New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-28
TO AMEND POLICE BILLS.
COMMITTEE HEADED By QUIGG SEES
THE GOVERNOR.
POWER OF REMOVAL AND ELECTION
BOARD PROVISIONS MAY BE MoDI-
FLED BY LEADERS.
IRr TELEGRAFH TO rur TRIprNF.I

lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TMBuNEl
Albany Feb. "a committee appointed 10y
the Republican County Committee Of New YORK
came here to-day and had a conference with
Governor Roosevelt on the New-Nork Ponce
bills The members Of this committee were
I.emuel T. Quigg president, and George K Man.
chester. secretary Of the Republican county
Committee: Frank Raymond. Abe Gruber'
lSilas c. Croft, James W. Perry, Jastrow Alex
ande-. Smith Pine and James f. March The
Governor received his visitors in the Executive
Chamber. and there frankly talked over all
The features Of the bills with them
some OF the members Of the committee (and
possibly one of these members was Mr. Qugg
himself favored the appointment OF a bparu-
san Board Of Police by the Governor and the
abandonment Of the snge-headed Police De-
partment proposed IN the Police bills. but the
Governor rejected Immediately all suggestions
Of this nature. tenaciously clinging to the idea
which he formed when a Police Commissioner
that the Police Department should have only
one head. and not four
The committee were unanimous in the opinion
that the Bureau Of Elections should he sepa-
rated from the Police Department. and IN TINS
they were heartily seconded by the Governor
The Governor also made it plain that he would
not object to an amendment to the main Police
piiI h4Ni"7 - ,,,a . hts
fohce commissioner a. d" - =
trial on any apparently weii-founded charges
The committee suggested that the Chief Of Fo-
lice as wei rs the Police Commissioner. should
be subject to suspension 10y the Governor II
;accused Of interfering with elections. The GOV
amor eats be co,,ld 600 no objection 20 such an
iemcndment
When the committee finally emerged from the
.1xccutive Chamber Il had been agreed between
q - 49,. o,,a tho C,o,-orro,. tbat they should
i1's "'''"' ~ ,,, . 800
iel-'.'-' , -. ,.,,,s 20 tho police hills in
....,, earo,ors r,lsc.ortb Raines and
l1figgtns and Assomblymen Aids and Kelsey
,.... ,..i-l,.<~s
end o'her prominent ''7i7'.''''
Speaker Nixon is expected mere on Wednesday,
having recovered from his Illness and IS eX-
,.,.7 N ofvo a nush 70 legislation Ike the
~ I'M
~, or,qr made tho following statement to-
,lrbt.
-, 49,. 49,. ,ir -o,o~,tt,,. tho Rureau NJ
We desire the Dill s'paIalHE ul' i'ule"" 10
Elections from me f"Te 20 i 'l', nv, ho,.,
amended una 'HdN" an ~, . .,.a,a,,, 10 ti,.os
'ne au'Iloli'! " aPl,. , .l,, 3dard ~ 1,lar-
q lhe Isep an pa. 49,, s,-st.r, b,-f
lions. we h'urlt I'm ,lt il' , ,''i ana ,,f-
We pc.l,v mo ,i,..r,issf.bt, no hermit The
go ~ o,,oi,,t fdr,r r5r,,i1iesioners two rep
-ae:rt,,o ono rartv and two the other without
,5a,,aeo ga ,,,ref,. or mia own motion would
- travesfv Of binartIsanship Under that
I'e 49,. \" ', 5,,,,Ii'ar Commissioners would
hs ss'.h -. o,d thoir CONTINUANCE in place
~ ,,o -. a,,tboritios which they were 10
+ 1i' ga rr1tect their own party against.
~ Constit,,fion distinctly recognizes bipart
eanship in an bodies having governmental con-