New-York tribune., 1875-02-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
sEoUEIS TO THE ELECTION.


TAMMANY HALL POLICY CONCERNING THE CITY
GOvRRNMENT-THE DEMOCRACY DETERMINED
TO CONTROL THE DEPARTMENTS
The Tammany Committee on Organization,
and the majority OF the Democratic Senators and Az
femblymen from this city, met in Tammany Hall on
Saturday for the purpose OF discussing the Ds no" oe
fore the Legislature especially affecting New.York CITY
The bill proposed by Assembyman t. J. Campbell
would remove Controller Green and Corporation Conn'
sci Smith. and would mako their offices elective The
bill OF Assemblyman Costigan vests the power OF re-
moyal for cause Of heads Of departments In the Mayor
instead OF I'm the concurrent action OF the Mayor
and Governor, at present, and proposes that tho
heads OF departments shall be nominated by the Mayor
nnd confirmed by the Board Of Aldermen. Both meas
urea found advocates the conference and they were
discussed at considerable length Tho majority
advocated the COstigan bill. on the ground
that 1t was OF moro fixed and com
prehensivo character than that OF M. Campbell,
and was in accordance with the views Of the majority OF
tho leaders and of the rank aud lc Of the Democracy
as favoring local sefgoyornment.
few OF the speakers fIvorod complete change IN
the composition OF the present Commissions, on tho
ground that the dominant party had hardly
any representation in them, and that H. was un-
fair TO hold the Democracy responsible for the
good government OF the city whom the most
of tho officials holding responsible positions were not
placed in power by tho Democracy and that party Was
in nowse responsible for the acts OF these officials The
speakers put forward these views failed TO explain
however, how any act providing for such sweeping
changes those proposed could receive the sanction OF
"a Republican Senate. The larger number seemed to
favor COsgans bl It was agreed that 1t placed New
York on the footing other cities In the state,
and taat theTO should lie valid objection TO
this. It was asserted that some sort or
bargain or compromise WOud nave 10 DC
made with the Republican majority In the Senate be-
fore any bill recognizing the Cty Government ceud 10
got through IL was finally decided that the preference
should be gwen to C0stigan's BILL and cd0ra accordingly
Will be made TO secure MS passage through thc senate
after It's adoption by the Assembly.
Should this bill be made party measure and be re-
iectpd by the Republican maj Ory in the Senate II Il
understood that the most OF tho Commissions VIII be
reconstructed Democratic basis ms i thc reason
that tho Fire CJmm have not been removed D5
fore this II asserted shat the Fire, Dock, and Police
Commissions will be TeorganZrd IN any case, ana thIt
drpeDds the action Of the uatc on bllS aEccng
the City Government whether or not the htPaOcahS
are given a minority representation In these Comms-
sOns. Tao Mayor at present tdyorS giving tha kepuo
cans q representation in all OF tne Commissions,
but VIII ethcr ne will continue OF TINS mhd II The senate
majority eviDccs partisan disposition, Is an open qlcs-
ton ii positively asserted that the removal OF the
CORPORATION Counsel Is only question OF tim ana tuaI
such pressure may be brought to bear upon the Com
missioner OF Public Works as 70 lead hlm 10 send IN MS
re1Ignaton There Is no doubt the Democracy are
determined obtain possession Of the machinery OF thc
City Government by legislative enaetmeuts or Dy
change OF the makeup or the existing Commissions Dy
removals enforced resignetlous Inc RepuDlc2ns, n
of their defeat this State and through
out the country depressed, and IN no CONDITION 10
make 4ht in the hOpo that the next elec4on VIII Elyo
them tho control of one or both Houses OF tDe Leeia
ture while tho Democracy confidently DellcVe thaI hcy
can carry nos only the Assembly but tho Senate neXt
FALL aud thus obtain control OF tho legislative as Mcl
a. the executive branch OF the state Government lo
deemed especially desirable to aid IN carrying out TINS