The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10

The Governor and the City
Charter.
AtnANr May tssG

PEELED 10 rcmaia here = few 1Ays logger. tbs
eccentrcluea aud bgncQmoe spetea TENDENCIES ~
our distinguished Statesmen may ihNoiFe ~ IN
another tangled weB of dl.eussi0a an1 contest
All the main issues before tne Legislasufs have
been nearly settled. Thase delicate topics
Of rem0val ana pubhc Inspectors ons have
ceased 70 % tne nightmares aAke ~ repabAeaaa
ana democrats. Vita tae passage % the Common
Council rapid transit bali . unAsrm excise iaE,
ana some other measures Of mia0r imp0Ft4nca.
this Legis aturc shOu a adjourn Immediately,
Further complications. u valch Ne undoubtedly
have had enough already, nay lenxshsa eat 10
session INTO the dow aay&
VINO VOTED AGAINST ABa0LrrK REMOVAL fOwKE
Now that the contest mas eadsa GA taai most
important measure tie Removal OuL speculation
Is prevalent AZ Albany on the character ana po!it
lcal standing 81 the men vac voted against ar
Days proposition 10 vest Absolute poser ~ 70
moval In the hands Or Governor ulden. frlenaa
Or tue latter win whom couVersed point oar ta9
Cana Ring interests ana some t1ey are acsig.
natedl Of toe second class democratic members
Of the Assem oly from New YORK ciy. But ta0se
friends OF the Executive, h seems 10 me. are s0Ge
what prone TO radical partisan views on tne $40.
iect. There can be 40 DENYING me iAct tsAi mem.
bers supposed 10 be N cordial sympathy VITA tae
canal interest opposed tae granting o.
this absolute power 70 tne Governor.
They claimed 10 discuss tae question purely
on grounds u principle, but the amin a. was 10.
parent samuel }. nlden had undertaken a Der.
culean task to cleanse this Aage4n staoie o. canal
aud contractors were wsuted. am thst speeaiF.
lie Executive axe o. dec4plt4ton sas READY.
But the impediment OF trial ~ republican sea.
ate must be InterpOseu 4 king tots view I'D the
matter deieat ol tue Absolute Removal Oh as
mis- axe. On tue other naud. u = asserted tuat
desDotism ana ceniraAzatlOn have tecelyed a.
enectual cheek in the result Achieved On these
bIls several of the Klnas county Aua New YORK
democratic delegation voted
bill. 1 believe eacn or these gentlemen we're ace
iuated by what theY considered a consclentious
discharge OF duty. raer names are Messrs. Bro.
gam t. J. CamgpeA, Couey, keenan,, kifk, heA4y,
Smith, St2ul and Maeuuer.
COMPTROLLER GREENS DILEMMA
IL II PLAINLY apparent that am measure tna
natinZ from ComptrOher uFcen VIII not receive t4e
sanction OF the present Legislature. Ibe senate
passed some half dozen bills introduced ny sea.
ator Booth ana understood 10 be 10 the inte est ~
the Comptroller. fness bllis came down ~ the A.
ssMDly. They nave been reported IRON the Com.
mittee on Cites win amendments w.lca pract.
auction. they NAV Be passed Ia tBe Assembly IN
this shape, but Il is not likely the Upper house
Tai 70 the ground and be heard o. no more.
About the middle Of tue session Greens
beng able 70 pass any measure whlca
that gentleman ENDORSED. Al one tme
The Comptroller, whatever mag be MS iAuits Ia
other aspects. II Undoubtedly NAy politician.
In the immortal woras oil New YORK statesman,
HE drops 70 his ieet every tine But this lehhe
qualification has not developed Itself in as
not cropped 10 MS feet' on the Ol3s presented
by senator Booth. Ills agents now RAISE the 0gt-
crY-"Mel, the Comptroller sent up these oils Ia
tee interest Of good government Let tae men
who lmpeCed their progress through tDe L4Esls
ture now stand before me people Win tnis aaal-
sauIt su0stantiates the statement made ~ me IN
former letter. mat 40 man knows better thsn
Green now 10 torture almost any dilemma Into
favorable argument ior nllaseL
LAST DAYS.
