The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-26
A Zouave Legislator On His
Albany Associates.
RAILROAD KINGS AND RAILROAD RINGS.
"a Vote at Albany is as Much an Article Of
Merchandise as a Barrel of Flour
HAWKINS BACKS DOWN IN DISGUST.
I'VE Have Only Changed Masters for
the Most Corrupt Legislature
Known in Thirty Years."

Many people have heard OF the Hawkins family
the family that came over In the old Maynower
originally. Lately the fame OF two OF the descend
| ants OF this family has grown. month ago Mr..
| Dexter A. Hawkins had the honor OF making his
bow In the columns OF the HERALD and thereby
came an explanation Of much magnitude Three
days ago 1t came to pass that Colonel Rush c. Haw-
kins, kinsman and cousin OF this same
Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins, stood up in that
honored legislative body known in our days
as the Assembly OF the State OF New York,
and did there and then, with vocferOus
tongue, allege and declare that he would no longer
hold communion with his brother members as
legislator Of the great State OF New York. Some of
the worthy associates OF Colonel Hawkins were IT.
reverent enough to eer and make physical mani
festations OF rldcule with their dgits in his drec-
ton, regardless Of the Philadelphia look OF repres
sion on the countenance Of the Speaker OF the
right honorable Assembly, yet, withal, Colonel
Hawkins threw up IN disgust his commission
representative of the people Of the State Of New
York, and down to the great metropolis in which he
resides hied the indignant Colonel Hawkins.
Led by an anxious desire to know why Colonel
Hawkins (who, 1t must be said, was brave and
gallant soldier during the war, having organized
the best light infantry regiment that left
New York city for the 'front.' had given his
resignation so suddenly, a HERALD reporter called
crate purpose OF interviewing the gallant Colonel
Rush G. Hawkins is gentleman OF deep brunette
complexion, about thirty-sx years Of age, with the
face OF French infantry oficer Of the Second En-
plre. He has the full face, the moustache and i'm
perial that may be seen any day In Paris surmount-
ing a baggy pair OF red trousers, and on one OF
his fingers is displayed solid gold ring with the
legend raised and plainly articulated Roma" He
has quiet way about him, and confident way,
natural to those who have held eight hundred or a
thousand men in leash previous to the uproar OF a
| bloody battle. To the Colonel, who sat among his
law books, the HERALD reporter came. He was re-
i ceived most courteOusly and, having taken seat
the first question came naturally propounded by the
! reporter
| to ask You why you resigned your seat member
Of Assembly and to get from you any special causes
Colonel HAwKINs-The cause OF my resignation
is from positive conviction that there is not the
slightest use OF remaining In Albany any longer
trying to make an attempt at conservative and
concerted legislation In the interests Of the people,
"what was the immediate cause OF your resigna-
at arose from the conviction on my part that no
bill could go through the New York Legislature
against the Vanderbilt railroad combination and
that any bill In that interest which was desired to
be pushed through would go through against
ANY AND ALL OPPOSITION.
AS an evidence OF the foundation OF my proposition
one occurrence Is sufficient to show that II IL well
founded One day last week what IL known az the
vanderbilt Rapid Transit scheme-whch gives to
Cornelius Vanderbilt he alone being named In the
BIN certain extraordinary rights, including among
others the taking for use OF very considerable
part OF the public parks OF the city-was introduced
into the Senate In the morning by senator Robert.
son. referred TO the Railway Committee, supposed
TO have been considered by that committee
AND WAS REPORTED BACK
I 10 the Senate the same day avorably. What Ia
known as the Pro Rata bill, TO regulate the rates OF
local freight the New York Central Railroad
which supposed to be against the interests OF the
| vanderbilt combination, was killed In the Senate
Il Before the bill for regulating Fourth avenue was
passed Two others, giving the New York and Harlem
railroad the right to extend their track
THROUGH CERTAIN STREETS
\ OF the city, passed. One OF those extensions went
10 the East RIVER mont and another through Madison
Objectionable bill OF all Is the one to regulate and
! improve the use OF Fourth avenue. The facts in
relation TO the use OF Fourth avenue are that about
Thirty YEARS AGO
the Harlem Railroad obtained the right TO use
enough OF Fourth avenue to accommodate two
right was granted. Since then the railroad has
subet this right to to the New York Central to
the Hudson River Railroad and TO the New Haven
Railroad. The trains Of all these roads which run
these two tracks every day number about
eighty. They constitute enoumbrance TO COM
merce, very dangerous to every kind OF passep-
ger traffic large numbers OF people within The last
six months have been killed and wounded while
crossing the avenue, and until ut last II has be-
come
QUESTION OF ABATTNG A NUISANCE
which has been created and IL now perpetuated
for the sole and only benefit OF q private corpora
ton. The right to use this avenue, am informed,
railroads Will have any right to use any portion OF
that street. The bill the passage OF which was the
Immediate cause 0f my resignation permits the