New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
CHARTER PROSPECTS,
TIE SITUATION AT ALBANY.

THE SITUATION AT ALBAN1'
f4E Plight DEFERRED TILL NEXT TUEsDAY-wHERE
THE SENATORS sTAND-MR. BOOTHS GRIEVANCES
AND MAYOR HAvEMKYER's PROMISES - THE
BRooKLYN CHARTER CONTEST.
fYRon THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRmUNT.l
ALBANY March 2S.-Tbe Senate met at 10 o'clock
this morning an hour earlier than usual to continue
their deliberations on the New-York Charter, but
without taking up the bin at all, motion was car
ned to postpone further consideration until next
Tuesday. This delay is required by Murphy, Bliss,
and Davenport in order that they may have time
for making another assault on the Senate, or for
eontriving some new plan of operations. Mr..
Woodin, their spokesman asked at first that the
9th section be passed over for the present,
for the reason that several Senators whe wished
to make speeches on the appointing power were alb
cent No Senators were absent, however, except
Messrs. Palmer, Foster, and Baker, of whom Mr..
Palmer is the only one who ever makes speech,
and he has opposed the CustOm-house schemes from
the start. The motion TO postpone, however, was
carried on division by 16 to /. The opposition to
Thomas Murphy's project for a Commission, com
posed of the Mayor and Presidents of the Boards of
Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen. to make all the
appointments is believed TO include the following
Republican Senator's
Messrs Anen Benedict Chatfield. Foster, narrower,
Lowery. Palmer, Perry, Robertson, Weissmann, ID. p
Wood, j. Wood.-12 '
Leaving for the Custom-house:
Messrs Adams, Baker, Bowen, Dickinson, Graham,
LOWS, MCGOWAN, Madden, Wagner, wlnslow, woOdin.-
H.
Giving the vote of Senator 0'Brien to the office
holders combination they have still TO gain five
votes from the 10 Republican Senators opposed to
them They have already exerted themselves to
the utmost TO accomplish this, but without success.
Still they do not give up the contest The represent
atives of the Custom house. including the Chairman
and several members of the Republican Central Com
mittee. still here exerting themselves in every
possible way to convince members that the interests
of the Republican party in New-York demand that
they should have control of all the offices under the
City Government. They are circulating all sorts or
stories to prejudice Republicans against Mayor Have
meyer as unsafe for the party 10 trust.
James W. Booth, who is put forward by the Custom
house men as a respectable fgurehead has been
busy for the last two days telling pitifu tale about
how shabbily he was treated by Mayor Havemeyer
m the matter of the appointment of School Com
missioners, He got Mr.. Madden, in the discussion
the Charter in the Senate last evening TO repeat the
story, which is substantially as follows:
Booth says that Mayor Havemeyer requested him TO
make list OF for School Commissioners, he
had taken great interest in the matter and was the
protector OF the School bill just passed by the Legs
lature-the Mayor promising that If he would do he
upon Booth WORK and after travelling all about the
city and consulting with his friends succeeded in max
ing up list Of Is Commissioners comprising leading
citizens representing both political parties, all the prin
cipal nationaties all forms of the Christian religion
The number Of Commissioners 70 be appointed under
the new was q, but Booth, with all his diligence,
unable 10 find than Is men who came up TO his
lofty standard Of what School Commissioner ought TO
BE-
Proceeding with his list Mayo Havemeyer, that official
expressed himself pleased with the and said that
the list was only complete be would appoint them on
the spot then and there Relying these encouraging
words of the Mayor, Mr. Booth sailed forth and con-
graduated ali the his list that he could find on
their good luck telling them the thing was all settled
and they were good appointed already. But mir
able dict - when the appointments came TO be an
Douneed the too conhding Booth could only dis
cover five out of his whole list Never
was man so disappointed, disheartened and
disgusted If may believe the story related
by Madden as Booth CHANGING over the Mayors
appointments Of School Commissioners His heart sank
within him he that he had been cheated, deceived
and placed in false position with his friends He was
ashamed TO meet his wOuldb School Commissioners in
the street. look them in the face when he did meet
them. From that moment he lost all confidence IN
MAYOR Havemeyer and all faith In his plighted word
he has right therefore, as he says, to warn all Repuo-
cans against putting any trust in the Mayor or giving
him any power over the appointments to office
To hear Nj Booth tell this story, with the fOrlorn
expression which he puts upon his countenance
while narrang it, and with the big tear drops hang
ing upon his eyelids, one cannot help being moved
10 pity and indignation by turns; and 1T has I'M
doubtedly had its intended effect of increasing the
distrust of Mayor Havemeyer among Republican
members. But those who profess to know the facts,
saw that the story partakes far of fiction than
of fact and that il is only sample of the annual
eaer that Mr. Booth is in the habit of playing with
his party In other words, that he invariably pre-
tends about once year to be out of relations with
the Custom-house leaders, while he goes
among Reformers and conservatives outside
for consideration and influence; and that
he has lately been with the Mayor and others,
pretending to be opposed to the schemes of the Re
publican leaders, but having failed to get as much
as he expected has gone back TO set himself night
again with his own party and tells this pititu story
for their benefit The absurdity of the story is
apparent. they say, from the well-known fact that
MAYOR Hayemeyer refuses to make bargains with
ANYBODY in the matter of appointments. Had he
been willing to make bargain, he could long ago
have bad any charter from the Legislature that ne
desired. How improbable is it, therefore, say his
friends, that he should bargain with Mr. Booth to
give him the naming of the whole list of q School
Commissioners. Mr.. Booth is doubtless honest, and
thinks he has got the facts substantially as they
were, but be evidently misunderstood the Mayors
request that be would suggest certain names, into
promise TO appoint the entire Board Of Education
according to Mr.. Booths wishes.
TIE BROOKLYN CHATTER.
The Legislative Committee of the Brooklyn Com
mittee Of One Hundred have been two OF three days
in consultation with the Brooklyn delegation, rela
tive TO the Charter for that city. They have at
length agreed upon certain amendments, and the
Charter, as amended, was to-day reported from the