The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1873, Page 3

TOR CHARTER DENOUNCED, The Council of Political Reform, . Repudiating the Last Move of the Albany Solons. The Charter an “ Inquisitorial and In- famous Enactment.” a Addresses by D. B. Eaton, Judge Emott, Joseph B, Varnum and Others. Perdition Hurled at the Albany Committee on Cities by the Sages of the Seventy. “WHAT IS THE USE OF A MAYOR?” —-r1——_. No Domiciliary Visits and No Police Spies ‘To Be Legalized in Now York. Last-evening there wasa large meeting of the different delegates of the Ward Councils of Ponti- cal Reform, heki in the chapel of the University, ip Washington square. The meeting was held in pur- suance to the following printed cail:— New York, Feb. 15, 1879, Sra—You are juested to attend a mecting of the oficersand Executive Boards of the several Councils of Political Retorm, at the New York City University, on for Ceres) February 19, 187, at cighv-o charter that has been. presen ments ‘nicl we are engaged. der, J.B. Varnui and others wail spe: You are requested to in: ving ope 4 vanivential friends of LILBON, Presiveat. reform to be prevent, ..N. BeRRs, Secretary, Bn well-known reformers were present, and at eight o’clock Mr, W. WH. Neinson, President of the Central Coanctl, was called to the chair, He reviewed the progress of the Tammany Ring, spoke of the dishonesty of Connolly, of the steadfastness of Comptroller Green, and declared that the new char- ter was intended to place the city—if made a law— tm the power of a Ring fully as corrupt as ever the Tammany Ring was. The speaker compared Tam- many to Scylila, and the Ring whe were endeayor- ing to run the new charter through the Legislature to Charybdis, and the people shoutd determine to avoid both. Have you considered the section to the proposed charter in regard to the police? Do you not see that it places in the headquarters ofthe department a superintendent clothed with powers 80 inquisitoria) ag to be intolerable to the citizens. He is virtually empowered to make domiciliary vinite, vo place a spy in every man’s house, and to spread upon the pages of a book of record every event and circumstance of a man’s household, This, in fact, will be, if carried out, the establishment of an inquisition in this city, The charter aims to place all patronage and power in a Ring, and through it to deprive the people of every means to remove them from office. Twoof the epresentatives from the city, members of the mittee on Cities, have entered a manly protest against this iniquitous charter, Mr, JosreH B, VARNUM denounced the charter a8 an infamons measure and its supporters as a band of sportsmen, He deiended Maret Havemeyer, large and the Council of Political Reform should do their best to starel by Mayor Havemeyer in his efforts to obtain honest municipal government. Mr. Varnum then read the iollowing memorial, which he said was to he sent to the Legislature on behalf of the Coun- and demanded that the people al etls of Political Reiorny of this eity :— THE MEMORIAL AGAINST THE CHART ER, Ata meeting of the Council of Political Reform, with the executing committees of the severa) ward ea ee the following memoria) was adopted :— To vax Lecisnarons 1 ‘The Council of Political Reform respectfully represent fuat they have for several years Been actively engaged in abuses and secure @ good y of New York by YB per _legicta- lor Legislative the eflort to vorreet pub! overnmens for the jon and 0d: herent and municipal ps @ the nomination parties, and that the: trom the Legislature to complete the good work, Dy ejecting from office all the men who were inflicted upon them under the late city nd the charter 60 fod fo, dpa set) hes to suck the blood overnment, and to a he qrowth of anoiher crowd of lec! of tis community, which has already suite. so meh from robbery and fraud on the partot officials, and grave hat the charter re- cently reported to the Assembly, so far from will "'pave the way for another state of things quite as pad as that brought about by Tweed and his associates. They be- iple of government is better established the executive and legislative power should in distinet hands, #0 that each may be held accountable apprehensions are entertained accomplishing — this object, Hove that no prin! than this, that i that either or both may be entirely chang ction If the people sce fit; that neither of these ples is adhered to in the ‘proposed charter. By it the ‘ayor may, by the action of the Aldermen, be deprived of all power to select his associates in the government, while the Board of Aldermen will be substantially in- with ail this power, which muet necessari ed (@ amount to anything whi coneiliate the members of that B ments to office must be very great, be enough (0 corrupt almoat any ley Mayor makes bad appointments he be removed at any one election, very questionable expediency in view of past events, The utmost that can reasonably de asked by any one ole who is unwilling to give the whole power to fs that his nomination should be subject to conanua jon by the Aldermen, ‘Becond—The provision for removal may be very propor ¢ Police, Fire, Health and Charity Boards, in the case of where the expenses well detined rule, all the subordinates being tncro oF permanent in thelr positions, a vision and iserptine, for the proper entoreemen whieh i is desiral more permanen:y an be the case if their pla ther head partinents shoals y.the power, which appointed the Board of Aldermen em, _ necessity of a trial or hear! written cha ened by the bill, would make p remows mn fron aA utterly ‘ininosslble? Ye Yiows that ee Tena of & departintht inay “prten ve ly unsuited for the position, although there be no means of proving intentional neglect of duty or physical or mental ineapackty, and there is no more reason why the heads of departments should have any more protec- att tion against removal than their subordinates, wh the twenty-cighth section, are, liable to be summarily it removed out relerence to their torms o/ office. Thrd—White the “Aldermen are. inve-ted. with an im- rtant part of the exevsure