The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
TAMMANY HALL.
John Kelly Indoreed by thu
General Committee.
SPEECH OF ASSEMBLYMAN CoSTIGAN.

A meeting or the General Committee Of Tammany
Hall held last night with Judge Quinn IN tho
chair and Major Quincy acting secretary
The first business in order the calling OF the roll
which IL moved by Major Woolley should DO dis
pensed with On the question being put Hon. Thomaa
Costgan endeavored get up debate the question,
but ruled out OF order by the Chair and tho motion
was declared carried. Tho minutes OF the last
meeting were then read when Mr. Costigan, al
tho question Of their adoption being put agaiA
rose and cndcavored to object TO that portion OF tho
record which referred the resolution offered by judge
Clancy in regard the aborers wages as not being
properly forth He was however out OF ORDER
and the minutes they stood, adopted
Mr. Gale, OF tho Committee on Organization pre-
scented the report of that reference TO thu
reduction in the of wages paid TO aborers already
printed in the HERALD, which read by tho secre-
tary 1t moved that the report be adopted where
upon Mr. Costigan again jumped up and endeavored "a
get hearing but was ignored by the Chairman, who
put tho question: all present voting in tho
affirmative. Costigan still persisted in keeping thu
floor and read out the following amendments,
which he desired 10 oner viz, 'That this General
Committee declares the action OF General Fitz John
Porter in the OF the laborers wages renders him
unworthy of the further confidence of the democratic
party
dered Costgan to sit down. He then moved n recon-
sidcraon of the vote but was compelled finally TO sit
down. amid great uproar, no ono secondng his motion
Mr.. John Kelly, some degree Of quiet was
restored from his place at the left OF the platform
and said that the General Committee, having voted 70
adopt motion, amendment could DO considered.
(Chcers
The reports Of the Committee on Or
ganzation, embodying the reports OF the
subcommittee Discipline, wero next
read and Notwithstanding their immense length were
listened to with great patience by all the members
present The substance Of these reports has already
been published and simply referred 10 the changes and
IN thO
and other districts.
Mr. CosrrGAx moved to strike out all that portion Of
the report that referred 10 the Fifteenth Assembly dis
trct, saying he had attended the meeting for tho
purpose of causing any disturbance, but he was at
loss TO understand that anything had happened which
warranted any reorganization OF this dstrics
being brought about He said, too, rcso-
luton had been adopted by the Commit
tee Organization instructng the secrctarics
TO send invitation to every member OF the como
tho meeting lie had received no notice OF the meeting,
he said, but had concluded to attend and say few
words on the personal assurance of Mr. Kelly that hS
should be heard "Nchcr the people who elected u.s.,
said Mr. Costigan, ''nor ourselves when elected
ever dared to PROFOUND the monstrous doctrind
that delegations from number of districts
ono district Of its chosen representative.
We received our authority directly the people, and
at the behest OF the people and not Of any clique OF
ring shall surrender my seat in this committee After
the code of bylaws which hold in my hand They are
to us constitutions the only we have In these
bylaws there is not a syllable which contempatcs or
which can be tortured into justification OF tho ex-
pusion Of any member or delegation"
Mt Costgan went on to say that he opposed at Al
bany bill favored by Mr. Kelly taking from the people
the right to elect civil justices and giving tho power Of
appointment Mayor Wickham, without control OF tho
Mt KELLY here interrupted and said Allow Ia
say the gentleman is stating what Is not true Tho bin
prepared did give to the Board of Aldermen the con-
nrmng power
MT CosrIGAs-with all due respect to Mr. Kelly, I
say again that the as said but have no do<
sire to cast any aspersons upon the veracy of the gem
tlcman.
Mr KELLr-wer, stick to the truth, then. (Cries q
''Sit down" to Costigan)
Mr. CosrIGAN (continuing) said-I contend that tho
hill does not from the Alpha to tho Omega contain {
single mention of the Board of Aldermen He then re@
erred to the he against the bill and concluded
Is Mr. Kelly seeking break down those who in veal
and in Woe have been supporters Of DEM
ocratc programme presented IL so entering on
that course which must end in the discontinue OF HID
leadership, If not the still greater calamitythe dsort
ganzation Of the great and grand democratic party
the city ofNcY York"
Mr.. kELLr-In reply to the gentleman have few
words TO say, which simply that can assure him
that at the time introduced tho Police Justice bill II
certainly contained clause giving the Mayor th(
power TO appoint subject to tho confirmation BY
tho Board of Aldermen. If IL altered afterward
know nothing Of it, believe the gentleman TO DO en-
trely in Mr.. Kelly hero entered into short
history Of his efforts TO pass tho Police and Civil JUS
tcc bill, and said If IL had been passed IL would have
saved the city S94 600 Tho gentleman says am adj
of the Capitalization OF power in myself and
that seeking the Reorganization of the party fof
my own ends have no desire for any such power but
simply actuatcd by desire to do such good as
Every originated by mo has been for the purS
pose Of bringing about the reformation not alone OF thi(
organization but for the benefit of the people a
the city generally did not propose, in the bill that
Mr. Cosgan refers TO- 20 give the Mayor sole control
for that would he against my convictions, which ard
that the representatives of tho city should havd
something to say. Mr.. Kelly then referred Ia
the reductions in the salaries OF Of
the head Of departments and said he believed that they
still in many too high. lie dsavowcd any
attempt the of the aborers and said he
totally opposed To any such policy He concluded
by calling upon the committee 10 so act AZ
10 bring about purity of action and ref
ormaton of the party, so that by the
election they could place before the people such
nominations would secure them the support OF the
community and rebound TO the crccit of the great dem
ocratc party He then gave his reasons why he con-
sidcrcd the reorganization of tho districts already
fcrrcd to was needed, and loudly applauded
Mr.. BoYD followed in the sam strain and Mr. WAEH'
EERf of the Tenth district made personal explanation
in reference some charges made against him as .
member of the Assembly which he said were false.
After n few words from Mr. Kelly this subject the
committee adjourned