New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-11
Reply OF Senator Andrews TO the Citizen
Association.


have been the subject Of two abusive articles IN The CO
ian journal which has hitherto been published by
fthe "Citsens' Association" The articles did Lot
come under my notice until my arrival m town TO-DAY
Tcsc articles grossly personal ilt the! may Ao'
pass unuutioed. and | neither so much 81 a saint
that wH not nor go nuch Of sinner tlat oafe no'
resent such assaults whenever they meet ny obsery1
t1n The ridiculous charge that an hoping % be
candidate agninst Gov fenfon AZ the next BnDefnat r
M election Is as much an mputhon upon tle "oVein2'
mysclE The motive Of such an aleSition u u ul'
cui, divine, unless y may bc 10 create dscofd ne'
tween Gov FenOn and myself IL true se nave oii'
fred about or two matters 81 puhhc phcy plt we
have differed honestly, genilcu en- may. Nhhlit any
Disturbance or lar IN agreeable personal relations
II il will relieve anybody 20 knox, viii here declare
that not seeking and 90 not desire any once OF
place Whatever. -
am also Ct argcd with completely in TIE ]" City
Chamberlain Swindle" Now. what are tho facts n
this casep An amendment 20 the City Tax Levy Was
proposed 70 the cQmuiteee (no by me) but the com
ntee reported the bill without any amendineht t"uch
ing that office. While tie levy was unaeF eons.d' IA
ion In tkc Senate, late IN tie evening ana Ehe ~.
friends of reform stu had hopes that TIE Heath Oh!
might be ingafed o. the tax levy the DemOerais Dy
the fact that several Republic senators were abs, n
were seized with the determination 10 Iofco ne bL 20
4 a third reading without further amendmeuL AMER
mixing one or two efforts 10 have the Scnnie-theh IA
Committee OF the WhOle--Iisc ana report iros'ea''
each OF which voted down. determined to pl9uac
the session unit; this purpose was gained ana WAN tha
ds,ign nlone took the readicst means az hand ana
offered the amendment touching the CITY CbamD,Ilu
which lad helped 10 defeat In the Standing Comtl!
knowing ~ would tlltll Auls NNih'e
ac,ly as | expected and the Senate adjourned. The
next day | withdrew the amendment. An amendment
touching the City Chamberlain was accepted la the As
scmbk and came under my notice again IN tue Con
ference Committee, referred 10 IA another portion %
this communication was suspicious OF this amend
nent and finally offered substitute the following
drafted by my SELF in presence OF boh committees and
| il was adopted. and a. now tue Laws
1.-THE Chmbrran OF the City q New York hereby au'
horlsd in Al cases WIN Re he Say row oy any oos y,
per cent and no more IN Leu 81 ssd one lI een. ou
pedns and .ha not apply to moneys paid or received On
account q the State"
This amendment has been misprinted or misrepre'
sented by various journals IN this respects that one
eighth was 10 be in lieu Of The one per cent 10 hieh nc
Is nop entitled iar II alleged, aud perhaps justly
that this assumed him to be entitled To- one per cent
and even declared it, But mark the difference IN my
amendment which savss where he may non ny any
existing law etc. This assumes nothing ueclsres
nothing logalizes nothing. IL leaves Mr. LEVIN Jus,
where we found him. except the reduction. the "a"
before nttled him nothing he Is now 10 nave thc
whole Of that and il entitled HIM to anything iees
he is to have one-eighth OF that.
Now upon that amendment which claim to be en-
2,ircy of my own deyisng, AN willing 10 stand or tall
before the intelligent citizens OF New.fork mere II
ia Look At It, Turn 1t and SEQ II Ill any possible
construction II can be tortured into benefit 70 AT
Deyn AZ the expense Of the tax payers or whether II
Is not on absolute outright reduction oil se'enelHIs
Of lis legal fees. 49,, III, H.
The SANDER to my personal relations WIN ni 7;
Deylin NAV be considered dsproved by the scope oil
tho above amendments but will farther say 10 silence
all cayil that have never met Mr.. De'lh, ana ua'e
never had auy communication from or win hn OF my
friend agent OF his actlng as such ia ie" =" NV
matter Of his fees. .,. o. "a,
As the city tax levy has been referred TO- may if.
Their be permitted TO say. in relation to H. ther was
received n a very late period in the session. The Com
mittee on Municipal Affairs In the Senate OF wnieh
was chairman took the bill into consideration lnme-
vdinely after IL was referred 10 theu aiu neiu .I. Vi
fnnr nublic sessions each OF several hours Gtatlon
AT these sessions various parties appeared 10 peeh,
their statements or claims before the Committee ana
the opportunity was offered to sy persons mao
10 be present themselves. Having thus heard al VINO
had any communication to make the committee hed
series OF private sessions, occupying thice OF ior o
each day when no persons were adhit@d uiioss sun
moned nv the Committee. At these meetings eaeh
subdivision Of the levy carefully considered ~ COZ
necton with the statements or claims wmeh nau Dvs III
laid before the Commitec at the pubic nnJ LIN The
result OF these deliberations may be iouh" vi .1
hill as reported TO the Senate anu pm, ";J
for it's files. This bill shows a eo , ,n.
cradle deduction on many OF ,he ,o"s e" Ton Conn
Ideparmcnts and recommended by tne Common Nuun
oil Thought then and still think thht the niJorny
~ ,he committee erred ia instances by reducing
These appropriations below pi9cuch Ia ~, Da'
nv Judgment was oyerrucd and concurred IN the re
nori Soon after II was printed the Dill was made a
sneca order by the Senate and passed that body with
only three or four amendments; one OF these nao,
WINS made nv the Senate against my wish and vote
Another was 10 strike out the seventh section, paying
10 assessors back fees This had my concurrence ana
vote as had previously misunderstood Its scope and
Tendency. third amendment was To strike cut ths
provision for paying the Judgments OF Gregory ane
McIaren This had been inserted IN the bill by vot'
Of the commttoe--unanimously beiieVe-ai,er wnt
and careful Investigation On the morning OF
gsh u the bill was ngrosscd and sent to the Assembly
1t came back from that body on the same day WIN
livery largo number Of amendments, nh9 was Iucom
mitied TO the Committee on Municipal Affairs. They
all being present except Senator Smlth-nt once con
sidered the Assembly amendments and reported to M
Senate, recommending concurrence IN ~" vi tl'
pamendmeuts and TINT a Conference Committee lie ap
pointed by each House upon the remaining points
tdnerence Against my publicly-expressed wish wa
paced upon the Committee on the part of the Senate
vtogetIer with Senators Shnfer and Lambeer, and i'm
1mediatcly met q similar Committee OF five members
from the Assembly.
Tho matters In regard to which the Houses disagreed
vero considered ser,Gig, and upon most of them Tho
I Assembly Committee rcceded, hrt upon others ti