New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-05
CONSOLIDATION NEXT YEAR.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE GREATER
NETWORK BILL.
THEY WERE SUGGESTED BY TAMMANY's REPRE-
SENTATIVE. SENATOR CANTOR. AND AC-
CEPrED BY THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS
ALL THE APPOINTED MEMBERS
OF THE COMMISSION TO BE
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

GREATER NEWCOMERS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.1
Albany. March 4.-The alliance between Thorn
as C. Plat and Richard Croker was evident TO
the Legislature to-day. Important amendments
to the Greater New-York bill drawn up by
Senator Cantor, the Tammany Hail leader. were
accepted by Senator Lexow and adopted by the
Senate. The final deal" Of Plat and Croker
on the bill, IT Is believed. contaminated by
James ]. Martin ex-President OF the Tammany
Hall Police Board after his arrival here to-day.
Mr.. Martin II is said. has hopes of coming back
to political power Manhattan Island as the
chief Of some one of the departments Of Greater
New-York.
After he had had talk with Senator Cantor.
who has exhibited some signs of Independence
lately, Mr.. Cantor said. with the amendments
made. the Greater New-York bill is perfectly sat
isfactory to me- and shall vote for it. have al
ways favored the consolidation Of New-York
and Brooklyn and now that tie measure which
is to bring It about is in good shape, see no
reason why should not support It,.
How will the other Tammany Hall Senators
vote the bill?" he asked.
"All but two. think" replied Senator Cantor.
ARE committed to the bill. IN its present form.
and possibly these two gentlemen will conclude
to vote for it,
They certainly will after they have had talk
with James J. Martin.
WHAT THE AMENDMENTS ARE.
One OF the amendments made to the bill to-
day was suggested tc the Committee on cities
last night by Senator Cantor 1t provides that
the nine members of the Greater NeW-York COM
mission to be appointed by the Governor shall
be residents Of the Greater New-York district.
Senator Lexow accepted this change and pre-
sented It to the Senate as his own when that body
took up the Greater New-York bill to-day.
Another and more important amendment sug-
gested by Senato~ Cantor directs the Greater
New-York Commission TO submit the Greater
New-York charter to the Legislature OF 1897 on
or before February /. This amendment also was
adopted by the Senate
AS a further step in this direction. senator
Guy of Tammany Hall. offered an amendment
which was accepted by Senator LeXow. proVidihe
that the Greater New-York Commission shouiu
cease to exist on March l. 1891
Senator Wray of Brooklyn. at the request OF
Senator Cantor, submitted an amendment to the
bill drawn up by Cantor directing the Greater
New-York Commission 20 provide for the cleo
ton Of a Mayor of New-York in the fall OF lS'''
This amendment also WAS adopted by the SEN
ate.
Two or three interesting circumstances may
be noted about these latest amendments TO the
Greater New-York bill and the measure Itself.
1t denies to Brooklyn and New-Iork any vote
upon the Greater New-York charter II corners
on the Legislature the power to ADOPT or ~
iect the Greater New-YCrk charter II gives an
amazingly small period CT time in which the
Greater New-York Commission Is TO draw up a
charter for the great municipality concerned
It settles almost beyond appeal that w-iorK
and Rroo;;lyn shall be united. that the Repuph-
can city shall be merged in the larger Democratic
municipality
The bill was ordered TO third reading az
amended and it cannot be acted on again unui
Tuesday.
The Democratic Senators. especially the ram
many Hall men were pleased with the provision
that a Mayor OF Greater New-York SHAH De
elected ir 1897 believing that at that time they
can easily elect Tammanyite as Mayor ana
that in this WY they can easily crush out the
Republican majority In Brooklyn Senator
Wray offered an amendment granting refer
endum on the charter of Greater New-York, but
IT was defeated.