New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-19
BIACK WILL SQUELCH IT.
pr. RAPID TRANsIT DEAL
CAN'T eUCCEED.

-,,p GOVERNOR IA HOSTILE TO 1T. Az lie HAS
nrrS TO ALI. SIMILAR sCHEMEs-HE is
ALSO AGAINST THE srooooN cANA!.
nIII. AT I.NAsr FOR THIS YEAR
Albany yarch 1S (spec!aO.-Tho amazing bill
-, Senator Ellsworth aboshIng the present
noard Of Rapid Transi: Commissioners Of New
Yora. and authorizing the Mayor OF that city
% anno!nt a bipartisan Board Of two Platt Re-
ru,llcnns and two Tnmmany Democrats. Is
dend although. as in the case OF the Irlshman's
,sasloss turtle, he's not yet sinsible OF It,"
That Mr. Ellsworth is not yet "sinsibe" that his
Mn Ike the Press Gag monstrosity. is a corpse
vss spparen. from what he said to-day after
.nn.minu,e chat with Governor Black in the
executive chamber.
~ shsu press my Rapid Transit BILL" he said.
because think It ought to be passed The
,re.ent administration OF New-York. which Will
Va IN power for four years to come IS not in &C
corA with the Rapid Transit Commissioners,
ard as consequence no progress can be made
toward giving NewYork what II so badly needs
IA rapid transit railroad. 1t Is therefore the
duty Of the Legislature. It seems TO ME. to pass
q BIZ which will enable Mayor Van Wyck 10
have commission which is In accord with his
views"
Governor Black It IS reported, is greatly puz-
,,ed by the introduction Of the measure. and
does not yet know who gave it to Mr.. Ellsworth.
Ny. Ellsworth is not believed 20 be the man
who prepared II. but merely its sponsor" as in
the case Of the Press Gag bill Perhaps 1t was
Mt Responsibility" the same gentleman VINO
ordered Mr. Ellsworth to present the Press Gag
bill. who persuaded him 70 father this latest
masterpiece II so. the Governor is not aware
Of H. and was not warned OF any ones lnten-
ton 10 have It introduced.
The Governor is opposed 10 Mr.. Ensworth's
rapid transit measure. and he has been stead
ry averse to such deal" bills. Not one of them
hes received his approval. In 1897 great pres
sure was Put upon him by Edward LauterDach,
Frederick s Gibbs and Lemuel l.. Qugg 10 IN
duce him 10 sign bin abOlishng Mayor strong
Police Board and substituting for II a machine
Board. He gave notice that he would not sign
the BILL and killed 1t. In the same way ne
refused in 1897 TO sign bill naming Jacob NJ.
Patterson and William II. Ten Eyck as Com
uissioners Of the Grand Concourse, n bill gerry
wandering the wards OF Troy in the Interest oil
a Republican political ring, and bill removing
William r. Davenport; from his place as PUBIC
Administrator Of Brooklyn.
Early In the present year. IT will he recalled
there were rumors that deal" bills would be
naming of a new Rapid Transit Commission,
reconstruc:ing the Court of Special Sessions in
Their interest driving out Of Office the Board
OF Police Magistrates and substituting fo.IoW-
ers Of the two bosses. and abolishing the pres
ent Board Of Education Of New-York and au-
thor.zing Mayor Van Wyck 10 name It's sue
cessor. Mr. Black crushed the life out OF all
these schemes by making it known that ne
would not approve them -,
a., Of NJ
being palpaby due 10 deal meets with the
Governors opposition. In the face OF ms
threatened veto" said Repu3iicGasn ca Sena'oI
might bc passed by combination OF the votes
which Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Platt control but the
Legislature VIII adjourn on March IL. ana the
Governor Will have thirty days thereafter to
consider bills Mr.. Black thus has the matter
Completely in his control. and the knowledge Of
senators and Assenblymen that he is opposed TO
the measure will probably cause its death in
the Senate Committee on Cities.
The RAPID Transit Commission has been In
formed that II It cares TO appear in opposition
to the biz il may do so next Tuesday. The or
gani2aticns in NewY0rk opposed 10 the meas
ure ought 10 20 before the Senate Committee on
Cities and support NJ. Black
The news that the Senate Finance Committee
is looking with disfavor on the biii which pro-
poses 10 submit 10 the voters this fall the scheme
70 spend s. 100000 more on the canals was sup
Ilelnented to-day BY the statement that the
supporters Of the measure have failed 20 obtain
Governor Blacks consent TO It. The Govern or5
position is that until the Canal Commission
makes It's report on the work already done under
the 50 100000 appropriation It would be unjust
q the taxpayers 10 ask them 70 give their sane
tion for the outlay of more money in the same
direction. Further, the Governor believes that
tic permanent defeat OF the canal Improvement
scheme might result from putting the question
10 vote Of the people this fall. After the Canal
Commission has reported. as the Governor be-
leyos Il VIII report that the work OF improving
the canals has been honestly executed he thinks
the prOposition 10 spend 5000 900 more -Gay
safely bo submitted TO the people. and that It
vii be adopted.