The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
The CITY CHARTER
Final Passage of the Bill i'm
the Legislature.
The New Law for Our Municipal
Government.
RoUT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE RING.
Triumph Of the Mayor and the Weed
Republicans.
Retention of Five Heads OF
Bureaus.
A Good Thing for Green, Van Mort, Stebbins
and the Smith Family.
The Mayor and Aldermen
to Appoint.
Constitution and Duties of the Va.
ri0us City Departments.
SALARIES OF TUE CITY'S RII.ERS
A Good Thing for Green, Van Mort, Stebbins
and the Smith Family.
The Mayor and Aldermen
to Appoint.
Constitution and Duties of the Va.
rious City Departments.
SALARIES OF THE CITY'S RULERS
The Result of One Hundred Days Deliber-
alton of the Legislature.
ALBANY, April 16, 1879,

ALBANY April 16, 1873.
The charter battle is over at last, and victory
has perched upon the banners OF the ntl-Custom
House leaders. 1t is needless now to go over the
whole history OF the great fight which has ended SO
disastrously to the men who only two months ago
had only to say "Come" and the majority came,
and go" ana they went whichever way they were
told; but suffice it to say that the defeat is CON-
plete as it unexpected week ago. Then the
Custom House men were full OF confidence, and
looked forward to the day when the Senate would
send them down the bill as day to be long remem-
bered in the annals Of
PARTY CHIEFS AND PATRIOTIC COMBINATIONS
for the good that was to be then and there done
for the exclusive benefit OF the down-trodden
people OF the metropolis. The question of spoils,
1t may be, had warm corner in their hearts, and
q few OF the young members from New York were
not unmindul OF the Iact that If all went well to
the end OF the struggle their work for living, for
year or so to come at least, would not be
very hard one nor altogether Improbable. Still,
the battle is at end and the least said about the
defeat he better. The only thing that may be in
teresting to New Workers is the fact that it was
brought about by the republicans quarreng among
themselves 1t was the object OF
THE CUSTOM HOUSE MEN,
had they succeeded in their effort to secure con-
terence committee, TO have such committee ap-
pointed as would do the bidding OF the outside
'bosses.- The committee would have, it Is said,
not only struck out all the heads Of departments
retained in the bill, but would have put the whole
twenty-1fth section intoit which gave the appoint
ing power TO the Board OF Aldermen, besides many
Sther features which the senate had fought against
at the outset or course it a part OF the plan
Of those who desired conference committee in
the House to have senate committee OF their own
ilk to work harmoniously with them. Had the AS
sembly given way TO their wishes the securing OF
the Senate committee would have been no difficult
task. We all know that the decisions OF confer
ence committees are in nine cases out OF ten al
ways accepted by the two houses, without going
through the ernality of even stating what
changes they may have made in any bill they may
have had under consideration. This being so it is
easy to see what
NICE wALK-oyER
the Custom House leaders would have had in the
this charter business had they gained their point
and how great must now be their disappointment
at their overthrow. The combination against
them was welded and held together with consunl-
mate skill from the beginning TO the end OF the
dght, which really began In downright earnest
yesterday morning., and the honor oil having made
the independently so formidable as they turned
out to be, lies between Batcheer, OF saratoga,
and Lincoln, or ontario. 1t is true that Hustled
fought on the same side with them, but 1t is
equally true that he had all along champoned the
Custom House cause up to yesterday, when, see.
ing how the tide was setting, he with commenda-
BILE prudence turned his skill about and rowed
down triumphanty with the current. No enc
knows how to do this Kind Of thing better than
General Hustled 1t is unnecessary new to go into
details about the debate to-day. IL was only rep
etition OF yesterdays story and the subject was
the saIne-tne question of the conference commit
tee. Mi. Pierson fought Tor IN, SO did Mr.. Opdyke
but Messrs Lincoln and Batcheer and Nedder and
others made q terrible onslaught on the 'regu.
lars and the victory finally Tor these
who demanded an immediate consideration of
THE QUESTION OF CONCURRENCE.
Lincoln was very bitter in his remarks, and, in
answer to a taunt from "a Custom House man from
New York, exclaimed THE tables are now
turned, gentlemen, and the party whip that has
often That the darned thing mas broken. y
Batcheller, too denounced those who had endeav-
ored TO eoerce good Republicans to do what was
neither IN his opinion for the OF the party
for the welfare OF The people whom the charter
was intended to benefit.
THE FiNAL VOTING.
l herewith append the vote Batchellers
amendment 10 strike ont OF tae bill the clause re-
tanning the heads oil departments and the vste on
concurrence with the Senate's amendments. 1t
should be stated that on Mir. Batchellers motion
the previous question was ordered by vote OF 81
to 81 IL Is selieved that he made the motion he
did (the object OF which the Custom House party
lad intended to carry practical effect il they
had secured a conference committee) simply Il
make the Custom House men toe the marx and
snsw them Just what little strength they had
ts carry any thing against the combination. need
say nothing about the democrats They played
their allotted part wei, and Hooked over to the
antiCustom House party as "a matter OIL policy
me following rs the vote On Batcheler's amend
ment:-
os.BATcHErLER's AMENDMENT.
nhEAs-Messrs Badger, Batcheer, Bign. Blessing,
SOoHemhuh tnrpe"e,, Costello, Davidson, Dexter, Fort
1nere, Gilbert opdyke, Patterson, Pell Phillips Person
rsbi an Se sS,e lss SPEAKER Foley vaa Cots Weed
NArs-Messrs Attoa, Abcrger gabcock Baltz Beebe
blackle, brewer, * +. Brown, J. H. Brown, Buckley
hall, Cook Cope, q. forHeu Cyiacbmaa Cranda 6S6Jy
Srawiord .ammys, Desry, Dennlson Donohae, Elting,
Finn, foote' Ford, Fomier, FnTbeck. Goss Grimm,
gins, mn j. b. HiiSer, J. u. Hitler nostcr Hilstei
Jacot~ johnson, Kennedy knettles, Landneld Lewis
Lincoln, Ly nde, Aaas.n, Nancy Marcy, Mcqueen,
PhilpoL Porteous, nag, Raynor, R5chs Ryan sch9@n.
maker, Smith, snyder, aeo0rt, suydam swan syives.
yer, Tent, IowPLs"s townsend, Va, De,aark A. L. Van
M, Walker, Watt Wells, West Whacn n A. White
Hoods, Worth, feomans, foung-s6
The following is the vote on concurrence
THE VOTE On CONCURRENCE.
YrAs- Messrs AU.on Aberger, Babcock, Badger Baltz
Brewer, = K Brown, J. H. Brown, Bulkiey, Bnrritt
St csDe Clarke csag oaG ei,uo ooese,hai
sen, p,aiqs Denni.iSn bex,er "EiR ing, I Iiiii
Fnn, Foot Ford Fort, Fowler, Furbcck Gcre Gilbert
Herrlck. Higgins mn J. y. Iiycr j. D. Hitler, Hollis
ter Hustled, JacOJs Johnson Kennedy, knettlcs Land
field, Lewis, Line IN, Iynac Nnciia, Manlcy Marcy
Patferso Persons p5p rSSo f Srecns 9 rrnee
Ray kaynor. Rice, Rose, Schoonnaker Smith SNYDER
Speaker Setam suydam, swain sylvester Tefit, 7oa.p