Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-15
TAMMANY.
Progress Of the Investigation into the
Financial DificultIes of New
York City.
Speeches by 0'GOrmah and Beach-Bel
mont 10 the FieId-The Country
Democracy Repudiate
Tammany.

Governor Holman be called upon Il
3 suspend Messrs. Hall, Connolly
o Tweed and SWeeny to investigate the
t charges against them, and that if they
were found guilty, to punish them K
the full extent Of the law.
Congressman Roosevelt said in re.
u ply that the exhibition of incompe.
( tency recently shown by the ring was
disgraceful. He thought that an i'm
mediate change should be effected.
, He did not think there was a single
man in the ring, who, by his own
? merits, could command an election in
> his own ward.
1t is known that a secret cOnsulta-
, ton was held yesterday by Hall,
Sweeney and Tweed, in conjunction
with district attorney GarVin, for some
means to secure the displacement of
Comptroller Connolly resulting, in the
adoption of no definite programme.
= | Though there were reports that legal
proceedings against Connolly woald
be commenced, at the instance Of
Hall, by the District Attorney, it is
generally believed that the intention
to GUST Connolly was abandoned,
Connolly, himself, reiterates his pur-
pose to continue his position and says
he is ready if the other leaders of the
ring will do likewise. Among the
ring faction to have Connolly dis
placed, Hall and Sweeney's idea is,
that If Connolly is sacrificed, popular
anger may, to some extent, be ap-
peased; that, perhaps, by the appoint
ment of some well-knOWn citizen,
such, for instance, as General McCleI-
Ian, whose name is mentioned in that
connection, the excitement might
temporarily be allayed, The Tribune
thinks it is an aburd idea to believe
that the life and soul of Tammany
are to be saved by throwing away
one Of their tools, and again asks
that Connolly be put out Of his place
ss soon as possible. The Times be-
lieves that Connolly has done quite
right iD refusing to resign, and that
the people have no war Sgainst him
as a man, but against the institution
Of which he is part. What the Times
wants is the extinction of the entire
Tammany organization. The Herald
thinks that il the power Of Tammany
is once broken, nothing can save it.
The leaders have not shown them
selves to be incapable, but their
conduct provoked public odium. It'll
thinks that Hall should not only
remove the guilty, but resign himself,
and thus every obstacle to the reor-
ganization be removed; the people
would be given an opportunity for a
new department, notwithstanding
they state to the contrary. It is be-
lieved that Hall does really intend to
impeach Connolly, and that yester-
day he telegraphed to Judge Low, of
the Common Pleas, vino is in Eu- |
rope, to return, that there may be a !
full bench; that the tribunal before
trOller must be preferred be in the |
vouchers, abstracted Sunday, be |
will show that the stolen pa
pers were composed of vouchers
given by Gsrvey, Ingersoll, Keyser, !
Miller, smith, and other ring cOntrac- |
tors for work, al ged to have been |
performed, and material furnished /
the county court house and the armO- |
ries Of the National Guards, together |
with q considerable number of war
rants, purpOrting to be indorsed by |
those parties.
OGorman continued his argument |
today on the injunction suit. He |
said that the revenue bonds issued |
fell short Of the amount authorized, |
and so far the city government had |
not exceeded its powers. The laws of |
1S69-70 authorized the issue of bonds |
for the dock, improvement of the |
CrotOn aqueduct, and bonds for Cen
trail Park Improvement; and in 1871, |
authorized fire telegraph bonds. The |
laws also authorized the adjustment |
of claims, for the payment of which |
bonds were to be issued. COrnelps |
claim for $4,000 work on the Court
house had, by the decision of Judge |
Sutherland, been paid by the Com
missioners.
II the money raised by cOnsOls was
applied to city Improvements, it could /
always be repaid by the issue Of bonds |
for the purposes stated. 1t was now /
taking money out OF one pocket and /
putting il in the other. If the Comp /
troller's five millions were taken from |
the proceeds Of cOnsOls and applied to /
public improvements and the pay
ment Of laborers, it was because the
bonds formerly issued and to be paid /
by cOnsOls did not become due until /
December, 1871. The proceeds of |
.consols are in the city treasury. No
demand has been made for the pay
ment of the bonds, but there is a gen
eral demand, from day to day, for pay
ment OF public improvements, and by
paying them, interest is saved. 1t is
not easy to dispose of the bonds when
thrown in large blocks on the market,
therefore the consols were offered and
taken up,and the public were pleased.
There is nothing in the conduct of the
city government Warranting vindic- |
tive attacks. The city government
had power to issue revenue bonds to
the extent OF So, ,000,0 600, but has not
done so, nor exceeded their powers,
having only issued 50, 100, 700. They
were authorized TO issue S9,000,-
600 of consols. They raised hut
seven millions. As the Board has
the power to issue bonds for improve
ments to the amount of five millions
of dollars, which they have not done,
therefore they have not exceeded
their powers.
Mr.. Beach followed for the defend
ants, and said enough by the general
allegations Of the fraud 10 issue a high
process OF an injunction, destruc-
lively staying the arms of the officials.
The administration Of justice is deli
cate and sure, ii cannot be hurried
by popular clamOr. He gave
history of the case, he said,
TO show how much Of the complaint
deserves to be met, and how fully it
has been made. lie said that Con-
molly would not submit 10 be sacri-
feed as a peace Offering to popular
clamor. The triumvirate must stand
or fall together. The answer Of Mayor
Hall was the best defense for Connolly |
because it shows that every bond
was used with the concurrence of the
Board of AppOrtiOnment. At the
conclusion of Beacher's address, Bart
lett, counsel for Tweed, moved for an
adjournment until tomorrow, which
was granted. |
No clue whatever has yet been had
touching the theft of the vouchers
from the COmptrOller's office. Comp
troller Connolly, while disclaiming all
oftheir abstraction, has sus-
picions, which he says he dare not
breathe at present, but OF which the
public would hear very soon, which
would entirely eXonerate him. 1.
The Democratic leaders throughout
the State are considerably exercised as
TO the proceedings during the week.
1t is said that the great question that
will come before the State Demo-
cratic State Convention will be the
conduct OF the ring in this city. 1t Is
thought that the country leaders will
rebuke Tammeny, and demand q
''neW departure" upon questions Of
municipal legislative reforms. Tweed
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