power, without not invested with that ent gouty hey wh baops ree to possess, but overruled by the absence of any second ong the Stine ‘Alderne igh recent eve! apparent no Fs reat temptation fo € plications trom determined and infduenti: itt Fuin—the powersconierred om the Superintendeat Poller wre such as hme ho precedent to lusty them aro rupulou: Abnsed. We submit that there tn ho reason why hott ne wamed 4 the Inw. the Mayor ts to supervise the whok ment of “he Sasi; Mt seems propor that he should’ bem ex-officio of ail Boards, in order to enable him to jormation concerning their workings and Shain storm: maares s as may enable him to act advised!; election will certainly prevent the ielpal canton tee rom being controlled bythe tesues of a or fd contest, fat the experience of such ifles the beef that ihe aera" ot camibdates will be more carefully cane we ¢ additional expense is bat an incomsiderable der fermer cha: —Your memorialists respectfully call your atte: resent lion tothe fact that the. promoters of. the wh the maxim thatto the viewr belongs ay ‘slists entreat that al such enstat At find favor with you wh tonstantly changing. Judge Eorr nextepoke. He altuded to the hordea Of political sco.ndrels who have affiliated them- wel Hall under the name of Tammeuy republicans.’ There are men belong: he to the republican party who declare that there * mothing so condactve to the strengthening the power of the republican party as te have the pos- f the spoils, There are a mumber of men qho are endeavoring to fan 4 biaze of bad feeling between the partisans of both Lace ots in the Legis- tature, inorder that tne people of shies city a es with, Tam 3 << session fave ng charter that mit aan the ci York. it It 18 poambie the pouseaniom of the ow '¥ of the councils on the éito the Legislature tor this city, and.other measures affecting the reform move- ‘ames Emotf, Dorman B. Prec: Hon. i. J. Seud- ns ef men uot only honest and tapable, but known. Moe such That the members of this Cotneil are compoxed of persons of all political ave been actixe in creating and to-operating with other reform organizations by public meetings, publications and other active movements, and how, im pursuance of their object, most earnestly Fepre- nt Firet—That the people of New York who, by an almost unparalleled effort, succeeded in overthrowing the cor- rupt ming wach was in power, have a right to demand ich enactments as will enable them sel without that unity of purpose or sense of re- bility which pertains to an officer who, like the ‘ayor, is elected jor the exercise of executive dutics, The officers chosen. by the Board will owe no obligations to the Mayor, and not be governed or controlled atall in their a ms by him or any other responsible head, as the rvision of a Board of fitteen will be too much di- ¢ the tem tytn to mdm all ppoint- ative body. At the ¢an be removed by the people at she end of hiv term; but the Aldermen cau as itis proposed that, ony. five terms shallexpire im each year, a provision of re’ regulated to some extent bya fe: nd subject only to super; Ho that the Commissioners, should have Mieponlence than would likely to dopeud up the result of fry, ne Slecnons buy is insisted that all sof de ‘ot to removal he consent of @ suilicient check agaimst the unreasonable exercise of tueh power by the Mayor, while ng Tfour publie ofticers in the most fmportant of atl their dutiesengmely, that of appropriat: jug and raising money. If, out of abundant caution, in legislative Board, it is deemed advisable to continue the Board of A Apportionment and Auditas a check, we snbmit that the vote of the chief sisective oMicer of the city should, always be necessary ‘which are allowed to overrule the actioi Fourth—The Comptroller ts expreasly deprived of the Wer he now possesses to inquire ay to the due periorm- of biy Wuties person who claims # salary, have shown that it will some: & convenient Sever fe xe far eon Rina r fo) creation or continu Suce of stnccure offices, which have always been ono of the greatest sources ¢ Corruption, and which there isthe ‘0 ere vd und ler the yrearere of ap. rs be subject to the di ‘Commissioners, and rurtnor, what his aire mite scarcely conceat that their otject Is to carry out the spoils, nd Yo rable action will be intluericed by « regard Peayapetaae are lasting in their results; not #0 men, who are he copy of the charter. He said that pe Bare. to in- fre good Pk oot in this city, should ‘be in- vested with full power to nominate and designate the ine tanto. of deparimenta 2 is not ey of our ice, Mr. Haveme; 2 elected chief trate of the elty that proper on — a cline incumbent of that office. by ons oposed charter tt be ye: that ti the) ier ihe merely ‘allowed to remain as a I ee thout any power commensurate with the supposed dignity and responsibility of his office. It is Sain ano fh to see by the charter that the fifteen Aldermen have all the power to disre- gard all nominations by the Mayor, who wilihave come into the Chamber of the. Board of Alder- men as the sixteenth man, his office of Mayor lelt Deming. All the Aldermen have to do isto reject the Mayor’s nominations tor twenty days, and then they need but to absent ¢) ves Or not hold meetings, and by very default or’s nomina- tions are rendered nuil and void, It ig said that we know as much about the fiiteen Aldermen aa we do about the Mayor—the entire sixteen being elected alike, To this ] answer that it ia not poe: sible to watch fifteen agg ee sponding watchfulne: ag that can be directed. benny elected with poner. i} Foy people who have to give us a shies roh hs qhey say fay that you cannot get the peo; an in tne eo Ing, and ae t is an expensive experiment, But what i# the a se Ol He amounts of meney squandered dishonestly in the administration of a corra| 4 city eoveramantt The municipal election should en’ rely be Separated from the evils of State and national politics and from all partisan preierences, Citizens are puzzied at the Fall elections by the multiplicity of candidates to be voted for. And consequently comes of this the general confusion. The advo- oates of this bill call it @ bill to reorganize the local goverament, and 1 call it a bill to get rid of Comp- roller Green and to ttle dest Mayor Havemeyer. (Applause.) But that is not the manner nor is it the anim us by which laws should be made for the government Of thscity. If the Fepublicat party are to make a charter for this city merely to main- tain party supremacy it will make the greatest mistake that has ever been made in all ite history- Mr. DokMAN B, Earon sald that he had just ar. rived from aston and had not made much pre ration for speech making. lama reformer oF the most decided stamp, and a Born porter of Mayor aT believe in his des by pad tl ire to do justice to New nd in his hones iy sense capacity. Yet I'nay have reason to difter witl javemeyer. He beileved iv free and feareae, "speech, and did not intend cA square his views with those of fience. 