New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-28

TIE nrossivsy Hsiiroad world ~ 1854 90 wsre A
coe SC cent Eone upon tue data Of Ire receipts o.
de SIxbAv. Road, woui be more taan eSull 70 sae
whole ootwtle at Eve cenfs. the prop sei 10 b,
CHARGED the receipts would be 81 $4,000 The re
ynue OF the loan proposed 70 be given tor IL
Eift-,o this AfsOcliicn Is about go foot-s in al
about sS.c00oO0 Does any mGn believe that such a
crsp, has been made without corruption con aisra-
tor aud Of the deepest dye' The siavi,s q twenty
or FIVE hundred men could not satisfy hin to the con-
trary.
NJ Will ms regretted tina. ais learned friend FROM The
XXXfst Mr. Rsbcockl had rot disputed the con sru.
tionhl doubts abou, this question. 1t ras near idea
to talk about legislative iruncons, TO prevent the Cor
por6tiOn Of Ncw.Yoik from violating the Laws ut THE
State The Court Of the State have ample jurs ton
over such scts and there constitutional obstacle In
the way. But the real difficulty in al thai question =
with tie people Of the City.
council and doubtless there have been great abuses
But this sAs not the place TO Judge between the parties
Certainly. the Le-sin,urc should look chiefly 20 see
What ia just and should legsa;e cooy and deliberately
IL re-pect to t.
Mr.. Taber again stated that he bad on his own re-
sponsibity, introduced the bill Some of the New York
pspers called him outside barbarian, and hal told
him that this railroad affair none Of MS business
He believed that the people OF Albany and Schenectady
had cent him here TO lesisate for the whole people
Mr. T. at length presented the argument relative TO the
right Of way. and is true Ownership and govern.
ment The Broadway Rsilrosi is the only instsncs Of
arliroodn granted By the sovereign authority Every
Il
10 be by the thereof only. has been granted
only by q e state and Il the Common Council OF New.
York the embodiment Of sll the virtue that ever
the world knew yet would he proper that the State
should Possess and exercise control over them
Mr.. Conger had rot appeared az a defender OF any
wrong but he had and would seek for the absent the
fair opportunity to be heard in their own defenses.
Dir Morgan owned this a question OF great impor
teuce, deserving careful consideration ras propriety
orimproprsty Of granrn. the Broadway Railroad not
~ Is a. AZ nf
toe Common Council but he was opposed 10 tbs bill be-
cause it Invested the City Of New YORK of privileges
granted 10 them. The Oh rter NJ been ratified By the
people. II il worked dangers and njuries-if corrup
ton hhd grown up under H. the remedy was to revise
the cnarter-retnedy lfs evil and again submit 10 the
people OF tue city. The Legislature should not inter
fere unless the people Of the city asked that intsrer
ence. That could be sscertoined if the question was
submitted 10 the people As an Infringement OF the city
charter, he was opposed 10 the bill
Mr. Pierce said that be and many other Senators de-
sired 10 the bill committed the New York dsle-a
ton. The course taken by them would materially in
duence the views of the Senators
In this view Mr. Cornell concurred
Mr. Bristol opposed, as there had been time enough
passed already on the bill.
Thequeson was then taken on the motion to refer TO
the New.York Senators and il was lost
AYES-Messrs Bartlett. COnger Cornell, Davenport
Pierce Smith, Snow Williams, Wnsht-9
NoEs-Messrs. Babcock, Beach Beekmsn Bristol Clark,
Cooley, Kirby MeElwsine, McMuTray Morgan. Munroe,
Wards
Mt Conger then moved reference 10 the Committee
on Grievance with the memorial heretofore presen,ed
with instructions make the Investigation asked for by
Jacob Sharp and others. The Committee to report
Monday.
1t being past the usual hour Of adjournment several
Intellectual motions TO adjourn were made
Mr.. VAN ScHooNHovEN addressed the Committee in
favor Of the motion 10 recommit
And the debate continued by Mr. COOLEY, pend.
ing who remarks the Senate adjourned.