New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
ONE POLICE BILL PASSED.
TT PROVIDES Fok SPEEDY TRIAL OF
ELECTION FRAUD CASES.
srNArORs CoGGEsHALL AND WILCOX DID
NOT OPPOSE IT-FIELD DAY foh
DEMOCRATIC ORATORS.

elections in New York Cl'E' all
che Executive law relating TO the Attorney
General was passed by the Senate to-oa! oH
rartv vote. the Democrats opposing and the Ike
.,,.a,s unloading It, The Democratic party
.,,. ,reserved it's consistent record In TINS S'a'o
:, hostnitv TO every measure drawn 10 INSURE
horost elections 1t opposed the registration Vi
voters I'm cities II opposed the ba"o' neAo
law. and to-day it opposed bill whose so'e PU'
nose is 10 insure the speedy trlal oil pe's0"S az
cused of election crimes
The measure was introduced by oeha'o'
Raines. and forms one of the series rela''"e "
the Police Department drawn up at the suseeS-
tion of Governor Roosevelt one OF THESE u'''''
:, nil, no remembered. abolishes the bipartisan
Board Of Police and puts In It's place s,,'e,
commissioner. Senators Coggeshall ana NhcoA
have EXPRESSED their hostility TO the ia'er oi''
I'M, they voted to-day with their colleagues III
60 of tho act for the prosecution OF elecuoh
thieves II was good tactics for the leaders Oh
,be majority TO bring forward first this DILL NeN'
they may push the bill to separate the bureau
Of Elections from the Board Of Ponce 'eHa'0iS
CoeCeshall and Wilcox not having expressed al!
hostui,v 10 H. II is therefore possible that
some Of the most valuable political bilis OF INC
Republican party will be passed IN the oe"aae
once ont Of the upper house, they VIII cash!
reach the Governors hands.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
cora,or Raines's bill passed to-day says that
whenever the Governor shall advise the A''oi-
nev.General that he has reason 10 DOUBT
whether in any county the law relating 10
crimes against the elective franchise is proper!
enforced" the Attorney-General snail requ""
,ho Dis,ric, Attorney OF the county affected to
report TO him all prosecutions ana Complains
regarding such crimes during the preceding
tha q
the Mct-opolitan Elections District, which con-
,airs the counties Of New-York, Kings. Hich-
,oond and Queens the State Superintendent or
Elections is 10 make this report. After this re
mort is rendered the Attorney General may as
sign one II his deputies act as counsel Tor the
state Superintendent Of Elections in any prose
cutions that he may have Instituted IN order 10
Try election cases speedily the bill also author
lies the Governor. whenever so requested ny the
Attorpov-Gcncral. to summon an eAtraordihai!
term Of the Supreme Court
Tho Lin was sent to third reading on March
III without Senator Grady's Knowledge ne
was. therefore. greatly surprised Wheh vas
announced on the order of third reading this
morning and at first could not he convinced
that if was on the calendar regularly. In the
mean time he had denounced it as sneak lesS-
iatiou." and otherwise expressed his detestaton
~ !, Rut the ReVubiCans nevertheless pressed
II and finally passed it by vote OF - 10 10
GRADY RALLIES TO THE ASSAULT
Senator Grady then asssiled the bill in bitter
forms while protesting that the Democratic
marty ardeutly desired to guard the purity OF
elections This guardianship, however should
he uniform Ncv-York should not alone re-
raive whatever benefits it impaired Other
ritics should share it. This bill was directed
speci6call1 against New-York City. AS mat
ter Of fact such restrictions on elections were
mot needed there other cities IN the state had
far more corrupt elections
sunerintendent McCullagh ought not to have
his powers Increased The people ~ New orN
had been subjected by his deputies to all sortS
of indignties for the purpose Of inumioa''ns
,.o,er~ over two hundred citizens had been ar
rested accused Of various election crimes anu
had been arraigred before reform magistrates
hrt in not single instance had they heen he'n
for trial
DONNFTLN CRIES FORCE BILL
Senator Donnelly n the measure state
Force bin to deprive the people OF newton
~ their rights. and to govern them from Al
banv. The Court Of Appeals had twice peeh Ill
vided in opinion as to the constitutionaity oil
the Metropolitan District scheme. Most promi-
psrt LAWYERS thought il unconstitutional
Senator Raines came to the defence or the
hill arguing that It was in the interest OF the
neople II provided way for the speedy 'ria'
of persons suspected Of great crimes against 'he
elective franchise State election might De
turned one way or the other II thousands Oh
fraudulent votes were cast in New orK Cl'y'
A public officer representing the entire state
might we'll prosecute such cases. lie reeu en-
tracts from Superintendent McCuHagh report
a. surnort his assertion that there were over
o,Ac ~
New York and declared that because or the rear
of arrest only four thousand OF these men at
tempted 10 vote. s cor,, .
tendent McCuagh's report as bit OF hcuoh,
and asserted that many Of his deputies w YER
men Of disreputable character. He himselt mao
Investigated the character of ten OF these men,
and had found that not one OF them mao ever
earned dollar. They were appointed because
no respectable man would 40 the Work Iequ"eo'
Tho bill then passed
RATTLE ON IN ASSEMBLY TOO.
Tho Assembly will convene hour earlier
than usual tomorrow morning with call Of the
house when the New York City Police bills.
four in number. will be taken up for consider
alton on the order Of second and third reading
Immediately after the Assembly adjourned
to-day the minority members We're caIIe1 To-
gether in conference by their leader. Mr. Palmer.
in the WAYS and Means Committee room. II
was decided TO fight the Police bills to me bltter
end by the Offering OF amendments ana py gen T.
erai debate These speakers were selected:
Messrs Palmer Green. Finn Collins. Phillips
Trainor. Dillon, D. r. SHllh' HUFFMAN anu
Naher. go =.
To the leading bill Mr. Palmer will Offer an
amendment that the power Of removal shall re-
main vested in the Mayor, instead OF yesting II
in the Governor. Mr.. Collins VIII attack the
same bill which gives TO the Governor the riSh'
10 remove the Commissioner on charges justly
founded His amendment will provide that the
Commissioner when placed on trial shall be
represented by counsel at the hearings. ana that
the Governors decision in the matter shall DC
subject 10 review by the Supreme Court by
certioran proceedings. 1t Will also provide that
the Deputy Commissioner, who under the pro-
vision OF the bill shall cease TO hold Office five
DAYS after the removal Of his chief. in case his
SUPERIOR officer is renstated in Office shall also
reassuu1e tho functions of his Office.