The New York herald., 1873-01-31
THE STATE CAPITAL,
The Custom House for Peace and Patience
Instead Of Push.
Governor Dix to Sign the
Charter Bill.
New Phases Of the Charter Question Green's
Present Poition-5The Appointing Power
Governor Dix Relents Toward
the Senate Growlers.
ALBANY, Jan. 80, 1873.

ALBANY, Jan. 80, 1873.
The charter is still the al-absorbing topic, ana
speculation is rife as to the changes which tho
leaders have decided to make in 1t in order to
crafty the wishes OF everybody who Is clamoring
for reform. 1t would seem that
THE CUSTOM HOUSE PARTY HAVE DETERMINED ON A
NEW ROLE
entirely In the management OF the preliminaries,
and instead Of ''pushing things" as they made up
their minds to do last evening, at the caucus at
the Delavan, they have come to the conclusion
that is much safer and more polite than If they
acted on the whip and spur princpe-to adopt q
conclliatory and apparently peaceable course.
This decision was not arrived at 1t may be said,
without good sounding of the Governor, and the
sounding it appears gives general satisfaction.
He has become convinced that 1t Is
USELESS FOR HIM TO ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE
CONTROLLERS,
and, while disclaimng that he ever had such an
idea, ne expresses himself willing TO do all that
lies In his power to further the aims Of the dOmi-i
nant party so long as they do not conflict with hiS
views as to what reform charter really means-
In q word,
HE WILL SIGN THE BILL JUST AS THE MAJoRITx
provided of course, they do not tack on to it anT
vilany that would reflect upon him as a reformer.
He still adheres to his opinion that the MayoN
should have the sole appointing power but Is no4
means
the Board OF Aldermen Is against good Old demo@
cratic principles The plan, therefore, to
''sTEER AROUND HAvEMEyER,n
as mapped out yesterday Will not in every respecI{
be strictly adhered to; but 1t Is to be suDstltutet
by one which will not make the Governor get hisi
back up, at least so say the leaders. AS the pros
posed charter now stands the Mayor and Presiden1
OF the Board Of Aldermen are to appoint headS
of departments in cases where twenty days elaps9
before any appointment made by the Mayor is con@
frmed by the Board The plan, OF course, leaves
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR DEADLOCK,
n Ia
understand, at the last moment by the designa7
tion of some third official to act with the Mayors
found impossible, believe, to decide upon who
this third party should be, and so
devised and which you may rely upon as th9
one to be adopted, is to give the appointing
and and no agreement has been come to 6etwee1
the Mayor and the Board. to the Mayors
and the e Beard MavT jointly ne Thd to Of
Board conferring with the prospect OF a dead5
lock In nine cases out OF ten, the Mayor and the
same as any member OF the Board. The majoritH
OF votes WILL therefore, rule, and the appointing
power will be vested in point of fact, just where1
indicated In my letter yesterday 1t would be-
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
fact 'n that the IN the abscnca
OF anything better that is in cOnsOnance with hia
Views VIII ENDORSE ns IT II aaSpea by ge th wose
as said before, quite willing to be gracious and
concillatory, and at
CITIES
which was held this afternoon, the republican,
members were In the best OF spirits, and really sur(
prised the democrats by the willingness they mani(
Tested to be patient and listen to their views nO9
the charter to any person who might feel anxioua
TO make 1t more perfect than II s Indeed, oJ
motion OF Mr.. Blumenthal, they actually adopteV
an amendment allowing
THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS TO SIT IN THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN.
and participate In debates relating to their respec
tive departments, but without the right to vote.
This, however, was the only amendment adopted
Board OF Assistant Aldermen retained. An
four from each Senatorial district proved q
failure as was suggestion to make the Board con-
two committees seem to be- unanimous on one
point, and the suggestion OF one OF the Senator's
was touched @ upon without G any & debate whatever
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN THE HANDS OF h
BUREAU,
to his duties without being obliged directly or ndi1
rectly to take part in the management OF any other
this idea should be carried out OF course the CompA
trOler would not be supreme, as now, and wouldt
only count as one In department composed Of
THE aRowL BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND The
on the harbor master appointments bids fair tor
end peaceaby after all, and 1t is rumored that the
former has requested that the names Of four Of thG
candidates for barbor masters he sent in, anI
which have not as yet been acted upon, De sent
back to him. This evidently means business
=
The Canal Board Appointments.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 80, 1873.
The Canal Board has made most OF its appoint.
ments OF superintendent, collectors, &C., nearly
all of which are reappointments. The appoints
ments Of superintendents on the first and second
sections of the Champlain Canal and the second
section of the Osweg0 Canal, as also those OF COLI
lectors at New York, Montezuma, Palmyra, Roches-
ter, Fort Edwards, Penn Yan and Mount Morris,
were laid over until the next meeting, which wili
no hold Eah ahruo