New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
LAUTERBACH'S BILL DEAD.
THE GOVERNOR SENDS WORD THAT HE
WILL NOT SIGN 1T.
lou" PAYN BRINGS DOWN THE MESSAGE FROM
ALBANY AND DELIVERS 1T TO THE SUN
pAY-sCHoor. CI.Ass-cALLERs on
SENATOR PLATT YESTERDAY

1t may be safely said that Mr.. Lauterbach's
Metropolitan Police bill has been lost In the
shuttle Governor Black did not favor it in the
outset and when he received the papers from
Mayor Strong removing Police Commissioner
Parker, and realized the position In which he
was placed, he declared without reservation
that he would refuse to approve the I.auterbach
bill.
Last evening State Insurance Commissioners
Louis F. Payn arrived from Albany with the
Governors utimatum. 1t included the death
warrant Of the police bill and the Executive ap-
proval Of the Raines amendments. The Metro
politan police scheme must die, and the excise
amendments must go through otherwise the
Greater NewYork charter might be found In
the wreckage Of the legislation of 1897 The
Governors determination was given TO Senator
Plat by Commissioner Payn last night NO
serious attempt, 1t believed will be made to
fight the Governors decision
When Senator Platt came up from Washing
ton week ago Saturday and held his usual
conference with city and country politicians
on the following day, it was announced the
same evening with semi official emphasis that
all the bills which were then under considera-
ton were to be pushed through In the list
were the Lauterbach Metropolitan Police bill,
the amendments which Senator Raines had
drawn to be Incorporated In his liquor tax law,
and the charter Of Greater New-York as sub
mitted by the Commission.
Politicians within the Greater New-York ter
ritory protested vehemently against the Raines
amendments. especially against such as placed
political and social clubs the basis of saloons
and made them pay annual tax Of $500 II
liquor was dispensed to their members. But
they agreed TO accept these charges with the
understanding that the Police BILL with its
magnificent political expectations. was placed on
the schedule.
MUTTERINGs AT ALBANY.
There have been omnous outgivings from AL
bany in the last week. and there have been
numerous intimatons that the Governor had
not been consulted in making up last weeks
schedule. which took In Mr.. Lauterbach's bill.
Reports were circulated that Senator Plat was
going up to the State capital to confer with the
Governor and there were plenty of predictions
In New-York machine circles which indicated
a belief that Mr.. Black would be brought to
terms. But the Senator did not go up to see
the Governor. There have been two explana~
tons for his decision TO remain away. One
was that he was not in accord with Mr.. Lauter-
bach as 10 the policy Of the Police bill The
other was that he knew that the trip would be
unavailing II Mr.. Platt had any doubts on
the question. they we're dspeed last evening
when Mr. Payn came down and told him that
under no circumstances would Governor Black
put his signature to the Lauterbach bill!
There was another conference In Mr.. Platts
apartments in the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day which had been announced as gathering
finally 70 settle all those questions of legislation
which have been 'agitating organization circles
for several weeks. A dozen legislators and other
advisers of the Senator gathered In his rooms.
Among thcm were Mr.. Lauterbach Congress
man Quigg and Senators Lexow, Page Cogge
shall and Krum. The conference began business
before II a. n., and continued In session for over
three hours. II chiefly remarkable for the
absence Of a number of country representatives
who had been present at the meeting in the same
place Just week before and the refusal of the
most of the city leaders to take part In yester-
days gathering The former. it was said. seemed
to have imbibed the notion that the seat OF the
lawgiver had been moved to Albany the latter.
believing that the plans on foot meant radical
interference with city excise matters. refused to
come and be bound by the conclusions which
might be reached.
MR. LAUTERBACH RESIGNED.
When II was over Mr.. Lauterbach said. with
an air Of resignation;
Nothing has been done and II looks as II moth
ing would be done present We are not ready
to act yet"
Other well-known politicians who saw the
Senator in the course of the day and evening
we're Police Commissioner Parker. Frederick s.
Gibbs Assembymen Renhard Murphy, Sulli-
van and Brown. of this city. and Assemblyman
Bedell, of Orange; Major Pmey, Commission
er of Jurors eX-Postmaster Van Cott and AS
I a rod
erck Haldy and John Steibling. the Hid and
XIIth District leaders; Quarantine Commission
er f.. J. Palmer and eX-Ponce commissioners
Murray and Kerwin.
AT the day conference Congressman Quigg
and Mr. Lauterbach struggled manfully to i'm
press upon the senator the Importance OF put
ting through the metropolitan Ponce biIi ana
compelling a serious modification OF the Raines
amendments Mr. Quigg said that President
Mckinley wanted to give Police commissioner
Grant a foreign mission of some kind, and that
the Secretary OF the Navy was anxious TO have
President Roosevelt for Assistant Secretary
These changes. which must come soon II they
&C me at all, would compel a reorganization OF
the New York Police Board anyway. NO narH
was therefore likely TO be inflicted upon the
Police Department Of New-York II 1t were
placed under the Commission provided Tor In
Mr. Lauterbachs Dill Ihere was aso inuon uis.
cussion regarding the advantages which might
result I'm the first election of Greater New YORK
in having it conducted under uniform regula-
tons and instructions, such as would emanate
from the proposed Metropolitan Board.
But arguments Of all kinds aroused iittle IN
terest In Senator Platt He had teephoned 10
Albany and asked the definite opinions OF the
Governor He knew that Mr.. Payn would bring
them down TO New-York before bedtime Mr;
Pawn came has already been stated, ana
delivered the Executive message.
senator Platt dined with his sons last even
ing and IL was late when he got back TO the
FIFTH Avenue Hotel, disappointing several anx-
ions annlicants for Federal places. The Sena-
tor said that he expected to return to Washing
ton this afternoon.
Scr ator Iexow and Police Commissioners
parker left the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
together.
BLACK DISIIKES THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
possrn,.E ExpI.ANtTIoN OF THE FALLING OFF
IN ATTENDANCE.
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