The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-20
The STATE CAPITAL.
Hopeless Prospect for the River
side Park Bill.
FAVORS FOR GREAT CORPORATIONS.

NOW IL is almost ready to take its place upon gen.
.ral orders Tor discussion In Committee OF the
Whole The Senate Committee on Railroads has
already given IL favorable report and the
Assembly Committee has done likewise. This
Il quick work. but quicker still the case
OF the Third Avenue Rapid Transit bill,
which was introduced yesterday in an amended
form and reported to-day. Why such uncommon
despatchs ot all the dilatory, good-for nothing
committees that OF the Assembly on Railroads ap-
pears take the palm. 1t is composed entirely Of
rural members who, by the erratlc claws OF con.
trariety are supposed TO know more about the city
OF New York than the native members. They have
had mountain load OF railroad bills concerning
the metropolis for weeks past and not single one
has been acted on, But the moment vanderbilt
and the Third Avenue Railroad Company desire
their schemes considered and reported this ium-
bering hayoft committee becomes possessed OF
new life, and Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Squires have
their wishes instantly obeyed. The Gilbert charter
win hold Second and Sixth avenues and so,
II the bills pass We have four O! the
nuest arteries or the city already gobbled
up. Now where is MI. Eastman TO
build his road ? Why has the Railroad
Committees Kept back his bill 2 Has there
been no precOncerted arrangement to sit down
heavily all bills for rapid transit until Mr.. VAN
derbilt and Mr.. SQures got ready to divide the
peoples highways among tnemY But Mr.. Eastman
Is not about to SIT sth with folded arms hile thls
work Is gong II the committee will not
port ms bill he Is determined to take it out OF
tuer hands ana bring 1t into the House, and then
we shah see what sort OF material Is In the New
York delegation.
There is a strong feeling here this evening
among members or the Assembly against the CON-
mlttee Tor having reported these two monopoly
bills right the heels of their introduction.
There fifty members who have bihs In that
committee that have never yet been acted on, and
MIR. Eastnans bill has been lying there ior nearly
two months and nothing has been heard from 1t yet
The action OF the committee making not haste to
give Vanderbilt and Squtres possession OF the
ar above and the earth beneath along two lead
ing thorougniares OF New York has stirred up SO
much Indignation that neither OF them Is likely 10
carry MS scheme through the Legislature. II East
man mad mad a chance this evening he intended to
make a fierce arrangement or the committee, and
he VIII take advantage OF the first opportunity to
1t Is said, an instance OF the intelligence
OF the rural members who compose the committee
on matters relating to New York, that none Of
them know whether Sixth avenue stops at Central
DoINGs or THE COMMITTEES -sa
The Committee on Cities reported favorably to
the Senate this morning she bill providing that the
officers and attendants OF the Marine Court may
cies filed IN the same way The same committee
reported ravorably the bill authorizing the Com
twenIy-one years at a nominal rent OF 81 a year
the plot OF ground between Slxty-stxth aud Sixty
seventh streets ana Fourth and Lexington ave.
nues as the site OF an armory Tor the Seventh reg
menI
The Supply bli Will be finally reported 10 the
House on Wednesday next. On the same day the
Committee on Grievances VIII give a hearing to
Tile persons VINO represent tne SO-calleu commune
IN relation to the action of the police in Tompkins
square last January.
THE FIGHT OF THE REAL ESTATE sPEoULAToRs.
IL would seem as Ii the jig was up with the
Riverside Park bill All sorts OF influence have
been enlisted to secure its passage through the
Senate but the engineers have suddenly grown
AFRAID 20 venture on vote. Thurlow Weed held
an informal ievee at Congress Hall to II his
prospect Tor the Department OF Public Works. He
sent Tor all the republican members Individually.
under tue naliucinauon that he was still a
potent quantity IN Albany; strOked each o.
them down the coat lapel under the
but 1t appears even ThurIow's influence hau
effect and Wood. Lowery, Dow aud King, al good
republicans. remain as fixed as ever in.tneir deter
minatlon 10 vote against giving the work TO the
Department or Public Works. 1hurlow Weed is
Interested in the political phase OF me question.
TO the repuolican party N the iaL BY placing the
Sespy IN he Of the lob in
iavor OF Van Mort don't care a button
about the political issue. They want their invest;
ments IN real estate up town. in the nelgnborhOOd
Of Riverside Park improved at the expense OF the
city. This Is the marrow of the matter, and II the
zen real estate SPECTATORS. 1t originated IN the
Dstensble purpose OF giving work to starving men,
Rnd commissioner Wales had remained ct home
most likely the Dill would have passed, and the Idle
aud famishing laborers OF New YORK city might
now De enjoying the bread OF Industry.
DISCUSSION IN TIE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly was occupied ali day discussing the
proposed constitutional amendments which were
reported from the judiciary Committee. The
TIT
Ing FUNDS and payment OF claims against the state.
was passed by vote Of 50 10 IA. Inis took little
question. which was the amendment to article iii
VI the constitution. The point Oh dispute was
= wls to tns
Dy the Senate, though the whole original amend
ment had DeeD passed last year NY the Legislature:
The amendment very important, being designed
TO Kill special legislation and thus rob the LOBBY OF
what 1t lives and iattens ON. The section dropped
out was IN relation TO making an enumeration or
the people or the state IN 1875.
Mr.. Beebe called attention TO the TACT that the
yeas and nays were taken In the last Legislature
upon the article whole. and not upon the
fourth section separately.
Mr.. Alvord said that made no difference. The
proposition IN no way connected with the rest or
The article. and ia passing upon the who.e amend-
ment we can simply reject that part OF 1t and sub
init tile remainder il the people endorse our
action there can We no further question. lhe
ever, members cannot make up their minds in
regard TO IL, he would 60 iuf retaining the section,
aud then passing law providing lor the separate
gupmissoD OF the distinct propositions We must
pass upon it in some way. The people demand the
REFORMS embodied in the article, and he should
not stand in the way oil sucn action as would most
surely accomplish the object. He held, however,
that the dropping OF the section would not destroy
perfect u would 20 to the people, and When It
leaves the people 1t would be u symmetrical
Whole.
mir. Beebe Insisted that they had no right to pick
these amendments 10 pieces and then Call them the
WORK Of the last Legislature.
Mir. Aivord Thought the gentleman was hyper
or tJcAl IL MS views. II only salvation was TO
get uaCA 10 llc proposition he WOu!Q De III
.avor OF bringing about an agreement between the
Senate and Assembly with that OBJECT, but ne in
sisted that we could not wait another two years TO
Id ye these reforms carried out. The State OF New
fork has become great state, ana reform in
eglsauion Is imperauvely demanded lie naste
win which important measures rushed through
the Legislature Is disgraceiuI and we must ind "a
euledy Tor II. Private matters press upon us in
such volume that bills aHecting public interests
are ost IN vortex or passed IN such haste mat
we 90 not know what we are voting Tor. lie mass
of trashy legislation must DE taken away from tue
Legisaturc anu opportunity given to give due con-
alteration 10 those matters winch nre TO exercise
Al lnuuence upon the future prosperity OF the
STATE. ne people are overwhelmingly Ia favor Of
thls article anu we must pass It.
Tie amendment was n4aiiy adopted by vote OF
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uor DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
After q hot cont Test IN the senate over thnt Item
ol sl2sOo0 IN tie appropriation bill Tor the support
o. acadeuiies, tue OIL was passed Dy vote Oi ~
" u and the academies get che money Jacobs