The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-26

senate.
AIsAsr, Jan. 25, 1883.
ron xas or 1HS NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL,
Mr. FREEMAN introduced bill relative TO the power. of
the Common Council o6New York
Mr. BAscocx introduced bill relative 10 devises to per
sons in ecclesiastical Offices
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad bill made the spe
eal order for Friday
THE BROADWAY RAILROAD BILL
Was taken up in committee and Mr. VAN ScHooSsoskS
moved to make the bill applicable to all cities.
Mr.. MchuRRAY (dem. addressed the committee at
length in advocacy of the bill thanking the Senator from
the Eleventh r Taber for having introduced it but he
believed it fell short of working the great reform
That should be TO grapple with the city charter and
place into the Geld Of fair competition every franchise
Mr. CoolrY DEM regretted that the last Senator was
not contented with the bill. 1t is designed
OF the great abuses and he hoped to the
bill pass rapidly. He could understand the Senators
views and yet objects to bill designed to remedy
Mr. BABcocK (whg) understood that the bill was intro
ducei to stop pressing, imtending abuse That the
danger was there was delay the measure would
June the shape Of contract and be protected by vested
rights, and by constitutional provisions H. instead of
passing it. undertake TO all the abuses that
ist in the municipal council of New York shall need
an enlarged sesson-undertakng to grasp all, we may
loose all TO remedy the great evil more Immediately
this Legislature would be justified in repeating the city
charter and then give the city plan of reform wh
should enable them 10 remedy the evils Immediately he
hoped the Senate would be amused delayed into
overlooking the present wrong IN a general crusade
against all possible evils in the city To the proposition
make this a bill he entirely opposed Ii
would be hardship to bring localities under its influence
where the evils did not exist But while the effort is
making to pass general b the great particular evil is
Nj TABTs (whig stated that the city of New York had
introduced the first usurpaton of the right Of way All
other railroads built by direct authority Of law
He offered an amendment declarstory of the true
Mr. VAN ScHooSHovxs (whig) contended that if the ar
guments Of the Senators had any force they intended
what they said-it clear light that the provi
sions Of the bill should be extended all the State
avyJa htah ~ Nar Nnrl
ment afiict any CITY village in the State The people
OF Troy had not supposed that they had the right to lay
rails down In their streets and they to the Iega
ture for authority. He objected Mr.. Tabers
initial amendment which after all only declared that
get into power in the city Of New York so they may in
every other city. Power abused in New York have
ito abuse extended through all tie other cities of the
Mr.. CORNELL (dem) moved tlat the committee report
progress and then go into executive session, but the
Mr. CoScER. dem examined the question in relation
to its connection with the sions Of the General Rail
way act The bill proposed gu Ard douby the right 10
PASS through streets of cities and villages while the
general Law gives fun and free right go through the
property OF the farmers Was there ever greater
Mr. TAEE answered this. The right Of eminent domain
is guarded for all men road he opened but by
consent of the reelodors RAILWAY but with the full
payment of all damages to those the sufferers.
Without any such restrictions payment the corpora
lion of New York have granted the broadway Railroad
charter. II is act OF usurpstion attempted in New
FORK which never was attempted elsewhere.
hT (Mllg) owed me senator tue twelfth (Mf.
Van schoopho, en) a thanks Tor his care the cities
the smaller cities He desired e him. that faras
oswego concerned they red to lie LIT alone 20 far
that is concerned, lie might himself Ill trouble
Mr. BiLhaAS (whig) could not defend s city from the
charges made against its government The body corpo
rate Of New York was desperately scS and violent
disease requires violent remedy. He reviewed the his
tory OF the legal proceedings had in the Of the Hud
River Railroad its hrouch the streets Of
New York. He admitted that ihe bill had no been
Gallo for by petition; but had been demanded BY the
spontaneous will of the peole-and il petitions
necessary fifty thousand names could be had here in
week.
Mr.. vAs scHooNBoyEy no ie4ss ting here exclu-
siyely for the city of New YORK lie proposed to do his
duty, whether the Senate agreed 18th him not
MIR. Cost would not consent be the advocate of
wealth against the requirements 0 ahornow and
hc would be tlA advocate Of the hboring Under
every guise these interests sacrificing and being
riaced When be rich turn at the first seeming
attack their private interests, be felt appalled, at
tie insncerty. New York had grown rich BY the chan
re Of comm unication and the railway interest guided
By wise policy is to increase its claim TO the title OF
tIopolis This railway in question is opposed by the
.ident owners Of property in Broadway The Senator
from the Fifth, ONT Beekman by his statement Of
the pressure Of business in Broadway has proved how
much this railway is needed, and most msy and nef
sought to be attacked II the railway is an evil it is
q choice of evils and the crushing, crowding throng OF
omnbuses is the greatest evil Mr.. G. then took up the
different features of the plan in which it proposed TO
build The road and urged that obstruction could exist
TO the fair Of the street II question between
the broadway interest and that of the great population
of the upper wards. Are the INTERCHANGEABLE daily
Yelling srtisan-the laborer-the workngmen-to be lie.
MED the right TO their place Of business cheap
way are frightened at shadow these railroad car2
Have not the courts and authority enough in this
l. there any necessity for the exercise Of extra u
ccisl IoNersg II is wonder the honorable Senator
New York not pre- pared fully to endorse the bill
of the Senator from the Eleventh He believed the Senate
Houd lause long before they we're invited by any popular
camor 10 do an act Of injustice
Tending Mr C. remarks, the committee rose ani tue
3 naie adjourned