New-York tribune., 1875-02-25
ALBANY.
Tup cosTIGAN BILL.

THE COSTIGAN BILL
FORECASTS OF IT'S PROSPECTS, IN THE srSArE-M-
PROBABILITY OF IT'S PAssAGE-THE GENkRAL
MUNICIPAL BILL
fBr rsLksRAPH TO THE rRrBuSx'
Albany. Feb AIN the absence OF Senator
woodin. the Republican leader IN the senate VINO
n not expected to return before the beginning OF
next week. gossip on the CoStigan bill and its
prcspects has fallen into dry and desultory ways.
II Is not expected that Senator Woodn's return to
hia nlace in the Senate and to the Craftsmanship Of
tha Committee on Cities to which the bill has been
referred will bring about any immediate action ON
the subiect The Committee will probably take ful
time for consideration; that several weeks may
elapse before another Cosigan debate with its
rhetoric and It's rancOur its poetry and its passion
will burst forth again under the roof of the
capitol All the signs Of the times, however, indi
cate its certain defeaS- Leading Republicans are
outsyoken in their predictions that political annihl
lation awaits the Republican Senator who votes for
IL. There can be little doubt that, at one time
the idea was entertained of allowing the
bill 10 pass through the Senate In tie
hope of forcing the Governor veto it, and provok
ing stlll fiercer conflict in the Democratic party
than that OF last week but reflection has shown
that the Republican Senators cannot favor. tacity
or topenlv what the Republican Assem-
blymen have opposed in body, and cannot lend
themselves 70 the passage of a bill which Demo-
cratic caucus has made . party measure. In case
enough Republican Senators should desert the party
ranks 10 carry the bill through the inference would
be that their votes had been gained by compensa-
ton Of some kind, whether Of Offices influence. or
money. The Tammany members however deny that
there is any intention TO make q bargain with any
one and claim to be satisfied with the privilege OF
putting the Republicans record against them.
some Of them express the hope that the section re-
storing confirmatory power to the Board Of Alder
men will be allowed to pass The politicians
scheme of passing the bill in the expectation
of producing dissension in the Democratic
party would not only be discreditable bat dan
gerous There are number of Republican Senators
who would not give word of comfort to such pro-
iect and the danger would be that the Governor
might feel that be could not refuse TO sanction
such a measure when il had received the assent
OF two Houses Of opposite politics. 1t Is more
than likely that the upshot OF the whole
matter will be that the Governors plan for the ap-
charter will be finally adopted. Changes Will doubt
less be made: but il is thought that they will be
changes only details. For instance, II IS sup
posed thai the composition OF the commission, as
gwen Mr.. Davss resolution, Is hardly acceptable
to Iammany Hall, InPsmuch as the feeling among
New-YOrk politicians is in favor Of having such a
commission formed entirely of residents of that
city. Other minor alterations may, 1t Is Thought,
make the proposal acceptable 70 Iammany han.
AT the same time, Democrats generally assert that
Mayor WIckEam's watchword Is " no surrender"