New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-28

that the bin shall take before il goes to the Gov
ernOr. What Conference Committee will do no
one pretend to foretel but that material alera-
tons will have 10 be made in the plan agreed upon
by the Senate caucus before the Charter pass the
Assembly is certain. 1t is said and with good rea-
son, that Republican Legislature might Just as
well pass a Charter exactly as the CustOm-house
leaders demand 80 far as the censure they will get
from the Reformers is concerned, as to retain even
for one year the Board of Assistant Aldermen and
four Republican heads of departments, including
Henry Smith, in office, while ousting the pet Of
the Committee of Seventy, Controller Green.
The Custom-hOuse men, who are all here in body
unanimously reject the results of the Senatorial
Gus, and say that if the Charter passes in that shape
they wash their hands" of the whole business and
leave the Legislature to all the responsible
ity. They show no disposition, however to aban-
don the fight at this juncture but will rely the
Assembly to counteract the stubbornness of the
Senate and secure Charter more satisfactory to
them or prevent the passage of any Charter at ALL
which last alternative they all prefer to defeat of
their schemes for getting control of the patronage
1t is difficult to how majority of Senator'S after
having expressed themselves so emphatically, can
ever be brought TO assent to any charter that will
satisfy Messrs. Murphy Bliss, Davenport and their
followers. and hence the chances at present appear
TO be against the passage of any charter at this
sion.
The gentlemen aforesaid positively refuse to ac-
cept anything but the charter reported from the
Assembly, or the other plan of giving the appoint
ments to the Mayor and the Presidents of the two
Boards jointly. On the other hand not less than
seven Republican Senators have repeatedly ex-
pressed their unutterable opposition to either of
these propositions, and they are men who do not
bear the reputation of being easily cOaxed intmi-
dated bought. If charter is to pass, therefore,
it can only be by the Assembly recedinG from the
position taken when the charter was before that
body, and conforming itself 10 the views of the
Senate. The utter defeat of the Custom house
leaders in the Senate has of weakened their
power and influence in the Assembly and it is not
unlikely that sufficient number of the latter body
will surrender to insure the triumph of the Senate
although before stated, the charter will have to
undergo material notifications from the plan agreed
upon in last nights caucus, to suit either House.
The action of the Senatorial caucus is regarded
a victory for the Weed party, between whom and
the Custom-house leaders cordial relations have not
subsisted for some time past. The spells hunters
naturally prefer TO enlist under the victorious BAN
ner and hence the tendency, which is very manifest
to-day ON the part of Assemblymen to desert the
CustOm-hOuse men, who have shown their incompe-
tency as leaders, and to transfer their allegiance to
the "Old Guard" led by Thurlow Weed To sum
up the whole matter, the readers of The TRIBUNE,
who are interested in the Charter business, may
hereafter look to Mr.. Weed rather than to Mr..
Murphy for the shape that instrument is likely to
take in case any Charter passes the Legislature.
The power of the CustOmhouse party is substantial
ly gone and their present attitude is that of "the
dog in the manager"