The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-27

door, The session was q very protyacted "a
WINDY one. not ending until eleven O'clock, when,
as one charter Senator said to To- ,f.rnv, ..rnev
tired Us all OUT" Senator Be- 80, ~. c,o,r
10 mas been ascertained a., debate M some
'eng'n ensoeo ~. .+eosition to aaaip abolish
Ths IVA ~ ASSISTANT ALDERMEN,
senator bf> Sedsct vebementy advocating the re-
W nti0n q that Board. The sentiment OF the
'cauaus however, seemed to be against It,
ana the caucus finally decided, Notwithstanding
the elOquence OF BENEDICT, that the Board should
go. The twenty-sevehth section in reference to
the appointing power was the subject OF the warm
est discussion of the evening All the propositions
submitted at the meeting OF the Committee Of
Cities were again presented and again rejected
the feeling OF the caucus being especially strong
against the Assembly proposition to allow the
Aldermen 10 appoint It was finally agreed to
compromise on proposition enabling
THE MAYOR TO NOMINATE,
subjectto confirmation by the Board OF Aldermen,
with provisions elsewhere in the bill retaining In
office the present Commissioner OF Public Works,
Van Mort; the Corporation Counsel, Deafleld Smith;
the President OF the Park Commission, Stebbins,
Smlth Comptroller Green was allowed to slide.
NOta Senator lifted his voice in his favor. The
upon at all. 1t must not be supposed that this
agreement was arrived at without very stormy
talking
VEHEMENT SPEECHES
were made by various senators in favor OF more
power TO the Mayor; and, on the other hand a few
did not hesitate TO denounce Havemeyer as dyed
in wool democrat, into whose hands no repubi-
can Legislature ought to connde an atom Of au-
thOrity. Again, the promise OF reform made at the
election was advanced. and the more convincing
argument OF revulsi0n OF feeling among the mass
OF voters, as nstanced by the town elections, and
resulting to the party from the display of partisan
seldshness already exhibited over the cnarter.
During the whole evening Murphy, Van Mort, Da-
venport Congressman Mellish and two or three
lesser lights OF the Custom House party sat around
the Senate chamber and IN the cloak rooms, smok-
ing and talking.
WHEN THE MEETING, BROKE UP
they all seampered for Congress Hall, where they
butonholed reticent Senators in the corridors, and
at midnight had retired to WoOdns room to hear
their fate. Allen and Palmer were neither present
at the caucus their liberal republicanlsm yet
charter comes up as the special order in the
Senate, and doubtless will be vigorously debated.
1t appears from the result tonight that Have
meyer Is given the appearance OF power, and its
real substance is given elsewhere. He nolds the
appointing power In his hands and has nobody to
appoint SO far, this is an actual triumph Tor the
Custom House men, though they yield what
they can probably do without-a principle.
TWEED INFORMALLY RESIGNS.
When the investigation IN the Tweed case
adjourned this evening counsel for Tweed mmedi-
ately lett the Court of Appeals room and went over
TO Congress Hall and formally delivered into the
hands OF Lieutenant Governor Robinson the resig-
nation OF William NJ. Tweed as Senator IRON the
tlon, but is prefaced by letter declaring
that he does not consider himself Senator at ali,
and therefore does not feel that formal resigna-
ton is needed but, the question has arisen and
Senators seem DESTROYS OF fixing his status, he
takes that means OF relieving the Senate and the
investigating committee OF any further embarrass-
ment, The resignation and letter will be fled and
submitted to the Senate tomorrow, and in due
time the complicated question will doubtless come
up for decision in that learned body whether gen.
tleman who ia not Senator can resign as one, and
whether an investigation can be continued as to
the qualifications as Senator OF a man who refuses
TO acknowledge that he Is q Senator at ali.