New-York tribune., 1873-04-16
ALBANY.
PROSPECTS OF THE CHARTER.

PROSPECTS OF THE CHARTER.
EHK ASSEMBLY REFUSE TO APPOINT A CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE AND POSTPONE ACTION UNTIL To-
nAY-sIGNIFICANCE OF THK vOTE-DEFEAT OF
THE CUsTOM-HOUsE FACTIoN-A CONCURRENCE
N TIRE sENATE's AMENDMENTS PROBABLE.
tFRom A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Albany. April 15.-The Charter came down to
the Assembly from the Senate this morning, and
urnted copies containing all the amendments
adopted by the upper House placed on the MES
of members Two hours were consumed IN the third
reading of bills before the Speaker announced the
presence Of the Charter and stated that the ques-
ton was on coDcurring with the Senate amendments
Mr. Pierson of Albany was the first 10 take tne
Roor He moved that the Assembly nOn-concur IN
the amendments of the Senate, and that confer
ence committee be appointed on the part Oh 1io
Assambly with request that like COmmtlee oe
onointed an hehalf Of the Senate. dc sara tnat ID
WIS wei known that the amendments mace I'd the
Charter bv the Senate were radical and important
and their consideration had occupied the time OF
that hod, several weeks. They required careful
oDside-a.ion from the Assembly. and he believed
,noro speedy and q more satisfactory conclusion
vonld be arrived at by appointing conference
committee at once
Mr Batcheler asked Why not accept the
amendments Of the Senate' By what right did the
gentleman assume that they were not acceptable to
the HouseT
Mr. PieTsOn said he presumed the House was ruly
advised Of all the principal amendments and under
stool what they were, and therefore in order that
the subject might be brought properly before the
House. he thought the motion for a conference COM
mittee was proper. As for himself he asked for
nothing more than ne was willing to yield to others
He did not propose a conference committee n order
that he might adhere tenaciously TO his own views
on disputed points IN the Charter, but WAS willing
20 receive suggestions from Others, desiring only TO
give 10 New-York the best charter possible. con-
ference committee he thought, might be able to
reconcile differences and unite upon charter that
would be satisfactory to all.
Mr Jacobs asked why there was a necessity for
conference committee, If the House was now fully
aware of the amendments made in the Senate.
Mr.. Pierson said be only meant TO state that he
supposed that the general character and effect Of the
amendments were well understood.
Mr. Lincoln called attention TO the long time this
ln had been before the Legislature. 1t was sent to
che Senate seven weeks ago. He did not believe a
sn1e member of the Assembly understood one
tenth part Of the amendments that had been made
20 the hi by the Senate and they all required time
20 examine them. He therefore moved to postpone
the whole subject til tomorrow morning at 1GI
o'clock and that the Clerk be required to have the
Senate amendments printed separately in the mean
time.
Sir Pierson believed that the object which all had
in view would be more satisfactorily obtained BY
the appointment Of a conference committee at
once.
AFR. Prince favored the motion to postpone and Mr..
Peil opposed it.
Mr. Opdyke also opposed a pOstponement, and
was sure that every was well aware of the main
amendments to the Charter that had been made in
the Senate and also that it would be impossible ia
get the Assembly TO concur in them. Why, there
FORE should a conference committee be delayedf
The question being taken on Mr. Lineoln's motion
70 postpone il carried by vote Of Sc to %. The
following arc the Yeas and Nays Democrats in