The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-22
THE DYING LEGISLATURE.
INCREASING THE FARES ON COMMO-
DORE YANDERBILT,s ROADS.


The Coiored Voters.
ALBANY, April 2l.-For some time back the
members OF both Houses have been on up.toe OF
expectation to learn whether II was the intention Of
Commodore Vanderbilt and his colleagues 10 push
the bill authorizing the Central and Hudson River
Railroads to charge an extra cent per mile. The
subject has been under consideration for two weeks
careful estimate made By three leading lobbyists
disclosed the fact that
sS60,000 WE'RE REQUIRED
to bribe majority in both Houses to vote for the
measure. The price OF the Assembly was put down
at ta5o,ooo and the Senate at eeoOOoo The Commo-
dore asked II there any possibility OF passing
the bill over the Governors veto. The reply was
that the necessary twohrds vote could be obtained
without dinleuty in the Assembly, which Is now
PAST PRAYING ron,
but that II was sheer mpossibiiity to override the
veto In the Senate The Commodore, acting under
the advice OF Horace +. Clark, his son.inIaw, thon
| ordered noRs proseqW TO be entered against the
bill. The scene that took place In Mr.. A. d. Bar
ber's room this morning was indeed a sad one to
witness
rHR KING or THE LoBBr
sat In hisarm chair, surrounded on either side by
his worthy coadjutators Abe Van vecliten and
George o. Jones. throng OF Senators and Assem-.
| blymen were present. While an interesting con.
versaiion was in progress telegram was placed in
Mr.. Barbers hands, which requested him TO let the
Fare bill 90. Barber at once said: Boys, the game
| is up. There viii be no Fare bill this year. You
| will have to get your
| SUGAR FROM SOME OTHER souRcx."
sighs Of sorrow and disappointment oozod from the
| noble bosoms OF the honest Senators and the As
sembly scrubs. They all shortly after retired, look
| ing very much down In the mouth.
| The Central and Hudson River Railroad people,
determined, however, to increase the OF fares
have had recourse to sritngem to accomplish this
| object. bill introduced in the Senate
| fixing the rates OF extra charges for the luxury
| Of riding in what known as palace
| and drawing.room cars. The effect OF this bill,
| II passed, will be that the railroad companies
will do away with tho regular passenger cars alto
gether, or at least leave them In condition that
| body except very poor man would paironike them.
by this they raise the rates OF fare
at least onsthird OF cent per mile. The bill as IN
| trodueed is
| FRAUD AND A swrSDLE.
and the boys ought not to vote for 1t unless they
handsomely paid for their votes.
The Arcade Railroad bill camc up for its third
| reading In the Senate this morning. When the
| good-natured Calkns read the title Mr. Mel.
| vile c. Smith became excited that he almost
tainted But when Lieut.. GOV Beach declared the
| bill as having passed By vote OF 10 to 10, Mr..
| Smith,
| UNABLE TO SMOTHER MS Jor,
bounced into the Senate lobby and threw his bat
high in the air. THE bill now goes TO the Assem-.
bly,, where its fste will be decided. Judge Hilton,
as the representative Of Mr.. A. T. Stewart and other
Broadway capitalists, is opposing its passage.
TIE eovERSoR's NEW NOTION.
Tire Governor sent IN a message to-day in regard
TO paying the state debt IN coin He savs that he
had in nis message called attention To the system OF
practical repudiition pursued the state during
debt in deprecated paper and tls, the contract
calls Tor god lie l. not Sod with the resolution
ferng TO the decision OF tie Suorcno Court, but
thinks lhe action proper end right IN sef; he
thinks the Legislature should sreak ior itself In this
matter and not refer TO the Supreme Court.
BIG SIX cAEEp.
Grand sachem Tweed was to-day presented by
DR.. G. rnoChln, Health Onccr OF your port with an
elegant go'-headed ma.accl cane. ru- cane is
lue same that vas presented TO tho late ElUti 7.
