New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-27
ALBANY.

A REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS ON THE CHARTER.
us ACTION NOT BNDING-THE MAYOR TO HAVE
THB APPOINTING PowER-TATE OF THE REPUB-
IICAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DIssAT-
lsRACuoN-wHAT GOV. DIX WILL DO.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE rRmUSEl
AlBANY, March 26.-The caucus of Republican
seuatOrs on the Eew-York Charter was held in the
room Of the Court of Appeals this evening. All the
Republican Senators were present except Allen,
Palmer, and Foster Before the caucus pro-
ceeded 10 business, Senator Lowery offered
. resolution that il be regarded in the
hight of conference. and that the
decisions Of the majority should not bind the action
Of Senators upon the Charter when il came up in the
Senate This resolution was debated for tive hours,
and was opposed mainly by those Senators who sub
p,it g. the dictation Of CustOm-house leaders The
merits of the different plans for dsposing Of the APP
pointing power canvassed at length during the
discussion, and Mr.. Lowery's resolution was finally
adopted.
1t was distinctly animated during the discussion
that if it not adopted six OF seven of the Sena
tors would refuse to remain in the caucus. Having
agreed that the results of the should not be
binding they then proceeded further to discuss the
different schemes for vestine the appointing power
Senator's d. p Wood, Lowery, Perry, and others
strenuOusly opposed giving the appointments to
the Mayor and Presidents of the two Boards jointly
and also refused to vote for the plan as passed by
the Assembly They took the ground that the Re
publican party could not afford to take the odium of
adopting an unnatural, foolish scheme' merely to
enable "a small section of the party" to secure
.fhees for themselves and their friends.
After taking several votes on different plans
proposed it was finally agreed unanimously to adopt
plan substantially like that contained in the org-
Aal draft Of the Charter namely, to retain in Office
the Republicans now holding positions heads
Of departments, and to give the appointment
Of the remainder TO the Mayor, sutsct
to confirmation by the Board Of Aldermen. The
men whom it was agreed TO retain are Commissioner
Van Mort, Corporation Counsel +. Deaheld Smith,
Park Commissioner Stebbus, and Police Commits
aoner Henry Smith. Controller Green is not to be
retained, for the reason first, that he is not Repub
hcan. and, second it was allowed" that he was
not popular with any party.
This plan received the assent Of all the Senators in
caucus and although it if not binding, yet IL is
derstOod that they will all vote for it IN the Senate
The Custom house leaders who here in full force
differ in opinion, but most of them repudate the
suits of the caucus and say that if the Charter
that shape they viii not be responsible for it.
Several Brooklyn politicians called on Gov. Dix,
to-day and in conversation about the NewYork
Charter the Governor intmated TO them that be
should not refuse his signature to a charter which
should pass both Houses of the Legislature 10y
respectable majority; but he said that he told his
Republican friends from the start that he thought
they made a mistake in not trusting more TO Mayor
Hayemeyer in the matter of appointments.