The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-04
A UNION LEAGUE DISPUTE.
saTrRDiy NTGHr'S EyCITEMENT IN
TIE LUB-IIOUSE.

n
by ~ Member.
The Union League Club turned out in good
force On Saturday evening to discuss the merits Of
dc Tweed charter. The ever vgiant blonde In
Hsory stood IN the doorway and metaploriSsly col.
brcd every Icnc-tor who presented himself and hut.
ricd ] Ign avav TO dark reception room, where lie
we indy allowed TO Wait til TIE meeting was over,
leo to be given such information as tho Club de-
tfcd to Publish. From his seat near tho door,
Jour reporter saw the leagucrs enter the
io,rw9y stamping the rain from their
utmeuts rs tho door closed behind then.
horco. r,iIe coated and capped. his broad face
bcami lSe tu'l moon, entered accompanied BY
ne Hon WMleas Reid, aud John T.. Cleveland,
81. Tho Old eol dog, Blunt, en,crol stampinr,
puslinc, ant wheeling. George Bliss crossed the
hrts' old lilhtly, spoke n few words to Joseph d.
farnum, who stood near tie staircase and both
rert MP to the theatre. The busy Sinclair Tousey
!hatted In a reading room. Samuel J. classy was
ievouripg chicken breast in the restaurant viii.
tam A. Darling stood with his hands behind him
tazinS At q picture. John IT. White and Rufus r
Andrews were aiklng earnestly and oXcitedly, when
,suinll boy vi diminutiye bell aud an nfahtile
roice cried out:
There is meeting no stairs Of the Club"
A lew minutes Nierward tue hallway was deserted
The sen'inei at tie doorway relaxed his vigilance
lc'ncd tacs in ia chnir and dozed. Your terortpr
quietly sliHucd from out tho reception room 10 Id
- no staircase, aud second anorward surveyed
TUE COSY ruEArRE OF ruR Gun
tas well filed with members. The superb chande
ier WIN its glass pendants, was abb no. and the
rs't oiI walls aud ceilins charmed the spectator.
On The stage, seated berind a table was tho .taW
lenovoent JACKSON $. sctutz, VINO was ore -idins
and ~ his riSht swee-iacel YOUTH viii a round
;eir voi,o. whose name il J. Iangion Wart NJ
Wari was busy making notes OF the meeting. This
uee;inT,' said the Chairman, was clle1 for the
purrcse O. liso irg to report nom the Committee
,VpVlhted al u previous meeting to Inquire into
TT. NEW CIT CHARTER
row before TIE Senate" Mr. yaruum rose with
te rCrou OF the Committee In his hand. and said
mtth report vas q series OF resolutions. and he
fesV utions are as follows
R.,orcd, That com utee OF nftcen. witt power to
m e. "9d me, ea,s TIER nuaber be sppo nte
Of inc Lc9siatGe thst we prS roy e." ha,i
Senate, ugless 1t essentially amenl,d anu parlcu ar
III ~, , nnH ~ = .tls; -..
Laws cime rcpcaling the srcaral tchooi al pronrt.
lor con AIMED Ia lat cars TAX W. 10, cha - SO
., aboihi-, the d tineton betw en- tho cry anG
{, uuy .oN rumc g. an by abolAh,ng the BJard o.
8 Nv rr scivilg Il Central rat, Commission as now
g. r. 1rns thc icsi' W rf',c al nopoi1t~c. Of
! MAor - tie ,erh OF ofe foi which he hail Inn
8 p allowing rcncvl, of member. OF the rore
fetrCd gnd exam a ito ~
% BY poyung That D voter shall vote for moe
me l5. AZ ,e5s he e. q al cry officers, inc utin-
sts b. d. r St Tay; o. r.p .a,.'ao,
spnon'cd ~ the A,"y lac otIcr heads Oi dvlaft
r1b WIZ uSG 9aa aaTi OF q ''GGs ara .A' o.
~ ~ nrCvi9 ~ that 20 rsnn shall uoli more than
is o. @oeefung pot ~ LeEi- ature Of lhc
e ess OF National Government shA yaca1e his city
NJ D. IT0ylalnr thq, the tern of Oco Of the p-c.cn
nay shall cease 90 June $50 and hat new Ma OF
snnat, NJ Nv ..S 'ctlnn 30 May ard u-l al .
,ts That ~ pToyl..g, sowin- score, meeting
~ n, 80 a SG 10 The pI9TsSn a. to es detention
somuis on or otlsrwise. ''''''N"' Nv VIC "'''' O'
a. y! gnli ng ne poscr of the Comptroller to aud
~ ny ioydng u Tho tsmt act. or in another one 70
counting OF votes.
