The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-27
Cancellation Takes the Place
of Dictation. fG3
Bn Amendment That Gives the City Twenty
One Aldermcn-SiX Of Them lat Large"
The Appointing Power Feature Again the
Subject Of Vexed Debate.
No Change Made In Opdyke's
Substitute. ~.u....-
The Battle To BE Continued To-
SIS Day ON q New ssTaCk.u
ALBANY. Feb. %. 1875


..,.. ALBANY, Feb. 20, 1873.
The battle OF yesterday between the country re-
publlcans and the leaders Of the majority to
have had good effect all round and to-day the
best OF feeling prevails. apparently. between the
managers and the rank and fle The latter seem
TO be entirely satisfied, now that they have gained
their point, to have the bill calmly considered,
without undue haste, and do not appear to be in a
mood that is In anywise indicative OF Ill to come.
The arrival Of Collector Arthur however at a late
hour last night supplied the wiseacres, who are
predicting o grand row soon to break out among
the majority food for the widest kind OF specua-
ton this morning, ana his sudden departure on
the midnight train for New York gave zest to their
ominOus foreb0dings
The charter was called up soon after the House
reAssembled. Operations were begun by Mr..
1ynae, Of st. Lawrence county, being called to the
chair, when the House resolved itself into Com
mittee OF the Whole. The Speaker himself then
took the moor and moved that the bill should be
read through, taking good care to remark, before
resuming his seat that II the democrats had made
less factious opposition to the bill when it was in
committee before 1t might have been read through
then. The democrats took the slap with good
hamof and made no attempt to reply. The
reading OF the bill was then commenced
Ind was concluded Id about two hours.
she Custom House party not members Of the
House were, meanwhile, quite active on the
moor Of the House. United States Marshal Sharpe
making himself particularly diligent in buttonhol-
Ing hte many friends on the majority side. Daven-
port, too, was hand, but he did not venture be.
tond the Speakers platform, where he sat during
the entire Proceedings carefully marking the sec
lions which he and his friend Bliss have decided
ought to be changed In order to please the country
members who showed fight yesterday. When the
reading OF the bill had come to end the unortu-
nate Opdyke was again made to DO the work laid
put for HIN by the leaders. He began by moving
that
+, SECTIONS snrYElonr AND srxrY.NINE
be stricken out This motion was Of course|car
ried without opposition, to the great delight 60 of
Davenport, who, It must be borne In mind, was de-
prived by the motions being carried OF the
fright" to become the new Police superintendent
At least few days ago the little man said that II
these two sections were not left in the bill he
would not take the position. New Workers,
especially the women folks, who object to being
eatechized py the police about the number OF
nucepans they may have In the closet and dresses
IN their wardrobe, VIII not 60 into mourning over
the discontinue Of the attorney to the Board Of
Health. Opdyke's second motion was TO make two
sections Of section 70. When he made this propo-
milton yesterday he gave as his reason for it that
the section stood, 1t did not read well; but the
bigger In the fence was
saturday, and consequently Mr.. Opdyke's gram.
the members The motion he made to-day was
mr. different rom the one he made yesterday in
would, Of course, have given the Committee on
w s simply the R owSef TO make two sections Of
the Whe on ey
the bin back complete, knowing any thing about
the existence Of the new clause. AS made to-day,
before voting on It, and thus It was that Mr. Or
nyke's little deception OF the day previous was
fead tie HsRALD The clause naturally enough
created good deal OF feeling, and the discussion
GNDBRHAND FILINGS AT CERTAIN sECrs AND DE-
tN NOMINATIONS
MT. Herring made powerful speech against the
clause, denounced IL as the worst knd OF bgotry
and ridiculed the idea Of the possibility of there
being such thing as a charitable institution with
inmates. Mr.. Crawford, who is an ex.Methodst
minister, took issue with Mr.. Herring but was
that there was certain Institution under Methodist
control in Mr.. Crawfords district whence child
Mao ssn woSd ADOPT the
this, and yelled out in bis peculiar drawing way:
a.. deny that anything OF tine kind ever occurred In
formed.n This denial brought Costello to his feet.
Will the gentleman allow me to ask him ques-
Certainly" was Mr. Crawford's reply.
: 81. state that have been misinformed ,"
'wen, sir; repeat that the child allude to was
expelled for the reasons have stated"
q! do not believe IT, retorted Crawford.
persisted Costello.
"Tnsrs must be mistake somewhere" Crsw.
., None .s,. wnssevsr" quietly remarked Costello;
put he finally got out Of the Simcuity by sayins,
shat OF al events the question Of what that nstitu-
The subject unSer The reason prosabV
why Mr.. Crawford thought so was that he is now,
o. was short G1 time ago. trustee tee Of the very in
Ihe clause was not continued at any length after
Crawford had used up al his notes, and soon after.
NOTION TO PROGRESS THE BILL,
with the view OF moving In the House that extra
Mr.. Pierson followed up this Suggestion when the
committee r0se and he argued strenuously to carry
sIs the minority and many Of the ndeEsndent
20 that eject. The amendments was put to the
Tor count IL was found TO be carried by SO to 50.
THE EVENING SESSION.
the galleries were crowded to sunocation. Every
available space on the neor outside Of the circle
,S ecup ,Slono Many lads; were
they succeeded In securing the front seats behind.
e te
were on hand The Lieutenant Governor too,
toelng among the interested spectators. The FIRST
amendments offered after the House had
AeMn got into Committee OF the Whole
WAS onered by Mr.. Charles O. Cornell
hve mempers-four from each Senatorial district
sna ave on. on general ticket. Mr.. Babc0ck, of
fi,aafa snen oneIea the following as substitute
Mr. CoRNElLs AMENDMENT.
11e HOARD q ACORN now In office shall bo,d ofane
anti the nrst Monday Of January, is7h ~ "o'" onoe
There shall be .twsntySne Aldermen elected at the
three Of whom shall be elected in each Senate dstrc1
1e city and shall be resdene Of the district in wS,ch
two o said A del. e .lssec,ss 81,
ne voted for sepsIee ballot but shalt vote
io mov sers 1.-THE Hoard OF Aldermen sbal bola ,oa
Gor IL sp1a u one ysaE Apa ihs tAss once w me st