Year: 1873

/ CUSTOM-HOUsE VS.. SENATE.


THE TWENTY FIFTH SECTION NOT TO BE ABAS-
DONED - POLITICAL BLUsTER - PROBABLE
| SENATORIAL ACrIoN-rHE GOVERNORS At
TITUDB.


\ fPROn TBB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUsBl
/ ALBANY March I3.-The Representatives here Of
| the Custom-house organization have decided 10
make grand effort TO get the Charter through the
/ Senate with the 18th section unchanged Recognz-
ing that nothing is to he gained by further delay,
they have resolved to put on the screws Fortunate
ly Senator WoOdin recovered during the night and
appeared in the Senate, this morning. the very pic
ture of good health. A meeting of the Committee
of Cities is called for this afternoon, at which the
work of correcting and amending the minor pro-
visions will be continued in secret session. Tho
Committee will probably be ready 70 report early
next week There will be no session of the Senate
on Saturday.


To-day the second-rate politicians Of the Custom
house Assembly District Associations are talking
loudly of their ability TO have the Charter fayoraby
reported as il is. carry it through the Senate ami
to obtain the Governors signature. This sort OK
talk is undoubtedly sheer bluster. majority of the
Senate is still unfayorable to the 18th section Tn
doubtedly il is possible that changes may be made
bv which the preponderance will be on the other
,Ide. Some Senators may be threatened with ex-
posure of their past misdeeds others with the deea5
of important legislation which they expected by





their constituents to secure Others with the loss of
political patronage and the blasting Of their hopes
of future advancement. cabal OF half dozen men,
of little experience and less prestige in politics, bn5
delegated with all the power Of the Federal Admin
istration and having saked their political existence
on carrying out their plans can accomplish much Ia
such body as the present Senate. All that can now
be said is that for days past il has been per
fectly clear that II votes could not be had
for the 25th section, and that there
is as vet no percephble change IN
the situation. The majority Of Republicans in tho
Senate do not recognize Messrs Murphy Bliss, and
Davenport as leaders of the Republican party They
look on them as the old Roman nobility did on the
1ich plebeians Not only does there exist thus feel
ing of jealousy and enmity but il is also clear, even
TO the blindest OF Senators, that the CustOmhouse
leaders are in the wrong and are pursuing course
which will lead TO the inevitable ruin Of the party
in the city and State.


Commissioner Davenport leaves Albany this after
noon for New-York. he is positive that the Charter
viii not be reported before his return next week
Very little has been OF him about the Capitol
this week. and it will be a relief to the Republican
Senator's and Assemblymen when he shall cease 10
be visible at Albany at all


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


The Senate Committee on Cities met this after



ments TO the Charter, but took no action on the
18th section. 1t is now announced that nothing
further will be done about the Charter until next
week Chas P. Shaw appeared here this afternoon,
and the interviews between him and members OF the
Committee that followed regarded by friends OF
the Charter as foreboding mischief The last time
he was here he succeeded in getting delay OF one
week to enable the opponents Of the Charter to DO
heard and the Davenport party say that another
weeks delay would kill it altogether. Ar. shaw
wishes it distinctly understood. however,
that he does not desire 10 kill the Charter,
but to so amend it as 10 make 1t
worthy of the party that is TO be responsible
for il and in harmony with the professions of reform
made at the last municipal election. He decidedly
prefers the Charter il is rather than 20 have
no charter at all and leave things as they are IN
NewYork, which is believed to be the real design OF
the Custom house leaders. Anything Is better. IN
his opinion, than that the city government should
be administered for the next two years by a combi-
nation of Custom-house politicians with the rem
nants of the Tammany Ring now IN office. Hen
confident that prompt. energetic, and united action
on the part Of the opponents Of the Charter as 10
stands would be successful here and would result IN
amending the 18th section 10 give the appoint
ing power to Mayor Havemeyer, where il properly
belongs


Opinion is still divided as TO what the Governor
would do if the Charter went to him in its present
shape he said TO a gentleman this afternoon that
he had never stated, OF authorized any one to state
for him. that he would not sign IL. The Inference
drawn from this was that. if il passed the Legisa-
ture by a respectable majority, he would sign H. On
the other band it is said, with great confidence,
that under no circumstances would the Governor
sanction the mode of appointments provided for IN
the 18th section


John Foley. who is here. thinks the Governor 3
sound on the Charter question, but dOuDts
whether he can be prevailed on 20 make hgh5
against the Republican party for the sake OF one
man in the matter Of appointing heads, OF depaIl,,
ments Cen Stewart l.. Woodford. who arrived
here to-day is understood 10 be using his influence
in favor of the Custom-hOuse leaders AS be y
known to he Somewhat intimate with Gen. Grant.
this gives color to their representations that Their
charter is an Administration measure.


EOSTEp'C CASE