, ne ,ePort WIS renegally appIoyed; though now
After he Iolding Of the resolutions there was n
short 'trucce 20 got the floor, which Mr.. Blu
look ~ L"ui asking lie iod on wthi
M NaoW hSoS are We goins TO n1A out the defects ~
esye got one .omebpdy sent b In me Nov, II owe
'no thru We may vote unIerstauding.y.
A sINnIE-los, and then the charter viii |.
Mi lIuSr-i move ,ha, Mr. Bliss take the stage
ana Ttad AID explain from my copy.
NucH CONFUSION
ohowet, Mr.. Bliss rising and rom1rking that he
woeld not rcai .nI explain, and half defining biz
TNeOl Ia
marking among other things that the new Garter
aid not touch the Pilot Board. This srousei Nj
buht' VINO asked tn be heard, but the Huor had beet
his city,
AN INTELLIGENT GENTLEMAN TRoA THE SEAT or
WAR.
Mr. White arose from circle Of friends. and fro'r
the shadow OF RUFUS Y. Andrews, aud said that h.
had come from ALBANY to be instructed, a. he, -
well as others, wished 70 know what was the feel
Ing OF the Repubieans of this city In regard to The
charter he desired to throw all the light lie coui,,
upon The subject. When the charter was ure
pented to toe House, many Republicans had amend
ments TO oHer hut it Nns believed TO he best 10 cal
he previous question: because u the door Lad teen
probably have sGggested amendments that w u 4
have made tue Jew charter precisely ne the oil
one He had tailed With a Democratic Senator In
regard TO the now charter. lie Mas not AFRAID TO ssv
that Mr. Tweed was tie Senator be alluded TO- and
that Mr. Tweed wished the Repub leans OF the cts
70 state their wishes 10 regrd 10 the new charter
senator Tweed was anxious that the city should
have
coon CHARTER
particularly strong In legarl 10 the election laws
LIZ regard TO the resolutions read ts evening, many
OF lfem u g speaker Soncurred in, but there Wei,
offers That were Jar IRON being practical As In.
stance, IL ould be impossible to abolish the Eoard
OF SUI eIVlsors. That nodv was part o. the organic
law. The Constitution Of tie state prescribed Tor 4
Board Of snperti'ois IN every county. They could
not be abolished u les the Constitution was abol-
ted. Mr.; Whre was really throwing l!ht on the
question The m lOiiY were listening attGntiycly
and were evidently receiving Instruction on a YOint
upon wlica three fourths we're in igaorance wheu
ing and ltkinI "Wnat hBd had eeOie ~ his mutior
to wait uni charters COULD be Outlined Tor all tie
members"
TIC door MAS now opened for discussion No
tons 70 lay on tie table were put aud lost. NJ.
White evidently and justly feeling that Gisre-poc,
had been shown hi1 lc,iied sud RUFUS +. Andrews,
sEIzNG Tug cUDGEL
thrown down bl tue departing Wuite, rose to hi
feet. tlained c DIOR, aud auhened on into %
baTanCuc uptodinl tie Tweed charter, defen ling
Ollall alusing tie Union League loI gAmUling aA,.
ending b. GndIug uu.t With tie resOlu. ions ure-
seated Dy tho Cummitteo. tidal wsve Of vote
against Mf ABdtows'- proposition left MIN high and
dry on the sand e1c.Jining "tlnt { Is was not The
hrtt Tine that ne WAS ritht ant In I o minority
Isaac llcN nov aruSc AID WAs listenu to atteH-
lively. Tue new charter, he Exclaimed, was 6 ,
worE OF conibin ton Of men VINO Dies -ed u cor
tinue In power. Il Mas niece OF niamy, and The
memteIs OF this Club Should denouLce the
POLITICAL FRNrDs
In Albany who We're at the bot ON of it. II there
WIS a part uf the resolutions offered by tie ComUi
tee tIot 10 proved, II VS. that part which relate
81 tie II ard o, SupeIyis r.. IL US ring .,t IN am
In AMasy were two members VI tie Riu- Nh, A.
rushing ~hs Ct after tnrou ia Repu1Ican fr.u.
and a Democrats han'. re Dtmo,rlt was vi
haui NJ Tweed tie RepubIcan MAS Henry smiti,
ll.Oud applause
AIR. Andrews resumed tho door he objected t.
the resolution, leC,use, IWpua other Tim b.. a.
corporation Counsel MAS TO be ArDoirted bY III,
hayor II should DO tue sane ~ n he case OF In,
Attorney General. the people elected !ocd v,er,