1 may not agree with the honorabie Board of Aldermen, some of whom I gee here. He referred to the arent measure of the appointment @1 the commissions, and it is this measure which po oar cin ‘of Political Reform, the Com- mittee of Seventy, republicans and democrats, in addition tothe horde of mercenary office-scekerg and henchmen who have @ single eye to the oilicial patronage. General Josxrn @. Jacxeon (interrupting)—I nse. to a point of order, 1 think that the ones ot tee meeting has been entirely misdirecte: meeting.of tue exeoutive boards of the dierent Councils of Political tery who have ae only twice @ year, Eaton is not preaking. thetrenonition before fhe house, and: 1 ahinke shat those gentiemen in charge who have isaued eireu- lara and named speakers have committed au error. The CHAIRMAN—1 think, gentlemen, that in courtesy to the arent r. Eaton, should be al- lowed to proceed. Mr, Hanuy M. BEERS arose at this moment and said :—Whatever may be the allusions made by the last speaker must point to me. 1it was who selected the speakers, and Mr. Eaton is right and everyone else is wrong in this disci ~ (AD- plause; cries of sige on and speak,” "6; what yous have to gay,” . D. B. Eafon--Gentleren, I have not read tne Temorial, and.1 cannot speak in regard to a document which | have not heard. Mr. JoserH 8. VARNUM read the memorial to the Lepueeare, and Mr. Henry N. BEERs explained his position, and moved that Mr. Eaton be asked to continue his remarks en the momorial and in regard to the progress of matters kindred at Albany, This was adopted unanimously. MF. Karon denounced the pirates and vultures who hover around the political carcass at Albany, those fattened political vipers who are now slinking, cowed, into their tniamous holes and dens from the sight of ctvilization now that the Piercing rays of public sentiment at Albany are Recomng. purer, Let us give the Legie- Jatare to now that the honest men of New York want an honest government here and that we intend to have it. The speaker had been Seyoting. considerable time to the con- sideration of that thost disgraceful and dishonor- able branch of our municipal goverament, the Board of Police Justices. Several gentlemen spoke in succession om the jnestion of the ‘adoption ol the memorizr’te the Legislature. General Jackson stated that he would like to have @ committee appoisted from the Coun- cil of Political Reform to confer with the commit- tees of the Union Le: fe, the republican party and of the Committee of Seventy, in order to make a united front at Albany. The discussion was avery long one. An amendment was made to strike out the clause in the memorial favoring the passage of & law to order municipal Spring elections. ‘The motion to strike out the clause ordering a Spring election was lost, and the memorial was adopted as it stood, after ‘which the meeting ad- journed. THE SEVENTY AND THE CHARTER. “What's the Use of a Mayor!?”—The Ap- pointment of Heads of Departments the Most Important Section in the Charter—The City Has No Sovereign Power”=—The Mayor Must Not Be Re- duced to a Faint and Bioodless Image. The Committee on Legislation of the Committee of Seventy beg leave to submit the following report concerning the proposed charter for the city of New York as presented to the Legisiature from the Committee on Cities :— As we shave already given our general, views on the subject of the charter which the city should have, it 1 Only necessary at the present time to examine at iengih the amendments as proposed by the Legulative Com- ttee on Citles, so far as to see whether they are in ac- nee With correct principles. We shall not follow the order of the charter, but shall consider the substance of the leading provisions of an objectionable naturo with- out quoting the language of the sections, L—THE POWER OF APPOINTMENT OF MRADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER OFFIORRS. There ts no part of the charter which Is of fo much ogn- sequence as this or which Is s0 interesting to the public, We had hoped that the committee would haye pl on solid and satisfactory grounds. Instead of that, Dy Rind of perverse Ingenuity they have resorted to n mode of appointment wholly without precedent, indefensible in d likely to be most mischievousin practice. We and. the grounds of & plan by which te Staygr shall bave Ue sole power ot appolmment or ome in which the Mayor shall nominate fund the Aldermen simply confirm, cheme of the Committee on Cities, {ocheme it can be called, Is but n jumble of absurdities end foconaraltias Look at its principal features, Jn. she, outact pre ovldeg, that | the Mayor may fn ohianinal fran thirty days bé: ote the expiration of a teri of offices. Idermen may, reject the nomination, whereupon er must be made, This act of nominating and re- ing may go on for twenty days, when it mi ‘and then tie Mayor must go into joint convention. with the Alaermen sad vote AB One of Uieir ember of er: paps 24,04 ene the Alder; = can be g dpe re uring the re ony von ts befor’. he Ai eth ncaa Got Se a Bird ine P5or farce of rejecting the nomination, They have only to remain in @ state of inactivity or somnolence until the fatal twenty days expire, when the Mayor at