New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-01

slaight continued for come time upon this topic. We
do not pretend to give even sketch Of the debate
Mr.. Pope said that he not here representa-
tive OF any railroad interests; be representative
Of the County Of Passaic, and he should go for this
read, and no other. he run the FIRST engine in New
Jersey and for that he should vote for this bill
MIR. Bond said that when the gentleman from Hud-
charged that this road could be connected with any
| railroad in the State, be had not read the amended
ninth sections that sc ,ton Iow provided that they
should not unite with the New-Jersey Company, and
with no Company except those In Essex and Hudson
Counties. Tint disposed Of that objection. He adj
mitted that Mr.. Stevens was the only who could
build railroad from Newark to Hudson, because the
New.Jersey Company had contract with the Long
Dock Company, by which no one should run through
the tunnel except the New-Jersey Company and the
Erie Railroad. Mr. Stevens, by the Hoboken Land
Company charter had this right, and thus be was the
only man who could build this road. Tae New-Jersey
Company was not, as had been said, a weak Company
Ii bad large capital of 8 900 000 and was one OF
the most powerful corporations In the State.
Mr. Graham gave brief sketch of the history of the
attempts to procure road to HobokeD. clause
inserted in the new ferry charter for such road
but II was not deezed practicable 10 bnd 1t, and the
company paid annual sum toward the support Of
the Hoboken ferry and if the track had been built the
receipts would have been much larger. He was not
here as the advocate of any railroad company. He
would vote for road TO accommodate the people OF
Newark and Hoboken. II would not deprive the new
ferry company of their property, and would not perma
nently depre its stock The present fall in price
q mere stock -obbng operation, and in month from
this time it would be as good as ever it was He did
not think any objection that this road would be built
by one man. He thought it very fortunate that man
could be found with public spirit enough to contract
such road the greatest diff Guilty usually to find
men with capital willing to build railroads, after the
charters were granted.
MIR. Mayhem stated his objections to the BILL The
applicant for this bill Mr. Stevens had years ago, the
power to build this road and had sold out for 900
year; and beside this, he had the power to extend
he Morris A HObOken and
he was here asking for still another road Mr.. May
hew said that this bill the creature of the Camden
and Amboy Company, and that Company had inter-
fered with every railroad application presented 10 the
Legislature as they had felt in West jersey for there
this Company had prevented the construction of any
roads in that part Of the State. He said that he had
been told thai if he opposed this bill he killed himself
politically. If be was to be killed, he was glad to
have opportunity first TO make his dying speech.
Mr.. Pope-We never kill any dead men in Passaie.
Passaic can take care of Passac and Atlantic BOTH
Mr.. Peckbsm read speech in favor of the bill,
tending that il the duty of the Legislature to ex-
tend TO Hoboken the same facilities OF travel that were
given to other towns and cities. He said that Hobo
ken would soon become city ofimportance provided
that you grant what is asked for by this individual
what ia talked about Mr.. Peekham was interrupted
at this point by laughter and applause de said II
like that; il gives courage to 90 on" From this
point the Interruptions by laughter and applause were
such that could only hear word occasionally
He said Yes, you may laugh gentlemen, but Il is
River" Loud laughter. / was sent here TO ad-
vocate this bill, and / mean TO do it. Loud ap'
plsusel
Mr. Dobbns stated his objections to the bill. The
district he represented did not possess the facilities for
travel and transportation rat possessed by other
districts; and the reason for this was that certain
vested rights held by certain corporation. But
he glad to find that new policy was now to be
adopted and that hereafter the people were to have
free railroads But he could not support this BILL be-
il would deprive other parties Of rights guaran
teed to them. II had been said that the NewJersey
Company possessed no exclusive privileges Ii this
was go why do the friends Of this bill come
here and ask for power to take from them
their rights, franchises, and privileges If these
men who are now anxious for this road,
had possessed the necessary enterprise, if they had
the energy of the men who cut through the Bergen
rocks this branch would have been built IL years
ago; but Mr. Stevens says in his manifesto, tn At his
sesd Id the Charter Of tie t sh9u@ De
for branch to the Hoboken Ferry butnstead of build.
ing it, they drew money from that Company, and had
received from that Company $500 900 as consid-
Grafton for not building the track. These the men
who now in such haste to secure road to Ho-
boken.
Mr.. Pope said that as this bill had been very fully
discussed and it now late, he would move the
previous question.
At the request of Mr.. These, this was withdrawn.
Mr. These said that he had yesterday endeayored not
10 kill the BILL but 10 amend and perfect it, In this he
had failed and he only wahed to call attention TO
some other points alluded to in the of the de-
bate II was said that all would be well II this new
road would cross the rivers. What prevents them
from crossing The law. That is the power; and this
bill is TO destroy this law, and TO give TO Company,
consisting of one land be- by his own statement,
a bitter enemy of the New-Jersey Company, the
take the property Of that Company for the bill
gives the power to take not only bridges but the road
plausible amendment had been inserted in this bill,
by which il is made TO appear at first sight, that this
corporation will take the bridges unless legal OBJ
stacles are put IN the way Of constructing bridges Tor
themselves. But what does this amount tot IL is
supposed that the New.Jersey Company will tamely
submit TO such bill. They obtain an injunction
against this bill, well against others. and If they
did go, then the bridges and road OF the NewJersey
Company are to be taken. He considered this one oil
the most nquitous bills ever before legislative body
He had opposed it, and he should continue to do 30 TO
the last.
Mr.. Ball sad that he was in favor of opening every
avenue to the great market Of New-York. The con-
structOn OF this road would open this avenue, by liz
connection with the Morris and Essex TO all the north.
western part of the State, well to Newark and
other places. The bill was not what he would have
ments proposed by himself and others he thought it
wonld interfere with the rights OF other parties, and
that it should be passed.
The bill was then passed by the following vote:
YEAs-AbbGs. ApPIegate AiI0w,tHi.h Ball B1nshar Bar
,n Drake Graham h;'s,g1ssI hn Horton ba Pass
Petersen PecLhsH Pipe Reeves, Rushing sivy STAT
Dobbn. Freeman Hall Hopper WINS Lippincot., Mayhem
NcCracken Shoemaker ssh starr, Stokes Teise Vsnhorn
Wheeler, Wsre-2l.
The passage Of the bill by the House is only the be-
ginning of the contest. Although the original bill
passed the Senate by vote of eleven to one yet five
Senators were thea absent and some Of those who
voted for at first are understood to be opposed to it,
now that its character is fully exposed. The dis
custom in the Senate on concurrng with the House
amendments will be the next thing in order This can
hardly come on before Friday. Should ii pass both