New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-19
Won. XXXlv.....No.l 1858
TAMMANY'S VICTORY.
THE COSTIGAN BILL PASSED BY THE
ASSEMBLY.

M vorR WITH THE MAJoRITY-MR. DAvIS's
pur DEFEATED BY A MAJORITY OF Two-THE
CosrIsAN BILL RECEIVES MAJORITY OF THREE
BITTER PARTISAN FEELING suBsIDING.
1rRom THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE ThuBuNhl
Albany. Feb. 1S-A night of hard work has gwen
Tammany Hall day Of victory. lmmediatey ai'er
the adjournment last night, when the Tammany
<orces fonnd themselves in 80 demoraliZed condi-
tio. there was a conference in the Clerks room to
.,evise measures to bring the recaicitrant Demo-
Gratis 10 terms The influences that were Drought
to bear upon the twenty Democrats who voted
AGAINST the previous question yesterday were varl
ans Five were found it is said, who sympathized
with the BILL but voted against the previous
question simply TO permit further discussion
Two asserted their opposition to the bill to pc
aue 20 n belief that Mayor Wickbam had made
a bargain with the Republican Senators to shield
Commissioner Van Mort in return for their support
of the BILL One or two were found, strange to say
who were still apparently soured at the defeat OF
their aspirations for Committees and took this op-
psrtunity for revenge and these remained impfaca-
ble Every appeal that could be made to the aver
acc legislators sense Of party fidelity was brought
into play but perhaps the strongest weapon used
was the very distinct animation that, the boilers
persisted in their course reprlsas wouid De tse
order of the future and their local bills would be
slaughtered without mercy. 1t was this vancouver
that won the day. The rural member can submit to
anything, except the defeat Of his local schemes
Some of the conversions seemed to have
been almost as speedy as that Of St. Paul. One
member who declared last night that he was i'm
movable as a rock on the side of Mr.. Davis meekly
yeted to-day throughout with the majority. But,
with all their dragooning and whppine-in, the
Tammany Hall men were by no means confident OF
success when the Legislature came together this
morning, and talked more of putting their opponents
on records than Of carrying the BILL When the bill
came up in its regular order Mr.. Shattuck of Steu-
ben who constituted himself yesterday and to-day
q spokesman for the Govemor-though he did so
without authority and has scarcely speak
ing acquaintance with the Governor. 1t
is said-rose and launched out in written
speech ut Speaker Mcclure. Mr.. Sbattuck
was as bitter he was agricultural and his meta
phors were only little less marvellous than his
poetry, which was q genuine legislative surprise.
The rhythm and the rhyme into which he dropped
IN o friendly way viii perhaps give him a less So
fious reputation hereafter than his usually emi-
pently serious department deserves Speaker
Mcclure retored in an angry Speech and, after ex-
pending his energies on Mr. Shattuck charged Mr..
Davis with leading the Republican minority on the
floor of the House. MIR. Davis, IN advocating MS
resolution, moved TO amend by making the date at
which the proposed COuiiILSiOn ohVo'u i0poi'
the result of its labors March IS instead of April TO-
and also to add to the Commission Abram s. Hewitt
whose name, he said, had been accidentally omitted
from the original draft This tiny olive branch 10
Tammany Hall was received with Indifference. MIR.
Davis urged thatthe charter of municipality should
bs drafted in the came way the constitution OF
State it's preparation being intrusted to comInis-
sion and the question of its adoption being lc1t 10
the people aud made strong argument for TINS
method of arriving at home rule. The debate mad
lost the viruleuce and intemperance OF the day be-
fore The Democrats who had evidently seen upon
reflection the folly of their bitter personal onslaught
upon the official head of their own party, and the
wisdom of concealing their internal dissensons as
much as possible from the public eye satlshed
themselves with abusing each other, and left the
Governor alone. Speaker Mcclure, whose able
speech of yesterday was an extraordinary blast TO
come from a Democratic Speaker against Demo-
cratic Governor paid HIN to-day only the tribute of
sileuce In the course of the running fire to which
Mr. Davis was subjected a single reference was
made to Controller Green, the man on whom this
whole conflict eenters. But this was the only
allusou to the real point at issue.
When the previous question was moved and the
roll call on Mr. Davis's resolution began. the most
exciting episode Of the session was reached, Inc
roll showed 81 votes in favor of the resolution and
cS votes against, and the TammaDy men breathed
more easily. They claimed that several who felt
themselves bound to vote for the resolution would
vote for the bil and the result proved that their
predictions were correct. The Democrats who still
voted with Mr. Davis were Messrs. Barley, Boards
3ey Broas Cook, Fream Lawrence Ransom, Roscoe
and Shattuck reducing the caucus resistants 10 ten
The vote ON the bill showed how near it had come
10 defeat and how badly the party was demoralzed
when with the most rigid discipline, barely the suf
feient number of votes t65) could be obtained
The Republicans voted sOlidly against the bill as
before, aud Messrs. Barkley Bcoas, Davis, Frean,
Lawrence Roscoe. and Shattuck (Democratsl voted
with them, making IS in all MesSrs. Beardsley,
and Cook went over to the winning side and MIR.
Ransom did not vote. The victory OF Tammany
was greeted with an ebution of applause that was
promptly checked. Between the vote on the rcso-
luton and that on the bill. Mr.. Davis endeavOred
10 offer an amendment to the bill, but was pre-
vented by the previous question. The proposed
amendment which undoubtedly had the same in
spiratlon as the resolution. provided that removals
for cause should be made in the same manner as
sheriffs are now removed by the Governor. except
that the Mayor might direct the inquiry provided
for by law to be conducted by the Counsel to the
CORPORATION, and, that after charges had been
received by the Mayor he might pending the inves-
tigstion suspend the person accused for period
not exceeding thirty days
Ii is too early yet to estimate the consequences Of
the decision. Gov. Tiden's friends claim that he
has not made active a campaign against tho bill
as has been aseribed to him. and that the defeat IS
NOT 30 much a personal reverse as it seems. Both
sides are showing micable disposition. The
bitter talk against the Governor is subsidne, aud
there is general desire to make it appear that it
was not much Of fight after all. Whether ibe