New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-08
-TAMMANY MENACHD.
CONTROLLER GREENS REJoNDER.

CONIhrsLEh thtENS hTN'ch'D'As'
rnB BILL FOR THE REORGAEIzATIoS OF riIE CITY
GovERNNEST--THE DEMOCRATic POLITICIANS
AsTovrsnrD AND sL,gwEp-TIT TAMMANY LEAD
rEs TAKING MEASURES TO AvIRT THE THREAT
ENID DANGER.
The bill introduced in the Assembly on Tues
day evening providing for the reorganz lii"n Oh
tho Clty Government. a synopsis Of VIXEN VIZ
given IL InE TRIBUNE Of yesterday. caused TIE
moot profound alarm and ACCOMPLISHMENTS among
The TaDmany politicians. Nor were the Rap"b-
icans less surprised than their political opponents
After the establishment OF the Republicans had sub
sided what tho uppcrmost feeling In their minds
was at tac predicament In which tie IAN
many Democrats placed. AID their apparent
INABILITY to prevent the bill from becoming law.
Il WAS argued taat IL the combined 'mocrdts and
Reuubcaus were able to refer the BIZ 10 the Committee
OF tic Whole, there nothing to prevent them from
passing IL whenever 1t should be cal cd 1t was not
TO be supposed that Republican senate would hesitate
10 pass bill the Provisions Of which wcri on their face
blow at the Mayor John Kelly. and tn dominant ide-
ton OF the Democratic party IN tins city. Tie Coy
crnor, it was also argued IN fiyOr or
The Controller aud against the Mayor ana might natn-
rally counted tn sign tic bill when II came 10 bin
So confident were sOe that they Wiling to wager
ODDS that the bill would be passed by bOth Houses OF
the Legislature and signed BY the Governor withh u!
week Knots OF politicians gathered IN the corridors
Of the City Hall aud the NV Courthouse anu III tIe
Park and discussed the situation with anxious books
Some OF these had recently been appointed to lucrative
positions In the Department OF Pbic Works aud 0tber
depart OF the city government. while Others were
looking for places. and their faces wore melancholy
appearance they their chances 80 suddenly ana
unexpectedly lcssened
TIE Tammany leaders were rs much surprised as
their followers turn Of Affairs. They had known
that there were various bills at Albany in the interest
Controller and Others. but u was understood it
thy were o. np2ritiyeg ,oa ef zee. a9 .ns ,sr
as were scstainea Ia the ,oS Sg 20 r"ch
the stage it has without being understood by the Dom
ocrats in tue Assembly, who naturally expec'e 10
D Dase Of cS'liye Stupidity The leaders believe
ever, that the battle Is by pleans lost auu tHelo
scores % kilograms passing and rfpls>ins WE
city and Albany yesterday and before nghtfll IL was
known that there was no immediate danger tntI INC
Telegram that effect having been received oy one D,
The r'mnany leaders from = snutco W"'n tne e'' in
formation. The Immediate effect of the con on
ia ,haS Democratic caucns viii be held and tho bill
fully conf i-red party view IL vas uhdeTsoo"
iae US erday thAt s"inclehI nn"u' Vi hi from me
Commnlce on Cries refer 1t directly To inc ,ohi
o. he Whale had been seen ana convinced tH 1S
1T would be unwse to cause Ureach III Tie ranAs VI ~
city icnocrary by passing THIS piii. .o- % r,s
The Mayor In couv' rsatiOn win n reporter or lhE
TRIBUNE. said that he hid M Oplhion % tie do,i -
tine ID m ,crats iad combine Win me Repup e"u'
The bl To he Committee OF the Nhoic O"t III
urcmcd II nov se to say anything at the present time
Tnr Cnntyo Ter also declined 10 ANY lung reslroinS
the b.!, %, thu action Of TIE legislature c0neerhu.
As COMMISSIONER Wheeler had not sen copy of ti'
bill aDd preferred 10 say nOtniDg concerning 10 unt ne
had read It's pgOyi,iouS Was apprent VINO IS Inv
movil spirit IN The Matter II x-cOmm.Sioner A"uaS :,
while expressing opinion or the MI ~ "a
whole, Thought there were some pTn'lsinas IN
If which, uignt be COMMENDED. lie thOH-ht
a. J;acAu Of the Receiver OF Taxes ShOui De hdn, 10
zoe Department OF idxes or sss tho il'ef IvS'1 we
t,ivg for tie Controller to appoint the Tax
C1uru,ssoners y was done Tor ten years
hnfurn lilo passage CT me present char er.
T,v ,mr,issoner Moulton also agreed with his COZ
r. gue that there some tangS ~ commcni III tr
hit al;honga ne could not give decided opiuion until
he sad sceI the full tcSt