such an indignity.
! shall take especial pains to attend the next
Republican State Convention and pay my re"
be a candidate for the nomination for Governor"
In sptte of NJ Pats boasts Of his ability to
pass the Crepter New-York bl;l tomorrow. doubts
were entertained last night In Tammany circles OF
his success According to the figures Of Wgwam
politician, twerty-four Tammany Hall Assembly.
men surely vii vote. against the measure. while
some estimates give the :ammany adverse vote az
twenty-six or all the Wigwam Assembly men bus
one This one Is Arthur G. Butts OF r. d. Pur-
roy's Jurisdiction. above the Harlem. II was rue
mored that Bernard Malone and Jacob A. Mil.
nacht might jon with Butts and vote for the Dill,
but that tbs other twenty-fcur Tammany men were
Without the bulk OF Tammany's support. the de-
feat OF the bill Is believed to be assured
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