New-York tribune., 1896-04-21
MAYOR THACHER PUNISHED.

HE RILED THE DEMOCRATS BY CHANGING HIS
ATTITUDE ON THE ALBANY POLICE BIl1~-.,s
OTHER LEGISLATIVE PRocEEDINGs-'. '-..
Albany. April 20 (SpecaD.-Mayor Thacher OF Ai-
bany was thoroughly punished tonight oy the
Democratic Assemblymen for his apparent chahse
of front on the Albany Police bill. His pet measure,
the bill of Senator Nussbaum, calling for the re-
movaI Of Union College from Schenectady TO AL
banv was killed by being recommitted to the Cities
Committee
The Mayor has played into the hands of Senator
Cantor, who has consummated Greater New-fork
deal with Platt and at Cantor's suggestion agreed
TO return the Albany Police bill this week to the
Assembly The Mayor has until April % to return
the bill, within day of the time set Tor maj
adjournment BY retaining the bill until the last
possible moment there is some hope OF lis raliing
to become a law. Mayor Thacher listened 10 the
soft words of Senator Cantor who Is nursing
Governorship boom. and agreed to return the bill
on the weak plea that he wonld- thereby save the
State a slight expense. 1t is this attitude OF the
Mayor that aroused the Democrats OF the Assem-
bly, and caused them to vote against MT. Ihacher
hobby the Union College bin. Mr.. Winnie, OF
Schenectady, moved TO recommit the BILL Mr.
Schertrek Republicam of Albany! opposed the mo-
ton.s Mr.. Davidson of New-York' In speech
against the bill, gave the Democratic members the
cue and the significant vote of Is TO 20 sent the bill
to the Cities Committee, where prominent men,
Der 0fthe' committee says. II Will remain.
The Senate recordmtted to the Committee on Com
merce,and Navigation tonight, motion of Senator
Page ohis bill authorizing the elevated railroads TO
run across the Brooklyn Bridge This action was
Significant Tor ii indicates that Edward Lauterbacn
has abanioffed the bill and thus hopes to gain
votes< fr %ew-York and Brooklyn for the Greater
New|fDtk bill. >-...c mo-: d'.t~>%>,@ = >e "a
The Assembly passed tonight the. Nixon bill,
compelling the surface street railroads OF The State
to charge no more than five cents for continuous
ride within the corporate limits of a village or
city; ann also compelling the issue by surface rail-
roads Of thirty ricketts, for 81, good during commits
sion hourSf r'~-'y e--o .....-. 49,
The: Stewart Gas, Meter bill. which gives to In
spector Stewart the authority to appoint an army
of gas thetef inspectors throughout the State was
laid aside in the Senate The reason for this was
that there were srffcient votes to pass It, The
bill was introduced by Senator Page. When. II
came up on the order Of third reading tonight
sensDr:Hkgins oppdsed fl bastaGe. He said: that
the Gas Meter law was OF no use. as there Is no
standard by which gas is measured Senator Page
said that the bill was agreeable TO the gas meier
manufacturers. Senator Higgins replied that the
gas companies would compromise In q any M way IN N
manufactured In New-York last year. At the rate
Of 10 cents fer each seal attached TO meter as is
provided by this bill the tax upon the compa9s'es Is
strike out the enacting clause. The vote on IN! !he
motion showed that II was impossible to pass the
Brush, Cantor Ellsworth Higgins, Humphreys,
Lexow, Malby, Martin. Munzinger, Stewart Tlb-
bits and White. The negative Totes were cast by
Parsons, Raines. seibert, shepherl' and Weman