The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-01

III OHEEr.
Legislature ana who know q thing or two how
claims during the past few years have been obbied
| and themselves ~ well.
CONFIRMED
| John Adriance and Edward G. Thompson were
confirmed Loan commissioners for the county OF
| New York by the Senate to-day.
Present Status OF the Charter Ques-
tion-seventh Regiment supplication
for an Armory Site-Postal "Reform'
Rcformation-What the Senate Com.
mittce Says OF the Harlem Court
ALBANY, Jan. 31-Evening.
The magnates OF the dominant party are stil
hard at work on the charter, and to-day accom-
plished good deal in the matter OF changing the
general phraseol0gy Of the various sections of the
bill to suit the amendments already adopted in
committee.
. TIE IMPORTANT CHANGES t,t.
decided upon, however, such as dropping Green,
Van Mort and Delaheld Smith, are to be made IN
the House for the show Of the thing more than for
anything else, although two or three OF the lead
ers believe that these particular changes
would be looked upon with more favor II
recommended by o unanimous vote of the
republican members OF the two committees.
II between now and Monday next no new
policy should be decided upon by the rulers the
charter viii be reported and passed, with precisely
those so-called improvements notifications and
amendments which gave in detail In my despatch
OF last evening. The majority, so far as can be
learned rom the general talk that Is being INDUCED
In regarding the proposed changes, are quite
in ACCORD WITH THE LEADERS IN THEIR LATEST
PLANS,
even the GROWERS seeming willing to acuuiesce in
all that has been done with the charter, and that
1t has been decided to give Green to the dogs and
let Van Mort and Smith take their chances for re-
appointment with everybody else. BY Wednesday
next DOth the committees and the other parties
who are taking hand in the general "perfecting'
OF the bill will have, 1t is said completed their Ia
bOrs and then the real test will be made as TO it's ac
ceptance by the two Houses. A little delay has been
Occasioned In the efforts made to bring the labors
OF the committees TO end at an earlier period bv
THE REQUEST OF MANY OF THE MEMBERS
10 nave the charter of 1870 printed in FULL with the
amendments now proposed printed alongside of
every section. This desire was expressed by those
who feared that amendments might be made to
sections OF the 1870 BILL and others repealed with.
out their knowing exactly what the effect of the
changes would in reality be II they had not the
original charter under their eyes to see Just what
is what. Next week, then, the fate of the new
charter will be decided, at least as far as the As
sembly Ia concerned, and from now until then the
PRESENT oFFCE-HOLDERs CAN SAFELY HOLD THEIR
SOULS IN PATIENCE.
But two weeks from now they may depend upon 1t
that weeping and gnashing of teeth will be in
order.
The memorial presented by the Speaker from
THE sEvETH REGIMENT,
asking for site for an armOry above Thrtieth
street, is rather an interesting document 1t states
that very large majority Of the members reside
above Thirtieth street, and as a consequence the
present armOry, being 20 far down town, causes
considerable delay in assembling the regiment
when II Is called upon to aid the civil authorities In
preserving the peace and good order OF the city,
erty. new site the regiment consider absolutely
necessary, and Reservoir square is asked for as the
past services of the regiment entie it to the favor
able consideration OF the Legislature. During the
past half century 1t has been, say the memoraists
ready and willing to aid In t
THE PRESERVATION OF MUNICIPAL ORDER.
and has often been called upon for that purpose by
James Reynolds in 1926, the ELECTION" and .Aboli.
ton" riots In 1884, the ''Stevedore" riot in 1886,
in ls4o the .Astor Place. riot in 1sss the Police
and Dead Rabbit" riots In 1857, the "Draft" riot
In 1853, and the Twelfth OF July" riot in 1871. 1t
has, they 20 on to say often been called upon to
guard and protect public and private property. as
during the great fire in 1885, the suspension Of
specie payments In 1887 the great fire In 1916
and the Quarantine War; in 1867. Then again it
has often
AIDED THE AUTHORITIES IN CELEBRATING IMpoR-
TANT EVENTS
such as the completion OF the Erie Canal in 1926
the French Revolution in 1880. the completion Of
the Bunker Hill Monument in 1S43 the victories of
our armies in Mexico in 1s47, the completion OF
the Atlantic Telegraph, the inauguration of the
termination OF the Great Rebellion in 1865. 1t has
often received and entertained distinguished
IN o.
President Tyler In 1S43, President Polk in 1s47,
General Scott In ls4s, President Fillmore in 1851.
Kossuth in 1851. President Pierce in 1858,
Prince Of wales in 1860, the Russian Naval
Officers in 1863 President Johnson in 1866 the Chi
nese Embassy in 1868, and the Grand Duke Alexis
In 1871. 1t has assisted the proper authorities in
THE LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE uoNoprn
as at the funerals OF ex-Presdent Monroe in 1881.
1s41, General Jackson in lS45, ex-President j. O.
Adams In lS4s, General Worth In 1S49, President
on Se rny OF ~ S the
Richmond IN 1858, the funeral OF President Lincoln
in 1865, the funeral OF Admiral Farragut Ia 1870,
and the funeral OF General Anderson in 1872 In
1861 1t was the first regiment from the State OF
New York and the first fully armed and equipped
regiment In the United States to volunteer and
march the defence OF the national cap tai and the
first regiment to reach Washington, then in imni
nent danger II was publicly honored BY President
Lincoln General Scott and other distinguished
officers for It's services in securing the safety OF the
capital and Its archives, and, having faithfully |
seTVeu country IOT longer perlOu CDan was
quired by the terms Of It's enlistment, 1t was
DISCHARGED WITH THE HIGHEST HONORs
in special orders In the year 1862 it again volun-
TERED when the capital was in peril. In 1863 IL |
again volunteered and served the country until it
was ordered to return to New York aid In the sup
preston Of the great riots. During the rebellion it
furnished from It's ranks six hundred officers To fe
regular and volunteer army and navy OF the United
States, many OF whom won high military rank on
the field OF battle, and sixty of whom sealed their
DEVOTION TO THE COUNTRY
with their lives. In relation to Reservoir SQUARE
fha ArVnn aIY0to thnx
the following reasons:-lt is centrally located and
VIII be accessible to majority OF the members of
the regiment. IL Is not large enough TO be OF
any service as public park on account of its
proximity to the Central Park. The memorial
concludes as follows:-The value OF adjacent prop
perty would not be injured by the erection IN the
centre OF Reservoir square Of such an ORNAMENTAL