New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-06
THE CONFIRMING POWER.
DEBATING MR.. RoosEvELrs BILL.

NuY THE MAYOR SHOULD BE HELD hi'S'
FOR APPOINTMENTS.
,roo, rur prGUI AR CORRESPONDENT oF THE rRisohS'I
A1n,SY. Feb. 5-Mr Roosevelt had good 1of'uno
to-dav with his bill depriving the Board OF Aiu'1
man Of Naw-York of their power to connrm VI
reject thu nominations made for heads OF lie paiV-
,nents nv tina Mayor Of that city. tie suooecuou III
persuadinq tho Assembly to order H'e "ii =.
third reading The vote however, was hoV SUN
Gent to pass it. Sixty-one votes "ero Wv"
IN its favor, and sixty-fve votes ara requireu 70
pass the bill. Nearly all of these votes htJ i"ui
in number. were given by Republicans bu' creui'
.bonld BE civen to the two Brooklyn Democrats
Nessrs Kelly and Butler, who testified that the
oo,;oeotration of power in the hands of the Mayor
NJ that city had much improved its government
and then voted with the Republicans to order the
bill to third reading.
There were five other Democrats who Votec 10
order the bill TO a third reading; Chlos OF SUN
van; Church, of Kings; Ely and Nel-
SON Of Otsego; and Wech, OF NIAGARA
The Democrats who voted with the kepuoicans
were about offset by six Republicans who deserted
tboir feIlow-members. These were Forsyth, OF
Albany: Hasbrook. Of Ulster; Joyce of Oneida;
Kittle. of New-YorkI Scott, of Livingstone ana
yedder. of schenectady Eight of the nine Repub-
Iican Assemblylnen of New-York voted to orier the
hill TO a third reading. Mr. Kittle was ths sole eA-
ception. Mr.. Roosevelt has no doubt that ne VIII
be able to pass his bill, the number OF aoseh'eos
was large.
REMARKS OF Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
Mr. Roosevelt made the opening speech. He SAID
in substance:
,.sS tho particular attention of the Assembly to this
hill II is perhaps the most important bill that VIII come
before u this year At present have this curious con
d,top OF affairs In New-York Mayor possessing hohi
nal power and three four men actins tnroag 'neii
tools in the Board of Aldermen, who possess ne e, 'I
ia
man The pcope elect Mayor and not leave IL IN te NAM
whom the people 90 moi Cess ices Of the bosss
since this session of the legislature began we nave , vi
1 .4S RmSIcan Aldermen who voted to elect Mr. Kirk
President should not have the rgh TO VOC az "3
seiyes Democrats for hire II We had public opinion "a
New~Yok they would not be reelected pfSpoSSTn "
did ii for patronage II is said We are going to create
is not much "a Car Do not be coniused W auaVso'
TIRE MAYOR TO BIZ HELD RESPONSIBLE.
The constituents OF tho Aldermen do not keep watch
They know what the Mayor does but they hardly know
the names Of the Aldermen. If the Mayor does wrong
then il will 20 bard IL the people oaunot elect another
man. We all know the Mayor that nominated DICK
trolerbut we do not remember the Aldermen who con
lrmed him. They are pr9tfc,ed , ,c wond
rather a responsible au,ocra than an IlesponIiD!e
spoHsble Ivy the people-the Aldermen by their bosses
III seem, we have an ausocacy OF the 95i NJ Is
right that banker and the brckayer should be upon
the same plane OF the last Board Of Aldermen one nan
liquor sellers Ihe Boali OF Adr@G9 ma rom '
elected as It's president man who was removed iron"
position school trustee because oil grave charges
Would we elect such a man Mayor
Mr. Dayton-Havs We always had good Mayors; men
o. good character $50 -, - A., .,,,
be good one but / did SAY that the May woud be
men OF higher character than the Aldermen
THE PROSPERITY OF BROOKLYN AN EXAMPLE.
Iwnld can attention TO the fact that the Mayor OF
proct Ina inst been re- lected under just such circum
stances Of possessing great powers Let ustry the system
by which tire city OF Brooklyn has prospered ana II
favor OF slning elections, Of Gyin, the Mayor tho
POwSr R S Ts2OV psrv to p 1N this bill Fo the
statement that it take away offices from Republicans
ing IN Rembicsn party In the EstioG and state would
be vastly better off it did not have M Office IL New
Mr. Ely am heartily in favor q This hin but ana
0 ppppl,3Tcd 70 9o 1H rem SS an ofhcer
NT Soo~rvelt-If yoI viii introduce that amendment
nut in this bill 1t viii increase the oppOston-it woud
jeoparze the bill. Some members who ara III favor OF
10Y bill are against your amendment
HR. HAGGERTY's OPPOSITION.
Mr. Uaggerty--I wish # we're possible to elect higher
order Of men 70 Board OF Aldermen, to the Legislature
toCongress Whose fault 10 it, Why don't the Hch
men take part in the government of tie slater II we
have not tho order of want let us ry to get e
But this bin involves principle, not II Il he ire
Istiole conflict between Jefferson ana Hamlton - ne
hoard of Aldermen ddut cult William NJ. Tweed-thot
arch thief who brought such disgrace upon the Demo
cratic party The theory OF this government Is concur
action Lei US refuse 70 naAr tho le~so M
Mr. Howe Of New-York described how the city
was disgraced by the Board of Aldermen " Last
week" he said "a bridge connecting Irving Hall
with the Academy Of Music was declared a publc
obstruction by these estimable gentlemen until 1t
was found that certain missing tickets f0I the
French cooks bah were forthcOminy Every citi-
zen of New-YOrk was familiar with the disreputa-
bic transactions of the Aldermen. There was 10
better element about it. 1t was only matter
of time. bat a measure of this Kind would certainly
pass for il was demanded by the exasperaCed and
Impressed people" , -,
MIR Wilcox, of Erie, attempted to load the bill
with an amendment providing TOR the election Of
large number of officers Gpp0ntive.
Mr.. Church, of Queens, an earnest Democrat,
unped in TO help the bill out of tight spot. There
was no question he said, of the necessity If the bill.
The City Of Nsw-YOrk needed government Of it's
own free from the interference of Albany, and the
only way T. bring this about to act on the laws
piecemeal. 1t is for the people to say what they
want. If they approve of CentTalzlng power IL the
Mayor they have tine right to demand o law TO that
effect If the Democratic party has not the nerve
20 stand up TO the rack aud reegate the machines
20 the rear and bring the people to the fore it ought
to disband The speech was roundly applauded as
frank expression OF opinion