once is shorn of his functions and becomes substantially a member of the Board of Aldermen. mae ractical 4 by rine is easily forescen. The whole power o' pointmnent is tranaferred to the Board of Aldermen. Mi hat they need to do to acquire itis to reject the Mayor's nominations or simply to remain passive. All experience teaches as that this Course rear adopted. Men love power, and Aldermen can scarcely be deemed an excep- tion to t a reneral rule. They ‘will certainly do what the proposed charter invites them to do, and hold out for Twenty days until ower is secured. Observe, also, that when the vote tet taken in the joint convention it 1s to tea voce, while whem the ft Pan tes vol miroe ¢ vei Nineteenth ‘section upon the that such vote shali be take: pas distinction? By reason of itt have his vote entered of record, a he may be made to appear to atts @ ‘of the. man whom the Aldermen have forced aj We aaa under this plan, what need there is of & Mayor ? any felt: crespect, w. would accept such a pitebl cainot believe that the Committee on Cities are in ¢ nest. wey have conn, saree without sufficient reflec- tion. We brand the whole scheme as as a transparent device (no doubt foisted upon the ‘Committee on Cities) to strip the » or of all real power. It is unworthy of dis- cussion, The mere statement of the plan is Its best Ssieation. The people of the city ot New York. have before them an ideal of a M: he t each penne ceaemil lo rei as man sagacious, resolute in Iheorruptible, sell-polxed and Prony in 4 in all reepacts to be the official representative of a million of people. Some may say that to look rep larly for Ut a man is visionary. (4 Age nee him but sition having digni ie wer and corre. fponting respons aura people will never have Ls F the pi Se Ca jan ‘on Cities. Mead of that uney wal bave a subtle, roan, wi tortuous and ainy ways who wilt erive DY indirectien and new as fo gain powers which he cannot obtain d reotly. Hew i) beating t . oF and Anlereeae eae pe re eat of the United nite, whereby a mmmend a scheme of fou pr he sore Bone fof ointment t osition 10 a derived. from Fae a an Sreument 4 Timan Tighe wn mi rine make ver imate very NEAt wre e light of it suits thelr tan between — case of the Mayor and the President city has lo Le gf oa aps lgrd ae canes aS os i itetave ‘ inde from authorit: ena Mail of whieh ae re dele Stra wy ieee the Stat re the care and lighting Tikes ahd th a the at arden te ee (oF rule i Telmnct wee points not eam had con- lorton, hhe did - vant the don faralet = eee a Tort in the joint convention as having BS; | overwhelming Evid Evidence of Sub- sidy Pom.’s Infamy. ‘ee MONEY LAVISHLY EXPENDED. t aut model ae we agent in the most em- S24 which Sateutive Soe “43 thle plap cay Saat = See Dever, the Committee, is ex- mages of money Barefaced Bribery of Members of | fears the Legislature. eat ea oe this t~Tes eanet OF ‘OFrUE OF NEADS OF DEPAREMENTE a, An0 TEs FORSD OF POLAND'S PURBLIND COMMITTEE. Bee Colfax Telle the Unsuspecting Innocents About Hesbitt’s Generosity-How He Got $4,000 as a Reward of Virtue—Affidavit of a South Bender Who Heard Colfax Tell the Touching Story. aa ix ret exer roe where 7 care a THE CORRUPT SENATOR CAUGHT. pete tala More Witnesses and the $7,000 Package of Greenbacks on the Way—The Investiga- tion of the Senate Committeo To Bo Continued To-Morrow. I ts tt saya ht nt ee ¥ pony coneu Board of Alder- Wasnineron, Feb. 19, 1873, Judge Poland's Special Committee to inquire into the Orédit Mobilicr charges held a special meeting this morning to hear the additional statement of Vice President Colfax, who was present with his Mr, Ames was also present and eceupled @ seat directly opposite the Vice WAsnmaton, Feb. 10, 1979, The Pomeroy committee was called to order at twenty minutes past ten o'clock A. M. and pro- ceeded with the investigation :— Mr. inp gh jeee caaieien patties ‘of the ecupe come itt nd the Race in arenes thereof, The réso- intion, t inthe terusor tho Dus for! fe to say tat tinder his rae ie vay. few officers be removed. The acts to be amount to criminal miaomeanorsinien tonal violation or wilful ney tect of rf Before such a Conclusion can be reache: M4 ¢ Al- hints to be done. in thecate of ever eounset, Judge Hale. harter Becomes a law, the only Practica rt remove officers wiil be to repeab the cia juld agaln be contrasted with You would give 8 for prevent the rth "by him of the aue an the subordinates of to be h mitted the Aliegations of corraption ‘gmeroy directly, inde ut met as to any acts dono By hid wt vein ha sen referred to the arrangements made isked. Mr. Horton ONE Coe he mnie wi @ de: Mr, a that It ¥ ‘would be osed by your comm! mittee indge ¥ Hale oala he wrishea to Sete to the commiti¢s ower tO make remov: ¢, stand on the Lith on, before ‘the ‘committee re- examined him solely Thich. he wate, Collax) obtained etme Tea Lani bite Lindale rexpinin's ‘ond su submit the letters said he was influenced in me a manly ie conte that testimony to the point is} mae gomewhal of a inet. the lated to the de; Mhatfmone aceaaat Froult eocordingt és iM, ores thoval will aunwer the purpose. i ir, Cale pond, of opinion as to details—as to nature of the checks imposed lon , tne ‘defence en reponse, wat-the other side be directed to submit statement ot the tacts which they proposed to ‘of witnesses to be Ld Abe ced. ‘enero may be difference: rac character and gether with a list cat hs r. Simpson reminded th ation was now in ogress at Topeks luced and proven closed there, and that some of the before the committee at opens De unjust to compel him to make by Mr. Horton at this ti THE EXAMINATION OF WITHEAKKS ener and Mr. Simpson called Mr. Prank REMOVAL OF marine a meas ¢ DEPARTMRY charter, ae iteame. from the hands of the Ceniral Republican Committee, made an untenable distinction in gemeying, a7 ends gi departments and Fetajning, others, loner’ ‘of Pubite Works: ed upon the legislative this distinetion could not con has been generally conceded Not be supported, and it has been slipposea that the bill, , would provide ‘for the removalof all. the heads of opartments referred to are are certai nly not distinctly ay those letters be- mswer any duestions the com- tatiana from Mr. Nesbitt of ‘er hee ape re were to bé dis- ann Aa ie | tement required ration Counsel and ( memt ane of Aye arenes iy uy Cities” 1 om Mr. Nenbitt-$1 000 after 7 | pete PT 8 and ea tor the Post int ained. Parties thatit could y weary Tatements, of their connected Pomeroy wil titted: Tat during the canvass he met Dr. said that he was 4 friend of pet would vote for him; witne: under any consideration D Again, tA ges ‘the sain grey ch "he 10 $eiee underst frais ritnens fied ong 01 it such contracts oe. they were ornn i Postmaster Genera. 