Close attention 10 routine work dcring the past
week nos prevented any repetition or the "Douny-
brook Falr' element 50 conspicuous ~ different
periods o. the session. Toe gentlemen WI honor
Us Win their representation nave now TOO m1cn
70 tnlnk o. in pushing tnrouga pet scnemes 70
disturb toe beautiful equanImlty OF their tempef-
ameat ~ unseem4y wranziEg. Tue head OF
Speaker McGulre's gAvel actually cew out OF It's
provided. Tne gentleman does not seem 70 use
u as shillalah. T. - not quite 50 ponderous as
the former weapon. me New YORK delegation
want 70 get nome. Many Of them do nos lKe
Albany. The spienGor or former DAYS nAs de-
parted forever. TAe greas chief VINO dispensed
LCucquotn ana "Henry Gays" from parior ss7 a.
The DelavAn has retired 70 al island home seas
aly1de rom companlonsulp atne brainsn OF ths
semocratc party who formerly pulled the iegis-
.sIlppery'' official Of the financial department
VINO neiped along the tax levy and the 10 OF
"the boysn therein has become wanuerer on TIE
former glOrles Ia Albany are enough 10 make the
neaIts OF those New York representatives grow
laiut win regret. Even the cigar mao Al the
Uelavan has ms sorrOws. Business has ialen or
terribly. "way.n be remarked 10 me the other
aignt ~ DO dot strike game nov bat very SCI
lng on N twenty rooms ~ nIgnt. EACH game
was WORTH 70 nae s. or $40. Al the gentlemen
game two or three times week am iucKy.n
u Z 100 pad I sympathLzed with the unlueky
cigar dealer Tines are indeed changed, aud 'last
days" are nailed loyiullJ W all
TRIAL APPEALS.
With the concluding period VI the session come
desperate Efforts OF oDoylsts and others in pull.
lng the wires o. legislation. In the hurry always
Leglsls tuFe sat Until tue Isg 0f july, scrimmace
and pustle preval az tie closing hours. Numbers
oil bills advanced to nnal passage NAV be kIlled at
the last moment Otbers, actually passed " Dotn
houses, have been recOnslcered and thus de-
Iea .ec. , senate Fox's OK, ei.l creating two more
si0na, was unanimously passed in tue senate
wnen Il was called PACK ~ senator Moodin
gentleman himself. The street Cleaning OIL taxing
lway vast patronage ana emolumenE rom Mr.
WoOdin. II makes some difference In the present
Legislature whose corns are trod upon Tns
street Cleaning Contract oil, II II becomes law.
will materially increase the power 81 the repuDH-
s4n party III New YORK city. contract caa 10
given Out IA each ward 70 good republican, and
Il tlen becomes the auty or tnis gentleman 70 see
that all sub0fdnatcs vote faithfully the straight
ticket 90 election" day. II not. "ar. Patrick
O'Finneganr viii rave to shoulder his shovel and
broom aud 20 home 10 starving vile and children.
IaIs = boz the game WORKS Inere are Wheels
for toe interests OF the dear people. Grave and
reverend" Senators nave 10 other earthly con-
GOVERNOR rILDES AND THE NEW roRK cITY
CHARTER
or the Mtier-Green -hAstcd charter. the Lawrence
bill and other attempts 70 doctor the muuicipai
laws Of New YORK city, X IL now evident that no
change Whatever will be made IN tins connection.
10 my mind IL Ia perfectly clear that Al Governor
1tden had given DIS sane Ion 20 the Introduction
ana passage Of non-partisan charier 20 as 20 re-
heve ~ ot the present dsOrRanIZed municipality.
u would have Deen passed through the present
Legislature without any dinlcultY. He BIAS, there
lore, thlnk, lost gOlden opportunity dis idea 81
general chartef commission may be On excellent
one, out lnnmediate acl0n Ia wat the people
look or. In political sense Governor Tl1en
might, too, mare gained considerable strength BY
yhls action. TIE rank ana lie Of Tammany Hall
Ao undoubtedly opposed 70 the present peculiar
nespotc management Toe Hsnort. naIredn gentry
are ~ bitter an aRonism With the "swaIow-tals.H
Tue former representatives. may be exactiy
ine crowd 70 lead sua dictate 10 political issues,
but they DO not wisA TO De ignored altogether.
Their representatives. 10 the Legislature nave been
ripe Tor revolt al along. Tney promise dire tniuys
for the future. Wnen election day comes around
theH pr0pnesH upheaNal 81 the lafRa mnlnritY