The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-18
THREE.PLATOON BILL PASSED.
s.y.TE ADDS 1T TO THE POLICE
INCREASE BILL.

Assembly TOR eOhouIreno0-b"Oo
Tres 10 Force the Assembly TO Pass
u,. Coropers Bill by Helding Up the
an, Of Assembiymen In the senate.
,,p.Sy. April i7.-It now depends on the
,an,hlv Rules Committee to say whether
M.ror Low shall have an opportunity
,.,o the Three-Platoon Police bill. To-
", the Senate passed Assemblyman
s,,cb's bill providing for 1900 additional
.n 10 the New York city police force.
The bill in its present shape Is not desired
bv Police Commissioner Greene and Mayor
Iox About two months ago Gov. Odell
.s.ured Gen. Greene, while the General
~.s in Albany. that there was no doubt
49,, The police increase bill would pass the
Sa,ste. Therefore the Commissioner
simhed the stairs from the Governors
a-va,s Office to the Senate Chamber and
pf..,ed himself at the side Of Lieut. Coy.
uissns 10 see how nicely legislation that
). desired could be passed. He called Sens-
-, rlsberg TO his side and insisted that the
NM should be pressed for passage at one.
The bill was called UP for final passage
and was kicked back into the Senate Cities
committee. all Of the Democrats voting to
rscornmit Seven Republicans voted with
them
After lying in the committee for some
weeks Gen. Greene appeared before the
Cities Committee to explain his opposition
N the scheme OF incorporating a three
nlstoon amendment. Two weeks later the
I'M was reported from the committee in its
original form. the attempt to incorporate
the three-platoon amendment having
ha Of N d.
ministra,ion went soaring until they struck
the ceiling with bang, for in the Senate
Senator Grady had succeeded in amending
the bill by tacking on the three-platoon
amendment.
To-day Senator Elsberg attempted to
strike out this amendment. His motion
was defeated by a party vote OF "a to 20,
the twenty-five Democrats voting against
the motion with these Republicans: Sena-
torS Amber Of Columbia. w. L. Brown Of
Oneonta. Lefevre Of Ulster, L'Homme-
dieu of Orleans, McEwan OF Albany and
Wilcox Of Auburn. Senators Prime (Rep)
and Townsend Dem.) were paired. The
bill was then passed by the same vote and
now goes to the Assembly for concurrence
il the amendment.
The Assembly has already passed a
interpolation bill. but that was before the
the Committee on Rules took charge OF
legislation, and an interesting state of
affairs exist. The Committee on Rules
can amend the bill by. striking out the
,hree-platoon clause i e doe. does IL II, WV ~
the members Of the Committee on Rules
voted against the Remsen three-platoon
bill
That Yesterdays events in the Senate
left a scar that will not heal at once was
when Senator Nathaniel A. Elsberg started
TO continue his rule or ruin policy. But
this time he did not have "a Democratic
Senator'S to count on TO support him, AND
before he was through 1t was found that
the sentiment Of the majority OF the Senate
was decidedly against his hlibusterins
tactics.
Senator Elsberg has not yet abandoned
hone Of getting his Coroners bill passed
by the Assembly. By inaugurating .
campaign TO hold up Assembly bulls re.
believed bs could bring the Assembly 70
tia knees, and the result would be that tho
Rules Committee would report hts Coroners
bill and the lower house. in order to get
its Iegislation through. would pass It.
But In this he was AIKEN, for his coroners
bill il a dead one and cannot pass at this
session. But he can make 1t unreasonably
Uncomfortable for the Assemblymen and
in a measure block all legislation for the
remainder Of the session.
To-day. when several dozen Assemp,y
objected to the substitution Of them for
similar bills in the committee OF the whole
of the Senate or to the advancement OF
any to a third reading, Usually at this
late date Of the session 1t L. customary TO
in order TO expedite their passage, instead
Of having the bills referred TO committee,
or to advance them to a third reading.
II Senator Elsberg persists In his atti-
tude for the remainder Of the session, there
will be but few bills TO 60 to the Governor
for his action. for legislation will be pretty
No matter from which side requests
came for the advancement OF bilis Sena-
tor Elsberg shouted: Il object He was
in frequent consultation with Senator
Brackett
sembyman was received for concurrence,
and Senator Warwick moved 1t be referred
10 the Committee Of the Whole. Senator
Esberg objected. A roll call was demanded
and the bill was ordered to third reading
by a vote Of 20 to Q, the three Republican
Insurgents and Senators Martin. Rams
perger and Wagner voting against the mo.
lion Most OF the Democratic Senators
voted for the motion.
Senator Elsberg asked for a ruling from
the Chair, insisting tnat sinRe oUJocuVV,I
would prevent the advancement OF bill
Lieut. Gov. Higgins said that under the
rules the Senate could dispose OF measure
by a majority vote. J..
Then Senator Raines said he wanted II
made plain TO the people OF the State tna'
on account OF petty personal spite Senator
Elsberg was attempting to hold up the
business Of the Legislature,
Il thought ! made 1t plain yesterday,
said Senator Elsberg, that what Senator
Raines thinks OF me Ia a matter OF supreme
and utmost indifference. !! am willing
TO have my actions judged BY the people
Of the State. / simply intend that all bill,
in this Legislature shall be considered
on their merits, and II they are not there
will be no legislation for the balance OF
this session il can prevent IL.
Senator Raines then moved that the
trder Of business OF receiving bills from
the Assembly for concurrence be laid aside
in view Of 6enator Elsbergs attitude.
Senator Grady said that at this staSe
OF the session IL was time for q conc1liA'
ton and compromise between SENATOR
N order that the personal legislation o.
the Senators might not be interfereo
with
When any SENATOR said Senator Brack-
ct, in the sneering manner that we nave
just witnessed-and there Is only one man
In the Senate who Ia capable OF it-canno'
make a single motion without critictsinR
his fellow senators II IL no time for com
promise or Cancellation. The Senator from
H. nj