The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-03
Situation Of Warning Factions and Con-
dltOn Of Legislation.
PROSPECTS FOR THE NEW YORK CHARTER
Comptroller Green's Efforts to
Secure the Dictatorship.
A GENERAL MELEE ALL AROUND.

fore this extraordinary legislative gathering Is
brought 70 q close. use the word "extraordi-
naryn IN no ambiguous sense, inasmucn as the
term ntly applies TO the character aud operations
OF the present Legislature up to the date OF my
writing. The time for the Introduction or bills
ana raising OF new issues, political and otherwise,
It is presumed, has passed The business OF the
future ought TO be simply the finishing up OF
routine business already thoroughly discussed in
committees and before the public correspond
ents dury at this particular period OF the session
Ia, therefore, narrowed down considerably. The
ground has been covered fully as 10 criticism OF
measures brought forward Tor the action OF the
Legislature. The nnal determination OF these
measures, when this body ceases TO exist, VIII
prove matter for future research and meditation.
Taking into consideration tue personal relations
Of members with various issues brought before
this Legislature the people OF New York city and
State must have become considerably befo ged.
me great difficulty exists IN coming 10 a correct
conclusion as 10 where 1.-THE responsible majority"
Ia the Assembly and the republican majority In
rne Senate really stand. The same may be said OF
the republican minority In the lower house, al
though their action has been somewhat more in
teniglole than that OF other component parts OF
the Legislature. It mas been scene Of backing
and filing, charging ana countercnargtnG log
rolling and bargaining, all the way rom the day
Speaker McGuires gavel first raped 10 order
anc Lieutenant Governor Dorshelmer's pouderous
nCure comfortably balanced itself in the pre-
siding chair or the Senate. Yes, this disunion
may be really said to have commenced at noon OF
The lst OF January, when the inaugural meeting be-
tween Dix and Tilden was so disturbed IN men,
ories Of the departed Silas Wright. Then came
the fight for Speaker, wltn Tammany Hall behind
Mcclure and some or the countrymen behind
Davis, OF Washington. McGure's victory brought
"A f,fr
Inc Tammany school, which assembled every Sat.
urday, was attended BY that gentleman. lew
days since, however ne turned upon his former
allies and dashed with bitter sarcasm the 'au-
tomatan OF Tammany and their "Boss.n The Co.'S
tigan bill and the canal fight brought him IN con-
met with Governor Tilden, ana "Lez tGltonisi" Is
the battle cry now inaugurated against his former
friends Of the "wYwsm.n In the excitement and
alarm raised BY
GOVERNOR TILDEy's CANAL MESSAGE,
every BODY democrats and republicans rushed
mady TO the front in their anxiety 10 prove 10
the dear people that they were pure. unadulter-
ated reformers- Weeks were spent In noisy
debate and adulation OF the Exscurve. Within
the past few days the back track 10 taken In the
Assembly on the Inspectors bill OF botn democrats
and republicans. They have concurred IN the
Senate amendments, against the principles for
which they stuboornly fought twenty-iour hours
previously. The Removal bill. as passed in the
Senate, must, under calmer coRitation, receive
similar handing when IL COMES before the Assem-
bly, Tor sc1on. one would suppose nervous
anxiety might very naturally exist 70 bring this
state OF affairs 70 close as speedily as possible
Bot no: hours anu days are spent in friv-
olous debate on ridiculous and unlmportant
Questions Grave ana reverend senators
S pOsns soms sna Di '' o. waisa a sSsy
Imagine Q temporary cheap notoriety can be OBJ
tanned. Matters Affecting RAILROADS insurance.
quietly showed through, while points are MADE
against some Little item Of expendltore IA the APP
me in mind OF the SCRUB woman reform lnau-
Eurated 10 New YORK city BY distinguished ON
direction. But the people viii watch these gentle
men closely. They oegln 70 know their peculiar
operations through the indep pen dent press. samuel
]. Tllden bas unfoldeI o polcv OF enectual attack
against these corrupt rings aud toelr allies. Iney
lad better stand from u0der lie ruina The oaJ or
RECKONING fast approaches.