0) Te: ehuiensee, was sworn, and tes- tifted that he had a conversation with Mr. McComb, and od him that Ames had Credit Mobilier stock to be jalstrtbuted ; ead been ‘offered Credit Mob Mr. Ames, but declined to receive ft, lanations made by Mr. that bring his private Axe Fy at into oo confict with bis publie duues, aud ie wanted to dation of a board appoin Ex Senator Fowler, of re issions and posrdn,” tor, as the: ‘A lank ot Prd ieeapgrte' they s sicars to be er be eat "ise Mayor pa meat recede the are not “members ire Houses an tees Yenc for those wi orien ural he. mee of the same grade as thes ita Fe Rail tion of whose office of enumeration. ar ‘hats mere ir aac for that and ri in case. nines would vote’ toe pies 4 (tort ae Le incurred in-his cour: PI r reading the le’ ne first one of the remittanc April w: the $1,000 bint "in the con- Mr. Colfax, afte stated saat tho been resorted to i ane how much his persons have been legislat 'y have been retained ? hie p peopl mand that ihe removal of these, 0 tinetly referred to, and ee yoo cui 1 tnppear saat these in fa gratulatory letter of June was for political purposes, and he then produced the satne ‘day that he rait he had sent. to so was the check in the letter the draft tor $1,000, the $),200'In bills, Ww that their rights seal be # endorsed by the Ohairn ly devised phrases. ai construction is quite different ad tabi declined the offer; on Dr. Rorbachey came to witness in his seat jure, asked him to vote for Pomeroy and bh Sostane Wis Rhany 708 aagin, {he offer w Mr, V) ekerme the: i the ycampaign were not] WAEe: wae.nos fnuigmes We accordingly repeat the recommendation already made by us, and ange that your committee shall insist on the insertion, in the 122d linet s clause of removal “st if oor ration Counsel, Commissioner of Public Ws other heads ofdeparunents. 1V—THK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 178 Sea, There are several powers {he Potice Department and h pik oor @oubttal @ abi is the rate that the Board may place ension roll at hi annual pension of $400. Th reference to his term of serviee. Jated to promote favoritism and to p to reward mere political service: evils before, and only refer to it 2. The Superintendent has him, which would appear wap 61000 sent him by Nesb! owes that month, stati roved the two rem, adie then read te follow 28 Dublis! hed and had sent prin ares for the f the charter, as dine that these drafts tances of June and enses Of witness in had Ro idea what yu reasons sta, $10 ih in June, the g ontax’ had foal remittance: ed by his counsel, entleman showed told him of both ac ir) mavtait Horton of “whom you Mr, ee is ere for the Porn ae he? There hi im, referred isy to the expediency and SON BURROUGHS. nehad no eoeiveshilen with Pomero; Sr. Josern County. 1s request. and #7 aa thatan offer = arrangement made by nay! ve done Without any Tule seems catca- ide a reaty means ¢ have discissed ite Ricketson Burroughs, @ county and State, being dal During the Sunimer of 1 fax trom Washington, in cons ing political campaign, he (Colfax) related cumstance of his having made the acq jentieman in New York city bat he (Nesbitt) stated to M his trtends wanted any romero} r, Horton—\orbacher had been a member of the rey don’t know that he was expelled by Pome- uextions asto the manner of the a witness did not remember de- roy’s friends; several ultation about the app! exp ulsion were asked, # shee cher told. witness in jowa two and 8 h tance of an old 2 U] yay large {0 smjered ane a ty from the rp dep “in common parlance, ne id abundance of means for nd “farnily’ and wished, if Mr, Collax would it about one Bie hen Rorba “eeton “Manher ae woul b ying his Increasing” expenses “incidant “to, sald en offered ina (Mir. Golfax) the sum of am not certain which sum, but It was =, for such purpose, and ‘that all the favor he (Nesbitt) would ask in return was) th fax) would call on him (Nesbitt) and take tea with him, Thave frequently spuken of my neighbors and Mr, did Mr. Horton And tha ‘that you wanted $2,000? jo ca Oh oe Bh Oe and P fot tell you that ye. ald not want Stiner 81 Adie 1 More votes And that wo Were Not using any moncy ? You said you dit not want any more votes, but I @on't remember that you raid that Money; don’t know personally thal offered money or that he authoriaed its uso ; ‘one anti-Pomeroy ¢aucus. Mr. Simpson—When I went into the room with cher be locked the door and to negotiate fe a 7, Su the concurrence o la if residence, ‘and 0 him and his life a8 be y one of these powers vested all other facts con- ested invone man mi ngerous. Combined in one dead to @ scheme ot personal supervi aioe ‘and espionagg which may, in time, become intolerable? Suppose that the person selected as Baperintendent, under the tempta- tion of an enormous salary vi hould be man, witl tc iatent for organiza- mi ou were not using id conversation to many. jouth Bend during t ‘and having just been informed this olfax shad ‘recently n Waaktington. although or made a statemen: told me that he was Netter ett dential adviser 0 “ot yor, davit in proof, of that transaction about Fecelving said inoney from sail Nesbitt in hove that it tbe Cause of truth and help Just and truthful man, y known for more than thirty years against tbe malicious aspersiony with which his Iwill add, further, that Mr. Col- the conversation above referred to that said Nesbitt did Mfve hin $1,000 or $2,000—1 n whio —and that he (Coltax) soon after sent am ceived to the Chairinan of the Central Gomuntttee at Tidianapolis. ‘RICKKTSON BURROUGHS, this 13th day of wanp, Notary Public. ‘and anetpie a yenigas Be a Mr eto er Horton, "but closed itand remai By Mr. pallnshayere—Mr, Rorbacher was decidedly lad. an, B; jortou—Did not Pomeroy’s fricnds vote him out of fs of the Lexistature 1d Bacon—I don’t think they aid @. Did you not just sa ‘dor’ ¢ to the door to your committee that the causes giv- ‘outnide during the in- owers should be omitted. At all events, the powers conferred should be with the Board of Police Commissioners. W think also that there should be a legal limit té the of the Superintendent. V.—THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, This committee has heretofore recommended that the owers of this department should be entrusted to a roposed charter vests all it is well known that the plan in order to give largo ‘We recommend to Ing quch ample lex, imtormed me during that the resokttion xpelled was introduced by a trend of Mr, Pom Mr. Simpson—Do you know or not that tho ¢ on Elections reported’ unanimously against Bacher and that the resoluti acl most’ unanimous vote! Committees bond resolution wax adopted by an over. of three persons, jowers in one person. ler of 1870 adopted thie articular individual. Th round for retaining this provisio: here is strony reason, owing to the great patron the Commissioner's disposal, that he should notact alone. 7, ,the Committes on Citien entered by the drat putlican Commitee nh Bubdseribed oid, sworn op before me, 10} by an don't know ‘about the Vo! Tellrighuyven—Iis election was declared void the Senate C. The charter, as reported gives hiin more Of the Central control of the Croton Water original scheme, had been take Ee er that a single man, Hoax Ames Before He Bond, of the lower Houso of the Kaneas Legisia- Committce—Pho tare, testitied that John '. Murphy met him in Topeka during the canvass and said that tie who be him (witness) fo vote for him on the follow: {he came to him again and said that. Pom aid ‘that if witness would vote for him tle WOULD PAY HIM ANYTHING THAT WAR roy, emying and advised him to go and see Por Gan have. $5,000 just as well as five cena” ettid. not eall on Pomeroy; on the Saturday before the election he called on Pomeroy and had a talk abou the election fe for him; on tho eran about eleven o’e Pens of Dr. Logan’ om him, 1s it ble’ to the pg He and ? We insist that it focn Pomeroy, Wasninarey, Feb. 19, 1873. The Spectai Committee of the Senate, of which Senator Morrill is Chairman, met @t-Balfpast one o’clock this afternoon, and Oakes Ames was re- He testified that the first he ever heard about the checks given to Mr, Harlan was from Mr, Harlan himself, who came to him one day in the cloak room of the House and said he wanted to return the $10,000 to the Pacific Railroad Com- Witness told him he knew nothing about it; lartan replied that attention had been called to . Alley, and if the money came from the road he wanted to return it; Mr. Harlan seemed much worried about the matter ; he thought Mr. John B. ive more information | in reference to ven Senator Harlan than any one else. In answer to questions of Mr. Clarke the witness testified that the Pacific Railroad never made any @emand on Mr. Harlan for the mone. inten million dolla zens ought not to permit the present proviston to be adopted without an emphatic protest VI.—-GENERAL REMARKS AB TO THE DEPARTMENTS, There are vario provisions which we have formas erly criticised, and which stil remain unchanged. jor to say that the sug told him he coakl not the joint conventio: colleagues called h that some one want hall, who said that me dia nok want to bother him, but had "something to my to him and could ray it in 'flye fentions of the gant. 3 ev upon the Legi rejected the ge others they emasculated them, to hoads of departments to fx ralaries o1 nd deny to the Comptroller all power to review the tiom whether such subordinates have performed heir duties. The Comptroller, moreover, is to have ho practical check on ihe power of the heads of de} 8 to enter into contracts, el iv (o retain the 7 hat hosed: Before adopting Position—knew trouble in his family My death and | ao nee his cite cumstances were ; he wai him to take care of ‘Was no use of mincing matters; witness’ name #tcod first on the list of his delegat haying his vote ; then he sa in the way of money was to be 1M THE WAY OF Bi ‘The Corporation Coun- e great power conferred on him by the proposidonol the “Central Republican Commitee,” and 18 compensation is to be augmented by adding to His sal- The clauses which you Dlicity, and as a check on ihe va ary all legal costs. id that whatever war given cousidered an Peravian Commercial Interests Supersedimg Politics'in the Public Mind— Frontier Recti- fication Between Chile and Bolivia— Coal Mine Industry—Colonel M. Cruz’s Pronunciamento afid Its Consequences—Eailway and Steamship Progress— The Coolie Trade. t By mail from the Panama Isthmus We have tn following interesting budget of news from th South Pacific and Central American States an Colombia, The Panama naar bears date the a of February. Peru. ea, ‘The dates are to the 27th of January, The politi« cal intelligence from this Republic goes to shows that the country was generally quiet. The attend, tion of the government and people was taken up with the matter relative to the great income that 1s being realized from the exportation of nitrate of! sods, the business in which 1s apparently pottin be as important as that 0! Cagrisy tare were 2,500,000 quintals of nitrate shippe from Peruvian ports; in! 1871, 3,600,000 quintals, an in 1872 4,420,000 quintals, The’ saies of ghano ara destined to meet the foreign debt, The revenue, from this source is calculated to be about sevew mie pounds per annum. For the hide nges of the country, the customs, the nit focal taxes and the railways, when they come te pay, are depended upon, From.