The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17
TOM SCOTS DILEMMA.

A New Through Line PrOpOsed-He Pre-
fcrs the General Railroad Law-Pat-
tersOn's Bill Tom ScOtt's Bill,
Which !-Hunt's Basis for . General
Railroad Law.
Tonight the railroad fight will be resumed in the
New Jersey Legislature. This week promises to be
lively on railroad matters, for, while the General
Railroad bill is to be acted on in the Senate as the
main issue in the contest George W. PattersOn's bill
No. SO, in the Assembly is simply second edition
Of Assembly bill No. 3, which OccasiOned so much
trouble heretofore. II the General Railroad bill be
passed, however without any material modnca-
ton the railroad fight will be at an end for this ses.
sion at least. Senator Mcpherson is pledged to it's
passage, and there is little doubt it will become a
law, perhaps within five days.
The following points were submitted to the
special committee having the bill in charge by j.
Daggett Hunt as the basis OF any general railroad
bill which will satisfy the public. Mr. Hunt desired
to offer some arguments in favor OF the bill, but
written communications only would be admitted
by the committee =
Hon. john r. MCPHERSON. Chairman of Senate Special
Your committee having decided yesterday by resolu.
argument shall Be listened on general or free rail
give due consderation to ali cemmancstons made to
Them in writing, | beg leave to submit the following
S IN q" % applicable
S 70 ' s or Of WI State
The Assembly bill, No s. issuing the popu.
sderation priority Of introduction as BY the dnpre.
well the iron mines of the State saying nothing Of
way facilities viii be made accessible, inviting the m
PRODUCTION gue,a3S Ct capital p n,S and labor Saro
brsn9 % IS act to Tesae the
Ways tie vested rights ws %c rn h tEat
ninetenths, not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the railroad
h Sap as tho
adopted BY the unanimous MIN vote Of the opse Assembly
already adopted such law, and in instance has
Atlantic Fss 0ieS and Y % 'ns
nena its &c bseansc oyer our soil passes
aa must at and s Of he %ea
blow 70 monopoly long the curse and dishonor of the
era railroad law accomplish, putting end forth
ws to all unjust sn nj az the
Eighth1Corruptlon must be purged from the Legsla-
% be
icsislatios, from the Federal Capitol at Washington
to the abuses sprnging out OF railroad franchises sub
Nfath-It concerns not only the honor, but the soy.
ereignty Of the state Al corporations must be the sub
Respectfully submitted,
Senate bill Ne. l3s will also come up in the As.
sembly on special order. This Is the bill which
the President OF the Senate refused to sign on the
ground that the required notice OF appli-
cation had not been given. A warm debate
in the Assembly on this very point resulted
in the pestpOnement OF the consideration
OF the bill till this week. IL Is really intended
a set-off against Pattersons bill, No. 80. To show
the straits in which the Tom Scott men placed
in the Assembly on the discussion OF bill No. 1873 it
Is only necessary to remark that Letson was
obliged to call the attention OF the Speaker TO the
busy intermeddling OF two members-Carse and
Plynpton-who were busy lobbying IN the interest
OF the bill during the debate
Lets0n will speak at the banquet OF the Knights
OF st. Patrick, in Jersey City, this evening" to the
toast OF "Free Railroads.&c. only guarantee that
New Jersey shall become what nature intended
her to be-the great highway to the West and
South =; and Patterson will respond to the toast Of
''The Legislature"