The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30

how to overcome the partisan scrupies OF the lead
tainv worked day and night and did his part Of
THE. PERSUASIVE POLICY
faithfully during the past Two m9hns; put ~ must
ceeded In destroying as fast as he builded He let
to-day, but stated before leaving that he would re-
he, ike ali the others. have given up The fight and
win leave the lower house and the conference
inaeea II a%orsd that there is pros s On foot
by which the committee OF Seventy intend. as they
cal t. 70 Put sn on the record the
ing that they framed q peoples charter, looking
only to the interests OF the people but thar their
trated Dy the reform Legislature, VINO gave way TO
THE INFLUENCES OF Parry AND POLITICAL EAPE-
This done, they will, it issaid, dissolve the com.
mittee. Yet there Is not a single senator, repub-
car Or VINO does not assert that ns
the ' republican sss one senator's s'et are
humDug as the democrats but they were made to
swallow the Pill by caucus hat and put on as good
rsOUS a. ne .ney cSua AMI sn rs SIMPLY on .ne
some good One OF
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL REPUBLICAN
members OF the senate assured me alter The vote
was taken that there was not as far ne Was able
TO hear. single senator who IN his heart ala not
consider the cumulative system as huge absurdtv
wnich the next Legislature would be compelled by
the people TO knock in the head. II now remains to
be seen what the Assembly WIN do with the senate's
amendments. The Van Mort ana Green amend
thorough canvass OF the Assembly shows thai they
JOrity. 1t H. however conceded that It Win lake
conference committee In the long run TO make the
charter acceptable to both houses and thus insure
TAE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND HUMBUo BILL.
When the charter WAS being considered IN the
Senate the discussion on the subject or rapid transit
was progressing In the Assembly, the special order
SeInS the MI 10 relation H 70 ,ns Central Under
Beach Pneumatic Dill in the same Committee Of the
Whole as The Central Underground was lost by q
vots o. ys n Inc Sinfmavs anu ~ IN the negaave
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Central Underground Dill, The pending mo.
ton when the House adjourned last ngnt being
that Of Mr.. Lewis to slrlke out Tie fourth
seS S sSN the 70
Moseley wanted TO know how much OF 1t was in.
tended to lie made o surface railroad, when MIR.
Hustled repeated his explanation Of last evening,
thai the ground Al mat point was very low and
added thai D0tn Mr.. Craven anu Mr.. Campbell had
assigned the same reasons In the or toe Harlem
tns EaroaS were e"se VIII
Ing to have this section stilckon OUT II there was
az a9y seros S M si to a, In reply to question
the distance desired 10 be constructed overground
Was a0ont a quarter u mile. LIE repeated that Inc
Central Underground people were quite willing to
have this section stricken OUT, and accordingly the
motion 10 strike 0at was carried. The new section
to e 1s bowns q ss
and at Canal street. MI. Lewis desired 10 have
-
objected and tie motion TO strike out was lost An
amendment. however. proposed by Mr.. Alvord, and
cheorfuy accepts BY Mr.. Hustled, who was
ENGINEERING THE BILL IN THE HOUSE,
directing that the work OF opening the surface of
the street should he done under the superintend.
adopted without debate. The next succeeding sec.
lion permits the company at any time to increase
ESQ, 900 shares which would make the amount
SO, 900 O00. Mr.. Alv0rd thought his amendment or
last night which had been adopted, was quite suni-
" N nv nOIn IN hn M Uaht
out this section altogether; but Mr.. Hustled ex-
planned that the section as 1t mad been amended
dtonal SIC, 00) 600 were intended only to allow the
company to raise capital enough, In case 1t should
IN, mat wss MI not ,vs
drew his objection, remRrK1ng as he sat down. that
In his opinion would COST $50 000 before
FOR the elaborate section relating private property
along the route Mr.. Jacobs OfFered new and sim
ration '.may acquire and mold by purchase Inc irac.
tional part or parts Of any lot through or under
which IT'S road shall run. and hold and convey the
same III the same manner and with the powers pos.
sessed by private person."
AN INIERMIEABLE SECTION,
being section Of the Beach pneumatic bill was sug-
gested W Mar. Jacobs, and the House adopted II as
section Of Jnis Central Underground. 1t provides
ali times, far as practicable, aid the company in
the cons!rucuon OF the works and that IN case Of
snail be- the duty Of The Mayor to institute LEGAL ~ nro
ceedings to compel their observance. There was
quite insert nsn over s 4 Of Mr. Ayora
which Is in the Beach Pneumatic Bill,
tina; in me sao9a
double tunnel plan, Mr. Origen vandenburg, his
representatives. or assigns shall have the right to
trict Of tue State to appoint, and upon such appl.
cation Inc Court shall SO appoint, . commission 10
the originator Of the double tunnel plan,
and II they found he was, to settle the
amount Of compensation which the company
az rSofo 49, na
scheme. In supporting this proposition Mr.. Avord
eulogized the inventive genius OF Vandenourg and
his Efforts to secure TO New York O practical plan
for rapid transit. Mr.. Fields made
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION
70 this section and said the idea OF It was to allow
vandenburg to nave an Injunction Issued against
the railroad. lie suggested o saving clause 20 the
erect that the construction o. the railroad should
denburg might nave MS commissioners appointed,
the progress OF the WORK would not be Interrupted
with, because 1T was a COMPROMISE that mad been
agreed upon by both parties Mr.. Fields did not
understand VINO Mr. Alvord meant by ''both par
ties" lie thought the Legislature was passing this
bl and not the gentlemen OF the lobby. Alv0rd
created some sensation when he buntly answered.
rms assertion brought Mr.. Roche 10 mis- feet.
@ G1 ass onoss ss sa s
ISIS IN the present instance said were as busy as
u the case OF the Erie Railroad. They passing
around now from seat 10 seat instructing mem oers
rs to what should be DONE The idea OF tins being
'eiorm Legislature Why, he SAID, the Legislature
d 1871, with all It's faults, never presented spec
acle like this; and he was glad the admission had
)een made and made by the leader OF the House
hat IL was
THE LOBBYISTS WHO WERE CONDUCTING THIS Leg
JsLATION.
Roche g remarks fell like b0mbshell In the midst
II the Legislative camp.
Avord answered that II by the leader OF the
House II was intended to mean himself, lie womb
lay that he made no admission; he merely stated the
act MI. Smytn interposed the observation that 1t
appeared TO be the tact, but with this difference,
10Th parties had had the right 10 be heard.
Mr.. Roche remarked, amid peal OF laughter,
hat II the term third party'' or third Houser had
been used IL would have been more correct.
1t supposed That Mr.. Fields would not press his
amendment; nut as he insisted 1t, the iscussOn
vas continued. Mr.. Fields commended tnat his
object was to prevent the road being tied up for
ears. The Interests Of the people who were IN
avor OF rapid transit required that the company
mould Oe protected. he was IN favor Of not Lhia