New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-22
ruE PARTISAN CHARTER.
CARRYING OUT THE CUsTOMHoUsE PRO
GRAMME.

GRAAfME.
now IT WAS DOEE-THE CHARTER OED1 .,,rxp-
THIRD RRADING-MR. oPDthE A >r-S1y
S,rNT ApoPTED-PARTY DISCIPLINE OhOsn-
INGLY ENFORCED. ,,,,,
F,,a.vv Fob. 21-The new Ring Charter is at last
- IN a IN rd reading by the Assembly by vote
a. and viii be put on its final passage early
-. ,,cek A full Assembly consists of l2S MEM
-. and G5 votes are necessary TO pass bill or
a. = who voted for the third reading only two
Iuossrs. Deering of New-York and Voorhis OF ROCK
,.n5l are Democrats. OF the "a who voted against
a. tbird reading six are Republicans MessrS Cope
Hardy. Lewis, Phillips, Rose and Sylvester MI
r,nce. among whose many excellent qualities firm
- and decision Of character are unfortunately not
.n,,hered retired from the chamber when the vote
- taken. The opposition 70 Custom-house dicta-
,, ia mostly of the kind exempihed by Mr.. Prince.
A. Lincoln Of Ontario, gentleman who AT one. time
had considerable influence in the House, has eX-
ressed himself as hostile TO the schemes of the ma
srtv but ne voted for the bill. Mr.. Clapp is enti-
Ill IN the credit of a like consistency, and so like
v,ae are Messrs. Opdyke and Hustled.
The only change of any Importance made IN the
a, sections of the bill which the House was per
,,i,tcd 70 discuss was the substitution of the
tion proposed by Mr.. Opdyke, reversing the method
If aupointment. Mr.. Pierson and Mr.. Hustled gave
Superintendent of Police. power TO make and keep
record of the citizens should be stricken out, and
that An amendment should be made to provide for a
new election for Mayor when vacancy happens IN
the first year of the term. required 10y the Consu-
tution. One hundred sections of the bull are TO De
voted through by the House without any discussion
or consideration whatever. except that which they
have received in the Committee on Cities. This Is
according 10 the old Tanmany plan. The gag law
was applied on motion of that self-sacrlhclng and
independent member james W. Hustled. and
carried by vote of Is to 81 Ii is quite true that
discussion is idle but it is a dangerous abuse Of
power 70 dispense with the reading of bills, and
delerate the powers of the House to petty stand
ing Committee Such a disposition Of such bill as
the New-Y0rk Charter was never contemplated by
the trainers Of the Constitution, and utterly IN
consistent with the character of dehberatlve
body.
Ia mentioning Yesterday. the names of a few of
those members who had most distinguished them
selves by opposition TO the new Ring, that Of MIR
Crary OF New-York was omitted. That gentleman
is entitled to credit for earnest and enlightened et
forts to avert the disaster Of the sO-caed Charter
TRIUMPHANT PROGRESS AT ALBANY.
TEE APPOINTMENT QUESTION AGAIN DISCUSSED
MR.. HUsTED'S SPECIAL PLEA-THE CHAR
TER ORDERED TO A THIRD READING.
tVRow A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TMBCNRl
ALBANY. Feb. 21-The Assembly came together at
TO- O'Clock this morning and resumed the considera
ton If the Charter Mr. Moore of st. Lawrence
occupied the chair and the discussion was reopenod
by Mr. Opdykc. who addressed the House in support
Of his substitute for the 18th section He claimed
that his substitute gave the Mayor more control
over the heads Of departments than the section as
il originally stood because OF the power of removal
which il conferred. The plan of appointing heads
by the Board Of Aldermen with the confirming
power in the hands of the Mayor worked well under
a previous Charter. and he had no doubt il would
work well under this.
Mr. VOORHEES, Democrat. of Rockland, gave his
reasons for voting with the majority on this bill
He had done SO because be believed the Charter 10
be in the main a good one He did not take a seat
in this body vote any measure against the COM
vct.ors Of his conscience for the sake of party. II
his constituents of ROckland County expected this
of him they would better recall him at once. But
he did not regard this Charter as party measure
tie believed 10 to be attempt 20 give the citizens
Of Ncw-Yorl, q good city government, and that It's
provisions were as whole calculated 10 secure that
end He took occasion 10 give the Committee of
SEVENTY slap 10y saying that they were a self-con-
stitu-ed body Of ofiicc-soekers, and opposed this
Charter because it nteTfered with their prospects
MI Bilmeuthal came 20 the rescue of the Seventy
and sand that the record which they had made for
thcmsl vcs was sufficient defense against the at
tacks of the gentleman from Rockland
Mr. Crawford deplored the personalities Of the
debate and Thought the gentlemen would better de-
vote themsef 90 the consideration Of the merits Of
the hll before them. He thought the substitute Of
MI Opdyke "a good provision and one that ought 10
be acceptable 20 the Mayer because it relieved him
from the responsibility Of making these appoint
ments and cast IL upon the fifteen members of the
Board of Aldermen.
Mr. Weed offered a substitute for Opdykes substi-
tute giving the appointing power 10 the Mayor, sub
ieet "a the confirmation Of the Aldermen, substan-
italy IA The section stood when the Charter first
introduced into the House by the Speaker He had
no objection be said 20 the Republican party, OF the
party that carried the municipal election IN New
York last Fall Selling the spoils of their victory,
provided they did il IN a legal and con-
stitutional manner. and distributed the offices
fairly amonCthose who won the victory But
he objected 20 the introduction into charter
for New-York provision absurd and contrary 20
all precedent az the offered by Mr.. Opdyke.
Who asked for this provision' Not the Republican
party Of the State, not the honest Republican
yeomanry of the state, but Ring of Custom-h house
politicians.
Mr.. Beebe advocated Mr.. Weeds substitute, and
appealed to Republicans TO throw of the shackles
Of party, repudiate the dctauon OF a corrupt clique
and vote for such a charter as commended itself 10
their honest judgment. He alluded to the arbitrary
powers conferred upon the superintendent Of Police
under Section 20 aud said that the man who was 70
be Superintendent Of Police under the new Ring
this floor against the rules Of the House lob
bying for this Charter. He was understood to
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