The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-09
IMPORTANT FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Passage Of the Mammoth New York City
Railroad Monopoly in the Senate.

and Cerruptlsn Take Pos
session Of the Senate.
Revival of the Scheme for Laying Out
the Northern Section of the City.
A Bill Funding the New York
City Debt,
As., &s., -.
Our Special Albany Despatch.
ALBANY March 8, 1880.
The performance in the State Senate last evening
without parallel in the history of the State. doubt
there band Of Senator'S that completely sold
their souls TO corrupt monopoly those seventeen who
voted together every time straight for that senatorial
combination scheme" that before tic Senate. Their
movements place in the background all tho corrupt swim
ding schemes Of your local city government With all the
rascaty, bribery and corruption about the Common Coun
Gil Of the city Of New York; there instance
that equaled this The Board Of Aldermen would scorn
the idea OF wallowng low in fifth as the seventeen
Senator'S have upon this question.
This movement has been forcshadowed by my former
communication In which have stated that the OF
the combinations Of the managers Of the old roads 10 get
ture On Saturday last had certain facts about the
movements or the Senator Kings the Senator from
Chautauqua and the Senator from Clinton in their efforts
10 get up this combination Of seventeen Senators,
and prepared them 10 send down. but finally withheld
them, thinking that was impossible that majority Of
the State Senate OF the first State OF the Unou would
toop low enter into the scheme which hose three
Senator'S moving in backed by the managers Of
Sixth and Eighth avenue lines; but ] fnd tha,
trusting in the honesty OF Senator in the Albany
Senate is different thing from other States,
whore have been in the habit OF watching
their movements for the last hye years Confidence in
the honesty Of those wearing Senatorial rsbes n the State
Of New York will never again influence me TO withhold
facts
Some Of the Senator's this morning trying to
their action by Stating that they only for this bill
kill of Weeds movement, and that their obsc. 70
send at to the House and let them eight both
OF them there until they killed both. We're this true
there might be for their action but the facts
in the too apparent the other way in fact he
that runs may read the whole thing Even the surface
movement shows plainly to the contrary. The Senate
committee yesterday morning reported eight bills Gu.
OF that eight one only was made the order for last
ipg and that the Ive Oak Senatorial Combination bil'
Among those bills reported tina, the Of
New York-al but the speculstors-demand the passage
Of in preference all Others aud that is the bill intro
duced by Senator Mapnierre, providing that those
uable franchises shall be sold at auction for the benefit OF
the city and not given 10 spectators these honorable
Senator'S honest In their pretensons why under Hea
did they not take up that bill instead OF the oo,bns
ton BILL and pass that through with majority that would
show the House the Senate would not give these
valuable frarches TO band Of rpeculators They would
then have defeated Weeds movements completely, and
have received some credit for honesty but 70 ali Of those
Senators that bring up that excuse have other reply
70 make than the prayer Of the Phariee "God thank
Thee that not other arc, extortoners, unjust
aduterers or even as this publican"
For the last four weeks has been the current
hotels in the lobby and the Of the
that thirteen Senator'S asked Weed $25 each for their
Those thirteen rumor xed this upon seem
10 have been in the boat Of the seventeen last evening Is
there any other inference % be drawn BY tnose
who have been here watching the course Of events
this winter, than that the thirteen have got their
price in this combination, and have gone for it2
II is also said that of that number demanded that
$40, O,0c0 Of the should be paid In advance. These
rumors give for what they WORTH they n every
bodys mouth and where there is much smoke taere
must be come fire.
Senator Gardner last evening moved 10 strike ont
nearly dozen Of the incorporaors Of that bill, for the
ratoIs. He wanted 70 know who they were and II any
Senators knew the persons named, he would withdraw
to tbesc motions and that was ssnstor Ramsey, the
mouthpiece Of the Albany and Susquehannah Railroad,
who has had bill passed the Senate this winter appro
priang snug for that project We SHALL however,
know to morrow whether the bargain and sale that tho
friends Of that measure have with pro rata and the
last doige TO control the city railroads will be endorsed
by majority Of the members Of the House.
AT the caucuahed in Laws room on Monday evening,
when this scheme concocied following Senator'S
present and entered into the arrargement-Sena
tors Blood, Fiero Grant, Kelly, Laphan, Ramsey, Rich
mond, Retch, Sessions, spnoa and Warner; Each one
OF those Senator's has friend Ia the b which, Is sup
posed is guarantee that their special share will be pro
vided for number OF outsiders also presea bat
the above furnishes the kernel 10 the whole thing will
with tbe list of Senator's giving the outsiders
at other time. 1t is sufficient at present to state
that most Of the outsiders have been heretofore
ventilated as being officers under the Delavau com
mapder
There was no little excitement oil the morning about
the movement last night, and speculation as 70 the result
Of the final vote this morning Many OF those who
encouraged by the report Of the committee yesterday
had been completely sod they did not before BE viz,
and Barkely have discovered when Senator Ham
mond said he would not trust them and Taylor Hail
When Senator's from tho rural districts win rise in her
seas and ssk what right the city OF New York has 70
these Franchises well may the inhabitants Of the city
Of New York begin 70 tenble about their vested rights
Let be understood by all in New York that this bill s
loudes cry Of here that tine city OF New York should
have the benefit OF all fran chsee granted and they
viii then see the hypocrisy o. the movement We shs
Senator from StSuben-ask what right have the citizens
Of New York TO their own dwe!lnes7
At the hour fixed for the final vote on the bill the lobby
Of the Senate crowded, evidently anxious V what
new deyeopemcn might take place. Inc blu coming up
iS5 its shrS ,s.Ds Senator Connolly Moved q
moved 70 recom!t for the purpose Of adding new sec
ton This the Chair decided In order Senator SpooA
.eneQ point o order mat the motion Of the senator Of
the Eighth 10 amepd and could be entertained
Tbo President then rcversct Ills decsou ana Senator
Gardner appealed from the last decision Of the Caair and
thought the Chair stued iself After discussion
the appeal Withdrawn and Senator Connolly amended
his motion so aR 70 barely rccommt the bill The vote
iaken and decided In the negAtveycas IS nays L.
The bill was then read the third tine During
the reading Senator Prosser TO recommil
The Chair decided out Of order. Sena
tor Prosser appealed from the decsion Of tn
Chair The question was taken on sustaining Chair
and the decision wa. sustained by vote OF as nay
T. The balance Of the Bill was then read and passed
yeas 20, nays u, as follows
yxAs-MesGr. Blood. Coi,in,' Fisro. Grant, Han
Kelly Kecha n, lapham lawrencs Nc;sraw, Manr -,
Eurphy, Bsmsey kichusnd Koberscn R,cn SEASONS sp
TSrs-Tessrs str,l Bela Coanory, Ferry. Gardner,
Goss Hilhouse AannieSrc Montgomery, r. r. Murphy,
Froskev, WiEisms-r
Senator Ben moved TO reconsider, which was decided
IN order and proceeded 10 give hts reason but called
TO orcer frequently by Senator Epnos and ruled out Of