The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-20
ROUTING THE OLD GUARD.
THE ANIMUS or THE ASSEMBLY TO-
WARD RAILROAD COMPUTATIONS



next year The momb'rs Of the Railroad Com
m,ttee took umbrage at the action Of the House
in ordering tho investigation OF freight discrim-
nations to special committee instead OF
placing it in their hands. Under prctencc that
.hcy were insulted. they held n meeting this
morning. and directed their Chairman
10 report resolution discharging the
committee from the further consideration Of
the bill tn regulate the charges for transporta-
ton OF milk. and the two pro rata freight bills.
and the bill creating state Board Of Railroad
Commissioners. In accordance with this in
struction Farmer lIalsey tho Chairman OF tho
Committee reported the resolution to the As
scmby and asked for its adoption. Its read
ing was to the young rebels like tho shaking OF
red flag in the face of a bull. Half dozen in
SANITY jumped 20 ;heir feet. crying out - Mr..
Speaker" Old Salt recognized the statesman
from Putnam. who pronounced tho resolution
an extraordinary one. charging that reports
had been in circulation for some time that tho
Railroad Committee would not report tho Milk
bill or either OF the others These reports, it
would SEEM arc well founded. and the crcat
railroad corporations were again to triumph.
This request was that bills should be sent whore
no action could be had on them this session.
He then called upon the young rebels to defeat
this now scheme.
Tho now leader Of the old guard Mr.. Braman.
pronounced tho Mix bill an old stager and de-
MED that this was a move OF the great corpora
lions.
" II It has been here several years" replied
the statesman from Putnam. " it only proves tho
power of tho railroad corporations over pre-
cedlng Legislatures.
Fnrmer HaIsey then took out Of his pocket the
resolution ordering the Special Committee
which he has carried around with him ever
Since iis adoption. reading Z every night alter
suyinE his prayers. and the nrst thlng on rising
ft.t Ian
how badly he WIS tnsulted tN its adoption. AMI
proceeded 20 rrnd It To the House. closing with
the assertion that It's adoption WIS de- larHtiuu
mat the Assembly did not desire the Railroad
Committee Co. consider the questions involved
IN This bill; that the questions treated by them
were the same alleged abuses which the Special
Committee had been asked 20 inquire into.
Lawyer Bradley then went 10 the assistance OF
the Putnam statesman. insisting that this re-
quest of the Railroad Committee TO load down
the special Committee should he defeated hero
and now. That COMMITTEES had no right To take
umbruge at the action of the House in ordering
some one else to make the Investigations re-
me venerable Ogden insisted that the Assem-
bly, had right TO appoint Just as many com
nitrr- as II chose. IL rested with the majority.
The Railroad Committee had the right 10 he
discharged from the consideration Of these
bills. But tho House could say. and he pro-
posed to have It say. that tho requests shall not
b. granted. The Committee should be held to
Mr. Brundage who introduced one Of the
oils in question, insisted that It's reference
should not be changed.
Mr. N0yes of the special committee declared
that tins change OF reference would prevent ac-
hon on either measure this session. and pre-
vent the Investigation ordered.
Mr.. Mckee, oi the Railroad Committee held
that this cour-" ind been adopted 70 ascertain
wheth'rth" '.-'nuY wanted tho Railroad or
the special o. .,tfc 10 do this work, and he
proceeded 60 ruurl,e the statesman from Put
nam with double drnllug on the MIX bill last
year and becoming suddenly converted from
al advocate TO an opponent alter an interview
with un agent OF a railroad in side room.
This brought the statesman from Putnam to
his lest ia great rage with demand for repe-
Mr. Mekrel was slowly replying. when Mr..
Fish declared the assertion absolutely false.
At this the Mount ot Olives gnvel pounded Wig
orOusly. with % declaration from Old salt that
the member from Putnam was using unpara-
But. rcpiied MIR. Fish. e. is not the language
OF the men.rer from Schuyler toward me I'M
parnumcntaryF
IS / don't know" responded the Speaker; L
did not hear what he said
Mr. soun moved that ne MIX bill be referred
10 tic COMMITTEE 10 the Whole. The young
rebels al eu INTO line and carried the motion.
there being only 20 duZfu vote, AGAINST IT, Tho
rest Of the resolution changing tho references Of
th,. other three bills WINS Voted down bv n like
decisive vote. leaving those measures in the
Railroad Committee TINS was "a pointed indi-
cation that the Young rebels propose to have
all these bills considered this session. and not
put over for their successors. II there IS any
thing 10 Dee mad" out of this. political or other
wise. they propose to make IT, They We're will
Ing tnat the Railroad Committee should con-
I'M, that It's members of the Committee werc
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