The sun., 1899-03-22
POLICE BILLS UP TO-DAY.
THE ASSEMBLY VIII SEND ALI FOUR
TO THE SENATE.

All but the Single Headed Commission Bill
Likely to Re PRHsed-The Three Repub-
Iican Boilers to He Paraded in Public
Elections Bill Pissed by the Senate.
ALBANY. March 21.-The FIRST OF the New
York city police bills passed the Senate to-day
by strict party vote OF 26 to 20. The bill was
oDe OF the three introduced by Senator Raines
amending the Executive law by authorizing the
Governor to designate the Attorney-General
10 prosecute vioators Of the Election law in any
county. All the Republican Senators. including
CogRcshall. Wilcox and Willis. but with the ex-
ception OF Humphrey, who was absent. voted
for the bill. The vote on this measure indi-
Gated that all the proposed police Legislation
can be passed by the Legislature with the ex-
ception Of the bill creating single-headed
police force. This would mean the enact
ment of the bill which passed the Senate to-
day. Of a bill establishing IA separate depart
ment OF elections to be administered by BIZ
partisan board OF four members. to be appoint
ed by the Mayor OF New York city. two each on
the recommendation of the two great political
parties. and OF the other bill amending the
Penal Code by defining the penalties for viola
tions OF the law by members ofthe police force.
either in aiding Election law violators or In
preventing citizens from an honest exercise OF
the right OF suffrage.
The bill which passed the Senate to-day was
considered in Committee OF the Whole last
week and advanced to a third reading in the
same manner as other bills are advanced. The
Democrats apparently were asleep. as no obIec-
ton was made to the bill going TO third read
ing When it came up on final passage to-day
il went TO vote without discussion and the
roll call had proceeded half way before any OF
the Democratic Senators realized what wasbe-
fore the Senate In fact. several OF the
Democratic Senators had voted for the
bill. Then senator Donnelly called the
attention OF his colleagues 10 the meas
ure and the Democrats changed their
votes. The roll call proceeded and on a strict
party vote OF % to 1S the bill was declared lost,
lacking one of the number required TO pass it.
Sen ator Rain"s moved to reconsider, and un-
der call the Senate the Sergeant-at-A Arms
hunted for Senators Parsons and Humphrey.
the absent Republican, members. senator
Parsons was soon in his seat. which gave the
Republicans the necessary ~ votes to pass the
bill, Senator Humphrey was out OF town.
Then Senator Grady spoke against the pas-
sage of the, bill. declaring that it had never
Not only was senator Grady caught Mapping
when the bill was considered in Committee OF
the Whole. hut it would have been passed to-
day without comment had it not been, for the
watchfulness of senator Donnelly. Senator
Raines's motion to reconsider The vote by which
the bill was lost was adopted by, vote OF 25to
10, and the bill was again placed upon its final
passage. Senator Gradys motion to strike
out the enacting, clause, was defeated by
Superintendent John McCullagh -. for the
administration OF the affairs Of his offlcn in h the
| reading by Senator Raines OF, several extracts
| from Superintendent McCuIlagh,s report. re-
ticed by. Tammany in New York city last fall.
soon quietcd Grady: and the bill was passed by
The Poce 6n and md Elections bureau provisions
| Of the original Police bill have been separated
into tTG measures in the e. Assembly; sen These tss
to prosecute violators Of the ELECTION law,
aHa pr h FecSn '9s sM by G T0s
| the New York city. police force. came
" in the Ssem6y today on ,a second Teadng
/ 1ir. Ma2et. the introducer, asked that hey be
laid aside, which course was followed, Mr.;
them up Tomorrow. and would move TO
ssnISSpend the rules in order that lla5 thes5e
They will! then be sent 70 the sepate for con
currence 1t is expected that all these bills
will be passed n n the Senate with the eYcertion
! of the Police bill That measure will fail owing
to the opposition Of senators Coggeshall. Wiz
COZ and Ws three Of the EtepubIiGan ssna, a
give these three boilers - an opportunity
to side publicly With Iammeay Hell, s
publican leaders sprang surprise upon the
| Democrats by announcing that it was their in
| tention 10 pass the police measures through
|
| purpose the Assembly would meet at 10
| o'clock. when cal. OF the house would be or
| dcrcd to cOmpcl the attendance Of members.
| Assemblyman Palmer. the Democratic leader
| on the floor of the House. Immediately called
! his followers together In conference and out
| lined a policy of flihustering to delay the
| passage of the bills: They decided that several
| amendments should he proposed to the Police
| bills in order 10 give the Democratic orators
| of the lower house an excuse for talk
ing against. the passage of the measures.
| Mr.. Palmer ia TO present what is regarded as
! the most important amendment. one to take
| the power of removing the Police Commission :
er from the Governor. Mr. Collins will pre-
| sent an amendment providing that the Police
| Commissioner. when charges shall have
been made. against him. may appear with
counsel. Mr., Phillips will attempt TO
amend the bill so as to take away from
the Superintendent Of the Metropolitan Elec-
| tons district the power OF supervision over
| the police officers on election days. Other
amendments will be offered by Messrs Finn.
| Green and Trainor, while Messrs. J. E. Smith,
| Sanders. Dillon, Hamburger and others will
make speeches in opposition to the bills.
| The Republican Assemblymen have not eau
| II ha but ha haya