The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-13
\ Battle that Is To Be Fought and the Way
II Is Not To Be Contested.
Speaker Cornell Makes Decision Which
Creates an Uproar.
The Scene and How It All Ended and
What viii Follow.
Another Cfos-Town Railway-Henry Bsrgh'a
Bul-Discussion on Palmer's Bill Relative to
Days Of Gracs-Private Insane Asylums.
ALBANY, Feb. IL, 1873.
The fact that


ALBANY, Feb. IL, 1873.
viii positively be reported by the Committee on
Cities to the Assembly tomorrow has given rise to
= great deal Of new speculation In reference to the
amendments made to the bill last evening by the
committee at their private meeting and how they
were brought about. 1t seems that the only men,
Der Of the majority who appeared to be willing to
net what the democrats call fairly was Mr. Pierson,
who ostensibly was DESTROYS OF doing everything
dor the best, although he was found all right in
party sense whenever an amendment was to be
voted upon. So the party can consider him as
D very good man to play the role Of the
Lcould- you-know" peacemaker, pro-
Vided everybody acts good.naturedly on the other
side and does go for him the strength OF his
Mdelity to principle. On the other hand, one OF
the democrats of the committee went clean over
20 the republican camp, and there are some very
jngy stories about the matter. l aude to Mr..
Deering who is classed in the Blue Book as belong
lng to the opposition. mo one IL classed as
democrat in the book this year.) The democrats
Say that, as he was put on the committee as o
democrat, he should have stood by
THE POLICY THE MINORITY HAVE DETERMINED TO
PURSUE
in relation TO the bill-namely, to do everything
that he could to thwart the plans Of the majority
In their determination to make Mr.. HavemeyGr q
mere fgurehead in the city government. 1t
ID undeniabe that every democrat in the As
Sembly has been instructed-rather every one has,
10 put it mildly, consented, at the suggestion
Of Mr.. Tilden and John Kelly and Andy Green-to
stand by Havemeyer in his every wish in regard to
khe charter. The apparent detection OF Deering
therefore creates small amount OF talk and
1here is rumor afioat that he voted on every i'm
portant amendment with the Custom House mem.
beers Of the committee because he was ordered to
do 80 by the leaders Of the Apollo Hall party, to
whom he is indebted for his election In other
words 1t Is the current rumor that Apollo Hall
and the Custom House have clasped hands, and
shat Q bargain has been struck by which they win
covertly, II not openly, combine at all times to
Keep Tammany Hall in the mire. Senator O'Brien
denies that any compact has been made between
the two factions, and claims that no matter
what way Deering went in the committee he acted
solely on his own responsibility. To use the Sem
ltor's own words, 'That young fellows going in
for himself" This view Of the matter is taken by
several OF the country democrats and they point to
the tact in proof OF the correctness Of it that
THE 'DISINFEcTANT" DEMOCRAT,
rs member from the backwOocS persists in call
lng him. "trains" with Davenport and his assOci-
Gain quarters that he has been promised one of the
small commssOnerships under the charter for
siding with the majority In the committee. The
only object the leacers could have in securing Q
democrat TO act with them In this way ID
70 lead outsiders to believe that the con-
Bderation of the charter has not been
sne-sided affair, and that even democrat found
Ehe amendments dgestble. This can be the only
explanation OF the '.dsinfectants' course, for in
House which has twO.thirds republican majority
would be the height of absurdlty to suppose that
one democratic vote IN committee, or even in the
House, Is worth troubling their leaders, heads
about, one way or the other. As individual
Deering Is mere drop in the bucket; he Is not
nf nAArc of
30 all the fuss made about his course in the COM
mittee seems not to be worth the talk that some OF
ans to be seen whether he will vote with his party
In the House on the lnal passage OF the bill
q the amendments he voted for in committee are
minority one, and the only thing about it that
makes it al all Interesting is the doubt into which
portion oft as to what induced Deerlng to act as
he has acted. 1t may be mentioned just here that
Blumenthal was the only one in the committee
who stood out ana fought to the bitter end for
THE POLICY OF GIVING THE MAYOR THE SOLE
POWER OF APPOINTMENT
He also attempted to have him vested with the
power OF removal for cause OF all officials without
Che consent OF the Board, but in this
alone voted against tue plan finally
session, as it were, With the Board q Aldermen
on appointments, aftep the expiration OF the
swenty days mentioned in the charter. may add
1hat there are many who believe that the charter
1il not be adopted precisely as the Committee on
Cities will report 1t tomorrow, at least 30 lar as
Cerned. If the leaders ind that it will not look
well 10 push the bill through with the present ap-
pointing power amendment in 1t, AZ they can II
THE CART WILL BE PUT REFoRE THE HORSE,
shat 10 to say the power OF appointment will not
only virtually but actually be given to the Board OF
Aldermen and the power OF confirmation to the
Mayor. This system worked wen," said Mr.. Have
OF appointing officials in the long gone by days and
the majority In the end take him at his word can
upon in the long run, instead of the one the Com.
mittee on Cities has adopted, at the suggestion Of
chose who are the real powers behind the throne,
che change, assure you, Will not be made because
che rulers want to give way little to Mr.. Have
meyer, but because they are afraid the Governor
will not sign II II the present feature that adopted
by the cOmmittee) is retained. Meanwhile the
preparations are being made on all sides for the
battle that Is TO come after the bill Is reported to-
THE ADVANCE ALONG THE LINES OF THE MAJORITY
VIII be sounded; but, judging from present indica-
fions, they may tOot their horns ana beat their
drums to their hearts content, and yet will the
tight be tame one. They will find no stout bat
may be few stray shots, even bold sortie on the
enemy's works by the minority at the opening OF
sse strife but they seem 70 have no stomach lSr
done only to save themselves from the stigma OF
the poltroon and the coward Why this should be
30 know not. IL may be the part OF common
sense for the minority not to fight to the
Ditter death for their principles against tue
. .,arsna but yet one cannot heip won
neIlng why they are not bnckling ON their
armor at this the eleventh hour There may be good
lessons ior the apathy they have SO far shown In
patty sense In every action they have had with the
enemy. Ihey nave had already since the session
Uegan seVeral opportunities TO break lances with
their antagonists, and although their leaders are
MnquesuohaSly the best parliamentary soldiers In
me horse they have on every occasion satisfied
tnemseives win weak charge against the foe
only to fall back to the to allow the rank and
nle to engage In the hot work or the battle IN
remains to be seen whether, when the charter dobt
comes on, they will be lagCard even Though tsev
are forlorn hope. so lar they have acted suspi.
ciousty quiet. Whyi "'F'
THE SPEAKER MAKES TEN STRIFE
Speaker Cornell got the whole House by tho ears
to-day by q parliamentary decision in relation 70
Mr.. Oakley's bill, which gives certain parties in
Long Island City the right TO run horse railroad
there frem some place to some other place The
names OF which l really cannot call TO mind lust
now. IL appears that the same rights asked for by
tbe incorporat0rs IN the bill, which, by the way, is
backed by all the property owners slsng the pro