New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-22
To BE A STATE POLICE BILL.
SENATOR PLATT SAYS 1T HAS BEEN
CALLED BY A WRONG NAME.
1T WILL BE ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT
FROM THE MEASURE INTRODUCED
LAST YEAR. HE ADDS - MR..
ALDRIDGE AND COLONEL
DUNN'S PLACE

1T is going to be a State Police bill. not
State Consta buary bill. The papers and people
have been calling it by a wrong name said
Senator Platt last night at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. in answer to a question about the pro-
posed legislation.
AS have said before. it is too early to dis
cuss the possible features of the bill contin-
ued the Senator because Judge Cohen has
not completed it yet. 1t will be quite different
from the old Constabulary bill, however II
VIII be so essentially different that the members
who opposed it before will have less objection
to 1t this time"
rs there anything in the rumor that Excise
Commissioner Lyman is to give way to some
one else?" Senator Platt was asked.
No he replied, commissioner Lyman has
made a creditable record and will be reap
pointed"
How about Colonel Dunn and the Railroad
Commissionersnp? VIII he hold on to that?'
Mr. Platt was asked.
Colonel Dunn will resign his position as Com
missioner when the proper time comes," said
MT Plat Mr.. Aldrdge, of Rochester. is a
uIudte TOT the place as soon as Mr.. Dunn re-
signs. Mr. Aldrdge is not candidate for
commissioner Lyman's place. The question Of
appointing successor to Colonel Dunn will not
be considered till Mr.. Dunn resigns
State Senator William w. Armstrong. of Roch-
ester, was one of Senator Platts callers last
night He came from his home, in Monroe Coun-
~, 10 see Senator Platt with reference to the
State Police bill He and his colleague, Senator
Parsons, were instrumental in preventing the
passage of the bill last winter. When Mr.. Arm
strong was seen last night by a Tribune re-
porter he said:
II is res lly early TO discuss the proposed
police hill. 1t is hardly proper discuss II till
every knows what 1T provides for. l op-
posed TO the Constabulary bill two years ago and
last winter because the people of my district did
not want any such measure passed. I simply re-
fected their sentiments. If the bill is like
the ola people would undoubtedly oppose it
again, and l should doubtless act in their inter
ests. The bill may be changed sufficiently. how
ever. so that could see my way clear TO support
ing it. The Rochester newspapers opposed
the bill having in mind the offered last winter
| suppose, however, that the bill will be passed
whether Senator Parsons and myself oppose it
II could be passed if the Senators from all
the cities outside OF Newly ork opposed to it.
Albany and Troy one each. Enough votes might
be obtained pass the bill their united op-
position. But doubt the wisdom of such a course.
Mr. Aldridge told a Tribune reporter last
evening that he had not any time been a
candidate for the Excise Commissionership.
Assemblyman Lewis. whose bill brought about
the repeal of the Horton boxing law. when asked
about the possibility of the passage of modified
Horton law. said: Il don't believe that any law
resembling the Horton law would have ghost
of chance of being passed in the Assembly.
The Horton law. fairly construed, would perhaps
not have been very Objectionable. but the loose
construction given the law in this city by the
police and county officials made it brutal and
demoralizing. l judge that the people con-
tent to have the prizefghting craze in this State
done away with