The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-10

kEG Sgsy ww oo5y Palmer Perry sore', r'. D. r.
SsysMessss Adams Bensais Bowen Hatfield Dick
Wagner, wiesmann, winslow, woodn-ii
IL was declared lost.
Senator Lewis proposed TO make the election
take place at the general election in November
Az ERROR IN THE COUNT.
This amendment was lost by a vote OF Il to
IA; but the Clerk having made an error in the
Senator JOHNSON asked that it be reconsidered.
lie SAID the extra election would cost $4,000, aud
ne believed some arrangement would be cbme to
between tne Mayor and the dominant party before
the general election which may obviate the neces.
sity for any special election.
The amendment Of Mr.. Lewis was then carried
by vote OF IL TO l0--Messrs Adams, AUen Chat
field, Dickinson. Graham, O'Brien Wagner Wins
low, j. Wood and Woodin alone voting AGAINST it,
and the following gentlemen having changed Their
original votes from nay to yea:-Bowcn Foster
Lowery and Murphy.
Senator Tiemann moved 10 amend 40 that MI rho
officers elective under this charter Mayor in
GUIDED be first elected in next November and the
terms OF all such elective oiicers now once ex-
SOME SHARP DISCUSSION
ensued on q point or order raised by Senator
been suggested In Committee Of the Whole, and
the Chair deciding that the point was not well
decision He was SO Completely cornered, however, err
by sharp parliamentarians on the other side
that he finally withdrew his appeal. Mr..
condition by the snarl in which he had unnten.
tionally got the Senate, and although like Trojan,
ate remedies to relieve the veXed body. The most
desperate Of these was wd attempt to recon;
the Whole with WINCH was %
too papably impracticaDle to ADM, OF en-
tertainment for moment even by Lieutenant
Governor Robinson, who does not generally allow
such idle rubbish parliamentary requirements to
interfere with his conduct OF the business and had
not Bowen withdrawn his appeal there IL positively
no limit to the desperation to which the Roman
senator rom the Eighth might have been driven.
THE SWEEPING AMENDMENT OF TIEMANN
was finally rejected by the very close vote OF IL to
15 as follOws:-
Mphy, 0s,iea Palmer Perry, Seorssiy Tiena1n and D.
NArs@Massrs Adams, Baker, Benedict Bowen, Chat
field, Dickinson. Graham, Lewis, Lowcry, MeGowan.
Robertson, wcismann, Wipslow J. Wood and Wood
MURPHY's AMENDMENT
The question then recurred upon Senator Mr.
phys amendment, which being redrawn to accord
with the amendment adopted to 1t, reads as fol-
The head Of the Finance Department shall be called
the comptroer Of the city q New York He shall be
such election every Years thereafter lie shall lake
od Ss hs or a 81 n ya his sa
be elected and duly qualified unless sooner removed as
RECESS.
Two O'Clock having arrived however, before q
session. ana on coming out took recess until half
past seven O'Clock this evening.
The early hours of
THE EVENING SESSION
were taken up In a dull discussion Of a resolution
introduced by Senator Lewis, requiring the Canal
commissioners to refrain from repairing the recent
damage to non-paying lateral canals until steps
may be taken by the Legislature looking to
was adopted. The Industrial Exhibition bill re-
Gently passed by the Assembly was received and,
on Mo.o fhe Of srpn was Is IN
mittee, to the Senators from New York.
THE CHARTER THEN CAME ON
as the special order. No Custom House men were
yet visible pvt the galleries and doors were
crowded Senator D. 7. Wood moved as an amend
heads of departments retained at present be also
elected. At the same time Senator Bowen who
raised similar point Of order IN the morning was
Woodin, who IS President pro tens and he imme-
dlately demanded II that amendment had been in
trOduced in Committee OF the Whole.
Senator LOwery offered an amendment soon after
to reconsider the vote on which the proposition to
similarly ruled. somewhat bitter remonsrrance
was made against
THIS ''RIvETINd" OF THE STRAIGHT JACKET,
but without effect Mr. Bowen unninchingly de.
cared the motion to be out Of order Senator
Murphy's amendment was then carried by the fol-
YnAs-Yessrs ohatse!d. johnson, Lewis, Lord, Nc.
ssCrssS Mse ean Wagner
Wood and Woodin-l7.
Foster Graham, Lowcry and D. r. WOODY.
Senator Lowery then called for a reconsideration
of the vote by which the amendment retaining
Comptroller Green in Office was lost, and 1t was
reconsidered and again defeated ny the following
vote-
Af Hnrah r1sr pe mp
seoresby, 'Tiemann and B. r wood-H A's'' my
Graham, Lewis McGowsn o'Bren. Robertson, wagner,
wesmaln, winslow, J. Wood and Woodin-IL
Senator d. p Wood renewed his motion to strike
from the twenty-fifth section the clause retaining
the four heads OF departments. Senator Lowery
hoped the Senate would the prOpriety OF adopt
ing this amendment. lie did not think singing out
one head OF a department in New York for
was in consonance with those pledges of reform
made before the election, ana recognized alter
wards. 1t was not the business or the Legislature
to see that Mayor Hayemcyer appointed republi-
cans or democrats. IL was solely its business to
give New York city an organic law by which 1t may
govern itself. senator Woodin admitted that the
republicans had made pledges to give New York
reform government. but 1t was us a party, and 1t
had given that city reform government as q party
In wrestling 1t from the democratic party; but
as party 1t could not place the opera
ton Of that reform in the hands OF a man whs mas
announced himself outside the republican party.
Mr.. Lowery replied that he was q republican and
in favor of putting republican in every Oiiice; but
he could not do a mean action as proposed 10 be
done in the charter as it now stands. He believed
1t possible to give the people OF New York charter
which would give the republican party majority
OF fifty thousand TINS year; but should you try to
force upon the city OF New York
MEAN CHARTER
You lose ten votes In the country for every one
you gain in New York city. The Superintendent OF
the Police, whom this charter proposes continue
in Office, tried to break up the State Republican
Convention only two years ago and he was not dis
posed 70 defend ana support such conduct. He did
net believe governing New York city in Albany.
mir. Johnson in reply asked when Mayor Have
meyer mad put himself outside OF the pale or the
Republican party. and quoted letter from Thomas
Murphy, chairman OF the Republican County Con-
vention pledgng that party to his support. Since
the Mayor had refused to appoint to the Health
Department a man holding three public Offces the
Custom House officers have cried for his blood.
Mr.. Lewis could not understand on what
grounds any Republican Senator could vote to put
out OF Office his friends One OF the strongest
points IN the Democratic party was that 1t re-
warded It's friends and put them in ONCE.
In reply to senator Lowery he said he was In
favor OF voting to
KEEP "HANKn SMITH
In onice because he knew OF nothing against his
character. lie would terminate the Comptroller's
term OF Office because he was q democrat,
and the Office should be filled by the
people. He would vote for this charter
because the people want a charter In the city OF
New York to-day there are scores Of men holding