New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-04
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS WORK.

RESULTS OF YES lGhDAIo WOhh.
STRENGTH OF TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PROS
Poets OF THE CUsToM-HoUsE FAcTIos-Ah M
PORTANT AMENDMENT REDUCING sAIABHs-Tna
COMMITTEE NOT TO SIT AGAIN TILL Friday
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or I1Is rRfBussI
ALBANY. April 3-The excitement on the Charter
has apparently much diminished since last week
The Chairman Of the Committee Of Cities. Mr.
Woodin who has charge of the Charter. appeared TO
have no disposition TO press the bill 10 a vote The
reason il supposed TO exist in the fact that the o
position to the CustOm-house is strong enough in
full Senate to add Controller Green to those retained
in office until the expiration Of their terms, aud per-
haps to strike out Henry Smith
The only hope Of gaining their ends which Is nov
left TO Bliss and Davenport, is In the manpulahon
of the bill by joint conference committee OF the
two houses. Their prospects of success In this xs
none of the best but they base their hopes largely
on the pressure of business which is now increasing
every day. and also the alleged necessity OF pass
ing charter Of some kind this Spring. Unforta-
nately the opponents of the Custom-house have Q
habit of "caving in" at critical moments 1t Is poo
sible that Bliss may yet invent some dazzling soph-
istry by means of which the Custom-house will win
the victory before the opposition have their eyes
opened to what is going on.
While the Charter was under discussion in the Sem
ate this morning an important amendment pro
posed by Mr. Benedict, was adopted, making g IN
lawful for the city authorities to pay TO any Judicial
officer n salary which, together with that allowed
him by the State, shall exceed $4,000 year. Ths
effect of this is TO reduce the salaries Of Judges OF tbs
Supreme Court from 1880 to $4,000, and thoes
of Judges of the Superior Court from Sl6,5oo 70
$4,000. The limit. according to the amendment n
PROPOSED by Mr. Benedict was $4,000. and was TO
duced to $4,000 ct the suggestion of Mr.. Temann.
Most of the remaining time spent in COMMITTEES
on the bill was devoted to frutless discussion on
the exemption of property from taxation. The 10sth
section of the Charter confirms the act Of 1871 which
releases from the payment of taxes the Masonic
Hall at the corner Of Sixth-ave. aud Twenty.
third-st.
To enable Mr. Woodin to study over the bill and
bring it as near to absolute perfection is possible
under the circumstances the Committee rose and
reported progress. and will not sit again until To-
morrow morning aud perhaps not then unless the
afternoon, evening night and the first II hours Of
Friday are sufficient to allow Mesa1s. Waodin Bene-
Dict and Weismann to make careful inspection
and revision of the document
In the Senate this evening on motion Of Mr.
Woodn, the further consideration of the charter.
was postponed until Tuesday next. On the 9th Of
February, the day before the charter passed the
Assembly, the Senate, at the request of MessrS
Thomas Murphy and John L Davenport, refused 10
take the customary February recess of ten days IN
order that the charter ght be taken up and passed
without delay For the last % days, however. the
Custom-house managers have endeayored 10 retard
the passage Of the Charter in which they have been
more successful than in carrying their original do
signs.