New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
AN INDUSTRIOUS SESSION.

SIX vEToFs RECEVED-A VOTE IN FAVOR oD
CHEAP FARES on ELEVATED RAILROADS
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSR.I
ALBANY, May 9.-The Assembly passed
unanimously to-day the resolution adopted by the
Senate yesterday directing the Financial Committees OK
each body to prepare jointly bill for the appointment
OF commission to revise the Tax laws Of the
State. The commission, which is TO consist
of five practical business men, will he directed 10 report
a bill upon the subject 10 the Legislature OF 1850.
Speeches in favor OF the resolution were made by
Messrs. Sloan, Brooks and Fish. The tenor OF tho
speeches the same that such task ougho
to be intrusted to a commission rather than
Legislative committee. All declared that the Work
was necessary Mr. Fish, moreover, said that
unless attentoniwas paid to the complaints that
corporations escaping taxation tue state might
suffer such revolution as had jlst taken place IN
California.
Mr.. Gavin's hill extending the hours when cent
fares be proered the elevated railroads ohNew-
York, and also directing the railroad companies 20 have
at least one Scent car every train reported adj
yeTsely BY tue Committee Railroads. air. Calvin
screamed Mr.. Speaker" when the last words
of this injurious report had died away IN tho
arches, and then IN highly excited state moved that
the Assembly do disagree with the report OF the COM
mittce, and lay the bill the table" He then made an
earnest speech for the Of his imperiled bill He
said that IL had before the committee for several
months and that little opposition had been made 10
It's approval by the committee The bill was asked
for by the travelling public OF New.Iork IL was In.
tended 10 increase the number Of cheap trains on tho
New-York Elevated Railroad. week before that rail-
road had carried over million Of people. That meant
that the road would carry 5o,o0OOO0 OF people
year. The company had received it5 franchise
with the understanding that 1t would give the
people cheap fares. IL had become the
most valuable franchise in the country. The stock OF
the company selling at 1913, the highest rate In the
country Referring another branch OF the subject,
Mr. Calm then said Recently there have been meet
ngs held in city the purpose Of seeing the ten
emeut-houses cannot be improved The committee
appointed to consider the subject reported that
tho new tenementhouses could best be built In the
suburbs But there great obstacle 10 this p!aG-the
railway fares high that poor men cannot 1--we IN
the suburbs Mark the OF England IN this mat
ter Did not Mr. Gladstone compel the railroads to run
Cheap trains The railroads didn't want to, but Mt.
Gladstone compelled them to- and the result Is that f0-
600 families have secured homes outside OF Loudon'
Mr. Halsey chairman of the Railway Committee. said
that cheap fares principle was not all there was OK
the pll There also a section which directed tho
compauies not to of their on tracks above
Sidewalks The elevated railroads were ~ thef hlancy
and have had time to prepare depots LOT lner
ears hie CuSnT pore no RAGS on which to
store their cars at night VT. GAVIN then
said that hs bill gave the elevated railroads sixty days
grace within which to build depots for their cars
Fpeeches then made by Messrs Erady, iahgDeih
| DgaUe.
avIns disagree with the report of tue Raj.
way Committee adopted by vote of7o ayes to 20
| nays.
railroad on Atanficave., BROOKLYN, was again passed
| by the Assembly today, the senate having amenutd
the Bill. The bill now goes to the Goyernor. ,o,,o,
The Senate bill extending the time for the completion
OF the Blackwers Island bridge was passed Dy tho
Assembly to-day. .
The Governor vetoed six bills that originated In the
Assembly TODAY. While the yetOes being read In
that BODY members gathered IN the arena IN front or
wording Of messages At last ne crowd burst fOrtn
into laughter upon the second announcement of veto
of Mr.. Shuts blls and the speaker raped WIN
his gayel sharply, aud said grmly: Gent mt u. due
gravity must be preserved at these funerals"
The chief Of these bills vetoed the Canal Appr0.
priatlOn bill Governor Robinson pernItted by the
Constitution strike out of this bill such appr0-
priatlons as he deems Objectionable or unadNlsaOe.
He had found the bill stuffed with such Items,
appareutly, for the veto hong enumeration OF
appropriations for swing bridges repairs To bridges,
reOairs dams, repairs TO the canal and The IKE All
these appropriations declared 10 be unnecessary;
and moreover. through their having Oeen inserted,
the appropriation for ordinary repairs OF tue canals
suggested by the superintendent OF Pubic WORKS was
reduced below the proper amount.
The Governor also vetoed the bill directing recount
of the votes for Sheriff OF Kings County AT the last cleo
tion. The bill passed by the Legislature IN ne IN
terest OF Jacob Worth. the Rpubicn candidate, VINO
thinks that he was " counted Oat" few moments
after this veto read the Assembly was deep IN the
discussion of Senator Haris hill "to secure purity
Of elections" Tho senate. = OIL merely ploSlues
that the ballots used shall be OF uniform
size and with u uniform heading, aud printed on plain
paper The Democrats opposed the passage Oh the D;
saving that they would b. happy 10 support III II tney
thought it would do any good, hut they decEed II in-
practicable. The bii passed by vote Of "a To 70