New-York tribune., 1877-05-16

measures nav he His opposition TO the present bill was
prompted by the feelings with which ne OPPOSE
he Tweed charter The objections are that nearly
every section is unconstitutional Ine constllu',un;,' ~;
article providing for the at proy"n o has the
immediate power OF appointment OF Ihe nv's , ~ rt f
partments quoted instances wherein the O9urt od
Appeals had rendered decisions TO that effect IN t
of The People against Bun the eouT. % 1 vas vas
a frand npon the Consttution Sections 20 and 20 of
the bill relative 10 Charities and Correction au INC
lice Commissioners unconstitutional under ms lus
aud that The People against Draper Ihey tahe away
the power Of the city 10 appoint the heaus u ihse
missions and could with just rs much consiltuloh,y
end or continue the terms Of members OF tle AhSe!3
from the city districts He declared the BOOKS are Iu o
cases bearing out this argument In relon 10 20 %
l3 which mcrgeS tue Department OF Docks IN the DO
partlncnt OF Public Works, and transfers certain Guts
from the Park Commissioners he declared that a!''
be uncoust ttutOual, abOlishinG department lie
head OF which should be appointed by the GUY iH9
Legislature may with equal constitntloMlN WeriV az
the pIpe DEPARTMENTS into and under one hea Ns
10 the general merits Of tie bill he was convinced tna!
it full OF errors The proposed hpPO,,i.'ntthhe th
bv the Mayor, solely, without approval Dy lhG
Aldermen, is corrupt system instituted ny the IWer,l
OF reform II was power that the patriots OF Inc Reyo
luton had not consented to give to George "asSP.
1t should not be said that the Aldermen codiu uoI we
trusted. He remembered tnat the rank and hle VINO
elect the Aldermen were The men VINO hdd d2Ie noTt ~
secure reform during the war upon iNeeu re Hio"
at length ntcacies OF the Tweed charter by when
apparently cOmmeudble clauses were rendered lnopr-
tive and quoted certain clauses IN the On9lDus @ pll
which had evidently been taken from the Tweed cJaret
All the evils to which New York City has been subjected
have been the results Of evil legislation at Albany ana
always IN the of reform. He made strong Tero,
at H'tv, t "a. -, ,to ~ ,r, ~ vet, Tho bjII
~ rI n Str,lan rrnIiod in defense OF the bill which
,l La I'J nrf,,,i,ll,, drawn clthougb he was not
co. Il ~, - sort shame he denied the Iucou-
- b. ,,,,,i,,. nf no biil nlain,inr that
So W i , tl,il i.tiio. t.sare tI,,v Verr dawn
- i, - ,, III ~, ,i,fad 10hnd- NE did NOT believe
t' t ~! - ' t ,,r,'stoua ~ the hin were
Wv | m '.lO -, ;T,d ,i,.rtro n ,a,cd ary,Ircut for i'm
uI' " ii' NJ ~ ., :, ~ t,,. bin, had oyer
ms po'i'l u" % %uV"i va Dii' lie, s,tcn i'm tt,f
"o'H W. f ~ y, -, W ~, v,ag ,1t tsL,an
C',' l'c ,,t f i .i, r,o'f Of fir GOV
@ li'i go ,,,,, ~, Cit,.s a. yya as many of the
o'tcl 1 T NJ utia was responsibe for
en- ,r,,'i.;., ,cl,,.Ive tn tI,.. streer o,,uin,-s
'' S.i, ra,,ici - a. lac yya. po1 and believed il
.,.-,.'i 49,, L, j., a.. Iiii AZ ali
''1 t IN -. t9i,r, of Tho massage of the bill
n.y. 'J W. 80, IN va, discussed there there
IA @ 'i'o a,,n,,, IN. S.,yN al, DELEGATION
H"S I 80" i"I'ic, tn thc Fire Department and
~ 20 ;.'a' Inn Ie,. -cra J.hlrrrd from discussing
"'. % ~ W. ,rt ~ t lI her,I,sr of The parIiumcnts sry
90" T. r,sirtS RE no1,-rarsiIl cIara ter of the
-. . i.,.l - he u great evil as Ave
- ~ ,,t il,. ~ unIire VII have Il en- guilty OF mai
~ "a - ,. f5lI.J ia rccsive their dis
- t,', ia. s,.,. !. marty divi.iJu FOR and
i, inl,i' - TIr t,g1 coi,',s .i1ier. wnn are
49, .,i,,aI nv 4 10 mn are a RrD;I,ic8D aud a quasi
~ -, ,,,d ,,, ,. t,I. s5orr,sf term 10 .tryc
~ m ~ i,o Iay1 tI' LONGEST tr,Ins TO serve are
ir'@ate3 ant me same charge lies against the Fire
nri,uert The auLrr. and dyoc.tes of tae bill hayc
lad Lgf i s-lc puruo~e iu It's D pssSi-e-o discriminate
i'm foyor of men from whom the. hope 20 get patronage.
Augustus S.nelI sid lie cOu} no. remember 20 have
o ,Tv reason vby tns bill mad been passed, exec
tGc score of economy the bin saving 100000 per
nuir I'm regard 10 Inc Spring election be says tina, had
st. MA T.. actin