New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
ALLIANCE WITH TAMMANy
MR.. PLATT'S MACHINE WORKING Hap
MONIoUSLY WITH TIGER LEGIsLAT.
OBS On CERTAIN MEASURES.
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Albany. Feb. 27-There seems to be an ALI.
ance between the leaders of Tammany Han ana
the leaders Of the Platt organization in tbs
Legislature.
Both machines are opposed to any bill rspssI-
ing the chatter of The Ramapo Water Connanv
or any bills like these Of AssembIymen Fallov.
and Morgan, which lntrust the making OF con
tracts with private water companies 70 high
public officials in New-York and give the city
opportunity to secure water for its use by con-
demnation proceedings.
The alliance paIpabIy shown to-day by
the Assembly Committee on Cities negIectinp
to take any action upon any OF the bills mem
toned. Assemblyman Gheraydi Davis. Of New
York. who is member Of the committee. said
tonight that he had become thoroughly dis
couraged as to the prospects OF the committee
acting favorably upon any one Of the bills.
The Tammany- Plat alliance was revealed also
in another modern instance" Corporation
Counsel whalen of New-York the chief Tam
many Hall leader now in Albany. success
full in an application he made to the Assembly
Committee on Cities. He applied to the com
mittee to have il report favOrably Assembly
man Trainor's bill authorizing the issuing OF
S1.0O0O00 Of special bonds TO pay the claims Of
the Iaborers who argue that under the eight
hour law of 1894 more wages are due them than
they received
MR.. GOLFERS FATE
Controller Coler. when here last week, opposed
the bill. taking the ground that the measure
introduced TO put in Corporation Counsel
Whalen's hands the power 10 continue confess
ing judgments against the city. Controller Coler.
however, favOrs the repeal Of the RamapO
Water Company's charter and the water bills OF
Assemblymen FaIlOws and Morgan His Oppo-
sition to Corporation Counsel Whalen's bill in
troduced by Assemblyman TFainOr. therefore
has proved of no account The Assembly Com
mittee on Cities granted the Tammany chiet-
tain's request and voted this evening TO report
Assemblyman Trainor's bill favoTably.
Then the Assembly Committee on Cities in
directly attacked Controller COleT by favorably
stating that il would act before March IL
upon the bill OF Assemblyman FallOws declaring
that Controller Coler's consent must be obtained
to the payment Of any claim against the city or
New-York up to $4,000 and Mayor Van Wyck's
consent to the payment Of all claims above
$4,000. The bill was intended to give Control
Ter COler authority to prevent Corporation Coun-
sci Whalen confessing judgment to claims
against the city treasury which the Controller
thinks should be contested.
By pOstpOning any further consideration Of
Controller CoIeTs bill till March 10 the Assembly
Committee Cities substantially kills Control
Ter COler's bill. 1t Will now be in order for
Mayor Van Wyek to express his admiration
more of the admirable way in which the
Assembly Committee on Cities acts upon bills
affecting the city OF New-York.
The Assembly Committee on Cities also re-
solved 10 report favorably Assemblyman Bren-
mans bill adding the presidents Of the boroughs
to the Board Of Estimate and AppOrtionment.
THE CANAL BILLS.
Senator Ford introduced to-day all the bills
for the improvement Of the States canals drawn
up by the State Commerce Commission, sum-
mary of which appeared in The Tribune Of to-
day. Assemblyman Cooley introduced the same
bills in the Assembly. with the exception OF that
appropriating So 100000 for canal improve
ments. Mr.. Cooley favOrs the expenditure OF
So. 600 the canals as suggested by the
Canal Advisory Commission.
The supporters Of the Stranahan Mortgage
Tax act were saying tonight that II was mis-
take to think this bill dead. On the con-
trary. they declared IL alive. and they eX-
pressed confidence that it would be passed by
the Legislature. The bill IS still IN the hands
of the Senate Committee on Taxation and Re
trenchment, and there credible rumorS
that it will be greatly amended before IL Is re-
ported for the consideration Of the Senate.
Senator Krunn, the chairman Of the commit
tee, says the Raines Liquor Tax act was so
amended that it's author could hardly recognize
it, This seems to be an inttmatiOn that the
Mortgage Tax act will be amended so severely
that the Joint Committee on Taxation will ba
unable to recognize its own offspring.