New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
rHE SAME OLD ALLIANCE.
.rr SENATOR'S AND TAMMANY VOTE
TOGETHER.
,rso1.uTIoN OFFERED BY MR. PAvEY FOR THE
,rpposE OF GETTING INFORMATION BEARING
oS THE GREATER NEw-YoRK QUESTION
souEICHED - LEXOWS RESENT

MENr PLAINLY SHOWN.
rysoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TRiBUNE.l
,,banv JAN 30-Thomas c. Platts alliance
L.n Richard Croker on the Greater New-York
xu was clearly disclosed in the Senate to-day.
"a n the amaZcment of most Republicans.
,hree Republican Senator's. who were believed
"a he men who would represent their constitu-
.,ts and not an ally of Tammany Hall-Horace
white. Lester Hayden Humphrey and Hobart
vr,m-voted with the Tammany Hall Sena-
tors.
II q vote on har 1.ess resolution is any indi
cation. Croker and Patt are agreed that the
republican city of Brooklyn shall be surren-
aered to the Democratic city of New-York. and
that a metropolitan Board Of Police shall be
.rsated for New-York and Brooklyn composed
A. Platt Republicans and Tammany Hall Demo-
Gratis The resolution referred to was intro
duced by Senator Pavey, and read as follows:
Resolved That the clerk of the Senate be. and
hereby is instructed 10 address a circular letter
,Ussdeed 0sds;eedd SH by Mr Texow to the pper
officers of The cities OF New orK brookS & p;b aiu
Ions island City. the counties Of kings ana Rleh,
mmona the towns of Newtown, Flushing. Jama,ca
and Hempstead in the County Of queens. reanest
n prepare and transmit TO the senate on or oS'oIe
the 18Th day of February 1885, forin9i ana and ac
ssosrces Of the cities. counties and towns, or parts
thereof menti0ned and describes IN seGnon ~ incuSe
.Ss .su amount of bonded Indebtedness. the capacity
tor issung bonds under the provisions or the Cen
su,ion the sources and amount - Oi of sx
assessed valuation OF propcrI for purposes 81 .9
20 actual value of the rropet.y assessed the rate
Of taxation upon the assessed value ana sucn ohee
Tsr,orroation of similar chara cter as II may De
snnnvenjent and desirable for said officers 10 iur
nsh.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED.
Senate bill No. 12 Of course. is Senator Lexow's
NIL, providing for the consolidation OF ew-1orK
.,a Rrooklvn on January !, 1898 Senator Pavey
.av in the New-York newspapers last week an
interesting compilation. which had been made by
rorporation Counsel Scott, showing the indeoteu-
ness and financial condition generally OF New
York He thought therefore, that he would ike
=, obtain for the Senate the same information
nom the other counties in the Greater New-Iork
territory. seeing that the Greater New orh oi"
~ill soon be under consideration
Senator Lexow bristed up rs soon as the reso-
,ruon was introduced This resolution. in my
on,nion." he said with great asperity. is a
As,,berate attempt 10 defeat consolidation by
hrarsing in at the eleventh hour this question oi
,axation. move that the resolution he referred
N the Committee on Cities.
Senator Pavey much surprised at this outours'
IN Lexow's part, said that all he wished 10 ac-
compllsh by the resolution was 10 get accurate
information about the proposed union or New
York and Brooklyn and not "biassed statements
OF some committee Of the Senate.
"Is the resolution germane TO the Greater
New-York question: inquired Senator Lexow'
with an angry air
"Ouite germane" replied Senator Pavey as
much SO as the opinions OF real-estate men WHO
own Brooklyn property near the City Hall ana
are opposed to consolidation. or the opinion o.
real-estate speculat;rs who favor consolidation
Nev-York City is to bt heard for one DAY on!
on this great qucst:)n Of consoEc alton. WISH
,hsrs.ore 70 collect all the information can for
our use in Determining the merits Oh 'ne "e"'''
%ew-York question
"C.,,o, This information be obtained from pub
lie officials within tweuty-four hours? inquired
Senator Lexow.
at cannot be-" answered Senator PaVey io'
Cornoraton Counsel Scott OF New-York has at
4enpted 10 gather this information and has
failed"
Senator Wray supported the resolution. This
e a plain. business-like resolution, he sa'd'
sseeking information on a business matter. Tnere
ran he no fair union OF NewYork Brooklyn ana
Long Island City unless each city understands
the financial liabilities OF its proposed partners
7 regard the information which Senator faVeg
seeks as absolutely necessary for our guidance.
Senator Strauahan. Platt Republican. ex
pressed the notion that the resolution usurpeu
fhe rights OF the Lexow committee
cors.or Nullin said he thought the informa-
fon ought TO be obtained. and that Lexo"
own committee ought TO collect IT,
TAA1MANY ON LEXOws SIDE.
Senator Grady, the Tammany Hall leader in
Senator Cantor's absence. came 10 Lexows ald.
Public opinion, he declared in New-York ana
Brooklyn favored the consolidation OF those
cities.
THE opponents of consolidation ne con-
t,nued will always have TO face the stone
wall OF a popular vote In It's favor. New-fofK
has the money and Brooklyn the land IL VIII
be 70 the pecunary advantage OF BROOKLYN
therefore TO Join New-York. 1t is said that
the proposed rapid-transit road IN New 'rN
NAV be abandoned, and the money used III
building three bridges over to Brooklyn III
that way the land of Brooklyn VIII De occuHeu
by thousands Of families coming from New
York. These questions Of the fnanciai part %
the consolidation Of New fork anu n,ooh1s hasn
can be cOusidcre: when the union mo- ,a
decreed. and the Suppierneh'ai D'''' "
acted upon here% or,ad Senator
Senator Higgins, Of Olean. supported ~ oenatG' sn,d
Pavey's resolutions 1T seems " M, ,..rrnotlo,
that when any Senator "iSieS e., -. "a mo motion
he has a right 10 ask ccr H. regard ,.i ti,s a.
OF senator IAxows - refer this resoiution "a a.
the Committee on Cities as an atteiiip ,a ~ tinn
H. We do not want 20 shut Out n"ioi inr,an,
iron, ,b,y cenate 4 chairman Of an Important
cnmuS,teo bas no right 90 take the attitude mere
that he is opposed to the Senate receiving IN.
formation upon some great measure OF icsiS'"-
ton" c.ors to
Attemn,s were made by various Senator'S ,o
induce Lexow to permit the Pavey resolus.on
10 pass but he stfy refused and ne mao ,'p' h'
dozen speeches 10 the Senate deciailIis ia &c ,he
would regard II as a personal afront II the
Pavey resolution should be passed flhanS' nc ii
said uneQuivocally that he would resIsn ~ q.
place on the Lexow investigating on"
the Payey resolution should be passed.
CoGGEsHALL TAKES A HAND
Senator Coggeshal endcavored 10 piaca''
Lexow BY moving that the Committee OH |'''.