The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-22
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
The Fight Over the Appointing Power
and the Result.
Another Detection in the Dem
ocratic Ranks.
The Senatorial Status OF
Boss" Tweed.
QUARANTINE AND ITS EXPENSES
ALBANY, Feb. 81, 1879.

ALBANY, Feb. q, 1879.
the excitement over
THE CHARTER
was as great as ever this morning at the opening
Of the proceedings. The galleries, nOtwithstand.
Ing the state Of the weather, which was stormy,
were crowded, q large number OF ladies occupying
the front seats. Several Of the Senators were also
scattered about In the body of the chamber,
evidently intensely interested in the debate.
The constitutional question involved in one OF the
sections having been settled before the House
came together, there was no Judge Of the Court Of
Appeals among the interested spectators. Mr..
Moore was again called to the chair and the de-
bate on Mr.. Opdyke's substitute for the twenty
NTH section giving the appointing power to the
Board OF Aldermen and the power OF removal to
ahe Mayor, subject to the approval Of the Gov
ernor, was continued. g u-
The determined Tight of the night previous had
apparently wasted the best energies OF both par
ties, and the battle was consequently, not opened
with that nerceness which characterized the
nrst onset, led by Jacobs and Weed. Indeed,
the minority felt that they had done all that
lay in their power to place themselves on record
according to the true standard Of democratic JUS
tice and right, and that to prolong the debate
would be as useless as 1t would be childish. Be-
only intent and purpose were to
MAKE FAcTIoUs OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
after the wide latitute the republicans had
given them to display their arguments not
only against the few sections OF the bill
shat were actually considered but to debate
the merits of the bill whole. This liberality on
the part Of the leaders Is worthy Of mention, and,
although some people may argue that the bill
ought to have been considered section by section
from the first to the last instead OF only being par
TALLY reviewed In Committee OF the Whole, the
fact remains that most of the talking-thanks to
the Kindness Of the republicans-was done by the
democrats, whose eloquent discourse, had the
leaders seen fit to put down the screws, might
have been nipped In the bud at the very start Had
the same leaders followed the tactics Of "Boss"
Tweed the world at large and all mankind In general
who are at all interested in good government, &C.
c0rding to the democratic estimate OF the article.
would forever have had to mourn fearful loss.
II was the dissenting and yet not dissenting
Opdyke who opened the ball. He did In his
-schoOlboy, recitative style. by calling the men,
bers' attention to the Importance Of his amend
ment, which, 1t will be remembered, was
THE REAL CAUSE OF THE BATTLE OF THE NIGHT
PREVIOUS.
The next move was made by voorhis, OF Rock
land county, democrat who ridicued the Com
mlttee Of Seventy and the present Mayor and
wound up by declaring that Mr.. Opdyke's substi-
tute was an excellent thing, and that he would
support 1t. This detection OF a sound democrat
created Q momentary sensation, but it was
nothing mere than momentary; so II Mr..
voorhis hoped by abandoning his party in
the fight ne was certain to make last
ing impression upon the majority he was
sadly mistaken. After his speech he sat down and
he and Deering, the other hayward minority. man.
became at once engaged in friendly chat 1t was
Q very funny incident, by the way, that made
WORMS take his seat as suddenly as ne did. HIS
speech had been thoroughly prepared, and when
he rose TO speak his desk Uttered with slips OF
paper on which his notes and memoranda were
written. To these he almost constantly referred
after he had warmed up into his subject.
A RAsCALLY MEMBER FROM NEW YORK
noticed this, and when the Rockland county ora
tors attention was diverted for moment from his
desk, took advantage Of his opportunity, slyly put
out his hand, got hold Of the Slips put them IN his
pocket and sauntered quietly to the other side OF
the house. When voorhs had exhausted the SUBJ
ject Of one OF his oteheadngs he very naturally
turned to his slips, but, OF course, they were no
where to be found; so, under pretence that he was
under the impression that he had talked enough
and would be handed one OF the everyday conln
prints with the motto 'This man Is talking to
DEATH" II he talked any longer, subsidized gracefully.
The joke was hugely relshed by the democrats
who put up the job but 1t is doubtful whether
yoorhs looked at the matter in the same light. At
one time, owing TO the action Of voorhis 1t looked
as though the democrats would get TO fighting
anon; among themselves, for Jacobs put question to
missoners," aud Ray demanded why the demo
cratic party should be held responsible for
THE CRIMES OF A FEW BAD MEN,
claiming to be democrats, in New York. Then
Denny Burns had his say, and Campbell, too, joined
the general growl. Beebe, after the row had sub
sided, got the moor, and as he did yesterday, read
extracts from Storey and Adams ana the statutes
to show that the principles OF the charter under
discussion were bad. Before closing he made q
savage attack upon Davenport without naming him,
and claimed that the bill was being pushed along
by miserable, irresponsible ring, whose pets and
favorites he could name by one. This ended
the talk on the part of the democrats and Op.
dykes substitute being put to the vote carried,
on q count, by 43 to 80. The following was then
added to the substitute:-"No officer SO removed
the same term OF Office for which he was Originally
appointed" Hustled at this point took the neor,
gave a history OF the charter making Of the Legis-
iature during the past six or seven years,
EFT TILE LEADING DEMOCRATS OVER THE KNuCKLEs
occasionally, and after having little spat with
Smith Weed, argued to show that the charter was
q good one and thoroughly republican charter be-
sides he then made motion that the committee
rise and report progress on the bill. This car
ned. Pierson. when the bill was fairly
before the House.. moved to disagree with
the b ispI BE- recommsted to the Committee on
Cities, retaining its place on the order OF third
reading OF bills. on this, Mr.. Hustled moved the
descenson OF the majority, a vote was taken, on
motion OF Mr.. Weed, to substitute for the twenty
pfth section his amendment giving
TIE POWER OF APPOINTMENT
70 the Mayor subject to the confirmation Of the
Bosru of Aldermen. without the provision OF the
loint session. Weed called for the yeas and nays
Yeas, SO; nays, IS.
The proposition to instruct the committee to
insert the amendment offered by Mr.. Cornell, re-
flaming the Assistant Board OF Aldermen, was next
made and lost by II nays 10 "a yeas After this the
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