The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-22
THE STATE CAPITAL.
No Report ON the. Famous
Reform Charter.
THE FIGHTS OF THE FACTIONS
A Peep Into the Method Of Cleans
ing New York City.
THAT NEW COURT HOUSE.
a List Of the Items Which
Swell Up the Millions.
TwEED's WATER BILL AGAIN.
The Beach Pneumatic Railroad
Swindle in Danger.
Brooklyn Reform Charter-The Pro Rata
Bill-Railroads in Brooklyn
and New York.
A List Of the Items Which
Swell Up the Millions.
TwEEDs WATER BILL AGAIN
albany, March q. 1871.

ALBANY, March q. 1872
The Serate Committee on Cities did not, as it was
expected they would report the charter this morn
Ing, but II s believed that they Will be ready to
port Friday. Mr.. wheeler is still working ener.
getcay 10 have 1t come out OF the hands Of the
committee, not as renash OF the charter the Com
mittee OF Seventy desire TO have passed, but as o
charter which can be recognized as the work Of the
seventy In Other words he does not mink that
the committee should, they at first threatened
do so change 1t in its every important feature
That 1t would in the end really be entirely new
charter whose strongest Claim upon tne Legislature
would be that 1t was bolstered up by partisan sup
port ana facuona influence instead OF the wishes Of
the people, expressed at the last election.
strong effort was made to-day by certain republican
members Of both houses TO have the committee
strike out
THE CUMULATIVE VOTING CLAUSE
but II was unsuccessful and MIR, Palmer, the chair
man, asserts that the committee viii report the
charter with this clause intact Thus Will be
that Wheeler may fairly clam the victory on This
point, for lie has fought differentiation step by
step ever since the bin came up from the lower
house. He has not been successful, however, in
the matter Of preventing change IN the provisions
which relate to the Board OF Aldermen. The char
ter as it originally stood provided for only one
cIded TO have two boards-a Board Of Aldermen and
o Board Of Assistant Aldermen, as at present. This
Is an important change, and one over which there
has been a considerable contest in the CON-
mlttee. As TO the clause which Indirectly
1eglslates out OF ONCE certain officials now In power
no change whatever has as yet been made; but the
great pcnt over which the committee are higgling
~ present Is the question OF the Finance Depart
ment They have decided to DO away with the
FIVE MEN IN BUCKRAM
feature In all the departments, and so the result is
that Mr.. Green's trends have been aroused aud are
WORKING to have matters so arranged to have him
remain in ONCE This effort their part na;u-
rally enough, Is making the real friends in the CON-
mltlee OF Commissioner Van Mort look to
his interests. AS matters now stand therefore,
IN This particular, it looks though there will be
lively fight between Green's and Van Nort's adher-
ents on all Sides Not indeed, that the Two gentle
men in question are working against one another,
but il is well known fact that many OF the sena-
tors want the charter SO amended that Van Mort
Will remain in ONCE, ana who are, at the same time
very anxious that Green should 60 by the board
On the other hand, there are few OF the Senators
VINO want Green retained, but wnO would gladly see
Van Mort legtslated out The advocates OF these
Two gentemens interests dong their test 10
harmonic in such way that the two VIII remain
IN Office In other Words they have found out that
II they Keep the fight up 1t may result In both
Green and Van Mort losing their official heads at the
same time. In the committee and out OF 1t In the
SENATE Mr. Van Norts friends appear to be the
more numerous; but Mr.. GREEN'S are strong enough
to make things unpleasant all round should they
see ut to act ugly. What the committee Will do IN
the long 1t Is at present imp ossible
to determine but 1t may be that they will leave the
senate itself to take hold OF the clause In question
just as 1t stands II they cannot come to peaceful
solution OF the difficulty. However, the fusion Of
the friends OF Van hort and Green may lead the
committee to make the change that the thermometers
are willing should be made AS q whole, under.
stand the charter Will remain pretty much the same
House amended II, and that none OF Its original
vital features VIII be destroyed by the committee,
although few days ago they had intended 10 give
the whole thing all entirely new face. Mr.. Wheeler
and MIR. schultz got wind OF this resolve and sent
word to the committee tnat the Committee OF Sew
enty would repudiate the charter as they were
concerned II it was put into entirely new Dress
and 1t may be that this suggestion may have de-
TERED the extremists IN the senate from cutting the
charter into tatters. There Is considerable excite
action, and speculation is rife as to what otner, II
any, changes they Will make addition to those
already made before reporting. The "Seventy''
people are becoming quite numerous in the capital,
and iney evidently determined TO see the thing
through safely tO the end.
THE CITY HALL COURT HOUSE.
Mr.. Comptroller Green's answer to the Senate
resolutions relative 10 the construction OF the New
City Hall Court House gives the following as the
amounts expended
lS6l-Ncw County Court House ccn.