New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-26
CHARTER PROSPECTS.
THE NETWORK CHARTER IN THE SENATE.
~ N READ BUT NOT DEBATED-NExT THURSDAY SET
DOWN FOR THE DIsCUssION-TITH CUsToM-HoUsE
MANAGERS RErycEp TO DESPERATE STRAITS.

~ N READ BUT NOT DEBATED-NEXT THURSDAY SET
DOWN FOR THE DIsCUssION-THE CUsToM-HOUsE
MANAGERS REDUCED TO DESPERATE STRAITS.
lBY TEIsGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Albany. March 25.-The Senate Chamber was
packed this evening with people who came in the
expectation Of listening 20 a lively debate on the
Rew-York Chatter. In order that these people might
not 20 away disappointed the entire bill was read
through by the clerks taking two hours and quar-
ter at the end of which time the Committee rose on
motion of Mr.. Woodin, and Immediately thereafter
tho Senate adjourned after making the Charter
special order for Thursday.
The EXPLANATION of the delay is that the Custom
house pa-ty though they have exerted themselves
40 their utmost and are desperately IN earnest ma
"a utterly impossible 10 get the bill through the
Senate in any shape acceptable to them. Ex-Col-
hector Thomas Murphy, Collector Arthur, Naval
Officer Latin. Commissioner Van Mort, f. Delafeld
Smith. Hugh Gardner, E. d. Webster, David B. Mel
Hsh. u. s. Commissioner Davenport and strong
body Of Federal holders, representing various
sections of the State have been labOnng with Sena-
tors all day. but with very little success.
Speaker Cornell was in the Senate during large
part of tO-days session, and with the assistance OF
Assemblynan Patterson made a canvass of that
body. The result was by no means satisfactory to
She managers, and hence the postponement of the
consideration of the Charter until Thursday. The
most that can be obtained from the Senate under
present circumstances would to be the reten-
ton of Messrs. Van Mort Green and Delafeld Smith,
in Office until the expiration of their terms. The
other officers according to present appearances, will
be filed by the Mayor without other restriction
than the concurrence of majority of the Board of
Aldermen. Nevertheless, ex-Coleetor Murphy in-
sists that the Charter is party measure and he is
now making efforts to have a caucus held on 1t by
the Republican Senator's in order TO force votes for
the new scheme which as telegraphed last night, is
10 give the appointing power TO the Mayor and pre-
siding officers of the two Boards of Aldermen, with
cut any preliminary nomination by the Mayor and
rejection by the Board of Aldermen.
The Central Committee of the CustOm-hOuse or
ganizaton resolved last night that they would take
neither the plan passed by the Assembly nor that
reported by the Senate Committee on Cities, but
that the appointments must be made directly by the
Mayor and Presidents Vance and Wade, they hav-
ing satisfactory assurances that the two latter VIII
20 together and override the Mayor.
Ii is now definitely ascertained that the arrange
uent with the Aldermen has fallen to pieces Sem
stor OBren is opposed to the Charter in its present
shape and says that no one is satisfied with IT IN
New-York. Davenport and Murphy do not hesitate
10 threaten Senators with political annihlaiOn, and
by doing so have exposed the desperate straits 10
which they are reduced In spite of all their efforts
the chances are that they viii have to be content
with the retention of Van Mort Green, and Delated
Smith leaving the others to be named by Mayor
HavemeyeT
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.
ALBANY, March 25.-The Senate went into
Committee Of the Whole the NewYOrk Charter this
evening Mr.. WinslOw in the chair. Mr.. Woodin sug-
ees,ed that the entire bin be read through at first and
then ou the reading, amendments may be added
This agreed upon. and the bin was read
through the reading occupying quarter hours.
AT the conclusion OF the reading, on motion of Mr..
woodiu progress reported the bin in the Senate
On motion of Mr. Woolin the bill was made the special
s,rsier for next Thursday morning. Adjourned.