New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-02
POLITICAL NEWS.
APPOINTMENT OF CITY oFrIoIALs

~ hfOlNlMENI OF CITY OFFICiALy VI
SUBSTITUTE FOR TIE CHARTER BIII~-pRoposEB
BOARD OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or BRIBERY. q
The long delay over the passage of tho
charter for this city by the Legislature 1t is understood
will DO ended By the substitution of bill giving the
power to an vacancies Board consis. OF the MAY
Controller President OF Board Of Aldermen and
President OF the Board Of Police Commissioners II I'M
bill should become law. and likely Presidents Nor
rs of the Board OF Aldermen French Of the Police
Board with Controller Kelly, the large number Of
offices filed by officials whose terms have expired
and who are holding over list of which was recently
given IN THE TRIBUNE, can be oiled without much delay,
In fact would only be necessary to agree tho dis
tributon OF the Offices, the Mayor, the fourth men,
Der of the Board, being powerless to prevents IT,
Two reasons are assigned by the Republicans who
profess knowwhereof they speak for passage Of
this proposed bill There time sufficient to pre-.
new charter and it through both houses OF
the legislature generally agreed that adjourn
ment is fixed for the Goth inst and should the Legsa-
ture adjourn without taking any action the Tden fac.
Board OF Aldermen.
Those who are in position to know confirm the state
has been raised induce four Tammany and two Re-
publican Aldermen TO Join the Irving Hall members and
the year. Tue OF the Aldermen who are to be
PSS and whose y s alleged has already
who are to be named for the important positions.
feat 5 T Ds &c
that 1t Is their only means ofpreseyng their proportion
Of the election officials This win be the strong argu.
ment used 10 the Republican caucus when the bill ls
1S@ up for - and the friends Of The
They say that the stake in the matter Of the offices to
be ed T. 80 great tina: Il the teGsstnrs adtsIrns
dermen and their purchased allies will f the vacancies
that exist within ten days afterward.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.
At the meeting Of the Tammany Committee on Organs
izaton last evening, J. Of. Kelly offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were adopted
Whereas It is subject Of current rumor that three
the city and one Of whom Tece SnS
held an onice OF em95ngment; have raised large
whose in the old Rn9 Board Of Supervisors
was sgnazed by ne GTSsses6 corruption In voting 70
whereas openly asserted that the object for which
snSeavo% He 70 eOPra SSs" PURCHASE the votes
of certain members Of the Board OF Aldermen
Cooper without their qualifications, aud TO do
such other overt acts the said corrupt exocal may
Whereas 1t proper that the whole truth Of these
assertions should be carefully inquired into, in order
70 BE- Rsii the
which tie law allows and to be publicly diseraced
IN the eyes OF their several constituencies, and the es
nation OF all good citizens II their guilt can be proven
Res0Irea. That committee Of five he appointed BY
and that they be empowered to take all meas.
necessary the Illustration of the corrupt scheme
those engaged therein. The resolution was passed
unanmorsy, and tho chairman appointed sneh com
Sidney p Nichols, FIRE Commissioner John j. German.
General spInOa offered resolution that the
committee as the sent, OF the reg:
cept their the sentiments promulgated BY John
Ey at the q % the oGn ny Hal General
Sy racuse Convention.