The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-12

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General Railroad BILL now In the hands OF special
committee Of the Senate. report was looked for
during the day, but the committee did not meet
till three O'Clock In the afternoon. J. Daggett
Hunt and other speakers desired to oner argu-
ments on the bill, but the committee refused to
hear any person on either side. They are
willing, however. to receive written CON-
munications The committee proceeded rapidly
with the consideration OF the act, and they will
conclude their labors to-day. No amendment Of
any Importance was inserted Senator Stone says
the committee are working tremendously, and
there Is prospect that good bill will be reported
They are especially anxious to avoid delay as the
session OF the Legislature will not extend beyond
three weeks more. The House passed resolu-
ton to adjourn stsse dte on the 2sth inst.
The HERALD representative obtained some infor-
nation OF the highest Importance in relation to the
General Railroad bill yesterday from the adherents
OF Tom Scott in the Senate. So far from opposing
the BILL they are heartily in favor Of general rail-
road law, with the reservation that vested rights
must be respected. One Senator who desired that
his name should not be published, but who spoke
semi-officially, said:-"Ths Ia not new position
we take, as you suppose. We have been all
along IN favor Of q general railroad law.
When you ask why we opposed No. 8, / answer that
1t was fraud originating with clique from whom
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company would have
to buy the charter within six months. The same
parties had Q charter before, and they
sold 1t to the Pennsylvania Company for
$4,000. Had No. 8 bill passed there was
nothing to prevent them taking possession
or the ferries oil the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Jersey City or from entering the Harsimus Cove
property. Now. before we agree to general rail
existing corporations be respected. Such a bill will
be quite acceptable and under 1t any company or
companies may build dozen railroads and enter
into free and unrestricted competition with the
Pennsylvania Railroad In order to test the
sincerity Of the gentleman the reporter asked
road bill in the Senate instead Of accepting that
pending In the House. The reply was that Mr..
Mcpherson introduced that bill solely on his own
From this outspoken declaration it is pretty
certain that the end OF tine railroad war
to this exciting and ND fierce COM connict '' VIII
clasp hands not across the bloody chasm, but
across the Delaware in friendly rivalry There will
senate Of the Bill taxing railroad property. When
It came up yesterday Mcpherson showed by mis-
IN the ranks Of the peops stone sat Il
be referred TO the Judiciary Committee, on the
ground that there were some important questions
Of law c2nceEpSd' and the motion was adopted by
1t would appear, after all, that the bill validating
the lease q the United Railroad COMPANIES OF New
Jersey to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Is in
70 Indifferent whether the lease be legal
and A%bOy mn men var" are exceedingly s S ANXIOUS ANXIOUS
to bind him In the matter so that they may re-
ceive their ten per cent dividends; In his support
his road to be built by himself under that act,
and this once accomplished, he will treat the
kle-Rve them q cold potato and let them 60.
This however. Is mere conjecture, though the
long sleep tlssall 10 enjoying Ia the House looks
There was another outburst OF jubilation yester
day In the House over the passage OF the Elizabeth
pulled out OF Tom Scott's cap This is Jarrards
bill, and 1t is most remarkable that IL passed the
House and the Senate on the same day. The Speaker
said the tidings would gladden. the hearts Of SIX
teen thousand persons in New Brunswick, when
WOrthngton, who is studying Joe Miller, jumped
glad ola sD' "'A'N " "'D'' 'nAA' Al" '0'''S n'af'
Lee, OF Hoboken, made q gallant fight in the
House on the bill to annex the township Of
by Ryder and Schultz and warmly sup
ported by ,Gaede. The latter said the township
once boosted 1t owned the Legislature OF New Jer-
sey and it retained that position till the Pennsyl
yania company stepped into its shoes Lee spoke
Tour times by unanimous consent, and pointed out
that the bill was q matter OF simple justice
and the Legislature was bound to restore to
try Which had Seen q rom s 5v
usurpation and fraud. The bill defeated by the
following vote :-Yeas-Armstrong, Barnes. Camp
Leaning, Lee, LetsOn, Lutberry, Macknet, Morrow,
Reardon, Smaley, A. J. Smith, Wilde, Wnets-20.
Nays--Baldwin, Barton, Budd, Garfield, Carpenter,
Cole, Cooley, Doremus, Dorrell, Eldridge, Farrcr.
Foreman, Hemmingway, Iszard, Lindsay, Mar
s ter, Mckinley Mutcsler PIympton Ryder
Washburn-26. Cole changed his vote to the
negative for the purpose OF moving a reconsidera-
ton Canneld's vote surprised everybody, as his
record hitherto has been one OF opposition to all
monopoes, and the monopoly that holds Weehaw-
Ken IN Its grasp Is second only to the PENNSYLVANIA
deserved success, II he did not achieve 1t.