The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-28


Senator WooDIN-Is that all OF the question:
Senator LowERY-It is all you need answer Just
Senator woODIN-Oh yes--arnfuls OF them.
HAyEMEYER's REPUBLICANIsM.
Senator LowERY-I take the ground, Mr.: Pres-
dent, that Mayor Havemeyer Is q good republican !;
that he has not changed the position he occupied
last Fall, and as to the position he then occupied
let me read You letter written by prominent
republican in this State just previous to his cleo
ten. tHe then read the letter written to Mayor
aAveneyer by Tom Murphy when the republican
Senator ooDIN-Senator, did not republicans
that Mayor Havemeyer now Is as trustworthy as
then-as good republican. Mr.. Lowery then
read long extract from an old letter OF ex-Mayer
Opdyke In favor OF giving power and responsibility
to the Mayer. He thought that the passage OF so
foolish scheme would be the death-knell OF the
party In this state He wanted the Senate to pause
before they passed cnarter which the high.toned
republicans OF New York objected to. He would
been here 80 persstenty. He would accord them
the right TO come here 10 the senate OF New York
state and tell US what is to be done, as he would
accord 1t to anv other prominent republican, but
he wond accord them no more, and he would not
20 back upon his own principles at their behest,
THE SENATE TAKES A RECESS.
The vote was about to be taken upon Mr..
Woodins substitute, when, two O'Clock having ar
rived, he moved that progress be reported. 1t was
agreed to- and the bill was made q further special
order for tonight at seven O'Clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The Senate was again crowded tonight, as IL had
been during the day. to hear the debate on the
twenty seventh section. The Custom House gentry
were in full force, though they no longer concen-
trated their forces, and were scattered about
among the ordinary spectators. Murphy was
seated most OF the evening among the ladies';
Davenport continued to peep In and out OF the lobby
doors; Van Mort remained decorously In the
cloak rooms. and the almost forgotten face of
george Bliss Jr. was seen peering from among a
Knot OF stawart chartists in the rear. Mr.. Wood.
ms substitute for the twenty-seventh section-to
give tine appointing power to the Mayor and the
two Presidents OF the Aldermanc Boards-was the
question before the Senate when 1t reassembed at
seven O'Clock.
wooDrN URGING HIS SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. WooDIN said various propositions had been
suggested. Several OF them originated with the
committee or Seventy. Several others originated
In the Lower House. The present is no new prop
ositionl and the Senate will doubtless be sur
prised TO learn that 4 is the product
OF the Committee Of Seventy. make
no mistake when l make this statement
They have given no reason why they have
abandoned It, II they have abandoned it,
Some fifty or sixty recommendations were
made by that committee, many OF which
were adopted. This Is one Of them, and will read
from document submitted by the Committee OF
Seventy 70 the Republican Central Committee,
showing that II was their proposition. He then
read the document, which was interrupted
BY Nv, Tiemann who said be had the