The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-14


The Board OF Magistrates are to appoint all the
clerks; the chief clerks not to exceed ten in num-
Der. Secretary to the Board can be taken from
among the clerks, and shall receive such salary
as may be determined on The chief clerks are to
be appointed for four years; assistant clerks and
clerks is to be $4,000 year; the Board to decide
what salaries the ether officers shall receive The
Board sap as !ne city etg geg sessions Mags
THE RESOLUTIONS DENoUNCTNa CONGRESS. ~
Mr.. Batcheler's resolutions denouncng Con-
gressmen for voting themselves more pay was
referred TO the Committee on Federal Relations by
vote of 76 to 80. Beebe had moved to amend by
including President Grant, but the previous ques-
ton was called for and the vote taken. d.. ES--
was progressed in the Assembly TO- night and made
q special order for Tuesday mortlihC next No
am, Oh any Importance were made to the
EXTENSION OF Cry RAILROAD TRACKS.
The Dill antno[p.ng the extension OF the Blocker
street and Futon Ferry Car Company's tracks was
Progressed and Cary's Cross-tOwn Railroad bill was
orGsTed TO u third reading in the Assembly.
the main affair OF importace in the Senate this
morning was . very eHtertaing discussion in Com
mlttee OF the Whole over
THE FAMOUS WAREHOUSE AND RAILROAD BILL
commonly called Gardncrs), which proposes to
belt New York with warehouses and a steam rail-
road, the city to give up pretty nearly all it's fran
cMises ana property and the citizens pretty much
sonal liberty to secure to the cOrporat0rs OF the
bin the more successful and certain operation of
the powers proposed therein. The New York mem
bers, especially Temann and Wesmann fought the
bill like TrOans. Gardiner did not antci.
a TO ms purely
members ever anticipate any opposition apparent
ly and sat very unconcernedlv In the seat next to
Madden, VINO, as chairman OF the Railroad Com
mttee, had charge Of the bill He doubtless wished
he had remained behind the protecting ratings OF
the gallery before Weismann got through with
him and his bill. The measure is an old one It
has been published in full In the HERALD and may
be familiar to your readers; but i takes careful
dissection in an Interested Committee of the Whole
to show up q bill fully-tO get the joints
elbows and backbone out Of 1t, and to leave
it flabby, shapeess and harmless thing.
GARDENERS bill was dissected completely as far as
it went to-day and will doubtless be shern of all its
vicious powers when 10 comes up again.
AMONG THE LIST OF INCORPORATORs
are number or individuals unknown to fame, and
Mr.. Wemann, when the first section read
moved TO strike 1t out, because, as he said, there
was only one man among the incOrpOratOrs whom
he had ever heard OF, and he did not live in New
were scattered around the country the same way.
Mr.. MADDEN desired to know what member he re-
ferred to as being scattered around the country,
and where he was scattered.
Mr.. Tiemann promptly replied that his name was
Howard shaw, and that he lived in Middletown.
Orange county, which happens to be the place of
residence OF Senator Madden himself The effect
OF tins discovery was somewhat disastrous, but
Madden managed to recover, and returned answer
that the statement was not true. Tlemann de-
clned To 90 into any warm discussion and dropped
the subject. On vote the motion to strike out
the first section was lost.
WHOLESALE RIGHTS
Mr.. Lewis moved TO strike out the fourth section,
as It gave the incorporates most extraordinary
and possess every franchise right and all the
property Of every railroad in New Ysrk city and
IN the country. OF the Hudson River Railroad and
even OF the Pacific Railroad.
Senator ALLEN-And Credit MObilier.
Senator LEwIs-Yes, Credit MOblller. They are
entitled to seize all these things then to regu-
late fares and freight charges thereon and 10 fix
the rates OF storage therein. In other words it
and storage business for the city New York with.
out allowing competition, and allows them to
charge what they like.
The fourth section was consequently stricken out.
wEISMANN'S WISDOM.
Senator Weismann moved to strike out the fifth
section as 1t gave the incorp0rators the exclusive
right to do what the Dock Commission was chosen
to do, and conferred other powers upon them that
the people would not approve and the representa-.
not favor. IL deeds away the property Of citizens
almost Amos without guaranteeing any payment; it
gives gives the Battery and SOME OF the most valuable
paIks Oh tne metropolis to a set OF incorporatOrs,
refi if5fi the Eighth district. Ii il so nonsirons
measure, Mr.. President, that must protest even
Weismanp's eloquepce, although unaccompanied
by any of the graces either OF defamation " me:
brought Madden to that indignant pitch that seems
10 be to him the most agreeable condition OF mind
that human nature is capable Of He denounced
THE DOCK COMMISSION AS FIVE LEGAL CHEATS,
who swinded the city out OF $4,000 each every
year as salary in accordance with law, and many
thousands more for supcrnuous office work while
the Chief Engineer draws the enormous GALAXY
OF $4,000, similarly swindng the city In accord.
ance with law: senator Weismann replied that he
agreed with Madden as TO the uselessness OF so
many Dock Commissioners and such high salaries,
but all that was going to be
REMEDIED by THE NEW CHARTER.
That had nothing to do with this bill, which aims to
put upon the people more responsible power than
the Dock Commissioners, and gives them higher
pay IL was monstrous bill and he would
continue 10 protest against IL on n vote. Section
was not stricken out, the Central and Northern
Senator'S returning to their old hostility to the
fha oil pnca
OF Weismann. The steam section Senator Lewis
moved to strike out 10y steam and insert 'by
1to4.
MORE EXTENDED POWERS
Senator Robertson moved to strike out the
Weres westminster county, IN the Sth section,
as IL proposed to give the company power TO seize
senator Weismann preferred to strike out the
whole section as II gave the company power to
seize upon any property in New York county
senator nemann proposed 10 strike out both
New York and Westchester counties and thus give
the company unlimited right of seizure unon anv
property In the entire universe.
Tenants motion was rejected, hut Rohertsen,s
was carried, and al this point the hour of half past
session.
IN THE EVENING SESSION
Madden, on motion to restore the fourth section
read speech forty pages In length, "brsthng like
a porcupne's back" with statistics and iacts to
show how trade was being diverted from New York
TO other scaboard cities on account OF her lack of
wharfage accommodation and rapid transit. The
speech lasted one hour and forty-three
minutes by the great clock and ono hour
and q half by senator Woodins watch IL was
listened TO with various emotions by the Senate
and the gallery, the more wagglsh Senators inten-
styling Madden's agony OF mind by casually hap
pening In his neighborho0d, and feeling the weight
OF the remaining pages OF the speech and signing
aloud, and then going TO their seats and pretend
ing TO sleep. Gardiner again sat composedly beside
MN and when he had concluded senator johnson
mace the ablest speech Of the session, In opposi
uon, exposing
THE OUTRAGEOUS pRETENsToNs OF THE BILL
Win an eloquence and force that thrilled the gal