The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-25
How Its Passage May Be De-
ferred by the Leaders.
VIII the Mass Meeting of the Pro-
testsnts Have influence?
The Present Attitude Of the
Senate Explained.
TIRE APPOINTING POWER FEATURE.
Report of the Canal Commission on
Steam ION the Canals.

ALBANY, Feb. "a, 1879
The meetings and runners of meetings Of citizens
In New York who have protested and who are adj
vertised to
PROTEST AGAINST THE FINAL PASSAGE OF THE |
CHARTER
with the present appointing power feature as part
and parcel of it have not had and will not have. APP
parently any effect upon the leaders OF the majority
here. 1t is conceded on all sides that they have
the whip hand,of every republican member in the
Lower House, and that all the meetings that can be
held In the city will not in the least deter them
nom going right ahead with their plans. The fact
OF the natrcr is, the country members, who have
been since Saturday literally deluged with circu-
lars from all sorts OF organizations, in which the
charter Is denounced and warning given that at
mass meetings to be held the black sheep will he
faithfully remembered, are by no means frightened
They now.
WELL UP IN THEIR PARTS,
and they have been taught to believe that all the
blatherskftes in the city who are out OF office and
want TO get in, and all the republicans who, Tor
reasons best known to the leaders, have been over
looked 0flate, are the only real opponents of the
BILL They VIII, therefore, you can rely upon II, do
Just what the leaders want them to do, and that
oil the bowling OF the patriots within the pale
Of the holy Citizens Association, which
has sold itself ont 20 one ring and an
other half a dozen times within as many
years will not have the slightest effect
upon them. Yet the Senate, it is said will not be
unmindful of the so-called bipartisan opposition
to the hill. There are those, indeed, who affect to
know great deal about the views of the republi-
can Senators who assert that the measure will
have hard road to travel III does, 1t will be of
piece with the road it has had travel far in
the Lower House. where the democrats were
ALLOWED TO TALK THEMSELVES uOARsB
and denounce everybody connected with the get
ting up OF the bill without hindrance; but for all
that the talk has awaited nothing in the long run,
and the leaders have carried their every point
without even seeming to be urgent or dictatorlal.
People who think that the bill will be shorn OF
those very features which have created such q
howl in New York among the woud-be office
holders, far as have been able to learn, have
based their hopes simply and solely upon a few
remarks which the leader Of the Senate,
Mr.. Woodin, let drop o few days ago |
In debate upon subject which had
not the remotest connection with the
charter question. In replying to OF the opposi
ton Senators who declared that much precious
time was being wasted over unimportant bills and
that the charter would have to be hurried
through, he said that he didn't know that it would
be hurried as fast as some persons believe 1t would.
LAST year" he remarked, 1--WE had great deal OF
talk about getting through charter, and yet we
didn't get one through, and we don't know what
may happen this session" II is not to
be wondered at that these remarks should
have been seized upon by the politicians
whose wish is father TO the thought that the
charter in its present shape should not pass, but
everybody who AnOws Mr.. woodin ought to know
that he doesn't always talk seriously. He is con-
siderable OF a wag and Is never happier than when
TIE OPPOSITION ON THE WRONG TACK
by some ambiguity OF speech, half serious, half
Whenever
the most OF his ruse afterwards by corner
simply by showing that in their eagerness to find
comfort in their minority loneliness they are always
ready to snap at every bait the majority throw out
make considerable changes in the bill. but they
Will not, judging from present Indications so alter
1t as to take away from the republicans the power
1t gives them in the CITY, The republican Senator's,
with the possible exception OF Benedict, even
ing the debate which the bill will naturally give
rise to, will act with perfect understanding as
TO what IL must contain when II Is finally
passed. They will even go far as to differ with
the Assembly on one or two important features OF
refuse to recede from their positions and the con-
ference committees VIII be ,,, appointed, and the
w be ne that they T ,p s as the he
passed without the slightest grow
HOW THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL is TO BE DEFERRED.
There are those who declare that the bill will not
be passed tomorrow, although the leaders desire
that 1t should be. Not, indeed, that anybody ex.
poets that sxty-fv republicans Will not be found
call right" when it is put on its final passage, but
that, when the motion is made tomorrow TO sus-
pend the order of business to reach it, a two
thirds vote will not be obtained. A motion TO this
effect is certain to be made, as Mr.. Pierson this |
evening gave notice that he would tomorrow
move to suspend Assembly Rule 262. This rule |
makes Tuesdays and Thursdays general order |
days, and, OF course, II the order of business is
suspended, II VIII be an easy matter for him to get
the bill before the House. There is doubt what
ever but that Mr. Pierson will have clear path. |
AS good many people seem to be still consider |
ably befogged as to now
THE APPOINTING POWER FEATURE
OF the charter stands at present IL may be well TO
state that Opdyke's substitute Tor the twentyGfth
section, which gave the appointing power to the !
Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Board of
Aldermen. is part of the bill, the Commit
tee on Cities. when authorized to report the bill
that section. 1t will be remembered that it was
slightly amended, 50 that no official removed by |
the Mayor can n be again appointed for the same
The substitute to the bill is as felows:-
SECTION 2S-Ths heads Of al Departments and all com
70 vacancy ioleSin s HtaSy fs @e
s Of ny sc officers 5S 10 or e s OF The
the Of vacancy in such office, majority
may, iSSgspg' So%inais he Mayor q I'll
az not he shan such fact
jnaten shall have been sen, e g, him or a. the next
approval II the Mayor shall % approve such nonna
"n % he so Sa az a ms
eonsd II The Mayer Ma sna Il the m
Of any such no@ N said Board shall stsS days
and within fifteen days from the receipt osuch conmt
ncation proceed TO reconsider and vote such non
nation and # the same shall then receive majority Of
ihe votes all the members OF the Board the person
nominated shall ttereupon become appointed on such
reconsideration the and nays shall be recorded II
On any such reconsideration the nomination OF per-
so shai not receive majority vote OF the Board such
NOMINATION la receive no further reconsideration and
c persoh shall not again he nomipated for the same
nomination therefor The same manner as above pro-
Mae1, There shau, IN like manner, he appointed all
~ ANY board or commission authorized to
periena me erection repair OF any building belong
k 70 W W NC palu for by f1e city, whether named
INV OF by any local authority, and also all
nn NV, p Any over local board and ali other officers
can now DC elected by the people whose appontrnent is
col herein otherwlse provided for Every head of de-
:partmcnt ana person IN this named
herein oherwIe provided shall hold oce Tor the
term OF SIX years ana IN each mill perssn a. duly
appointed IN his place The terms OF Office Of ali such
heads OF department and persons other than those
first appointed shall comuence on tho na, ui Hn
of March, but the heads of departments nrst an