New-York tribune., 1901-04-23
NEW CHARTER is LAW.
PASSES BOTH HOUSES OVER MAYORS
VETO AND SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR.
LET TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUvE.I ]


Albany. April 22.-The Legislature passed over
Mayor Van Wyck's veto to-day the revision Of
the charter of New York There resistance
to this action. of course, by the Democratic
members from New York, but the speeches they
made were without much spirit, they knowing
that the bill would surely be passed In the
course of the debate in the Senate on the meas
ure Senator Stranahan called attention to the
large measure of home rule it granted TO the
city, and disclosed the interesting fact that
mandatory act compelling New-York to a GER
tain course had been passed by the Legislature
this year.
Senator Donnelly led the attack upon the bill
in the Senate First, he desired to have the
Mayors veto message read. Senator Ellsworth
pointed out that most Of it had already been
printed in various newspapers.
THE message is a temperate and digniied
document" said Senator Stranahan but
have had it here for nearly a week, and think
We shall treat the Mayor with just much
courtesy if we do not have his message read as
he did when he said had dumped the bill
upon him like so many pounds OF beef
Senator Foley argued that the Mayor ought
to be treated with more respect.
DO .gou -xpect to change vote b. hsviSgr
this message read?' inquired Senator Marshall.
Republican of Senator Foley
while the lamp holds out to burn" answered
senator
The Senate then came TO vote on a motion
of Senator Donnelly that the message should be
read. and 1t was defeated by vote of 81 to 13.
the Republicans being in the majority.
The Senate then came TO a vote on 4 motion or
Senator Stranahan 10 pass the bill over the
Mayors veto. and speeches were made while 1t
was in progress. Senator Donnelly criticised
the great authority given to the Superintendent
Of Schools saying he would be a Car. He also
said that the composition Of the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionment was wrong.
Senator Stranahan then said
Senator Donnelly echoes the criticism OF
Mavor Van Wyck in regard TO the composition
Of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
That was a suggestion Of the Charter Revision
Commission. TO compare it with a provision OF
the Tweed charter Is misplaced criticism The
new charter revision really deals with three or
four big cities. and 1t has been found necessary
IN take ont n little Of the red tape Of the pres
ent financial administration or the city. II the
Mayor had a right to appoint or remove a ma
tority of the members of the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment he would have an authority
compared with which the Cars authority would
he rosewater. Now. to other provisions or
the charter. l never personally approved OF the
section relating to printing IN the poroushs IN
regard to giving the Board of Education au-
thority to give public money 10 private schools
! may say that l thought that board more
copopetent 70 deal with this subject than the
LEGISLATURE but it seems that an enlightened
press thought that the hayseeds should be
trusted rather than the Board of Education.
Senator McCarren replied as follows:
The hayseeders have not bowed to the will OF
the people of New-York. but, on the contrary
are showing a charter upon them which they do
not desire to accept. would call Senator Strana-
hans attention to the pamphlet Of the City
Club criticisng this Charter Revision hl and |
can saw nv authority that the Charter Revision
Commission were not pleased with their treat
ment here What Interior motive did you have
in changing the Dock Commission? You make
the single Dock Commissioner mere clerk of
the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Senator Elsberg expressed the opinion that the
Democratic Senators standing in the way
of an enlightened amendment of the New-York
charter
81 see," said Senator Stranahan. that Con-
troller Coler critcfses the Legislature for man
datory legislation Not a single of
that kind has been passed"
You imposed expense of S3O.0O0,O 900 upon
us the three previous years" said Senator Nc
Carren "and that Is what Controller Coler
speaks about"
Senator Hennessy said he should vote to pass
the bill over the Mayors veto because he be-
leved the charter revision would increase the
power of local self government, in the several
boroughs of New-York.
The Charter Revision bill was passed
Mayor Van Wycks by a vote of "a to II
the Republicans and Senator Hennessy. Demo-
crat voting in the affirmative, and twelve Demo-
Gratis in the negative
The bill passed the Assembly over Mayor Van
Wycks veto by vote of 104 ayes to IS
Its passage marked by short discussion
Several Democrats attacked the bill because of
its "hasty construction and because of its
tanning petty jokers." Assemblyman Frisbie,
leader of the Democratic minority said that the
supplementary bills which have since been in
troduced amending the new charter were only
proof of the charges made by the Democrats
when the bill first passed the Assembly. the
effect that it had been hastily and lily con-
structed Judge Lynn also spoke against It,
Mr.. Kelsey said he believed that by the passage
of the proposed amendments the charter was
rendered worthy of the support of every men,
ber Of the house.
On the rollcall Assemblyman Bennett who
voted against the bill originally changed to
an affirmative vote. Assem- blynen Bruckner
fDem) Of The Bronx and Morgan OF Kings
also voted aye Assemblymen Blackwell II
Wilson and Rainey, OF Kings. voted with the
Democrats in the negative
Governor OdeI tonight signed the hill II Is