New-York tribune., 1878-03-01

gave Then, siy times rs much freight any other c,
had rights which the railroads must tesS1 "a ,o ~ he o.
Ialrrd nv Intelligent cooperation. lApPiltst-! ..a
Mr 5ntth read letter from ~ chant Of good stand
m, vbn stated that sEcc February 2j, he bad leceV.0
Cf,rs to carry freight from Baltimore 10 ehoso q" ,nn
crnts when 65 cents was the schedule rate rue
schedule fog the same class u 'f3isH' '-'' w"
York 20 cents.
The POWERS OF THK STATE OVER hALh'N'''
Samuel T. Rugglcs submitted rs al aincn'ihc"' - ''
resolution offered by the committee that the Legislative
Commission be instructed 10 inquire into tho rghi
of the state OF New take possession o' the r
roads OF the STATE and into the terms or which thlH
could be lawfully "WAo rules iS oiIinr.ii; "a.
Euggles asked and A voice answered, " Ar dnucfDit.
Mr. Ruggle. urged that II the state had fig' !" t'he
the Erie EeS York Central y Mao az iiOs s rI t,ch
thing 10 know II. He only adV"raFd INQUIRY "hi't "h
ought not TO he offensive 10 auitody Du! nc i'hcu
thty were afraid TO irItae III. IanaerblIt OF :" make
didn't want any vsuderbiits over tlitre ..
Demas Barnes seconded Mr. husScss hinc,i'i'"' , II;
lie aid the question not one of .enl, ht 'u' ul
clear business Ncw-York WAS losing ITS b"sih's> very
rapidly. and tins was largely due 30 unjust uiSo ~
resoutons and protests II might do them good to learn
what the rights OF thr people. ,,, ,,o ,,-,so .,
adcpt the amendment Within few days MI Wander
b given them views on paper suen as ne h'd mower
Mr.. smith saa he doubted i the measure would be
adopted by The Leg'an,e II M MI; h"se'S ae"'''"'
President ROber :, OF TIE Board of AlirriHci belus
called upon address the meeting .ad sei" toI
taere were causes Tor the failure o me ci Ia '' H.
tain old commercial proslelI,' ,'-t4' dct!" u Wv
cnants, who had apparently faItd 10 .e,p
lie Comhiittee charged much upon bad citl
government. UnquestiOnahy the tHt Government nJ
been bad in years past. Now they n al May" hiii
merchant, who endeayorcd I" frTth'r the conn"rcId
interests of TIE city, and Controller TN best me cl
ever had. disf ugushcd for NinHcrs O! ch"rctNT auu
honesty 0f prpoSe n the merchants would takr more
interest in The CIty Government hc uohSut tHi GOV
ernment would Ice Ihe brt.r 'I.it II on,'r'. l a,
member Of the Board Aldermen he you'd 40 a. ~
as power remedy existing detects ~ cohiher'' Id
ciIlt!CS .,,,.-
SnItln H. wales said that when the question o' al"w
ing tle New-Yort Central To lay track 1" the pl.IS
came u, fore the Dock Commissioners. iht Necessity ioi
I; afpcIrcd -cfcy idcut 10 hin, an" D" tafitHt "i'o
;ed The measure. He a>fuu'htd 10 see iH' opFp
-.tion - Inch aIuse the part 0i the Erie '""! NJ
WCst-s people, all Oi whom ciicI tIpl E-t 'h''r'H
were going 10 Ice destroyed, and some eSh "rhi p" "a,
a.. m threaten ,t II tie New lJr. Central v re favored
An t,at matter there would be "a fSvOlut;on IN
n, civ and blood would flow. In c"lrrqucnce
of the difficulty 90 handling leiyt u hn' DrcH a"ih "l
gentleman OF good authority tHdi NtN.1pI" was Plict
Cy $50 mites az sea. Iir suggested that th"i =" before
!c Board Aldermen al H. nest meeting ahh f'Htt'
fully aud earnestly ask 10 10 make that Goa, 'stIn
Ward The improvement OF itHin" fhcitl's "N soc
IL would do So. In his opinion there Was Poilt al
negro in the fence" and The Nc7'-st Ieu would make
IN EXTENSIVE tyut hpfOGe The Eo1id.
(cprrai G. c. Dodge sa.d tAe Nlce-Pre'ideht oi 'ht
r,f Line recently informed h!l that the company a.
,rady uosossc! ihr Iglt with lie permission OF the
D,parimcut ot Dncbs build branch tracks on lels
aud Warehuu aud were aNi"uI 10 make %. rthe
ucufs With tie lts entering the cNF giving the
latter the se their for certain hours out Of the
twenty four.
The report OF the c0mru,t;,c Tas adopted.