The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-04

Three Members "Laid Out" in q
Cemetery Office.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE PARTY IN MOURNING
All About the Row in Which Schults, Eaton and
Solomon Were "Killed"-A Private Cir
cular with the Privacy Knocked Out
ofIt-A Charter Factory Ruined
The Committee Triumphant


ofIt-A Charter Factory Ruined
The Committee Triumphant.
The Committee OF Seventy held one OF their
secret ceilings last Friday evening at the rooms
OF the Woodlawn Cemetery, southeast corner OF
Broadway and Twenty second street, and HERALD
reporter, knowing OF the innexibility of the rule,
"None but members admitted" did not ask for
admission. Nevertheless he saw many OF the great
Seventy enter one by one till school was in; all
the sages sitting around a large green table. The
window curtain OF the front door being partially
raised enabled our reporter to see what was going
on. proceedings began at i've minutes past eight
O'CLOCK precisely, James M. Brown presiding. Mr..
Gallagher, the very courteous and efficient Sec
rotary, who Is Mayor Havemeyer's secretary also,
read OF the roll Of MEMBERS nearly forty being
present. and responding with dignity TO their
names.
At this point Ex-Governor Solomon took the
floor, with formidable roll of paper in his hand.
Our reporter, being unable to hear his remarks,
stepped around on the Twenty second street slde
and found himself within six feet of the speaker
and keyholed him interviewing is played out after
that.
The paper referred to simply contained two or
three proposed amendments to the constitution.
drawn up at the suggestion of Mr.. Zolconer, ana,
after some slight objections, the document was
adopted. Then came up
THE REAL OBJECT
Of the special meeting, as indicated by the exGov-
rnor. Rising slowly he began, evidently with
much dissatisfaction at the action OF the
two preceding meetings, and stated that
himself and Jackson s. Schultz had,
on behalf Of the Committee on Legislation, waited
upon George Bliss, Jr., Of the Custom House party,
and endeavored then and there to convince the
whole republican party that the Committee OF
Seventy were prepared to draw up another charter.
Everything being both lovely and D!issiu the three
charter manufacturers had but little trouble in
agreeing to report to the Committee Of Seventy, as
basis Of future action, the twentysevcn conf
Dental articles printed below These very articles
had raised lively rumpus at the two previous
meetings, and now brought down upon the authors
utter defeat, and forcing the Committee on Legis-
lation to resign.
The Ex-Governor reluctantly rendered his farewell
as o committeeman, and seemed much surprised
at its unanimous acceptance.
THE SWAMP ANGEL, JACKSON g. SCHULTZ,
seemed completely noored. He got ND and ex-
planned his visit to George Bliss Jr., and his dds
interested" efforts for reform and all that. He
saw only one way to success and q new charter,
and that was to be had through just such COM
mittee as the one just dismissed so abruptly.
gentleman on his right, and OF the late COM
mittee ably sustained the lost cause Of his asso-
cussion had pen ned up his anger, moved to adj
made very able speech in his strong German He
brew STYLE urging upon the committee that one Of
two things must be done, either disband now or
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SEND TO ALBANY
with new charter-not to corrupt the Legisa-
ture, but to pay expenses Of and to divide up
among the committee, as they could not be eX.
pected to abandon their own business for that Of
MI. GEORGE G. LANE was strongly opposed to
using money for any such object and asserted that
WEE paid q last for sSer
services. Some got as high as $4,000 for their
Albany work; He would not assent to any such
Mr.. FOLLY, at this time got the floor, and in his
vigorous style reminded the committee Of some facts
that he, too, was strongly opposed to paying any
member OF the committee Tor any services what
and insisted that the new Committee on Legislation
licans, and continued Mr.. Foley, the nvc or six
gentlemen who have been running this committee
up to this time must st now stand back The new
| call upon the practical members OF the Committee
OF Seventy to come to the front and secure sue
cess. Ny friend Schultz talks much about his work
| for reform. Well, let us see what he has accom-
plished. Nearly twelve months ago be came into
| yield to the city upwardgof
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
| I am sorry to say that our plundered city has
not been able to get six hundred cents out OF ii.
While l was delighted with what we all thought
| Schultz, 'fndeed found much fault with myself
because had seen Keyser before Mr.. Schultz aid,
| fraud Keyser."
This sort Of plain talking made sensation.
| THE SWAMP ANGEL AGAIN.
Mr.. Jackson s. Schultz rose excitedly to reply,
and talked 80 loud that he could be heard attic
ed s ~ ne ds
tuition. Other members OF the committee partici-
pated freely in the discussion, all showing but lit
| tie sympathy with Mr.. Schultz and his Custom
House friends. At this stage OF the contest, about
halfpast ten O'Clock, the meeting adjourned.
Nothing came OF the wrange beyond the dis
missal Of the committee noted above, ana
which consisted OF J: s. Schultz, Dorman
presslon was that it was an extraordinary display
OF nerve on their part to try to hand over the Com
mttee of Seventy In such wholesale manner and
| House Ring as George Bliss, Jr:
| When ali the members had left the room, with
walked in and found Mr.. II. N. Beers busting the
apartment.
several funerals on hand for the following morning.
From q number OF printed papers strewn about
docum mem seven.paSed pamphiet, Which prcved
to be the rock upon which the unfortunate Com
mittee on Legislation went to pec bore it
is verbatim. 1t was printed m boil
headed, - ~.
STRICTLY PRTvATE.O
At meeting Of the Committee of Seve vuef
Broadway, southeast corner of Invent, .ur
Tuesday evening December IL, 1872 the foow..z .
ment submitted part OF the report of the Conn
mittee Legislation the special order for The
meeting ofthe Committee Of Seventy to be held at the
same place on Friday, 10th inst at eight p. NJ
without having had the opportunity examining any
proposed charter, the Subcommittee Of the Committee
OF Seventy suggest the following points in
respect OF an amended charter the considerable varia
tons from the charter OF last Winter marking their
probation Of the changed circumstances and their
position to approximate nearly they justified to
the views Of others:-
l. That any provisions in a separate law or in an
amended charter under which the opportunity OF
placing tried men in the city administration shall
secured shall not be framed the theory of party ag
grandizement but that obtaining honest, vgor.
Gus and economical administration.