New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-07
which gave to the Legislature Of 1860 decidedly
upsayory odor in the posttil, Of all honest men,,
The New York City RailrOad bills which passed
both branches Of the Legislature werei .ttr


both branches of the Legislature werel afto
IAN st to authorize the construction Of Railroad IN A-s
Es Broadway and other streets and senoes OF the Cry OF
~ oct to ,uttrise the rs.ructcn Of Rsrosd Seventh
In certain other streets and avenues Of the City Of
IAN OFT 70 authorize he construction Of Railroad in Tenth
avenpe Forty second stree. certain other avenues and
an act authorize the con -cton OF Ralroad N -FOUR
tenth street and other streets aud Of the Cit, Of New
4 ss & ss'r3.s si
Az act authorize the construction Of Railroad In Houston
Common Council, and extend tha, road to the Bstsry-
Gov. Morgan returned the first I've of the above
bills in single batch, with message stating very
clearly and forcbly his reasons for withholding bis
signature. After stating that greater railroad "a.
cilities are undoubtedly required for the public
convenience of the City OF New-York, the Cover
Dor objects to these bills because they propose to
give away TO few individuals franchises which
are very valuable, aud for which responsible par
ties stand ready to pay into the City Treasury
very large bonus. The message Insists that some
return should be made to the City for the expense OF
grading and preparing the streets for the reception
of the rails or else that fares should be 90 reduced
az TO prove substan' ial benefit to the humber
classes of citizens who are driven far from the
&C ners of business by the high rents prevalent IN
the more accessible districts of the City. Again,
THE Governor objects to the bills because they are
grants Of power in perpetuity, without any re.
served power "oD the part of the Legislature TO
alter, modify, repeal such grants, however Ma
"erant shall be the abuses which may grow no
"upder them" Again: it is objected that there is
no provision in these bills prescribing time
"wilhin which the proposed railroads stall be
constructed. After pointing out other objections
able features of these bills, the message concludes
as follows:
Gan objection more fragrant than any TO which
have edverted s the utter ant Of responsibility ~elce
pertains to these associations They not required
TO file any articles of association, and within amonh
after organization the public msy be entirely at loss
to know who are the parties IN interest Bslng WI D.
ont corporate name and without CORPORATE RESPONSE
bilty prosecutions cOnd only be maintained against
individuals and these with no accessible public record
to exhibit either their names, residence in erss's
might prove altogether intangible And "a if this i'm
munity not sufficient, the bills before me, vio-
aiipR all Just precs provide that suits for damage
or de- MAJ bt brought exclusively in the Cours Of the
First Judicial District. Thus, while the per.ons upon
whom there privileges aye conferred In these act are
residents of various of the State lingan's are
York matter what may be fhe circumstances OF the
case or how Operons the burden thus imposed. That
this is fragrant departure from The principles and
practice which govern ordinary legal cohtroveftes
cant OF be questioned.
81 have thus briefly stated nv objections to these
measures drawn from the inherent defects manifest IN
the bills the mselves They in my Judgment OF 90
grave character, and so clearly calculated TO destroy
The utility of the proposed, that cannot con-
sent to become party TO their enactment. Sincerely
do depreese The want of additional railroad facilities
in the City, with whose ihtees social CIVIL aud con-
meIcisl 1 have Iorg been connected. But cannot
consent the sacrifice Of permanent Interest," for tenn
poraIy ad, antSges. The measures thus objected to
are il their present shape at variance with nsties aud
sound policy; hot in sonancs with the wishes or
the wants of great If those for whose benefit
they are professedly designed, and being deficient IN
those |. gslstve safeguard. which rhould mark wiss
and discriminating legislation, my only alternative lies
in tbe txercte of NY constitutional gsrogiure, and
therefore return them severely withou, NY sgnstnre
"E. D. MORGAN"
The attention of the Legislature haviog been
thus forcibly drawn TO the outrageous features OF
these bills they taken up aid passed over the
veto Of the Governor.
The Avenue Road was frat considered, and
the question Shall this bill become law notwith-
(" standing the objections of the Governor" was
put and carried in the Senate by vote of 81 to g.,
as fellows:
YEAs-Messn. ste Blood Corin Connolly Fero. Card.
n1, Grant Hammond Ke, ham Lspksm LaDyenes @unroe,
Mss s6a MlShg Ea w; R:hsYnd Robertson ROoh s''
NA5 Me..rs BELL Co.'S Hihon.e Kelly MoGrsw, Man
aGsRST 81 s5r Ferry and po
IRrPnblcsn. in Roman, Democrats in Italics
The Fourteenth. street Railroad the Tenth Ave-
nue. and Forty -secondstreet Road, ard the Seventh
Avenue RI ad were also passed over the veto by
exactly the same vote as above--2l to9.
The South and West-street Road. kpown as the
Belt, was passed by a vote Off toe.
In the Assembly the Avenue d Road was passed
over the veto by the following vote:
soass ssa ha.h ' GGa
Coies Cook Cocn!ey Cooper Co,Hsu. CouchmaH Grace.
ton, G.Jt. G5rsy Gay a@R Rar Ho.iI. Hcnsh JaI.
way, JaOrd' Jennings jew,n Jsw.tt, !oHe John.dn c.
Year, sras,r.sn Mstber Ms1.on Myr,e Miller. MinxtoS,
MO'gsD, Moulin Ao..lnr Myss a. A. Myey' 0R,s,ke,
s::s. s:; sss..ss 4 s,a e. smith sSaa
sti9n Tue Van syne, yermays yOo'hSe' woi'A "ap
kAis B.rn'tt tolsmsn, Collins Dwight, limerick,
Fisier, FsatI Holeomb b9sll J-qse, ! Kelley Nc
r. bad-"n, Smith, Ta6o, Van Horn parfan, Webster,
AEsEET OR NOT VOTING Mes,r. o Allen, Bingham,
Fsg, bu!ler Chits nd Chalk J. ca,k Contins aysr'
son. ssv.sr Smith TssssTi Van Horn ~ ''''
lR.pubicsns ia Romsn Democrats Ia Halo.
TIE yeas and lays Oh the other bills did not vary
much from the above.
The Objectionable points in the West Washing
tou Market Il are full, set forth in the following
brief ard succinct Message;
To the Senate. | here with return without my ap-
provs the bi Ell tied An Act 10 authorize the sale
d of ceraiD Ia, do belonging 10 the State a'd 10 a.
"power the Corporation OF the City Of New. York TO
purchase the same"
The bill provides ira, the State Engineer ard Scr
veyor shall c,use 10 he surveyed 81 the lands beloog