New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-11
TALK ABOUT STATE POLICE.
STRONG OPPOSITION IN THE CITY
WHAT SENATOR PLATT SAYS.

Senator Platts determination to have introduced
e4e nTst week OF the coming session OF the Legts
azure state constabulary bill Is likely TO at
'acI more and more attention till the vote is taken
On TIE third reading OF the measure. There Is an
uhdeniably strong opposition in this city TO any
such measure. and The prediction is freely made
mat Senator Plat will have hold unusually
tsnt grip on his forces in the Legislature despite
me large Republican majority in both houses. in
order to pass such measure. When 1t was sug-
ested to Senator Plat yesterday that there seemed
10 ne growing opposition to the proposed BILL he
said
Yes, I that it has aroused opposition. and
mat all tho newspapers against it, all focking
together like sheep. Nevertheless I am in favor
OF q State constabulary. I have been accused OF
being III league with Mr.. Croker. but it Is the
newspapers that are in league with him now do
not want to control the police. hut Go want 10 see
honest. non-partisan elections"
Has not Superintendent McCullagh's bureau Sc
cured honest electons?'" he was asked.
1T is a notorious fact" Senator Plat replied
that between ten thousand and twenty thousand
voters were intimidated and kept away from the
polls by the other side at the last election. The
listing law Is defective, Mr.. McCulagh's bureau did
some good but It would have to be considerably
changed 70 be completely effective. I want 10 see
the police force made completely non-partisar. and
tina; is VIVA, j, would he under State constabuary
law"
Senator Higgins of Clean, when asked last night
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel he stood the
State constabuary proposition, said
1t is really too early discuss matter Of that
kind till one knows JUST what the bill provides. I
don't know whether I would for il or not
Frederick d. Kilburn. State Superintendent OF
Banking, expressed himself in favor Of the bill.
maintaining that the morals % the city were a
thing that concerned the whole State and that a
state constahuary governed the Police Department
Of Boston satisfactorily
/; drawn on the lines OF The measure introduced
in the Assembly in 1855 the new bill would provide
GiT 1.r7r Fy- he 0F
missioner Of State constabulary, to take Office on
JAY and hold office until January l. 1903. There
after The term Of office is TO be for FIVE years He
Is 10 receive salary of 5000 and $3.50 in lieu OF
The commissioner will appoint a chief deputy
1wo deputy commissioners, salaries of $500 and
d = & II Taty SS9 ie qEpu's
stenographer. salary $500; four commissioners OF
The cities affected are arranged in four divisions
FIRST division New-1ork second division. Albany
missioner division and treasurer Of division for
each division. to serve at the pleasure of the com
missioner o: State constahuIary; and be person
Of the police force. or in the state con-
tahu.ary. in a city within the division for which
\ fun list Of the officials under the proposed law
includes: \ commissioner Of division for each OF
ne our otvSl"i9 siieIlnj ehl1etlt or state con
S1a0Gtary t9G eaSh Ciy GepuLy sHPsrF tendent
any cry an Inspector OF each seven hundred and
one for e4ch fifty men: detective sergeants to such
number as may be deemed proper ny the commits
tor fifty men: c"rporals not 70 exceed for
and deputy superintendent in each city; surgeons
o; STAT ccHsta huJary not 20 exceed one FOR each
stables in ratio OF not less than one for each I'VE
hundred nor more than one for ga N TWO hundred
The present police forces are not 70 De removed
-, cute o-4.-sa ~, ~ corr-7issioTar ~ SAT-
coas:aoulary. and they are 70 succeed 10 member
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