The New York herald., 1873-03-15
The Charter Still in the Hands of
the Slow Coaches.
VAGARlES OF THE new YORK SENATORS.
A New Bill for an Oyster Ring and
How the Ring may Thrive.
PREVENTION Of DISEASE AND CRUELTY.

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that might attach to discussion oI the Dill
csmplete but which is certainly unnecessary over
mere verbal amendments. Senator Benedict Is
the most uncomfortable member In this respect
that an impatient taskmaster ever undertook to
direct He viii In mis- slow but always pretty
sound way dssect amendment to substitute
one part of speech lor another with the zeal that
he would appropriately display In Senatorial
discussion upon y bill Of great Importance.
The committee has got along to the ninetleth
section only, although 1T has had TO confne itself
chiefly to verbal amendments, and its slow prog
ress is=n great part due to Senator Benedicts i'm
movable determination to
CONDUCT THINGS SLOWLY,
calmly and deliberately. This is old fogyish; but
another point upon which Benedict Is even more
Gid fOgyish Is his determination to restore the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen. He is known to be
determined upon this point and equally so upon
giving the appointing power to the Mayor. The
proposition suggested by Benedict Palmer and
Perry,is still under discussion in the committee
but the Custom House men cannot consent to It..
1t is now understood to include
A RESTORATION OF THE ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
as well as the securing of q permanent situation
for Van Mort. Tiemann opposes both the proposed
substitute and the original section democratic
principles. He does not want Van Mort or any
other man egisated in against the Mayors wishes
but he is not strongly opposed to the Assistant
Aldermen question. Davenport and his superiors
are clamoring Tor progress, but clamoriig In va1n
The poor little would-be Dictator has found his
power most unpleasantly curtailed, and is now
driven to urging and entreaties where before he
issued tiny ukases and distributed his decrees
calmly through the page boys. Perry, 1iemann,
Weismann. Adams and Wsodin all make nyiag
trip to New York this afternoon, and will doubt
lace n no pro Mt lam
PHYS dinner table or over Bliss cold Turkey and
Mnmm at Delmonico's. On Monday afternoon the
committee has another formal meeting at Woodin's
'rOoms
The bill introduced by Mr.. Campbell, over a
month ago, was dragged into Committee Of the
Whole to-day and raised quite q breeze. Mr.. Nor
ton opposed 1t stouty on the ground that the city
shsnld be compensated Tor the use of its wharves,
that there a big 'steal' in the bill 1t must be
said that the bill Is peculiar one. 1t gives to GER
'that part Of the waters adjacent to the wharves
lying between pier 56 East River and per 5S East
River. for the exclusive use OF vessels engaged
in the transportation, landing and reception
. Sf, oysters 1t is trne that the bill makes the
privilege subject to all regulations and bylaws ~
established or to be established in relation to
wharfage but line in the bill deprives the harbor
master from stationng vessels at these wharves.
Again IL provides that nothing in the bill shall be
construed to prevent hinder any other vessels
from occupying OF using any berth within the
syster boats. rms mot occupied or reouired,
feature really gives the oyster men exc usye and
, permanent use Of these wharves, or rather the
waters adjacent to them Ii is claimed by the
friends OF the bill that the object Of striking out the
clause in the Original BILL which placed The station
Ing OF the vessels under the same regulations OF the
barber master as other vessels was to circumvent
the blacknailRg Ofany INSCRIPTIONS harDor master
prsmptiy unless he was 'lXed' beforehand. This
claim is a very weak one, for 1t is misdemeanor
equivalent in order to induce him to perform his
duty, and the oystermen have q corrective always
At their command. Tney claim, believe. that they
pay $50 per barge year to the city for the of
the wnasves they occupy. On the other hand, IL is
asserted that they SIMPLY pay the wharfage fees.
Yet The wharfage right to this oyster reserva-
ton pays to the city in the neighborheod OF forty
thOnsand dollars year. III u oil OF this character
is passed why not allow the fruit dealers and
others similar exclusive privileges en- the ground
that their boats must he located promptly in order
that the fruit may not spoY 1T is altogether too
much oi = good thing Mr.. Boyle and the obstetrics
Of the city Will not he benefited by it to the extent
of dime, and therefore it should not be passed
IT.
By the way, Mr.. Pierson has got into a scrape
, TINS blll. He some time ago dropped the re-
pass they should send UP q barrel Of oysters. The
hackers took him at his word and the other day
barrel ol oysters arrived at his house. Pierson
says he don't want en- as4they are the property Of
the House, he intends TO have the barrel put up
on the Clerks desk when the yeas and nays are
being taken on the bill. If he dses he had better
net go near O'Conne for a tally-list; for doesn't
he know that lobbyists only get tslly-lists nova
daysY
EXPRESS YOUR FEELING.
One or the coolest propositions to corner the
members OF the Assembly In dealing with the Erie
upon, and otner matters concerning tse road, Is
the following letter, which several OF the members
.'slrong" letter suggestion evidently means busi-
aess that Mr. Livingston knows All about, even If
the answers he may receive ~ are not put
lawyers directory at $40 a head.
lSA WEST FouRrEESrH srRErr NEW YORK.,
MY DEAR srR-wiu you conndentiaiiy inform me by
return mail whether you have an annual. or only
sSdsSySI e ana remedy which vii syG !As asaai
amt s hSuTs Won have av
pass II had pretty strong letter from You expressing
think he would send you the customary annuap' com
phment
In the Senate to-day
SENATOR MrRruY's ALIEN BILL
allowing aliens not residents to purchase, hold and
convey real estate, was discussed very ably and
ordered to tLird reading james Wood made a
very exhaustive speech in favor OF it, showing the
present inaccuracies OF the law on the suniect and
instaDcing one result el 1t whee one Murray, the
son OF an American woman but OF all English lather,
Is compelled 10 sell The immense property descend
ing to him from his mother or have it escheated 10
the state, because Of his being nonresident. An
ame dment to insert the word resident was re-
jcctcd The various committees reported to-day
the East River Bridge bill, the Assembly bill In re-
laton TO common schools III New York, and the
Riverside Police bill. None 0Ithesc were amended
in any material points.
YEwspApIR suiTs AGAINST THE CITY.
Mr.. James Wood introduced bill relative to GER
tain suits in New York city, which provided that
newspapers gaining salts against the city shall
not be debarred payment because OF the lack or
any appropriation Tor such purpose. The latter
end OF the session was taken up IN discussing an
appropriation ior the improvement OF q little river
far up 10 the Adirondacks, and the Senate All
journed until Monday evening.
THE TWEED COMMITTEE
sohnssn, Lewis and Graham-haye gene to New
YORK, and viii hold meetings at the Metropolitan
Hotel tomorrow and Monday. On Tuesday they
Will return here In order TO be In at the charter
1ght. Senator Johnson, in reply to compliment
ON as mastery speech against the Warehouse bill
Isl night said, "oh, wait till get mold OF Dayen-
port" Poor little fellow
- BERGH'S BILL.
Z. me IsbowlnR Is the blli lsr the prevention OF
osease anu cruelty, which Is Ger tain to be passed
Oh nelhg called up Tuesday sext:-
an AcT ior the better disease aud cruelty
y ne people O the state New York, represented In
Ssna,s au assembly, do enact as foiluws.-
In hll Ci1es this Killing o.
Strengthening OF All ereatuge. for human iaoi shafi he
cerpleey concealed from public view and hearing nd
child undsr tMelye NeArs Of npe sln he emilnnrd