The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-09

chan Of western ana nsriher. lakes md rivers
udn sihe wafer or to develop the Re.
ssias > rsss . ANY ssiIsss u i:
sci shave h - completed NOT less Than one,
fourth OF rs entire length, ana wnien MAJ
compieied . form continuous line OF railroad DO.
tween the Iases Erie Or ontario, or the rivers I
iers Of the HUDSON river. or which , shs,
for distance OF not less than one fourth
proved portion OF the State' Is entitled by RTE act
to the SIN Of $4,000 per mile Ter every mile com.
made ny Mr.. Ai6erger TO amend the bill IN such
way that nearly every little railroad IN inc S'ate
Send claim state id aer ~ ana 'l, , q,ew ~:
ban through trmmphaniy. II will be Remembered
that IN past years the friends OF the Midland Kali
road ~alled TO get somewhat similar measure
signed bv the Governor; out u u now given OUT
that the present bl meets with MS approval. In
speaking Of the bill MIR Li'tieJohn sam--
occupy the attention OF the House but two or
three opcn this question: TITS wcli known e The
ssss 81 e.: ss 81 New York s y
Of so I, Connect &. s sDs Il. sns
with The metropolis 10 south making two trunk
ssaSsy' g.. S o ND
. 70 od s s e nj. wG %er. PASSED s
sen, % the aoyernor for hts ssnaure wb he de-
many spfarsa,y saInpor esssrss:; and il has
ss 81 $ VIZ s, sa s s
millions hes= appropriate, 10 the Erie
to aid them as We s:e spent millions the sarassimply
AND ac. TssT % n n' int. %ss TIVE
to carry THIS rsa, and a WSr trade
lie ils wei Went On to describe what beneds to the
people OF the state and 60 ,he c,ly Of New aorx N
In his opinion, and concluded rs follows
objection TO other railroads having aid from the
sss but aa r., m s ss III. s ss Gss
IT, II you send Y to him as measure resting
g. s asS
or Or r has a m. s eS ss
10
line from Auburn Bafsio making grams trunk line
~ S1 sss with the S:' .sa
chant and Srouslea.
defeat this D Sy entertaining this amendment ' NV
This speech won the day for LitteJGhn every New
the Kings county folks went the oiher way. II y
believed that tue bal will pass the Senate without
Governor viii take the 'resl'' which the Midland
people, according to Lttlejohn, prenared for them
II would seem that the
GRANT FESToS FIGHT
Is destined 10 be dragged Into the politics or this
| State. Let me give You proof of it, The Commls-
soners OF the New Captoi now stand four repunii-
cans to four democrats. Tie former have run
the whole machinery thus far especially at election
tines and the ruing powers in the Legislature have
finally determined to make change; In TACT, the
ring has been liked as fsliows:- instead OF eight
Commissioners there will be SIX: three democrats
and three republicans. The slate was arranged
this afternoon, ana II has been decided mat
TerwilltGer and Corvell VINO are Federal ONCE
holders and strong Coakline mon have gos to 60.
ii. b. Kingsley OF BROOKLYN and Deos Dew OFF are TO
be the new democrats, aud tine new republicans Will
be Chauncey M. Depew and General Merritt TO rein.
force Hamilton Harris one or the present C0mmis-
sNners These men are all strong FentOnites. The
Conknngtes have done their best to nave Ire,r can.
didatcs recognized, hut they hadn't the ghost Of q
show from the start. This little arrangement be-
tween the democrats and the Fent0n republicans in
TINS state may bode good for tho administration
party. TO be sure II is onlv straw, but straws
show which way the wind blows.