The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-21
Decision in the Cogswel- Oakley Case
in Favor Of Oakley.
Bergh's Bill Defeated in the
Assembly.
Lords Resolutions Denounoing the
Congressional Grab.
Debate in the House on the Bill Exempting
Bonds and Mortgages from Taxation.
THE BILL KILLED FOR THIS SESSION.
ALBANY, March 20, 1878.
THE CHARTER REPORTED.

ALBANY, March 20, 1873.
THE Gil AFTER REPORTED.
The report OF the Committee on Cities of the Sem
ate this morning on the charter was not surprise
to anybody. The grows in committee during the
past week and the all night fight on Thursday
night were to every mind strong evidence that the
Custom House party had at last been compelled to
give way to ThurIow Weeds ''suggestions," not to
say anything about the rumbling of the popular
voice in New York which had made itself heard In
no unmstakable tones against the passage of the
bill Ia the shape 1t had left the Assembly. 1t is the
general belief that no material changes will here
after be made in the bill. and that 1t Will be passed
1t now stands. 1t will be printed and on the files
OF members on Tuesday, and doubtless by Friday
next 1T will have reached the Governor. Still, so
far as the disputed question OF
THE APPOINTING POWER
is concerned, 1t cannot be said to be triumph for
Mayor Havemeyer and the Committee Of Seventy
so long as Messrs. Vance and Wade have the pre-
ponderance of votes in the triumvrate Of appoint
ment makers constituted by the bill, notwithstand
ing the evidently impracticabe clause to the enect
'that the Mayor shall have controlling voice
therein" The "rng' that has been so
often spoken Of can certainly be more
easily formed than in the old Sec
tiOn where eight dubious Aldermen were required
to make the ''ring" perfect circle So far as
non-partisanship is concerned, charge OF that
kind can pre- vail against the present status of the
nth section, as the three appointment
makers actually comprise representatives OF the
two prominent parties, provided you count In
Haveme yer as a democrat. WoOdn says THAT II
any one will tell him positively whether Mayor
HAVEN eyer Is a democrat or a republican he will
leara something ne doesn't know at present." At
any rate,
EATON AND DAVENPORT
both see med pleased their respective In
the nduct Of the charter campaign, and wnen
these differ ing champions are eacn pleased 1t may
ely be said that the section is open to objection
Eaton mas undoubtedly achieved a triumph in Sc
curing his whole batch OF amendments. Tuesday
night will probably be q field occasion in the
Senate. Leading orators Of both parties are
getting ready for the Tray and undoubtedly the
eloquence or Johnson, Benedict, Woodn, Wels
mann and Lord Will make the rhetorical soul OF
George ClintOn's picture weep and probably cause
the sensitive Davenport to swoon, II he has the
courage to be present.
FAMOUS CASE DECIDED.
The famous case of Cogswen Oakley has at
last been decided. 1t will be remembered that
shortly after the election last November in the
Second district of Queens county Cogswell ran as a
republican candidate for Assembly against Mr..
Oakley, democrat, who W as member last year
publican, but Oakley, who is very popular in the
county, was elected even though he did run on the
ticket s aet TO 20 Saee
been among the dead men OF the day. and, having
agreat deal OF party confidence IN an Assembly
with two-thirds republican majority, he deter
mined to make Oakley go where the woodbine
twineth in Queens county. He went about his de.
into into the '~ way va Oakley was elected, and, in
pui suance OF the request, the petltion,
was referred to the committee on privileges ana
wi 4 COpSWell'S
grievances. The committee went to New York
some time ago and took q large amount OF testi-
mony in the case, and on their return to Albany
subpGnaed at the request OF Cogswell, several
citizens of Queens county, whose testimony It was
would give him great consolation and probably
''' SEAT AMONG THE LAW MAKERS
of this great state Of ours. Well to make long
story short the committee worked for weeks to
fad out Just where the claims Of Cogswel were
out anything ike a decent case Tor him.
good GOO; case ~" for Oakley. although prob
ably he didn't know what he was doing
ing to-day and discussed the question at issue in
all its aspects 1t became evident that all the
but in order to make assurance douby sure mo.
ton was made that the inspectors OF election
sheuld be summoned to show what they knew per-
sOnaly OF the contest in the district at the election
This peculiar move was ridded to pieces by one OF
the members OF the committee, who very Justly re-
mako out a case for himself 1t was the height OF
folly to ask Mr.. Oakley TO make out one for him.
comn,ittee should report to the House that the
Conteetant had made out q good case, and the re-
A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE.
This M animity Of the committee one would think
ought 10 satisfy Mr.. Cogswell that when he runs
against Oakley the next time he has got to get
more votes than his opponent In order to beat
him, and that setting up hue and cry OF fraud
will not always lead 10 success even with legis.
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know that contestants Tor seats In Legislative
bodies on good or false grounds never IAN TO get
Cogswelwill doubtless get his little bill through
All right and then 1t IS to be hoped we VIII nave
year, which has occupied SO much valuable time Of
an important committee and thrown aenscrat =,
and republicans in Queens county into spasms OF
political agony for months.
BERGH's BILL
Bergh's bin was killed this afternoon To the AS
senaly. motion to reconsider the vote by which
Vas loss IN, no ,' greyailed and the motion
democrats being in itaics) is
THE VOTE.
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THE SENATE.
Among the bills introduced In the Senate to-day
was one by Senator Wesnann Incorporating
Abraham $. Hewitt and number OF other New
YORK gentlemen into the international Trust
Loan and Investment Company OF the United
States" under which impressive cognomen these
gentlemen wish to do little real estate and COM
mission business.
senator narrower introduced bill to amend the
Militia law by compelling enlisted men to serve
seven years, except in cases OF disability, and to