The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13
ThR STATE CAPITAL.
Epeculations on the Fate Of the
Seyenty's Charter.
Tho Cumulative Clause and department Of
Public Safety" Provision Doomed.
Debate ON the General Appropri-
alton Bill.
More Revelations Concerning the
Printing Plums.
Senator Weismann and the
Waiter. Girls.
The Cost Of the Prosecution Of the Tam
many Ring Thieves.
Honest Tom Fields as an
Economist.
TwAada Wo<,r SrppIv Joh nannnu M A-Th .
Three Tier Transit Railroad Bill Favorably
Senator Weismann and the
Waiter. Girls.
The Cost Of the Prosecution Of the Tam
many Ring Thieves.
Honest Tom Fields as an
Economist.
TweeUs Watsr Supply Job Denounced-The
Three-Tier Transit Railroad Bill Favorably
Notwithstanding Developments Re-
garding the Pneumatic Bore Com
pany and It's Management.

pany and It's Management
ALBANY, March IL, 1872.
The charter OF the Committee OF Seventy seems to
be doomed. Not that it is TO be killed outright by
She Senate when final vote Is taken upon 1t, but it
IA TO be SO altered and re-made so to speak, that
Its original designers will scarcely be able to recog.
nize in it very much Of their handiwork. 1t was
the general impression here last week that the
Committee on Cities OF the Senate, who now have
the charter under consideration, were unwilling
OF. to put finer point upon It, afraid to take the
responsibility OF making and recommending to the
senate any very important amendments to the
charter preferrnR to let the Senate take the full
blame or credit for any changes bad or good, that
they were anxious to have made to it. 1t now turns
out that this Is not by any means the case that
the contrary, the committee have determined to so
cut up; cut and cut into the bill that the work Of
the full Senate upon it will consist simply OF little
frOthy but harmless discussion about great reform
measures and all that sort OF thing, and the final
vote OF approval But 1t is this very vote OF ap-
proval that will be
THE DOOM OF THE CHARTER.
If the Senate were TO pass it as 1t now stands its
friends could, with good reason, claim that they mad
won the victory they had been struggling TO obtain
ever since the measure was first preached In the
lower house; but If 1t is passed only after 1t will
have been deprived Of those very features without
which the Seventy people consider ltwould not be
worth the paper 1t Is written upon they will GER
calmly not feel like rejoicing. have it from the
very best authority that the committee have already
altered the charter materially, and that In order
not to have anytning like faction tight
over 1t In the Senate a majority Of the
republican Senators have attended the com.
mittee's executive meetings and freely gwen
ought to be done to make the measure conform to
the ideas of the republicans on the subject, and
thus avoid useless display OF party rancor when
It comes up in Committee OF the Whole. One OF the
members OF the committee assured me to-day that
the charter would be fearfully mangled before ne
and his cohUreres got through with It, and that the
Committee Of Seventy might have reason to be very
sorry In the long run that they had not presented
charter that good men of all parties could unite
upon. or course this satemen Mt about q charter
maj would suit
GOOD MEN OF ALL PARTIES
may be taken for just what 1t is WORTH and nothing
more. since the gentleman who makes 1t Is an out
and-out republican, and would no more join hands
with democrat for either the public good, or his
own, or anybody elses than ne would by choice
take scorpion as bedfellow. 1t is reasonable to
suppose, therefore, that the radical changes the
committee propose to make In the charter Will have
Tor their chief aim and object the strengthening Of
The republican party IN New York, and the advance
ment Of republican interests tnroughout the State
Indirectly, by force oil consequence. This much can
tx be cut out e oSsre sn9
rd SSSc t. share the ne
eame fate 1t Is the committees intention TO place
the New York police. with the police of Richmond
and Westminster counties and possibly Kings
mission, the commissioners to be appointed for
long term, say ten years, with view OF obtaining
afforded, viii become thoroughly acquainted with
the most delicate duties imposed upon them by
believe a ne a race OF the
heads OF department like that OF the police
and 10 w0EKs I'LL y, TO THE PUBLIC GOOD
me: They are equally opposed TO the non.
n n;rs,on system Or rather mixed COM
to-day told me that the committee were unani.
mously of the opinion that a commission
party was less liable TO corrupt pannings and
bargainings than mixed one that made the force
as the former, being all OF the same politics. could
not throw the responsibility of any wrong doing en-
In addition to this proposed Change in the DEPART
ment Of Public Safety clause intend also to recon.
msnd mat tine Fire Department be also placed under
s SI'e commission, separate from That OF the pc.
uce. In iact as lar as eau be learned-and the
~ ha make no secret OF their views 1t seems
can be ~ ~ Vi A'e" AoiN %
RULED BY COMMISSIONS,
hPpointeu pf tue state, Will be placed under commits.
ssvs, ano tnas 70 40 tins many Of the departments
W ,,n tne committee Of Seventy want placed under
come under the ban. SO IL viii be seen Ibat inc
Growing that took place over the passage in the AZ
premature and that the Dodge of the rennbI,ca1
opponents OF the measure, headed by Mr. Alyora.
IN SIZING unuer protest. VITA ITS friends at the last
odds, favorable TO the charter itself. - ''"s
AN OLD FRIEND COME AGAIN
Senator ROBERTSON to-day made a deadset on
Tweeas Water supply bill, which was passed
passed BY the RING t na na rIss
dinculty, he said In getting through the Senate.
nfteen Senators having voted against it. He could
not tell for the life OF MIN how IL that the Cow
ernor, IN MS general anxiety to veto bills once In
while, had not vetoed this one Senator Tiemann
repeal the Ubiquitous bill Of 1871 simply progressed
70 n na' NE could get information as 10 what Mr.
asa Of In the mater Of getting
that great deal OF money had been spent at one
une LOT water Tor the city, and he remembered that
fed tnat the game was worth the candle. Mr..
benedict conceded that Mr.. Tweed had done a great
many s'.'
BAD AND SINFUL rHINas.
yus ne mlgnt nave, at sones time other by acci-
ne1t, zone o something that was sinfu. lie Ger.
sluy ulu LOt want 10 DE understood as SAYING that
me water Dill OF last year was not sinful thing:
Dut then, II M Temann expected to get some GOOD
pohs from New YORK about last Years bll he |
thought the present bill should be progressed for
few days Mr. Robertson could not see matters in inc
s ame ngn ana stpeaI nous, argued that the Bill
little desultory discussion on this point vote was
taken on his motion to that effect, which WAS |
csrNed. "''" Won
wEIsNANN ON THE FAIR SEX.
me Dill 70 regulate the licensing OF heatres and
concert saloons IN New YORK city came up In Com
mlttee OF the Whole to-day, and afforded the CAV ami
festive young Senator Weismann an opport,,nitv ~
now nov devoted ne s to womankind in general |
wns9 tneM fignw ore imperilled, and his determine
Won W asYe lalr paH Az round w lag a. me female