-these sources it ist expected that the government will have at its dise posal about thirteen and @ balf millions of soles, Chile, 5 A treaty has been concluded between cnnte a ani Bolivia, which will allay all trouble about th boundaries between the two countries. The Chilean Mintster of Foreign Affairs has gon to the Straits of Magellan to inquire into the con4 dition of the colony there and to decide on makin) @ new port of Santa Cruz, situated at the mouth 0: tne river ana on the bay of that name. IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. New coal mines are being actvely. worked att Ancud, EATH OF A CONSUL. A Val aralso. Chile, letter of the 14th of penary va a Osmin Laporte, Consul of France Valpal Ny who had but lately arrived od fron Europe ied at Limache. His remaing Nit brought to this port and intwred with all th honors due to his rank. Guatemala. 7 The dates from Guatemala are to the 234 of Jan¢ uary. Congress was in session and busy making new Jaws and altering old ones, The resignation of tha Provisional President, Garcia Granada, was nod accepted py the Assembly. \ REVOLUTIONIST REFORM AND THE REFORMERS, The most important item received 1s. an account of @ pronunciamento against the government by al’ Colonel Mendez Cruz. He had been entrusted wit! the government cf the Department of Amatitlang Taking advantage of that position he induced th fifty men of the garrison to join with him in an ate tempt to get up a revolution and upset the ernment. He also liberated 100 criminals out xt jail and armed them, The people-of Amatitian mained neutral, A force of 160 men were sent ont against hing under the erders of Colonel Inlio Garcia Granad Who met and defeated the rebels at Tabacal. Oru: fled with a few soldiers and the rebellion was su; ti essed, AD attempt to surprise the garrison at atiapa had also failed. The country otherwise was tranquil. Three thousand men ‘were, how4 ever, kept in readiness in the capita, for any events San Salvador, The railroad from the capital to the port wit progressing rapidly. M. Bueron, the comtractor, had reported to the government that the road hi been graded a distance of 1,770 metres in len; and five metres wide, Some three handred are at work on the road. Costa Rica, President Guardia had returned and been enthu«, siastically received, ‘The railroad was progressing satisfactorily. ma locomotive on the Pacific section had arrived at the San Jose station amid a great deal of feasting and ceremonies THE COOLIE TRADE, The steamer Gienmanao had arrived at Puntal Arenas from China on the 30th of January last ah 654 Chinamen. Thirty-one died on the voy: Arrangements have been made at Hong Kong om further supplies of Chinese laborers, Cotombia. The sanitary condition of Panama is (February 8) improving and the cases of malarious fever declining, From statistics publushed in the and Herald it appears that the mortality for past year was about four per cent Of the pop tion, particularly among children. TRAFFIC ON THE ISTHMUS, The destruction of the wharves at Aspinwall i the late norther, as was to be pens heavily against the railroad and com! sop ies by. Nagata fat ae great poe in the tlon of fr ts. m the “ Reine tel pearly repaired, Dutt the ag ain put in workin; ovdepranekes fore oatleass losses much higher figure. A new steamship line, called the New Orleans and Central American Steamship line, has béen’ established. The vess will leave New Orleans on the 27th of cach month for Aspinwall, tuachin at Havana, and Limon Bay in Costa Rica, and will arrive on the loth of the next month, ‘Rerarning they will leave Aspinwall on the 13th tor New Orleans, WEATHER REPORT. ‘ The rainfallin Aspinwall for 1872 was 170,18-100 inches, @ very unusual hele of Apportionment, though adopted in art, have been deprived of much of their. for their present shape, of comparatively tie value. of these respects the pre thought the account of Dr. Durant heen settled; did not remember of it containing this check; itt Durant was Yige tal a up wi tion ager of tha road an ny didnot know ow q t of the com- | po! of gold by the aid of a stamping mill. and added, “Now, right down to Pomeroy ” witness answered that roy, that he had some other & tem to atte ee Sk? inet ig matic a a ¥ AL. ae iss S any item for. aa ¢ and boone ofacrol of ii Durant got ma inet ee mei either Mr. Dawes or tet, Bartiett the duoioeog to hisumest aoa aii. Harios MUSICAL: AND DRAMA! TES. Saticn a Ghaaar oh Now Mors, mal ve oaenioed ate, OEE om amt fi ap ‘opored charter needs material © coukl not nee Pome- amendments, It is to be hoped that the original charter or the Central Republican Committee ax amended by eur committee may be substituted tor it by the Legisla- it in an offensive wa; inade po mention of Sy sroy ; Pomeroy did not offer any inducement for his 7 Mr. Horton—Was United States ae, pent wlll olore oF Just. alter ie 'VII.—APRING FLECTIONS OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. sla was a meu on whieh your committee laid great commend this Lgl Se mt are nha is that reat advantages of ‘the | plan are taken Into he city. affairs in the excitement of the Fall ut little ousuterat at orter tn fo them having an Aitlonal expense. fore the election; did not formal ber whether he THE STOCR EXCHANGE INQUIRY. tions Ba be had DJect ree from had veh 4 and when the; municipal soiieetn! made on your part to iene huce sie y tions into the charter. In clos! call, through your committee, eltizens to one or two leadiny this eee subject, One oft ore net the are the matter of the charter Sh o1 her than to allow it to be disp: turbing influences of the hour. uise the fact that a serious misunderstanding has arisen resent Mayor and some of those Who claim ried him at the Tea election. such controversy we We only reter to It to ‘ray that inic law, such as should never f a ost a making. a Provision of Thenb Nblted "Beates tof Peonntitavion of the 8 the Btate fe depend Presidents, Governors your eleceign ‘expenses, iatehnt ina ag on this mubject atic wet hid ven wo nimtor hi that he could do the no conversation wit! pt except that above men- Horton and soaneenet the com- Wasumeron, Feb, 19, 1873, Juuge #hepman wee belere the Commitee of Ways and Means to-day, in