The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19

man who know must feel their EFFORTS TO secure
good legislation decidedly nterfercd With ny that
invisible although potent power which dvelh behind
rns LOBBY QUESTION
"Did the lobby have any influence In brnging about
the defeat or the Rapid Transit or other billsy"
at is tho nercst Jolly 10 charge the lobby with the
defeat OF the Rapid Transit BILL introduced IN the last
Substitute FOR former bill introduced in tho House
BY him referred 10 that committee, WHICH u had
failed report upon There were other reasonx for The
defeat Of that bill which the Speaker, with his est-
mate OF nm Assembly based upon his experience Of
former years with houses OF entirely different
TO drive = bin through pell NEIL before q Speakers
power regardless ~ merits dement's The lobby
had means Of knowing how that hill would fare b.
the cast; and one OF the chiefs in that
questions liable profession told himself while the vote
being taken that be believed the bill would pass
This remark gave 70 infer nj that the lobby
had no control Of il could tell Mr. Hustled in very
lew words why his bill was defeated, and name tho
proofs; ana u was not money. sm well convinced
that Mr. Hustled was scured by the defeat Of that
bill that he determined to lot all o,ber matters
loose and through his Indifference defeat whatever he
could Of the desired pending mcasurcs had no init
nation whatever that there was any cnor. made on
tho part OF the lobby TO defeat other bills There
some feeling exhibited by them against
THE RAPID TRANSIT HiLL:
but they did not natter themselves that they had any
thing 10 do with us defeat do believe that any
it. or even dollar was opposed to II Tor the reason
that Il, 10 my mind, covered such . multitude Of
irquities that could not support x great many
country members consulted mo tho question, and
they sgniled thoir intention not TO for the bill
would have liked 10 have voted for that portion Of IL
referring the Elevated road. for consider that IN
be an enterprise which should be fosierod but tho
other sections OF the bill such as could
sistenty support Then again, when tho bll was 10.
troduccd u was not sufficiently explained Mr.. Hustled
simply asserted that II the bill not passed there
would be- an end OF rapid transit The idea seems 70
have been rush II through the strength OF the
first clause referring 10 the Greenwich street road
without giving time TO members TO consider the effect
OF the remaining portions In the Committeo on Rail
roads Mr.. Hustled madc several amendments In his
bill according TO suggestions by the committee, and II
was nftcrward handled very roughly by that body and
bill bill P''-'a'''N = ' 80 S'--'A' ' 'N-
..You have perhaps read Mr.. Husteds reasons Is to
why the bills affecting the New York city charter
failed TO pass. Will you give me your Vows on this
subject. also on tho Extension and other bills?'
ii cannot understand Mr.. Husted's conclusions All
the republicans In tho House showed every interest
POSSIBLE in their passage While II not considered
Necessary make speeches. after the other, OF vo
minutes 70 length, the time 70 which we were limited
those bills or the republican members, Peabody,
Grail Fish, Foster and myself used our best efforts 20
which for the true interests OF New York city
No ono u more responsible for
TIE ACTION MINORITY
In the last hours of the than the Speaker him
self Ho seemed to 70 be courteous thought,
In the closing moments. when the eulogies ON tho
Speaker being pronounced entirely by democrats,
Il was entirely betting The occasion He gives Ms his
reason why the bills to which he refers defeated,
that 1t because OF the motion winch was adopted
TO have each and every bill read through It's nnal
passage This practice did not last but session and
part Of second, when he, Speaker, ruled that Il
was not necessary When Il was hrst begun was UNI
der impression that tho right Of member TO have
bill read only covered by rule and asked him
(the Speaker under what head hc would accept
ton 10 suspend that rule. lie said IL constltu-
tonal right and could not be taken away. The follow
ing session understood he ruled otherwise, and the
practice abandoned TO some extent; consequently
very little business was delayed on that 40
count. With regard to Mr: Husted's re-
marks that the time consumed prevented the
House from reaching the order OF general
orders only say It was not so, TO- the House. on
It's own motion could havc gone into general orders,
but preferred to deal with tho preferred calendar and
special business apparently in hope that general
orders would be reached general in Its regular
order He seems TO forget that no opposed emphati-
cally any extension Of 1tr fN
TUE TINE or ADJOURNMENT
In his conversation with members. II the time had
been extended the end OF the weck all he business
might have boen gone through with Many Of tine bills
which failed to pass by reason Of tho time expiring
could have boon reached II the special business had
been done with; but many parliamentary tactics
resored the part OF the minority that pre-
vented tho special business from being concluded.
With regard the Park Salary and Green Extension
bills am gvon to understand that they were the
Speakers desk all the time when his Rapid Transit
bIll bong discussed but that after It's defeat he
left the chair and placed therein Mr.. Sloar, and him
self disappeared The House got into such confusion
and became uproarous that " was subject OF 70
mark. l was afterward told by member that he hat
search Of the Speaker and had found him In
Of the clerks department. looking out Of thu
window seemingly Indifferent as 10 what was going on
know he shortly alter and took possession o
the chair reversed several rulings and Strengthened
out matters Tho defeat Of thc Green bill du,
to any combination OF democrats and republicans fur
Their than that produced BY the inertness OF some
the latter who were indifferent 30 the through
the defeat OF some special measures in which the,
interested and that was understood to DO an &C
that would be acceptable 70 tho democracy"