The New York herald., 1879-03-05
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Arguments in Favor of Rapid
Transit in Brooklyn.
MORE ECONOMY" BUNC0MBE.
Assemblymen Who Do Not Reduce
Official Salaries.
INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT SMYTH.
Senators Earnestly Debate the
New Code.
MORE ECONOMY" BUNCOMBE.
INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT SMYTH.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD !

tee of the Assembly this afternoon 1t had
been whispered about that Mr.. Richardson.
president of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad,
would reply to the remarks made by Mr.. Barnes
the last meeting. and great deal of curiosity
felt as to what he would say Although he was not
present at the meeting referred to Mr.. Richardson
had employed stenographer to attend it. and he
was in full possession of all that said.
The room this afternoon crowded by
members Of the Legislature. railroad men, property
owners and counsel representing various interests.
There were William Schwarzwalder and William
Frost, of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad; George V.
Brewer, Ira Beebe, Colonel Brownell. Colonel
Rueger. Colonel H. c. King and dozen others
equally well known. Mr.. Morris +. Dowley was
present counsel for the property holders along
the line of Atlantic avenue. and Mr.. E. b. Hinsdac
appeared for the Long Island Railroad, which runs
It's trains through that to Flatbush avenue.
It was sort of "fun-in- fog" meeting. all those
who were not talking smoking. and the room
was sufocating.
PRESIDENT RICHARDSON'S ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Richardson took the floor when the commit
tee was called to order and began by contradcting
the statement of Mr.. Barnes that the authority to
runlocomotives the avenue named had been OBJ
taincd from the Common Council and Legislature by
q trick. Mr.. Richardson said the statement
that he at that time told the Railroad
small motors was false 1t would not have been
necessary to appeal the Legislature for permission
do that such authority could have been obtained
without any difficulty from the Common Council of
stances Mr.. Richardson read articles from
Brookyn newsDapsrs to prove fhas every step
steam upon Atlantic had been taken in full
publicity. and that nobody was deceived in tho
nature of the innovation. He read from the minutes
of the Common Council to show that the proposition
to use steam motors. and the one to intro,
separate. and were considered and adopted
Independently. of each other He claimed
pie of Brooklyn. even Of those who had opposed
the introduction of steam, either consent or
assent to letting gtsc the Long island nar0aa 0ot
until 1877 that the road was constructed.
while public agitation had been in progress for
with the Brighton Beach and the Long Island rail-
roads The latter road, he said. is in bankruptcy.
snd under the management OF receiver, Thomas
r. Sharpe
coNprr1oN THE ATLANTIC AVENUE ROAD.
The road was excellent condition. and, every
thing considered well provided for any
road Of length in the country No lives had been
m.n 1ss ass fea % The Company deeply sy@p.thsod
with his family and would make sympathy prac-
tca The man was ocopy sbns.n 'he mo
the fact that whereas the horse cars run every twelve
minutes. only trains with three large cars now run
every ten minutes. Over one hundred thousand pas
sengers carried every month. Considering the
length OF the road and the number of trains he held
between ST. Johns Park and Spuyten Duy-
vii. eighteen lost their lives &C on It'll, the
occur with the greatest of precautions Tho fastest
speed had never been over thirty miles
.a an hour. The Common Council did not
specify the speed after fences put up. The
counsel in this in opposition to the road was
Srasd IsSiar rSex had BEEN affected by Mr. chard
sons lines and connections, and. of course. came
charged to the muzzlc with indignant protests in be-
half OF open lots in the outskirts OF the city.
HINsDAIE SUPPORTS RICHARDSON.
Mr.. Hinsdalc followed in an extended argument.
He claimed that the railroad paid for all it's property
1t belonged to the company In fec and by easement
Its rights were as complete as those OF
trains and milk trains had never stopped
running since the building of the road and they had
run az far into the city Bedford avenue. There
was no such thing known that legislatures could
not review their own actions or that they could not
always revise actions in reference to public;
the ground that tho argument adverse to
the road presented. and he assured the committee
that they knew all their legal rights. and they
had gone The portion Of the road under dis
eussion was surface road "a and only paid about
$50, 900 Of the 900 paid to Mr.. Litchheld
SUSTAINED THE COURTS.
In every where the iujunctons were asked by
residents the company had been upheld by the
courts The railroad communications OF this road
were of such character that they took all the
vital points of Long Island. The problems OF COM
merce between town and peoples by quick transit
could not DO sighted. Atlantic avenue was a
railroad street from its origin II Originated In rail-
road. II never boulevard. "No man.. said Mr..
Hnsdale. deceived in our action Every action
was deliberate, public. and every man had chance
TO be heard" It it not for the immense num-
Der OF trains the company would stop. Tho
number proved that they were needed. The
best argument that the business required
many trains. few persons might be injured
mainly through their own carelessness. but the
A humber Of other gentlemen wished to be heard
on the other side; but it was then quite dark, and
DAYS work adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow
morning.
.t,x.r r,v ftAal 10 fno
Bill making the Offices OF Register and County Clerk
In Kings county salar,ed instead Of paying them by
Ss' sSs sow York oae.ls is sso $ now % before
tho House All those measures are likely
whole during the present week. report relative
20 the Mutual Insurance Company and its rebate
Th"rnday WIN ncr II is undersood % sha, will iayor
the company all points raised against II. 1t is
also contemplated to call up the resolution To-
resign bitter discussion is anticipated when this
proposition comes again before the House.
ECONOMY BUScoMBE ASSEMBLY.
The entire time of the Assembly was taken mp to-
day in discussing the bill making appropriations for
support OF the state government. The amount
specified in the bill is about the that appro-
priatcd for similar purposes last year. The only
tbs insmraneo Department. Tho section appying
here rcads:-
For tho Superintendent, the Insurance Department
g ss .sd s. ssfs S; .n 70: % for @
expenses of the Insurance Department, and for
snton of employees and clerks aud of
amnations OF insurance eompanics sDur, or go much
thereof be The aforesaid salary,
pensaton clerk hire aud other Of tc
depnr rttnont above mentioned shall he refunded 20 tho
Of the state the companies
and whom chapter OF
she laws Of 1859 applies.
Had this section passed. tho salary Of Mr.. smyth
you'd have been reduced very seriously, and also
that Of the Deputy superintendent Mccall The
eonsideration of this bill in Committee of the Whole
gave the advocates of economy aud reform"
ku opportunity TO air themselves In tho
sf,~e vi
ordcrcd 10 Q third reading without any practical
movements being inauguratcd in the direction OF
suttinp down tho salaries Of state officers their
subordinatcs In fnct. IL was contcnded by many OF
ihc most intelligent speakers on the hoor OF tho AS
semby and conclusivcly proved that the appropria-
bring about such reforms. rhe spccihc repeal OF