CHARTER PROSPECTS
In the AERALp or the 10TH OF April gave par.
siculars or message which understood Governor
Ihoen vas engaged 10 preparing on The snplec;..
De scot before the Legislature this week. Its
PROBABLE points, as before stated, viii De recon-
mendation OF the passage OF iaw empowering
the Governor 10 appoint commission 70 dralt
suitable amendments 10 the state constitution,
covering ali material points 6 20 raining AMI or
Kanizatton Of charters 10 The various cities and
towns o. tue State. notwithstanding the peculiar
position or Governor TLden on thls suOJsci, as
coming Message nave gooi authority Tor saying
that proper non-psrtlsan cbarter for New
YORK city i passed oy tue present Legislature no
donot exists oEL II win bee me law Inc Miller
Husted-Greenrnstrumeut Ia It's present shape,
cannot be considered as possessing these neees-
mary leatureg. ~ THIS charter f0lsfed upon
tne citizens OF New York Comptroller Green w0ulu
become municipal dictator and Mayor Wicxnam
knowing ones mere say that the Miller bill can be
no amended as 70 meet with the APPRECIATION OF
Rh parties, and ~ sacn means become law
can safely assert thar every cRauce exists fcr such
. result. Inc breaking up or clIques IN the Legs-
sure, the petty uuarrs!s Of members OF Assembly,
particularly among the New YORK delesa-
ton. toe daorR2nlZation OF tue canal interest,
vac astute wooaIn VI tne senate and the taiented
pariiamentarian husted In the House-all these
comslderations develop an excellent opportunity
" carry tnrongn successfully a charter whcn
may tend 20 narmonize conflicting interests 10
New YorK city. 1 can also positively state the
oughly riie for revolution. Again and agi4n lave
many OF them tod me they desired 4 cnarter
Of ara,rs "a TSmnany aaii. Recently, AZ tie Del.
avian, / overheard one OF Mr.. John kely's star
assert that but one or two OF the present. Tam.
May representatives need expect 70 come BACK
next rear TO the Legislature. This expression
fnese gentlemen and they are ready 70 follow
speaker Mcclure IN nis battle err Of "Le1 tdas-
COMPTROLLER GREEN'S LOBBY.
me gentlemen VINO are here IN tue interest OF
Comptroller Green have been hard Of work during
CHARLES A. swan IL on his Ieet night and day. and
leads the delegation OF Green's syfopatnIzers.
These men are plausible ana willy. Tammanyb
opposition land TINS now apparently means Mr..
JOnn Keilyl TO their master Is turned aud twisted
into AL sorts or shapes one OF them remarKcd TO
me the other night ia Conversation on tDLs sub
Jsct "A secret opposition 10 Green existed ia the
large Tweed clements tnat remained Ia Tsmmsay
alter Its regeneration, not only on account
" ais becoming possessed OF tue dOcu-
mentary evidence Of their former trans.
actlons, but because ne opposed the
payment OF their claims. Tnoss had little or no
Ioundation, but rested almost wholly In fraud.
Opposition 20 hlm by Iammany was increased. o. a
whole, 10 obtain c0ntrO exclusivcly OF the patron
age Of tie Finance Department.
IRIS In the singular line Of argument used By
those representatives u Green around Albany
Tue TACT cannot 10 deulcd that those lntrnues
inst he'd from ialsc premises have worked "a.
vaptageously 70 the Interests Of the Comptroller.
PROSPECT or RAPID TEANsIr.
am now assured By members OF Assembly and
others VITA nom convsfscd on the subject that
nOtwithstAhding tHe unnecessary delays expert.
snced Ia p0ssage of laws a. 70 RAPID transit ia