New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
THE NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.
Personal EXPLANATIONS on RAPID TRANSIT CUES
TIONs-TIE SUPPLY BILL IN THE AssEMBLl-NEW
BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES.

Personal EXPLANATIONS on RAPID TRANSIT CUES
TIoNs-TIE SUPPLY BILL IN THE AssEMBLY-NEw
BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES.
SENATE ALBANY, Thursday. March &c. 1874.
Mr.. ROBERTSON, from the Judiciary Commit
tee reported adversely the bill assessing $4,000
FatbuSh, Kings County for Prospect PARK, BROOKLYN
Tabled on motion OF Mr.. JACOBS.
Mr. LowERY from the Committee Banks, reported
favoraby on amendments TO the Charter OF the Ma
tional Exchange and Agency Company or Ne.-fork :;
also favoraby bill to incorporate the Aeropoli
tan Safe Deposit COMPANY.
Mr. sELKEEG TO a question OF privilege. On satur-
day last he read with indignation newspaper article
relative to the Beach Pneumatic Road rejecting on the
Railroad Committee Of which he is member. He read
te article at length and then charged that the Senator
from the XVIII District Mr. Tobey) had voted for the
Fourtl-aye, Rapid Transit bill. He also charged that
Mr. Tobey voted for the Beach bill with the bombing
cIause in it, and that the 18th Of March, at meeting
OF the Railroad Committee, MessTs. TObey and Lord
argued against tho bonding bill, but there was
not q single vote against repeating tho Dill
ia the Committee. He also charged that the precise
language OF Mr. Tobey's minority report had been told
to him Mr. selkreg) in NewYork City. some two months
400 nv n noted Iobbyman He asserted, Furthermore,
thar Mr. Tobey had not attended any OF the meetings Of
the Railroad Committee this session, except when he
desired to these rapid transit schemes NO
member Of the Railroad Committee had voted 10 Keep
in the clause relative 10 guaranteeing the bonds OF any
railroad scheme He could not sit quietly In his seat
while the reputation OF the f'diroau Nonh''0o was
being sandered.
Mr. ToBEY replied that he had not voted for the Beach
Pneumatic bill with the guarantee clause in It, He at
tended only three meetings Of the Committee at one OF
which stated that he would not vote for the bill with
tine taxation clause. He remarked at the same meeting
that he would dissent from favorable report on the
Beach bill 1t was his right to make minority report
20 nd he me exercised
Mr. MADDEN regretted the newspaper IN question
had endeavored blackeD the character OF any egs-
lator
Here the matter was dropped.
Mr. DICKISsog:rose to question OF privilege. When
he voted for the report Of the Beach BILL he distinctly
stated that he did favot the guaranteeing by the
city of the bonds any road but he wished to aid the
citizens Of New York nsolving the question Of rapid
transit as solution greatly needed. Attention had
been publicly invited 10 the majority report, and the
Senators who voted to have IT referred TO tho Committee
Of the Whole for discussion. He was wingto 90 before
the people on the platform OF full and free discussion
of these rapid transit schemes. His vote cast with
view TO helping t1e people OF that city to obtain the
best possible rapid transit bill without loaning It's
credit or a single dollar There private enterprise
enough in that city build road. The pecuniary sue
cess Of such enterprise could not be doubted
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. FoX-Providng that the Founding Asylum OF
the SISTER OF Charity City OF NewYork shall re-
cyo "a cents per day each foundlng maintained by
them Also tho Sisters OF Charity ia charge OF tht
mo spital NAV bd houses on the lots adjoining their
present asylum, ut Tnriave. and Sixty-elgnth ana
ty.linth-sts. =, 49,.
nv MIR Fox-Relaiive 10 inspectors and poll clerks.
provides each annual election, Inspectors OF
election voted for separate ballot IN eAen
election dis riet the two receiving the highest vote
sbul he declared elected Tue Mayor shall appoint
tbIfd Inspector from the persons not eiectel Oy oaot
The clerks are to be appointed by the inspectors.
BILLS PASSED.
Changing the OF the Sixpcnnr SAVINGS Bank 10
,Ia 4 ~
Relative L. inDurycI operations Othcf thlh Oahks
us.ttn'ious for "a Wings. and insurance companies
10 incorporate tne Ey tngeiical Lutheran hinisteriuin
az inc S.ltc oil NcW-YJra aud adjacent STATES ana
tuuptIcs. -, ,,--,.....o nj,
IL rpOr5ita tie western New-fOrk conference o
Line McthO!ls. E.isCppIi CGurch. - a.,
r., ,ou,oidaI. tne Presbyterian Church and the
C.iifc VI the PdIi..ns III HHIen.
Adjourned.