New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-14
PRICE THREE CENIo.
CHARTER IN BLACKS hAND0
-UTEs YESTERDAY.
SENATOR pAvEY VOTED TO SUSTAIN MAYol


srRoNGs VETO AND TOLD HIS REASONS
Albany, April 13 Especially Governor Black
now has the Greater New-York charter In his
hands 1t having been passed by the Senate over
Mayor Strongs veto this morning. IT was III do
o'clock when the Senate received message
from the Assembly stating that 1t had passed
the charter despite Mayor Strong's objections.
and ten minutes later the Senate had also passed
the bill over the veto
In the mean time there had been little DEBATE.
Senator Cantor moved that the charter be re-
ferred to the Committee on Cities. with 'instruc-
tions to amend il as suggested by Mayor Strong.
Senator Stranahan made the point Of order that
the only motion in order was motion 20 pass
the charter over the veto Of Mayor Strong.
THE point of order Is well taken, SAID Lieu
nant-Governor Woodruff.
II now move" said Senator S,ranahan, that
this bill be passed in spite OF Mayor Strongs
objections
"And I move as an amendment" said Senator
Cantor. that the Mayors amendments be added
to the BILL
Senator Pavey followed with severe attack
on the entire Greater New-York project. lie
said: 49,
II believed in the ylsaogm Gf f1nsodans asrS5S Ts ons ns
mGac Traa. ritW wo"d no, sustain The veto OF the
Mayor of New-York All the points 70 wh,cn . ne ne
makes objections could be remedied oy lsssacnf =,
tne mex; session WITHIN TWO or three months ai's.
The charter iakes effect: Bu' 90 h2S W. nave no
assurance that the greater city VIII 'e better gov
erned than either Of Dnbes s4e ces viii ii bs more COM
pick and difficult. and we have every ieasoh ~ er
innment sI nan at present From party point OF
view we are committing political suicide. ..o
passage r tWS Of Sssfs Grear :" s
step Tae original act was Jammsd tn,ougn mussioS
was appointed to draft the charter. The ehsttss Yer
came here With the % %n'N3Gs Mnyor Of Ts%YSrk joned
with Seth Low IN an express waiver or tneir INSIST
makes objection They recommended that the char
ter as whole sufficiently good to justify tneir
sy s opo6stion s in the city Of XewYor had
died Almost no one APPEARED & at A9ang IN Se
| voted for the charter l. was reluctant vote.
sgdsngby ely given eVafy OF bc ycarer 10 M nuns
izations and .2ubiic-spirited citizen IN New.Iork
ING calamity TO an extent which they have never
before BY force Of numbess POSITION ,ssa fnd
have convinced him that in his official capacity as
Mayor of New-York ne ought to veto the &c ehar.er; r
of the Commission and his qualified Endorsement OF
These citizens and these organizations now intend
TO make an urgent appeal TO the Governor 70 veto
n s fRtrs Rt posst Of T the Mayors
veto. but do hope 10 convince the ,19verhSr Oh sre
pealed to me to sustain them in this effort Iney
have my hearty support and approval IN thell
work and desire again TO go upon record as op-.
posed the entire project OF the consolldaton OF
the Greater New-York. In line with the position
have taken ana opinions have entertained Tor the
last two years
AS a substitute for Senator Cantor's motion.
move that this bill be referred back 10 the ConS:
mttee on Cities with instructions TO strike our
enacting clause. -, Ca,.tor
The yeas and nays were CALI h.tor. n.
Pavey's substitute. Sepc.~ "a. -.,,,or
voted said he did no, believe that the crea''on
of Greater New-York would mean cisaster 10 .ne
Republican party throughout the state inv
ponuhican party would still control the state
and would therefore control Greater New-iorH
-rh g foot WIS pe>oeiyed by Democratic memoer"
s. ..,ature. What other explanation was
o...e Of their introduction Of bill to create Q
new State out of the Greater New-fork terr,-
tory?
Senator Pavey's motion TO kill the charter
was defeated by vote of 32 to .. Senator can
tor motion also was rejected. The Senate then
came to vote on the bill. and passed II over
Mayor Strongs veto. "a TO 10, as follows:
Yeas-Brown. Brush. Burns, Cantor. Ghahoon.
Coffey Daley, c. Davis T.. \. Davis. Elswortn.
Gallagher Grant Harrison, Higbie, HIGGINS
Uumphrey Johnson Koeher. Krur. Lamy, sexow'
Moihv McNulty Nussbaum. Page Parsons. RaineS
SSibcrt Stewart, Stranahan, White, Wieman WILL
cox Wray-3t ~ ,, c,,v
Martin McCarren, Mullin, MunZrger, Pavey-lo