New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-31
ALBANY.
TIE FATE OF TIE CosTIGAN BILL.

listened 90 with Careful attention 1t otherwise
would have reccivcL TIE stir created by the
canal exposures, aud the discussion on them, have
dwarfed ae Importance Of tue effort made by the Domoc
racy obtain thorough control Of every part of the
New-York CITY Government. and the bill was accord
iDgy disposed o. after only two speakers had com
mented upon It. although at time several OF the
NswYork delegation intended 10 express their views.
After the long speech OF Senator Gross Senator Woodin
made some sharp aud emphatic remarks in answer TO
aomo OF Senator Cross statements. Senator Gross
added few words, and then the vote taken the
motion, made by Senator Gross TO disagree with the
adverse report OF the Senate Committee Cities upon
the bill This was lost bv party vote Of 10 Nays to II
Yeas Senators COe IL D. Rep) and Madden DEM
we're absent
Following Is the (Repubhcans in Roman, Dem
ocrats in italics and Indop udent Republicans in small
cspsl:
YEAs-BradIev. Dayton For. Gross. jacobs. johnson,
L.afaS Ledi7iI'. L0c4 Aoore, Idr@eHter, RGy-l2.
Kellogg. King. L'wery, McGowdn. MIDDLETON. Robert
son. selAree. Thompson. IVbey, Wagner. Wellman
ARGUMENT OF SENATOR GROSS
The bill come UP mOOou VI Senator wOodn to take
up the adverse report of the Committee. In his
tended speech upon S,nator Gross claimed that
Is passage wcul be act OF strict Justice TO New
York ana would put the city on the same footing as
other cities OF the State. In allowing the city 10 govern
itself He argued IN favor OF the system OF appoint
ments anu removals OF of ais directly by the Mayor
without interference bv Governor referred
attitude OF the Republican Senators regard TO the
ball concerning he Man ana the Police Commissioners
last year they approved the principle Of the Cos
ugan bill He claimed that the primo pies OF the bill
partisan, hut SIMPLY embodied the spirit Of
Justice 10 NswYJrk C.ty. senator Gross asserted that
the bill had Deeh msdn erstOod. and denied that
would give the Mayor the 20 to interfere with the
6mgranOu Comm Ssiou or otner commissions not men
toned IN the section OF the charter TO which the bill
ferred
REMARKS or SENATOR woODIN.
senator WOodn o. PRESSING the regret which
he claimed 10 feel t1t the deay acting upon the Com
nittee's report the bill had excited unfavorabe
ment upon the intentions OF Senator'S There had been
iDsinuatons certain newspaper. that this delay
due proposed arrtn gem mt by which the Cosugan
Oil might De- passed on account OF bargain with re-
gard TO certain cana pohcy. There
continued Senator WoOdln, attitude OF the Re
puoiicans BOW aud Al tne time Of the legislation
corning the Police Com issOnrrs last year. II
possible at that TINS 10 i'll certain vacancies III the
Boari of A1crmcn with regard 10 patronage The 30 ard
refused 10 confirm eltHcr Mr.. Andrews Judge
Rowland, although nothing cOIii b. alleged against
Lsem l. was cxcGSbie or tns senate TO DO as 1t did
then, the pr cipr that 1t excusable to
pend The writ OF naOea> c,rpds times of warfare in
ecrdln sections Il VS. Al imperative necessity. Toe
'riEhte" OF cities 10 nome rule He Is mistaken IN
tsstHre Tae cisIes have sdch prIYeges-nOt rights
tAe Legislature Chooses give tuem, ana the Legs
lature Can repeal the chATr Vi ever! Guy ana MAJ
village OF % again. TAe rights claimed by the Senator
from The itu never Dr gwen DY any Legislature,
democratic or kepu0hcau. lucy VIII DC reserved TO
the Legislature I.ScIi 10 tue Governor The rela-
Cions 81 NewYOrk TO tine rest of the State are
600 imp"rtanI 10 aQJN snca doctrines OF nome re 70
prevail here explained Dy Senator Gross he
sud all removals. because Mayor responsible for
city government. TINS act He IL not respOn
sble Tor Tie finance Department. or for any other de-
9srfment except such tue gives him power over
BE IA no Responsible for the finance Department
or for ans other lie rtmeut wuich the law does not
give MN the Tor tns C"ntroer's Depart.
