New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-02
THE NEV-JERSEY RAILROAD WAR.

,recal order for o'clock. 10 was then taken up Mr.
ucklev OF Passac exposed Of ts most Question
able features, and considerable speech was made in
its favor by Mr. Clifford Of Essex, the President oil tne
Senate. Whereupon it was ordered TO be engrossed.
In about fifteen minutes the bill having been engrossed
by some process unknown to simple people, like your
renorter was reported by the Committee Engrossed
Blls the rules were suspended and taken up on
its final psssape Messrs. Buckley and Morris said
few words giving their reasons for voting Ant 1t,
and it was passed by vote of IA o7 On 1t hrst
MASSAGE but one Senator voted agans, it, i send
sketch of the proceedings:
The Hoboken Land Improvement bill was taken up
for the purpose of considering the House amendment
10 it. . -, :.
Mr. Buckley said he had voted for this bill on its
final passage but did not approve OF a.! It's provlsons
He was not aware who had presented these amend
ments, but they had changed in many respects the
original bill. IL was question, whether or not tney
were improvements. He had failed 10 discover any
merit In some Of the amendments. Inc hrst amend
ment, FIXING the price TO be charged for conveying
passengers, was good and wholesome one. Inc
second amendment he did approve Of II destroyed
the effect of portion of the bill. He could not con-
ceive the object of this amendment unless II was 10
allow the hoboken company, in case they were pre-
vented by legal means from building their road mne-
dately to use the New.Jerssy road until such difficult
ty was removed He could not see the justice or no,
cesty Of this amendment. IL the Senate to De turned
into court of justice, TO decide upon the rght OF cor
poIaons This was a matter for the Courts to settle.
IL has be decided that monopoly privileges are 70
be held sacred when they stand in the way OF paohc
| need. He believed this amendment simply 10 be a
whip TO force the NewJersey road to aecede 10 tnel
wishes. He could understand it in no other way, aud
be cond not therefore vote for it. L, was unJus' Inc
fifth amendment to this act he thought might have been
very much improved. He would not say It was nJ1ri-
Qua but its propriety doubtful. Mr.. Buckley
then alluded 10 the section in relation to
| the right to sell, lease, or consolidate
the road with any other company; in's
was the most objectionable feature OF the o ana ne
had hoped that the friends CT the bill would have a.
lowed II TO be amended in such manner rs ID renaer
| il lees objectio labe. Somebody had attempted 70
au end il. but it had not been improved. Inc New'
jersey Railroad was MAIDS an exception to the rule,
aud that wac ALL Why this exception had been made
he had been unable TO discover. lie thought the held
for road between Ne xark AID Hobokeu was one OF
60 much promise, that simple, direct charter, should
satisfy sny parties wishing 10 build the road There
was no need of all these monstrous provisions. IL
lad been said that all that Mr. Stevens wanted was
such charter. If this true, why was bill OF
this character preeented The other amendments he
had no objection to- But those he had alluded to- he
considered no Improvement TO the bill. lie should
feel himself constrained to vote against taem de mao
been left free from outside PRESSURE and his action
was the result of no outside conference or consuta-
ton. ~,
AIR. Clifford (Nr. Norcross in the chair regretted
that he fet so unwel when bill OF 30 much impor-
lance TO the county he represented was being consd
cred. Hs remarks would necessarily be brief. He
argued that the bill drafted in honesty and calcu-
lated 10 advance the best interests OF the State New
ark was once small vlagei the people awoke one
morning and found their river bTidged and turnpike
constructed to New-York. IL was the occasion OF
great rejoicing; yet we are now told when we nave
become a large city, and our wants are greatly
increased, that cannot have any more facilities,
because Of this bridge contract. We all compelled
to pay tribute to the NewJersey Railroad 1t is true
that road has done much for section Of the Sste
but we ave also done much for them. We have
ted an ID.
rule us He proceeded TO argue that the New-Jersey
Railroad had acted with dupicity in relation
to the bill. Contrary to their statements, no
road could be built unless the pretended ex-
elusive bridge rights. were ignored. He
then proceeded to defend the amendments objected to
by Senator Buckley The first amendment objected to
simply provided for securing to the Hoboken Company
he right to build bridges over the Rivers Passaic and
Hackensack or, in they were not allowed TO do
o, the right to use the bridges of the New-Jersey
Road. This was absolutely necessary. The New
jersey Road and the bridge propretors were the
The argument that the NewJersey Railroad would
suffer injury in the depreciat on Of it's stock not
one that should be brought before the Legislature.
The large business of the NewJersey Road was an
argument in favor OF the road. But he believed
the New.Jersey Road would carry more passengers
than now if this road should be built and the fares
dec eased they should be. We want this road to be
free and independent road We want opposition it
IL the life of our prosperity. opposition man.
Mr.. G. then alluded TO the great increase in
the population of Newark and ts suburbs and claimed
that il was all the result OF opposition. We want
more opposition, and cur growth will be still more
rapid Mr.. q. here depressed to say that he had not
been bought on either side He had yet to meet the
fire. who not in favor of this road If it was
made an Independent one, and that is the intention.
All that is wanted, is the privilege to make indie
pendent road. There is no bugbear about it. lie
could see no objection to that bill. He thought had
been much improved since it left the Senate, by these
amendments. Tie clause that prevents the New-Jer.
sey Road from buying off the Hoboken Company, was
an excellent 1t had been said that the Camden
and Amboy Road were interested in this bill. He did
not know where that information came from. They
next tell thai there is TO be road from New
Brunswick TO Mlburn. hope W God there is will
vote for and work for 1t in and out of the Senate Igo
for all railroads. Bring up your Milestone and Della
ware Railroad. will vote Tor it, am under the in
fuence OF nc monopoly My record viii sho ~ that |
have acted consistently. have voted for all railroads
and all special bank charters that have up since
have been Member OF either House. l shall con-
time TO vote Tor them.
Mr.. Buckley replied, claiming that these amend
ments did injustice to the New,Jersey road. He was
no friend OF that road. He was opposed to all
monopoes. This, in his opinion tended TO coerce the
NewJersey Railroad TO accede 70 the wishes of the
monopoly.
Mr.. Clifford denied this, and argued that the New
jersey road willing TO he cOerced in all that there
was power to coerce them. He did not want the New.
jersey Railroad to be injured. lie would not know
Dgly injuIe any corporation. This bill was honest
just upright He did not want TO see a ain2e word of
it altered. We want another road. This road is of
far mere importance than the muchtaked of Central
Extension he had to oppose that bill because Of the
circumstances 10 which he was aced. He consulted
bis constituents and acted according to their wishes
He was doing the same now.
MIR. Buckley said that the subject was as dark az
ever to him. The Senator from Essex had not by any
means removed HE objections.
The amendments were then concurred in by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAsMessr, Abbot, Ayres Brown, Budd, Campbell Cook,
ENaEA Hanh