The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-06

| Oakley Hall. The Mayor said he was readv To- nut
| the man Croker out Of once immediately II he
possession OF the District sufcient
TO put this man out Of oIiicebut he win not give
told .'No, we viii not give them; we viii hold this
matter as club over Mayor Havemeyer. We will
not give him 50 great an opportunity 70 make him.
Havemeyer has been put In false position 10 this
matter. Further he wrote to the President that
office OF District Attorney
Mr.. HuGH @. HASTINGS here rose and contradicted
Mr. .iae Attorney Bliss told me
this himself. XII
Mr.. DAvENroRr-Mr Bliss and Mr.. Hawkins have
not been on speaking terms Tor the past three
Mr. HAwKINs-That's nonsense. l speak to Mr..
Bliss every time meet him. fL
Senator wooDIs-Now, Mr.. Hawkins, II You con-
me yourself to your proposed amendments the
late and we cannot give time to listen to these
matters .a.. lt ~
Mr.. HAWKINS then closed with an appeal to the
committee to give the Mayor the nominating
power and the Aldermen to confirm.
| lt REMARKS by DIR. SAMUEL HALL.
the Eighth, Ninth and sixteenth wards reform
associations, and asked that the Aldermen be
elected by districts. that the elections take place
in Spring, and that the Mayor have the appointing
power.
Ex-May0r GEORGE OPDYKE was the next speaker
and commenced by referring to the necessity for
reform In the local government of New York. He
cipal officers to tax payers He had made Efforts
in that direction in the constitutional COM
thought that was the only way to secure good gov
eminent ID that CITY HIS experience In the city
duty before the Committee and expressed the
hope that they would succeed in securing
good S I to the Sty He was
COMMENTATORS to the Mayor: lie had no part il
he found 1t in the bill. He then detailed his
TN IN dominating Officers while
case he had named thirty men, one
after another, for single ONCE. Finally
series OF Names from which he selected one, and,
| to his surprise, the appointment was made In
few minutes. He said there was q feeling Of an
| Aldermen and the result would be the same as he
experimental he had the nomination. There would
in New York. He then detailed the action under the
| section as 1t stands to show that 1t is the most
proper proceeding for himself With the kne Wedge
be lad acquired In his experience he said he would
rather have the power given by this bill than alb
Senator TIEMANN said he had haa some expert
ence and he thought It would be best to give the
Mayor the power to appoint and the Board to con-
firm within five days. II the Board did not confirm
In Eve days then the appointment becomes absolute.
Mr.. OPDyKE replied to the effect that It was, after
all, matter OF OPINION, one individual thinking
one way and another thinking otherwise. He then
spoke ofthe different departments, maintaining that
they could DC &c mncn nNter managed oy one man
Spring election. He said he came here more espe-
ciay to vlndicate the provision relative to the APP
pointing power.
DAVENPORT RESPONDS ~.
Mr. DAVENPORT then proceeded to answer some
Department OF Public Works was given no new
powers, and as to the appointing power he cited q
number OF cities where the same mode provided
for in this bill was in practice. III.
THE COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN TO MORROW.
The chairman OF the Committee, Senator Woodin
announced at the close that the committee would
meet in executive session In his room, at Congress
Hall, tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock, and that
no more public hearings would be granted on the
charter You may see by this that Woodin is
determined to rush the matter through
The charter Under r the new order Of things will
probably be reported to the Senate tomorrow
night or, at lnrthest, on Friday morning: It may
"a weak one. 1t viii certainly be amended to suit
some Of the necessities OF legal construction dts
closed by Eaton, but not otherwise. r.
GUSHING THE POLICE JUSTICES.
The bill ousting the police justices In New York
has been reported IN the Assembly without any
49, : T THAI rilTEKN THOUSAND DOLLAR JOB
which the Assembly Insurance , Committee are IN
sensation before the Legislature adiourns or
course the lobby man who is said to have COB
Died the money acted on his own responsibility,
and had nothing whatever to do with the commit
tee There are those however, who contend that
he was in reality the agent OF a "rng'' I'm the com
mittee. who authorized him to make the contract
he did make df report speaks truly on condition
percentage on the gross amount paid by the
life insurance companies to induce the 'ring'' to
report the bill adversely Whether this is fact or
not the committee alone know. so lar not
OF them has made the slightest effort to show that
the stories current in the lobby about the $4,000
untrue, Of which is that the real cause for
the Indignation of certain members OF the commit
tee relative to the matter lies In
THE REFUSAL on TnE LoBBYMAN TO HAND OVER
rather than because they feel that their good name
has been impugned. The following are the mem
OF suffolk; Burritt, OF Monroe; Opdyke, OF New
York; Wight, Of wsstchester; Van Cott, q Kings;
Clinton. Now, why can't some good Christian on
the majority side OF the House put an end to all
simple denial that anybody s.sold the committee
out" At any rate t.t
II there Is such a thing in the committee might
be confused somewhat II one OF the members who
Is not OF the magic circle would only openly state
against one Of the very best bills introduced
during the present session 1t Is very hard to see
holders ps BY
companies to file, just as savings banks have to
file, annual reports In the Office OF the Bank
Superintendent-as the bill meant they should
annual statement OF their affairs at the Secre-
tary OF Statc's Office. The companies did not relish
the bill-policy-hOlders did. The companies have
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE.
Among the bills introduced In the Senate to-day
was one authorizing the Third Avenue Railroad
Company to extend its tracks through Forty
street past d e Gan ver @ 40
introduced to FIX the standard OF ale and beer at
eight pounds to the gallon, and to compel railway
trains to come to stop before crossing draw
bridge.
TwEED's CASE.
Senator LOwery's bill relative to the gualiflca-
tions OF members. which is aimed at Tweed, was
ordered to third reading after slight debate.
FREE PASSES.
Some excitement was Occasloned by the intro
duction OF a bill by Senator Lewis relative to the
fares Of members OF the Legislature on railroads
The general opinion prevailed for the moment
among the Senators that 1t was bill recalling the
legislative passes issued freely by all the roads
leading to the capital, and by many roads which
seem to have no earthly connection whatever
with Albany, anu seem iurtnermore, 700
is hardly credible how seriously the Senators
were exercised by the probability OF bill OF such
a tenor. number assailed Lewis privately, and
number more applied quietly at the CLERKS desk TO