ferwer, explanation of Nis statement heretofore published, reiterating es which, Re ah nenies, and bold eres seis RJ eaten on of a good rations infu mittee elicited erties to understan the instance of nis ine there was no chance sf beat! him to vote for him if this wa: his county had always been on the losing side in Sena- torial contests; witness did not sa; ad eed find aid not mean to if it was possibl By Mr. Simpson Horton fonaht an Interview; he did not seek an he Mey! with Hort ey of fo lower sain to was 0) ome todis: an true, beeaars nay thathe would vote of Congress or CONNECTICUT STATE — *, on ip ie icwar President or rth on the popularity of @ frgm time to time ap| The time ts at Nand to eee these ‘overnment on rational groun: whlch the republican party ‘could jacheve iving the city a charter which wi le’s use and would fit y wonld be sagactous, fer it woul at party a permanent lease of power On ny charter based on and selfish grounds will be short lived, ¢ subject the citizens to vexat. and the city itself to loss. Another point which ‘we would desire to commend te the Gy of thoughtful citizens is thi: Lit the whole sunject of municipal sdmin- ariy politics?” 8 inatter of basiness, I ink, anuiuetory or railroad. ges the work. The ‘riein: wa; ihen nis"constituents might see I fina aa is days later Low said that and again urged for 2 vote ines and, cornea Mr, Ghetrman, he dia rei left the im reenen rl omy mind that cat nnother time there wen money nary, ine wef) wi likely to give that the other hand, in Jnroanes, aad did not Mi erie, tt ginbeta) repel Ror, ana Sh Shomies, rie sadon, on, Resorailons and 0 Committee on ees eee f — lyn Theatre the best of the New York novelties, caeeneng, Mra. Conway brought out “Alixe” last evenings Unfortunately the cast was not made to embrace the fall strenzth of the company, and except the then nom } effective performance of Mrs, Conway herself tha acting cannot be commended. The part of Alixé De Aled "has not in it suict potency as to inspire » poor wame | actress to great endeavors and success. It ja not Wonderful, then, that Miss Minnie Conway did the | not perform satisfactorily. That Miss Conway and that te eases ‘well fave Wr a8 an: gone aie paid Piet” and int ate a a favor wi ich, chose: A ina ” out ef she § wd alin i g rat te, mateo “mene rash wit ak facts to Mee Es. Tosh yee rich Pare puree i mot who ae work well done? tig the intere: ingle municipal affairs with State and nat ven] cir interest is, however, adverec to that of ced these consideration: proper sl a the A ates ie lig Reople | of meeting, 1 “be called for that lature desire to know On the other —. ae jon. is no such expres feat ate sion, the Leg ‘Then the ci was Paige it ae to us emt- ould tson, we isa in the w its rig = vi i i waa in whe ides atte oe a é Ciaeee ene ees H Bola eee arest, Past lear and inet ier yt, woe fe W. ie Joni ace ‘ami Ne ‘oll, J. Db Vermitye, Benjamin B. Sherman, ex: nity to give acl oO sate ia’ tee THE BOGY BOTHER Sr. Louis, Mo., Feb, 19, 1873. Special despatches eay that in the democratic caucus at Jefferson City last night the following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That the investi; ramet fairly conduc tne, the Smite are latag oe ration p§ far Ps Deen ven, where Mr. other canaianten the Ist Ing ttle importance. Fa coun- AND IN THR MINES, The CPA? ie iiterigt ol the Republic, up tar wy fi (® quiet, and the Aas howg ig Mostly jucation, Bigs of dacgos in foe Baio Aa, Mile. Albani is studying the part of im M. Ambrose Thomas’ “Hamlet,” under the om of the composer, with a view to binging it in Lon- don during the approaching season. Verth’s “Don' Carlos” 1s to be revived at the Paria Grand Opera. It was withdrawn during the Em- pire through ‘the influence of the Empress, whosa CathOlic Zeal Was offendca at the aufo-dav busl, ness, A dramatic pePformance, under the management ot wen in {a | Of Mr. Shert@an Shook, will be given at the Uniow 1a to | League Thestre, on next Monday afternoon, for tha ‘benefit of St. Barnabas’ Home. ‘Married Life’* and “Rough Diamonds” wil ve among the pieces ‘presented. The farewell performances of Madame Pauling Lueca will commence at the Academy of Music om Friday, the 28th tnst., Instead of Monday, the 24th, Gathering of the Domecrate at Hartford | 15 previously announced. . The season will consist Charles BR. Ingossell Bomimated for | of twelve nights, and Madame Lucca will appear in’ Governor and Judge Sil fer Licuten. ant Governor—A Full Picket Named. Haarvonp, Feb. 19, 1873. The Democratic State Convention met in this city to-day, and Was largely attended, © The dele- gates incladed nearly every prominent man in the party in the State, and ® few liberal republicans. ‘The Convention eset omree ee rm crear Ereapeyoes tem Mar several now roles, puch as “Norma,” “Lucrezia Borgia,” and Agatha, ia “Der Freyschttz.” Balte, the composer, left a manuscript opera calle “The Knights of the Leopard,’ based on Sir Walte: _Scott’s romance. Madame Nilsson-Rouzeaud hav- ‘ing! ‘expressed ter readiness to play the principal! part, the Queen of Richard Cour de Lion, it ia ptoposed, if time should permit, to produce arm Ttalian adaptation ut Her Majesty’s Opera, Drury, Lane, during the forthooming season. ‘The English claim to be the inventors of publia ‘Committee were | concerts, in proof of which the following Is etted from the London Gazette of December 30, 1672:— “rnese are to give notice that at Mr. John Ban- ister’s house, now called the Music School, over ‘against the George Tavern, in White Friars, this AS present Monday, will be music performed by ex- dinate a ticket rin. oennanee ee a onan cellent masters, beginning precisely at four of tha clock in the afternoon, and every afternoon for the futare, precisely at the same hour.’ ‘ Following her purpose to produce at the Brook- has not the power which parental eyes now diss Cover in her ta not meant to be implied, but only that, being little more th débutante, it is un- Just to the young lady to give her part only to ba properly filled by an actress skilled by long study and stage experience.