New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
CITY LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.

oPiNIONS oF LOCAL POLITICIAN, RELATIVE TO TIE
WOODEN cH,R'ER-rnE BILL 10 MAKE rue
COyrEOLLER's OFFICE ELECTIVE.
The recent defeat at Albany of the Ogden
Charter b ha, ormsi the prhcpal topic of c0nvers-
ton among local politicians in this cit, for two days. not
rsocciy on OF their pcrsonal Interest IN Tie
,sslfe but because its defeat supposed 10 furnish an
indication oi tho uncertainty of the passage of the
Nooiin bill relating 20 local government In New-fors
Prominent Republicans who were confident few days
aso Of the p1ssl Of the Latter measure now admit tLdt
they do not know whore they stand II they ars 70 bo
sold out again. "a tAcy declare tiey were wednesday
s, 1t Iney say, to try to pass th' bill, ~ 1t
cannot De successful without the aid OF the whole Repub-
lc&n force.
Tbs promoters OF the Woodn movement. It is stated,
arc governed by tho possibility, II not the probability,
that they Will be able to Net coalition Doxt Fan be-
tween the Republican and the anti-IAmnany parties,
nv which they expect that they viii be able to secure
the election Of a Republican Mayor, giving to
their allies the offices OF Sheriff and County
Clerk, and thus in turn securing the appointment
OF Republican Controller. Ii is vel hHoNn
that Controller Green aud GOV. Tilden were for
nsny years engaged Ia business Ogcthor, ANA that so
ciAy they have been friends without interruption
II was largely through the nluence Of Mr. 1dcn, IN
decd. that IN Green secured his appointment. shrswi
Rspubcn, say tha II the bill should bs passed tso III
Gacncs OF tho Controller Will be used IN GOV. Tdens
favor Dir. Green been until recently consDicuous
member OF the rsmmAny Society and strongly identified
with John Eely sDi nls iniec-IS, until tic dincuity
sr.s, between slr. Kelly and haYOr liAYrUsyer
There seems % Dc \ Etrung Opnion, especially among
members VI TIE legal profession. thai ts biI ~ unoOh
sfutipnSl. TnQso who opp0~cd ~ 10 pssfsgc say
mat Gov Tidon cannot ssn II for this reason sAOuli Il
rvsr reach him. II was the intention Of those 0hO
framed L this onscOn aHt not 90 cOaiirt with
be DECISIONS ~ the Court ~ Appeals In r,.sid Ia the
pDyer of the stature 20 extend the term uf any Once
but il "a claimed thcy Esys succeeded j j. claimed
that numerous other bills relaRS To ArWloFk lty arO
dependent upon toe ctOn that mAy Be .sen upon The
H1nain bill and will not touched until ID dspOssd
o. II not thou:nl, however mat i can be rsac hcd
before the latter part " nest week, unless should 10
taken u OF its regular order. In consideration OF all
the izs IL is thought by tAUss WHO sfc generally eon
iudgos OF temper v! the Legislature
that the bill vii b- passed.
Asregards the bill Of Snator MOrrissey to mako the
Office OF Controller elective tie Tannsuy people the
movement is Ous,y contemplated b. snti-fam
many eaders bat tat r b. brought forward for The pu
pose OF making the constituents OF Mofrssey believe
that he 10 in fayer OF such change. One reason they
say why senator WoOliI advocates this bill Is because
hels frIendy-as Ia well Euown-to Mr.. Disbecker, who
wns renov from the Office Of Police COas>sI0nor 3y
Mnvor Wickhnn. Mr. DSheeker, who WAS clerk OF the
senate ttes Cities under Rsnstsr wOOdiH during
and after the days Of TTeeds power has beou con-
spicusus advocate OF the MOrriSsey bin. MauJ anti
Tammany insist that tie moysnsnt Is made IN good
faith. and that by making the Office Of Controller elective