The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30
TNB STATE CAPITAL.
Lobbyists Controlling the LegisIa-
ture and Debating Laws.
PASSAGE 0E the CHARTER IN THE SENATE
Decentralization and Discontinue Of the
81 Seventy SolOns.
What They Will Do. and What
They Won't Do.
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen Provided
For in The Charter.
a Mass of Absurd Incon-
Eruities.
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen Provided
For in The Charter.
a Mass OF Absurd IncOn-
Gr.yAities.
RAPID TRANSIT ON IT'S TRIAL.
Text Of the Assembly Central I'm
foreground Humbug Bill.

Legislative Junketing Farty-The Commits
sionsrs Of Emigration Bill-A Reform Alder
man ter Five Dollars Day-The Me-
/. rine Court Not 10 Be Abolished
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S.ef.s ALBANY, March 90 1872.
The Senate has al length adopted new charter
Tor the city OF New York. Although the basis OF 1t
Is the one originally prepared by the Committee OF
seventy the Senate has so altered and amended 1t
sRat the representatives OF the committee now dis
own 1t, as not being BY any means their fondly cher
ished measure. The Seventy people are disguised
1t the Liberties our legislators have presumed to
take with what they considered as perfect an instru-
ment as the concentrated wisdom OF Gotham
could devise for the government OF the
city. The charter as adopted In the
Senate to-day will be sent to the Assembly to.mor
row, but the Committee Of Seventy are so dissaiis
Ned that they declare they Will take no further IN.
terest IN 1t. The Assembly has practically passed
the Central Underground Railroad scheme the bill
having been ordered to be cngrossed for third
| reading. 1t will probably he formally passed and
sent to the Senate to morrow. E
When the debate on tile charter was continued In
the Senate this morning the lobbies were densey
came up for discussion. General amendments
being IN order, Mr.. Cock attempted to amend the
section giving The appointment Of the Commits.
u0ners Of Public Safety 10 judges Seagwick and
Cnrtis He proposed instead 10 give the appoint
ment. to the Mayor. This was voted down. Mr.
Lewis offered an Amendments to the second sec
ZION, that the Board OF Aldermen should
consist Of six Aldermen from each Sen.
asOria district and three Assistant Aldermen
from each Assembly dislrlct. Mr.. T,emann was in
favor Of the amendment He denounced the Com
mittee Of Seventy for the way they mad attempted
DICTATE TO THE LEGISLATURE.
He claimed that they had gone beyond their depth,
|and mad not been authorized by the people to
frame o. charter for them. They had come 10
Albany and substantially told the Legislature
that 1t must not dare TO pass any charter
other than the one they wanted. They were
al good men In their way, but he was OF the opln-
bon that they w0ulc have done better had they re.
the State to do their duty unhampered. Mr.. O'Bren
BOOK up the cudgels for the Seventyites, and de.
cIared that II Mr.. Tiemann had not been supported
BY them at the late election he would not be in
the Senate. Mr.. Palmer then offered an amend
ment, which was adopted, providing that whenever
bill or ordinance containing more than one sub
ect Ia sent to the Mayor for hts signature
Ae may veto any Objectionable feature in 1t without
vetoing the entire bill. Mr.. Murphy then delivered
an argument against the bull. on the ground that
The cumulative clause In 1t was unconstitutional
The committee then rose, and the bill was
ORDERED TO A THIRD READING
~ the following vote:-
YRAs-Messrs Adams, Ancn Baker, ChatGed, Dickinson
srnnam' pharrower Lewis Lowery, McGowan, Madden,
ramer, Ferry Robertson Wagner weismann and D. =.
NAYs-Messrs. Benedict Bowen, Cock, Foster, Johnson
Iord, Murphy, OBren, Tiemann and Winsow-0
In the Senate motion was then made. and lost by
vote OF 10 Is, to substitute the Assembly tlll The
amendment retaining the present Board of Aldermen
md Assistant Aldermen for year was then lost by
vote OF 10 to 10. Mr.. Johnson's amendment, giving
he appointment OF the Commissioners OF Puoic
Safety TO the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen was
hen put to vote and lost by to II. The regular
notion made every amendment adopted IN Com
nlttee OK The Whole being to recOmmlt TO
he Committee on Criics, with Instructions
ne negative, 1t should be understood, voted to
etaln the an endments. The following was tho
g0te 10 rec0mmlt the amendment retaining Com
missioner Van Mort in pOwer:-
,r n.As-Benedict Bower. Johnson Lewis Lowery,
ss Mns1ow Adam, Alien Rs.er o,.,,. oo.
Dickinson Foster, Narrower Lord, Madden. Palmer, Perry,
the vote to recommit the amendment retaining
IT. Green In Office resulted as f0llows:-
EAs,Messrs Benedict Bowen, Johnson Lewis, Lowery,
NAYs-Messr Adams, Allen, Baker. .Chatheld, Cock,
dickinson. Foster, Lord, McGowan, Madden, Murphy,
wood ss' '00e''00 1''mann wagner "e'smann' D.
The vote on MI. oBriens amendment, giving
he power to the Board OF Aldermen, by
wo-thirds vote, to appropriate moneys to sec
aran or denominatloDal schools, was lost by the
)IoSlng:-
YRAs-Messrs. Cock. johnson. Murphy. o'Brien, Tie
NAYe--Mcssrs. Adams. Allen, Baker. Benedict, Bowen,
nadeR oo Sa.%s Woo rcr5y Robertson was
motion after this vote was announced was
srRIxE OUT THE HNAcTING CLAUSE
h the BILL bur IL was lost Ivy vote Of 4 10 10. Mr..
ora then wot up anu remarked that the title was
ot proper one. as 1t did not cover the entire SUBJ
ct OF which the measure treated, aud lie moved as
a amendment TO 1T the Iolowing:-"An act 10
mend the election laws In New YORK and to legalize
.lled on this motion, which was decided in the
eg as py vote OF to u, Messrs. Cock, Lord,
,nnsons Madden and Tcmann voting In the affirm.
ave. INC oil was then put upon
ITS FINAL PASSAGE,
10 was passed by tine following vote:-
ss ndsns Ns' sHss B1Hss cSHss
TY Kooertson, Wagner. eismann, winsow, D. r. Wood
x.1s hS.ss, sfw ,sn Cock johnson. Lewis Lord
IN MIDDLE
niessed that he could not Tor til. lIfc of hm vote
ass OF ncongruities that he could lot make M MS
IND as to whether II was good or bad measure.
arler because the amendments had hscn rent Ih IN
o bill retaining Inc heads OF departments and
slatiua out Of Office the Boards OF AlJcrn,en ami
sistant Aldermen. lhe distinction was an " nv
iicus one aud he I'D not believe 1t right ia prn
e. rms closed the proceedings as lar as the
erfer ~ concerned. w
HE ccMAITTEE OF sEvENTY's REPRESENTATIVES,. !
DO nave been here during The session looking alter
charter packed up rhoir dnds and took the last !
ID for New York this afternoon, al :er the vote on
bill had been announced 1ney are very mucn
aid hat Xoanj viii sec see ,Sem no nore In,s avn WIN.
They were not whle here, like those blessed |
bpe who expect nothing anu are never disaD-
nted, and tins accounts for thtv inexpressble /
gust at the action Of the seSate today.
- barely possible that the charter |
~ have got through the upper house more ike |
QrlgknQl mad certNlQ meMners ol Inc coInmiLLea