auI
rest OF the departments OF officers VINO are
YORK Cily il goOi for the rest of the state. and
# the Mayor should have the power to app0l1t
and remove all officers at pleasure 40 should me GOV
rnor nave the power 10 the SAFE departments MT
WOodin spoke tr posi- lOh OF the Corporation Counse
an NewYOrk, which he claimed saaulu oe 80
OF the Mayor Tue dulles Of The office are OF the great
importance ana the oihre Is OF .as s ,
He Should not owe BIS tenure OF once 10 Ine 9y or
GIVE the Mayor II yon pease tue power to appoint out
10 romoye officials u"tss Win Ho p, W ~, nv
Governor Ills blII has Dteh pIcssJu Il. ~, mo
measure by the Democratic party In the Assembly tne
and appi,ed tne lssh TO rrcalcitrsDt members
trying 10 gaia woes enough to pass IL, ne
hung mack and by pressing the statement that
Tammany nall must have the blil passed, suncie1t
votes OBTAIN to pass the on III tle As-emoJ ~
was advocated as 3tiio,y Paf f ii nary
ported BY Tamndny IN anu W .hC ~ cns
III ho 'rger % $50 "a n IL d that its value
ernOr OF removals ~ tAr My " - Tn N vor IN
the ea.es Of the Fire Commissioners audthe Corporation
syDse sav reasons Tor removal Uut the GOVernbr has
mad Tire evidence u h banis Tor egh weeks dn1 Aas
sot found reason 70 approve the removals. - 49,.
Seo.Ior a ross mere lnterpOsed, saying that the Gov
ernor had not mad examine tue evluence sen
atOr aii in reply mat ne saw no reas III why ne
-honI moi axe time W 40 tns II thought the
sons sufficient These removals were so important thst
nothing should prevent the Governor from taxing time
FOR tbcir consideratIon Senator wOodn SAID IL con
cusion that lie was not ADc senator CROSS
speech. because he could not near H.
REPLY OF SENATOR GROSS.
Senator Gross with few additional words, expressed
regret tAat the bill should have been spoken OF as
,da itself IN DNODle OF
svery party Il simply proposes 10 give the same rights
70 the Civ of NewYcrk to the other cities OF toe
State and we that the Legislature shall not dlscrl
against but shall treat 2rk on ene sao
slsave discrimination against US unjust ana tyrs
neai. We DO not appeal 10 the fePTesen'S.oS NOT
mado party measure at the InsaixaN ~
q one parry II was iGTeea on 0pof which
were Uasec prirelpe out on party preIuI p
Albany and Utica In those cities are not kept 10
office Indefinitely unt the approval Oh me roVernoi m
obtained Tor their removal hhy snou4u '"4' Nc " 49,
Alter senator Gross had finished speaking the vote
verse report OF the Committee had been lost the report
Vas agreed TO by the Senate thas CHUNG 'H0 ''' al"
uncertain life OF the Costgan Dill.
RECEPTION OF THE NEWS BY THE POLITICIANS
The defeat of the Costigan bill IN the
Senate did not create much comment among the local
politicians last evening Since II was reported au
versey 10 the has been accepted as ioregone
conclusion that 1t would be defeated II was the gen
areotin0 rhe CITY Government would be passed
by the Iegisature-any Dill passed Dy tne
A,senIbIy being likely Killed in tue senate ahd
sloe versa IL was hed by sOme that II reHeEeu IAe
Governor from an embarrassing position Win IcIeInoe
20 the bill the latter taking from MIN the
power OF removal OF heads OF departments Whcn nc
pow possesses ana vestlng II solely IN tne MAY Oi
Owing u tne lateness the session, IL was ueeipeu IN
likely that any new bill contemplating serious cDaHse
III the City Government would DC lhIOuuceu'