New-York tribune., 1876-04-20
ALBANY.
TIE OGDEN CHARTER KILLED.

vypoRr IN The ASSEMBLY TO SAVE THE
- RuI-PIv. REPUBLICANS "hooS 'i'
srspRCIEp-TBE VOTE.
,vouI Az CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'i
A,pAyY. April 19.-Tho absurd rumors .lla'
nut in circulation yesterday anu 'ou'5, ~
"ero P1 u heen formed between Tammany Han anu
coalition nv which enough Democratic votes were
the ,hs n ,den Charter to carry it, and enough
U'0 -, ,otes east against the bill eAtehuihs wi"
eu,. term 10 defeat il, received siSn'' 'o'
,'.,o, to-day when the Ogden Charler was "''''
- rea.ly killed this time, killed deau -DS t"S
crotio vote aided by five recalcluah' M ',
hn il will lie remembered, heu W l'''' A.,
'Ho 49, nbo- OF votes when brought up for lis ph"i
n,ssac, some weeks ago. and the vote to-d'y "''
,n,,,on TO reconsider the vote 0y whlcn tie o''
a., oo-cn in supporting the motion, Orleliy Su"
- ,,o ,cfc rms which II was held this III "ou'u 80,
In cn,lusion Mr.. Ogden read the resoiu',o"o 20 f,or
nomocratc General Committee OF Kings Oo'iI'! ."
of the measure In support OF his asSor'o" '-"'
partisan measure ,ao and Messrs Tai
Mr Worth followed tho same Siue' anu VII,
- o,d Iv,n sp,5e Ia short time III opPoot'
""so "u" - - ho,uy taken the Republicans discoV
80 ,,o roll had been twO-thrds calieu tn' uey
80 , ,eceve the 65 votes necessary 10 pass 'io oi'i
,, risb moved call OF the House. winch was io'' ~
,.,f AZ to 49, the Democrats here do o49o" ~
-, excellent dr. Il ami generaish'p' livery DeHio
,har
a. sn1 WAS kept there The Committee when was
Ih0 "OV -. .h Dsmocratic caucus has made IL solid
e.i,r Aftcr The roll had proceeded certain distance
-, ,he excitement among the Republicans deeoned.
rh nse crowd about tie Clerks desk dispersed again.
when Mr. strahaH moved again call OF the House inns
,,op was carried, and tue floors and galleries were
'"od and al persons were compelled TO
,,re exoept members AMI officers OF tIe House.
T,'. call of the House showed ll6 members present.
- IN nation of Gen. Sherman, further proceedings
lar the call were suspended, and the doors were
onal AGAIN. The rOl call on the motion 70 reconsider
,hen urocee led amid great eXcitement Five hepnoh-
en- votel against the hill, MeSsrs. Belts Oi NeW-lolk'
gallagher OF Erie and Gugel. Hoffman, and Watts OF
Nw York and six Republicans, Messrs Clark, GraIain
uaum nd Hodges, Lawson, and Siingellahd' were
an.ent sixty Republicans voted for the bill aud 90
s"oo,o,s AGAINST it, with tho five Republicans men
,,d The motion was declared lost, ana after bricf
60 the ,nonotonous huin Of ordinary legislation began
again A.. a..o ~
II needless say that tho action OF these hve Ho-
nnblio,rs excited tho utmost indignation among tnef
r,l,agros The five members themselves dld not seem
oyer proud OF their position Mr. Belts ana dr Eueei
,nd off To back sea s. and Mr. Watts 10 the very last
row Mr. Belts first asked to be excused, ana When ii
relus voted No. Immediately after tAe roii-caA
h,l hsen concluded and the House had broken up
rninent member declared and emphasized the decia-
rarou by rngug his fist down on the Clerks deSI' th
there was only one explanation for all these voteS-thd
ali Of them had been bought with money Ihs WIS He
tniyersal comment OF their Republican colleagues.
While there ia proof, OF course, to sustain such
charge It ought to be said that the reputation Oh none m
these men makes such a charge seem improbable MI.
Gallagher OF Erie bears nearly tho same reputation ID
The House that Mr. Selkreg does In the Senate, ana
ueith,r Mr. Gusel Mr.. Hoffman nor Mr. Watts had any
character IUse. They ale all new members Du' Inc!
have improved their tuo well that they are Just as
well understood an experienced striker Ike ME-
Gallagher.
MI Bes's action excited considerable surprise, be-
cause in the Republican held some weeks ago on
this very bll he urged the b aud said he Understood
the motives OF the men opposing it. After the caucus
be declared that these men had undoubtedly been pur-
chased and said that he himself had been approached
Whether Mr. Belts has been approached again or noi
may not be definitely known, but to-day he is found
voting with the men whom he had previously declared
10 have been corrupted The Republicans would ike u
punish them if they could but all five votes viii OFTEN De
needed TO make up the Republican majOTity. Tue bill
itself is dead uow Of course, and cannot be resurected
~ youn ia lla VOlR