New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
CHARTER REVISION BILL.
PASSED IN THE ASSEMBLY BY A STRICT
PARTY VOTE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !


| Albany, Feb 27.-Under hot fire from the Demo
cratic minority the Charter Revision bill of Assem-
| blyman Faows passed the Assembly to-day by a
| vote of 50 ayes against SO noes The three Tam
| many members, who had been intrusted with
carrying out the strategic plans of the opposition
| were Assemblymen Trainor Green Sand Dillon. 1t
had been prearranged that each of these captains
| should lead a separate charge upon the bill by
| each introducing amendment to Ii.
Mr. Trainor made the first attack. He proposed
to tie up the hands of the Governor who according
to the bill is to choose Charter Revision Commits
sion of fifteen persons entirely at his discre-
| ton. The amendment introduced by Mr.. Trainor
provided instead that the Commission should con-
| sist of sixteen persons and that the Governor
| should select from list submitted to him by the
| party polling the highest number of votes at the
| last city election in the city of New-York eight
persons who should constitute one-half of the
| Commission. In word, the Commission should be
| bipartisan
AS soon the smoke of Mr.. Trainors fire had
| cleared away. Mr.. Green came to the front with
second amendment This was to give the Mayor of
| New-York, instead of the Governor. the power of
| appointing the Commission. Hard the heels of
| Mr.. Green came Mr.. Dillon with amendment
that the sttings of the Commission should be con-
fined to NewYork City. Mr.. Dillon's canister was
| aimed at that line of the bill which reads, Said
| Commission may hold its meetings at any time
| place within the State"
THE THREE ATTACKS.
The effect of this three sided attack first took
summed up the situation. however, and while the
Republican leaders consulting as to what plan
would prove the most practicable he said:
! The people of New-York City demand justice.
Representation It is their charter. They must live
under it, They must abide by it for better or for
the charter is wrong as it now stands-and we az
| Was it not drawn up by the Republican party? Is
not that party responsible for it? And why did
nored the local authorities of New York City. Since
added. If any came from the Democrats. who rep
resent NewYork City. however. they We're defeat
cans, however who cannot know the needs of the
Mr. Failows said that the question of politics
did not enter into the question at all Instead it
a legal problem to be solved. The chief cause
of trouble which demanded appropriate action was
the relations which the boroughs bore to one an
other The subject demanded legal Judgment. and it
mattered not whether it came from Republican
a Democratic commission.
The charter as it now stands" he continued. lis
a huge scrapbook Crude chapters from the old
corporation act of New-York City have been welded
into it, pieces from the old charter of Brooklyn
form another part of the patchwork. so that what
is needed is careful and thorough revision
Il think we can trust the Governor of this State
in the appointment of these The Chief Ex-
ecutive of this State, I believe has shown himself
of independent thought and of resoute
courage
Mr.. Morris. of New-York, came TO the support of
to be in violation of home rule Mr.. Morris ended
by saying that the people of NewYork would
repudate the charter revised by such
mission when they came to vote upon it at the
polls.
TAMMANY BLUsTER.
Mr. Green evidently saw Mr.. Fallows had spoken
with effect and that some of the buster of Tam
many's first attack had spent its force for he di-
rected his remarks straight at the leader of the
Republican majority.
CT siIcb int he art n
the State with the city of New-York," he said,
these last five years That the Governor should
power of the Mayor, The head officer of the city
of New-York should appoint this commission. Ac.
powers are vested in the Mayor. 1t is not unbe
of APPOINTING the body of men who are to revise
the charter according TO which he discharges his
Mr. Davis of New-York. defended the Governor
of Of the commission with an impartial judgment.
He explained that the men who originally drew
because of the short time in which they could act.
They also without precedent. Now the char
ter had ben tried the conditions learned and the
remedies found to meet these conditions.
to to appoint men from New-York and that they
would report early to the LegislatuTe; Thus the
maturely by the Legislature and there would be no
snap judgments.
Mr. Minton. of New-York. contended that this
commission was simply another MaZet Committee.
He maintained that any legislation pertaining to
the party predominant in that city.
HARBURGER'S ATTACK.
Mr.. Hyman OF New-York. did a little light Skin
mishing with view to dvertng the attention of
the Republicans while Mr.. Hamburger of New
York prepared for of his usual heavy artillery
movements. AS all occasions, Mr.. Hamburger
turned his guns the Governor He said
| am here to fight the Governor. You may talk
about Boss Platt and Senator Hanna, but they
Liiputians compared with the Governor of this
State. Why Governor thinks nothing of get
bills that he wants railroaded through. This bill
emanated from the Executive Chamber.
Mr.. hamburger was suddenly short by Mr.
Fallows. who said: The Governor never this
bill until 1t introduced
scattered the few sharpshooters who still
eager to fight against the bill by saying:
The Democrats are not to be forgotten in the
appointment of this Commission 1t will be drafted
similar to the Commission which formulated the
charter in the beginning.
After a motion to call the house. a vote was
taken the amendment of Mr. Trainor, which re-
suited in its defeat by rs noes against 40 ayes
The amendments of Mr. Dillon and Mr. Green were
killed off in short order. Thereupon Mr. Minton
and Mr.. Ryttenburg of New-York. tried to delay
action the ground that the bill had been i'm
properly printed They were ruled out of order
and the rollcaH on final passage found that the
bill had passed on strict party vote. Mr.. Stew
art, the Independent Democrat from the XIXth
District, voted with the regular organization
Democrats
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