New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-17
THE CHARTER PASSED.
CLOSING SCENE OF THE STRUGGLE.

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pRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The TRBuSEl
Albany, April 1.-THE controversy over charter
for the City Of NewYork, which began with,the in
PRODUCTION Of the Custom-house bill on the second
day Of the session. has at last on this the last Of the
constitution al 100 days, been finally disposed of by
concurrent e on the part of the Assembly with the
amendments adopted in the Senate. twas general
" understood before the meeting of the Assembly
this morning that a motion to concur, with
cut amendment with the entire Charter as
II came from the Senate, would be carried; out
still the CustOm-hOuse leaders did not give up
all hopes Of getting conference committee
appointed Sc as TO enable them 10 hateh some new
scheme 10 get possession Of the power ana patronage
Of the City Government, failing so 10 DO 10 pre-
vent the passage of any charter at all. Win thls
view Davenport made his appearance on the ground
again this morning accompanied by Marshal Sharpe,
and on the opening Of the Assembly took his old seat
st the Clerks desk He soon discovered, however,
that il was too late to play any more Cusom-house
tricks that the power Of himself and his associates
was utterly gone and as the next best thing they
wisely concluded to surrender and help carry through
, measure that they found themselves unable TO
defeat.
The journal of yesterday having been read, the
Sneaker announced the question TO be on the motion
., Mr. Pierson of Albany to nonconcur in the Senate
amendments and appoint conference committee.
Mr. Batcheler was the rst TO get the floor and said
that before this motion put be desired to get the
,ense Of the House on a vital question, on the de-
tsion Of which his vote would depend. This ques-
ton be had embodied in the form of an amendment
10 the 25th section, which he desired
the Clerk to read. The amendment, as
read. struck out all the heads of depart
uents retained in office by the Senate and
gave the appointing power to the Mayor, subject to
confirmation by the Board Of Aldermen Mr.. Batch
sler proceeded to make strong speech in favor of
his amendment, and explanatory of his vote when
the Charter was previously before the Assembly.
He desired to be in harmony with the Republican
party and to act in harmony with it, but there APP
peared TO be no leadership of the party on this
question, and no harmony among those who as
sumed to be leaders. All sorts of propositions for
disposing of the appointing power had been offered,
and none of them appeared to be satisfactory either
TO the leaders of the party TO the public. He felt
therefore, entirely without guide or compass as
party man. and was disposed TO act on this Charter
without reference TO party. There was certain
element Of the Republican party in New-York
which had tried to control the patronage
which was to follow charter. but which,
In his opinion, already had power and patronage
enough. They controlled unquestoned all the Fed
eral patronage of that city, and with this be thought
they ought to be satisfied. II the motion of Mr..
Person was to prevail, and a conference committee
should be appointed, he presumed scheme would
be proposed for giving the appointing power to the
Mayor and President of the Board of Aldermen,
which would be a house divided against itself and
could not stand. He would, therefore, rather take
The Charter as it from the Senate retaining
it did certain men in Office bad some Of them
were than TO trust the alteration of the Charter TO
sconference committee appointed in the interest Of
aeioue In case they could not all be stricken out
in accordance with his amendment, he would prefer
ito swallow the nauseOus dose sent down from the
Senate" trusting that the Mayor would promptly
exercise his power Of removing unit men from
position.
Dir. Prince conceded in much that Mr. Batcheller
had said. and felt that in voting Yea Nay the
Charter he would be liable TO be placed in false
position. There were over 100 amendments adopted
by the Senate and he thought members should have
time 10 examine them, and that they should be
acted upon separately. BE would, therefore, move
to postpone the further consideration of the sub
jet 10 the evening session, by which time the
amendments would be printed separately and placed
On the files of members
Mr. Lincoln opposed any pOstpOnement. This
Charter he said was introduced here 100 days ago,
and no better crown could be put upon the 100 days
work than 10 dispose of it finally here and now. He
trusted that the amendments of the Senate would be
ooncurred in There were doubtless many things in
the Charter that members did not like, but they had
got to meet the subject as practical men and do the
best they could. DE hoped that neither the motion
for conference committee nor the motion TO post
pOne would prevail.
The motion to postpone was then put and lost by
large majority. Mr.. Persons motion for confer
committee uVoe al lost nv a similar vote. A
motion by Mr. Prince to take up the Senate amend
nents seratim was also lost. The original question
Of concurrence with the Senate amendments as
whole then came up when Mr. Opdyke called for
Division Of the question on each amendment After
discussion as to whether such a would be in
order, which was decided by the Speaker in the af
hlatiye, Mr.. Batchcller called for separate vote
On bis amendment to the 18th section. Mr.. Prince
again moved for postponement, which was lost.
good deal of promiscuous wrangling followed on
ponts Of order. during which Mr.. Pierson took oc-
Ssioa 10 hint that there some cracking
Of the whip on the floor. Mr.. Lincoln replied that
II came with poor grace from the gentleman from
Albany TO talk about cracking the party whip"
AL Winter certain men had been cracking the
PARTY whip this floor and it had been cracked so
ot'en and 50 long that the "darned thing had
broken" lIaughter.l Why was it, he asked, that
eey wanted further delayi II was that they might
Set new party whip" 10 crack over the House.
THIS was not their object he did not know what it
was. lie was in favor Of ending this charter busi-
ness here and now
Ar Aberger thought there was not man on the
Zoo who could say the Charter suite0 him, aud he
ua not believe they would be able to make charter
,aat would be satisfactory they sat there 100 days
longer
Mr. Opdyke here called for the enforcement of the