Purdy when he was Grand Nachem of fammsny So,
oiety and Chairman Of the Tsmmany Hal General
Committee, in ls3 The cane bore an inscrlution
telling it, history After the death OF MIR Purdy,
his widow gave 'he cane TO Dr. Carnochon who was
his attending physician. Among the numerous pre-.
scnts which the Biz ludan has received, none has
apparently pleased i'm more than this one, as 1t will
ever recall to his mind the palmy days Of Tamwdny
Hall He has opened one hundred bottles Of ioderer
to-day among the indians and pale laces in homer Of
CUTTING down TIE ITEMS
W. Tweod's committee. after dcliberating on the
tax levy until 10 o'clock this evening, made fearful
|
IRE Telegraph was reduced S9OO,1D lie Normal
| School appropriation WAS reduced s500DO. The ap-
section relating to lhe Twenty third street railroad
VAS amen ed ~ as to have a readSsrsiug and re-
sale OF the franchise ich Is to be awarded TO tie
highest bidder. Tie appropriation of $4,000 TO the
Secretary o. tnc Central Park Commi-, ion. who /.
no other pcrsonage than Mr.. Torpedo e. Fields, was
also made In regard to advertising. A section was
Inserted wherein the brood Of
sicKLY AND DISMAL wEYKLiEs,
which have existed solely by corooralion adver.
Using, VIII le deprived hereafter OF that support.
II u specifically provided that any public officer who
Datonizes other papers with corporation adye,tiS
ing than those OF the character drn mated by the
tax levy, viii do so upon his own responsibility.
The discussion on the Eighth Ward 'Thunder6ols
bill 10 remove
DISABILITIES FROM coLoRED VOTERS
pursuant to the Fifteenth Amendment gave ri-c to a
spirited debate Mr.. Kennedy called attention TO
the fact that there was attached TO the bill pro-
, posed amendment repeating the Registry Law, aud
,llat tne majority had consented when the bill was
laid aside TO separate the two bills. Mr.. Creamer
denied that any such arrangement, II made could
bind him. A lengthy discussion followed upon the
question Of good faith, aud upon tie merits OF the
respective bids. MessTs. Chapman and Parker de.
nounced the proportion before the Senate as an
abomnabe
BREACH oP FAITH.
Mr.. Murphy said, far ne himself was concerned
he had no disposition to place his Republican
friends In a agreeable position AMI he would per.
separately voted upon lie hoped therefore that the
matter would be allowed 70 lie over until Senators
1
the vote separately II the minority would make no
objection to reading the registry. MIR. Kennedy
stated that the minority had been conteudng for
that very thing All they asked was q separate vote
aud II might be taken nov. Mr.. Genet n owed to
amend the amendnent by providing that
THE REGISTRY LAW
shall also be rcpoaled In the city of New York Lost
bY the following vote:
YEAs-Messrr. hanks, Blood Caudwrll. Cresmer
Genet. Hardenburgh, Murphy, NJ. Norton, and San.
NAys-Messrs bowen, Bradley, Brand, Chapman Ell.
wood Frost Graham, HaTpendlng, Hubbard, kpnnady,
| Iewls Lord Mlnier Molgan, q. r. Norton, Parker
, Plec'. scott, Thayer, Tweed, Wnsow Wood. and
| NoOdin-23.
by unanimous consent the bill repealing the Regis
try law except In the city OF New York, was read
| third time ard passed, as follows:
| NRAs-Mcssrs. Banks Blood Bradley. Caudwell,
| Creamer, Frost, Genet, GRAHAM HarGenburgh, Hu1,
bard Lord, Norgan, Murphy. G. +, Norton NJ. Morton
| Pierce, Sanford ana Twced-lS
| NAYs-McssTs Bowen Brand, Chapman ElwOOf
| Harpending, Kennedy Lewis, MINER. Parker, scott
| Thayer, Aims Ow, Mood, Woodln-li.
, The bill remogng disabilities from colored voters
: was then passed, "a to3, The negative votes were
| Mcssrs. Cauldwe, Creamer, and Tweed.
a | The Assembly consumed the entire day in consil.
2 | erng the Supply bill Mr. Hustled occupied the
| chair During the debate MIR. LittejOhn, as a mem
| bel Of the Committee OF Ways and Means hich re.