The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-28

1854 900 while the income at cent alone upon the
data of the receipts Of the Sixth would be
than equai te the whole cost while at the five
cents the proposed TO be charged the receipts
would be million three hundred and fourteen thou.
sand dollars The average value OF the loan proposed
to be gyeneor il amounts to gso this association,
is about twenty dollars foot and is in all about FIVE
millions Of dollars. Does any man believe that such
grant has been made without corruption or consideration
and of the deepest dye? The aidavts OF twenty five
hundred could no. satisfy him to tue contrary
Mr. WILLIAMS regretted that his learned friend from the
Thirty first r Babcoca had not issipated the consti
tuona doubts about this question 1t was new idea
10 tax about legislative I'M anctions to prevent the
oraon of New York from vstng tie laws OF the State
The courts of the State have smpe jurisdiction such
acts ana mere Is no constitutional obstacle in the way
But the real difficulty in all that question is with the
people OF the city They have been chosen representa-
yes in their city councils, aad doubtless there have
been great abuses But this the place to judge
between the parties Certainly, the Legislature should
ook chiefly to what ia lust and should egisaee
eoolly and deliberately in respect to it.
Mr. TAMR (whe) again stated that nc has, on his own
responsabty, introduced the bill Some of the New
York papers called him outside barbarian and had
tod him that this railroad affair of his bust
ness He believed that the people of Albany and She
people Mr. Taber, at length, presented the argument
relative to the right OF way and its true ownership and
OF railroad not granted by the sovereign authority
Everywhere else. Lere abroad the power to build
road 10 be by the owners thereof only has been
granted only BY the State and If the Common Council OF
New York were the embodiment Of all the virtue that
ever the world knew it yet would be proper that the
state should possess and exercise control them
Mr. CoNGgR (dem) had not appeared defender
of any wrong but he had and would seek for the alb
sent the fair opportunity to be heard in their de
fence.
Ar MORGAN (whig) owned this a question Of great
importance, deserving careful consideration. The pro
priey improprety of granting the Broadway railroad
is not under discussion, did he stand the apollo
cst of the Common Council but he opposed TO the
bill because it Invested the city OF New York OF privileges
granted to them The charter had been ratified by the
people If it worked dangers and injuries-f corruption
had grown up under 1.-THE remedy to revise the
charter--remedy the evil and again submit it 10 the
people OF the city The Legislature should not interfere
unless the people of the city asked that interference
That cond be ascertaned if the question submitted
to the people As infringement OF the city charter,
he opposed to the bill.
Mr. PIERCE (dem.) said that he and many other Sena.
tors desired to the bill committed to the New York
delegation The course taken by them would materially
influence the views of the Senators
In this view Mr. CORNELL concurred
Mr BRISTOL (dem.) opposed; there had been time
enough passed already on the bill.
The question then taken the motion to refer TO
the New York Senators. and it lost by the following
vote -
AYa.-Messrs Bartlett. Conger, Cornell, Davenport,
Pierce. Smith, Snow Williams Wright-9.
NoEs-Mcssrs Babcock, Beach Beekman Bristol, Clark,
Cooley Kirby, McElwapc McMurray Morgan, Monroe
Newcomb Otis. rlatt Taber Upham, Vanderbilt, Ward
is.
Mr. CoNGER then moved reference to the Committee
Grievances with the memorial heretofore presented
with instructions to make the investigation asked for by
Jacob Sharp and others. the committee to report on
Monday
It being past the usual hour Of adjournment several
Intellectual motions to adjourn made
Mr.. VAN SCHooNHoyEN (whg) addressed the committee
in favor of the motion to recommit.
And the debate continued by Dir. COOLEY, (dem.
pending whose remarks the Senate adjourned.