New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
nFLAT FOR POLICE BILL.
-.ooKLTN MEN MAKE OBJECTIONS AT
HRANY-BUREAU OF ELECTIONS
PROVISIONS

,v Ian "A CSpeciaD.-The Senate ordered
,,..y York Police bill 10 a third reading to-
w ,,r5er an agreement with Senator Grady. the
ol,o.,stic leader. that he should be permitted 10
Dsorosndrents 70 II next Tuesday. when the bill
o1 l, ,nrne before the Senate possibly for final
acton.
~ sat the bill TO establish a Bureau Of Flec-
-, NAV also suffer a modification OF its form.
,i.,, Ferri and William c. Wallace came here
- brooklyn to-day and after chat with Lieu
ii IT,, governor Woodruff regarding both the
ta ~ biu and the Bureau Of Elections bill went
eo0.tor Stranahan. who introduced these meas
IN the Senate. and recommended certain
changes in tnem'
-.,sbsn that the term OF the Police Commits
-. 80 70 be appointed should he only one month
-. 80 man that Of the Mayor who should ap-
.Is, him Under the Low charter of Brooklyn
?. hssd of the Police Department had a term
- lasted only one month longer than that Of
y ,,,vor In this interval OF month the
VI, - Navor or the old Mayor could make a change
-. sborId desire Mr.. Stranahan's bill gives to
~ Police Commissioner term or hve years;
n u ,s Navor Van Wyck could appoint a man
ma ~. Commissioner whose term would extend
-,.,av over the term OF his successor in the
coanr @ - Navor. Now that Is not fair treatment
Hs ,savcr 10 he elected next November. II
- ba said that the new Mayor would have au-
~, pl. - remove the Police Commissioner, but
o could not be done without great public scan
- -b,cb should be avoided If possible
,rP RERRI PROPOSES CHANGES.
raider Mr.. Berri's plan the term Of the Police
-.,ssioner TO be appointed by Mayor Van Wyck
s .,rs on February l. 1902 Senator Strana-
-, ssid afterward, in speaking about Mr. Berr's
lev. Il can see no objection 10 it.
~ Rerrt also suggested that the Bureau or
ris.t,ons bill should he changed so as to assure
bsvond question that the heads OF me Bpreau 1l
ss5.UiS be genuine Republicans and genuine Demo
sn0.tO s,s we had a most satisfactory Bureau or
Elections for years in Brooklyn ne ne saia, @ sIZ G ,i
no etF ~ nrncipe TO the Stranahan Bureau OF Eiee,
tons bill dma IR5eT Executive officers should have
authority nominate The heads OF the bureau OF
bsS1stoT stranahan said later in speaking about
80 PIIresu OF Elections bill: i doubt II anything
VII WI p 49, hunted up ex-Assemblyman Brenn&n's
Rursau Of Elections bill. which was passed 9N ne
as iss stss5 IN on TO the people who have this mat
,er IN charge and I am frank 10 say tnaI loveh
with favor upon The olA ana MINK may Oe
pdsSsde TSder the Brennan bill the four Commissioners
Sol5 Office for six years at $500 each year
M'cULLAGH WOULD BE RETIRED.
Nr Berri also expressed the opinion that the
services OF John M'Cullagh the Superintendent OF
Elections could be dispensed with, and the Bureau
of Elections could do his work II is apparent that
the Brooklyn Republicans are IN favor OF con-
siderable changes in the bills relating the Police
department the Bureau Of Elections and the
charter OF New-York generally, and are disposed
IN urge that these changes be made. Many OF the
New-York Republicans also have decided opinions
as 10 the amendments TO the charter suggested by
the Charter Revision Commission. The conference
Al the house OF Assembyman Weekes on Tuesday
night Of twenty-eight New-York and Brooklyn
members OF the Legislature. which the charter
revision considered. gave token OF a union Of
the New-York City members in support OF certain
hills Of importance affecting the charter. The
Brooklyn members. for instance. wish 10 give that
borough greater control Of its schools.
Senator Ranes is still Of the opinion that the
NeW-York Bureau OF Elections bill viii provide for
the election Of the heads OF that bureau pro-
Nided for in a bin introduced by him. Some Re-
puhlcans Of prominence hold that II would not be
constitutional either 70 elect to designate. and
that Mayor Van Wyck must be left unhampered
with the power Of appointments.