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,,,orv March 2i.-The Senate to-day ad-
..ood the Greater New-fork Charter 10
49,, reading. and, from present indicauons' the
..ooeure will be passed tomorrow AS was the
oss Yesterday, when the bill was passed oy the
eN's .,,,. the Republican leaders adopted the
,o,icy OF rejecting all the amendmehts oNereu
W." p'..or coming from Republicans or Democrats.
Va whether meritorious or not Accept the
s~sr,sr lust as it came from the Commission
was the motto OF the hepuoHcah ieaoe's' anu
q was lived UP 10 all day
=. roed not BE said that this resolution took
~ snir,t out Of the debate. and that several
.xcerent amendments proposed were supported
o,,v IN q perfunctory manner
=, ouendnent offered by Senator Cantor pro-
-.,soc tor n single headed police board received
~, cordial support OF two Republicans-Mr
90 NJ New-York. and NJ. Wray, Of Brook
g., Nth ~ whom denounced the bipartisan
.,s,er Of governing the Police Department of
,..u.york Mr. Wray declared that the
headed Police Department Of Brook
g., has heen well conducted. Notwithstand-
,,c This support Of the Cantor amendment
:, ,ros rejected by a vote OF l. to II. Senators
vrav Brush and Pavey voting with the Demo
Gratis
second amendment, which has the support
-, many voters in the Greater New-York terri
tory was then offered by Mr.. Cantor, providing
for a municipal assembly with one chamber. in
stead Of two. as provided by the charter. Mr.
stranahan opposed this on the ground that two
legislative bodies would insure greater care and
deliberation In dealing with important city af-
fairs The Republican majority, most of whose
members are from the interior Of the State, anc
therefore not aware of the bad government which
New-York endured while a Board Of Aldermen
and Board Of Assistant Aldermen existed
voted down MIR Cantors amendment.
Mr.. McCarren offered an amendment increas-
ing the salaries Of Brooklyn policemen and fire
men 70 the same comfortable figure as those Of
NeW-l Ork policemen and hremen. This was also
rejected. although il can safely be predicted that
within five years after Brooklyn is united to
New-York the policemen and fremen Of that part
the New-Yori level. New-Yorli taxpayers, too
Will in the main pay for this increase.
A score of othe' amendments were presented
and rejected. At the end Of a three hours al
legod debate the charter ordered to a third
reading without a formal vote. and tomorrow
It viii he passed and hurried off 10 Mayors
that several bills amending the charter were in
troduced in the Assembly to-day. Already the
of the precious instrument has be-
gun.
HOW THE AMENDMENTS WE'RE CAST OUT.
Before the bills we're taken UP Iieutenant-Gov-
ornor Woodruff handed down a memorial from the
Real Estate Exchange of NewYork asking for a
delay In the consideration of the bills When the
bills passed in the Assembly yesterday
ceived in the Senate Mr. stranahan asked that
they be substituted for the bins introduced by him
eer Woodruff then announced the Assembly
bills the special order and called Senator
Malhy 10 preside In Committee OF the Whole during
the discussion.
The first amendment to the charter proposed was
FOR sinsle-headed Police Commission and a Board
OF Elections TO consist OF two Commissioners OF
opposite political faith. Mr.. Cantor said that the
bipartisan Police Board had been a disgrace 10
and that the best element Of the metrop-
Oils had become disgusted with It. He did not
think there could be any dsputing the deslrability
OF divorcins the Police Department and election
Senator Wray Rep). Of Brooklyn spoke In sup
port Of the amendments. The single-headed Com
mission. he said. had proved most satisfactory in
Brooklyn. and u adopted there could be such
scandal as had existed in the New-York bipartisan
Commission.
NJ. StTanahan said that no one would contend
that bipartisan or non-partisan commissions were
ideals, but they were not dealing with ideals, but
with stern realities. The most fragrant abuses OF
the right Of franchise under the support Of the
police and by their aid had occurred In the cities
o. the state whore the Police Department had no
connection with the election machinery He cited
the city OF Troy in illustration. lie dehed any
Senator 10 suggest substitute for this pro-
vision any proposition that did not offer greater
dangers than the bipartisan Commission. All the
executive power he said, TO be lodged In the
Chez OF Police
Mr.. McCarren Dem) advocated headed
Commission. The provision in the charter for a
four headed Commission. he said. only continued !
the present situation in New York. which was
disgrace TO the city and disgusted respectable citi
NJ Payey NepJ. or New-YOrk said the inevitable !
alternative Of a bipartisan Board must be dead |
adopted q bipartisan Police Board afforded any !
hope Of the idealy IN elections which il was hoped
10 secure under such commissions. On the con !
uary. 1t had been fully shown IN both NewYork |
end Troy that the remedy for police abuse Of |
Whenever the citizens had taken hold and demand p
ca fair election they had secured it, Bipartisan I
sad they had been so declared whenever brought |
before the courts for review.
A rising vote Has taken Oh the proposed amend /
nent, and it was defeated. Is 10 H. Brush. Pavey
and Wrsy voting with the Democrats.
mao submitted 20 the committee at its hearings, |
providing for the election OF Commissioner of |
eept Manist,an. the duties Of such Commissioner
i 10 De ne same as those Of the present commits
s.o1er in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth |
WARS This amendment was also lost, Wieman
aone 0e Voting with the Democrats.
Nj McCarrcn proposed an amendment whose
%Ject Was the equalization Of the salaries Of po-
kksMea ktM IL was lost by % to TO- Wray ana WieInan.
III.
"a amendment affecting the hremon, offered b.
n 81 @flfu. WAS also defeated.
,Sf Cantor offered an amendment abolishing the
vSc %g ch@inbers Of tho Municipal Assembly and pro
NN1ng ior single bddy lie said that this double
zrs zrrssiclla4 Assembly was not wanted ~ ne CHI
lrIiS, ana there WAS necessity for IT, AlesSr5.
W ,a''e 8 ana Strdnahan defended this provision on
nov ~ ground That IL would bring inc governing
ysoser closer 90 tho 35tco) people OF the city. II
Con- aaso contendcd that The Municipal Assembly
mr. perform much OF the work now deEoNed
W w me legislature The proposed amendment
n usieaied by strict party vote
BrreI,, Net sfren wanted 10 exempt the Borough OF
rSySSnsiyh from the provision which prevented me
49, ,~~.enance OF q slauehtcr-hOuse except on the
,ae.--IFont This amendment was also defeated by
NmOcrats
s,nn amendment. offered by Mr.. Ahern. providing
an EQUALIZATION OF the salaries Of police maB4s-
oy restoring the salaries OF certain Of these
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