New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
NEW CHARTER A = CHANGES.
AMENDMENTS TO REVISION BILL TO
BE PROMPTLY MADE-WHAT SUP
ELEMENTAL MEASURES WILL
BE INTRODUCED.
BE INTRODUCED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBCSE.l
Albany. April 4.-Supplemental bills amend
Sng the New-York Charter Revision BILL it is
said on high authority, will be introduced in the
legislature tomorrow night, it having become
obvious that some changes should be made in
the bill. Some Of Mayor Van wycks criticisms
OF the act will thus have the edge taken off
them when his veto message arrives here the
latter part OF the week by the presence upon
the bill flies of the legislature of charter re-
vision amendatory acts.
The decision of Republican leaders in the
legislature to introduce acts amending the Char-
ter Revision bill was virtually made in Gov
ernor OdelTs private room at the Capltol on
Thursday night, when there were present Gov
ernor O6en, Senators Ellsworth. Stranahan
Higgins and Krum, Speaker Nixon, and AS
senbly.nen Aids and Kelsey. Then came Gov
ernor Odelrs visit to New York and his con-
suItation there with Senator Platt. George W.
Dunn Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee and leaders of the Republican organiza-
zion in New-York City TO the measures that
ought to be passed amending the Charter Revi-
sion act.
The Governors position for some time has
been that if it was clearly tablished that in
the public interest the Charter Revision bill
should be amended, such acts ought to be
srassed. The supplementary acts. if of this nat
*ure therefore. IT is clear. will receive his ap-
proval.
The supplemental acts. it was said to-day.
have not vet been framed. and two members of
The legislature whom was assigned the duty
ipn Thursday night Of preparing two supple
mental acts are absent from the city. and it is
not believed that they have yet done any work
upon them. The acts referred to. however. can
be quickly framed. and no doubt is entertained
Wherefore Of their Introduction tomorrow night.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
One of the bills takes out of the charter the
Arovision that the Board of Education or New
york may grant public school funds TO private
echools for their support. This provision has
4xcited a great amount of criticism il being
Ffeared that il would open the door to ascertain
appropriations The legislature at present, it is
believed should alone have the right to desig-
mate the private schools which shah receive
school money in New-fork
The second supplemental bill, which will be
prepared for submission to the legislature to-
morrow night will repeal the provision which
Subsidies newspapers in the boroughs OF
AQueens. Richmond and The Bronx 1t was said
sto-night that the repeal act would be absolute
that no attempt would be made TO grant even
"a small sum to newspapers in those boroughe
for the printing of corporate notices. Possibly
the repeal Of this section of the act is made
rebsolute owing the apparent olfnculty OF
Framing section of the charter which Will
sErant newspapers only the small amount OF
advertising which was originally contemplated
1t thought this advertising would cost only
$4,000 whereas II is asserted it would cost
100000.
Beyond the two bills already mentioned there
does not seem as yet to be any proposed amend
.nent to the Charter Revision bin which has
sbeen agreed Several said to be under
consideration, but none have yet been selected
as the subject Of a supplemental act
NO DECISION AS TO CITY MAGISTRATES.
| Thus II has been proposed 10 amend the Char
fter Revision bill to take out the provision
,1cr the election OF city magistrates in the Bor-
3aough OF Brooklyn and for increase of the
snunlber Of the magistrates in the Borough OF
Manhattan. The Republican Senators and As
ssemblymen from Kings County opposing the
badoption of such supplemental act. They de-
s,clare that this feature OF the Charter Revision
ssct a concession to them for not opposing
rthe Capitalization Of the school system of the
scity, and they argue that the elective system
has always worked well in Kings County and
;should be retained. Nevertheless, positive de-
.cision, II is said, has not been made in regard
ito the city magistrates section Of the Charter Re
s-ision bill. and possibly 1t may yet be modified
so to destroy the provision for the election
OF the magistrates in Kings County
The section Of the charter in relation TO the
Adetectve squad will ii was said to-day, be re-
ttaaned, the objection TO IL not being considered
well founded.
supplemental bill in relation to the Tene-
r1nent House Commission may be passed 1t is
expected that when the Charter Revision bill
arrives here from New-York, with Mayor Van
.wyck's message vetoing it. Governor Odell will
teend a message to the legislature commencing
the Charter Revision act and suggesting the
ipassage of the supplemental acts. which by tina,
time will have been framed, amending ii, and
;elso that the Charter Revision act be passed
tpver Mayor Van Wyck's veto
-. Governor odell returned here from New-York
Ahis afternoon.