New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
THE STREET PROTECTION BILL.
GENERAL sHARPE's BILL AGAIN AMENDED-A Pa
yoRABLE REPORT THEREON.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRrBUNE.i

voRABLE REPORT THEREON.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
ALBANY, May 19.-The Senate Railroad
Committee considered this afternoon General Sharpes
bill prohibiting the invasion by the elevated railroads OF
any streets south OF tho City Han in New-York
which are not now awarded to them In
the rapid transit Senator Hogan was present.
ready to protest against giving any authority to the
elevated railroads hold in perpetuity the portion OF
the Battery Park held by them. His protest was
not expressed however, as the committee expunged
from the bill at once every sentence in it that would
give strength to any such claim Of the elevated
roads. The bill was amended in other respects
that II amply satisfied every of the critics OF the
bill on Friday last Among the amendments was one
eliminating the sentence by which Secondave. below
Tweuty-thrdst exempted from any inroads by the
elevated roads. In the end the committee resolved
unanimously to report the bill favoraby The amended
bill is as follows;
SECTION l. It shall not be lawful TO grant oc-
cupy the purposes Of elevated railroad any por
ton of the following named and places In the
City Of New-YOrk that is to say Yassaust, Printing
HOuse-square, called south of Frsnkforts, Broadt
and Wal-st but nothing herein contained shall be
construed take away any existing right to cross at
elevation OF said streets or affect any act heret
passed restricting the right to use or occupy any OF
said streets.
The bill duly reported at the evening session OF
the Senate Later 1t the occasion of remarkable
ebulton Of feeling the part OF several Senators
who felt aggreved at the alluson made to them edto-
rally in THE TRIBUNE Saturday. Senator Pierce the
first, said mild manner that he introduced the bll
in the Senate; he thought it good one, but III the
Railroad Committee IL materially amended, ana he
felt Obliged to oppose Its passage & on @ Psaay asf
allowed the New-York Elevated Railroad to take the
Battery Park His course and that OF other Senators
had been severely criticised In lHE IRIBUNE,
which had connected himself and others with
certain aims, but in truth he was endeay0r-
ing obtain what THE TRIBUNE wanted. De
thought the attack unfair. Senator sessions IoloWed
lie very angry and his voice reinDed as re SPOKE
that he had been criticised rather severely In
THE TRIBUNE Every Senator knew that THE
TRIBUNE advocated the passage OF the Nassau
street bill. The bill when 1t came before
he though the person who had introduced the bl did
not want He had pointed them out, ana ioI Ms pains
THE TRIBUNE had criticised him IN an editorial senator
Sessions then read the editorial In loud voice 10
the Senate The other Senators listened with deep ln-
terest she'd on the contrary, there was
broad grin from end Of the circle to the other while
the article being read, ana toward the latter Por
ton some Senators laughed loudly. senator Ses-
ons concluding the reading again said tna the s6-
ators who had voted TO recOmmit the bill had done Just
what The TRIBUNE wanted them to do. Senator Ecce-
TRInUSE and said that he reoced that his constitu
ents being Democrats and therefore Intelligent u not
read the newspapers they would not pay any attention
to its articles. =, r., ..rso.
tone He said that he had been made the subject OF an
attack In The TRIBUNE because he didn't want an ee-
waited road run before the windows OF his home nut he
had felt his duty to act In that manner LIE lhBuNh
abused him for making the protest. Dut he edIeu ho1
No opposton was mado TO the bill in the Committee
of the Whole and upon its being reported 10 the senate
il was ordered a third reading In the form given
above. senator Murphy asked that the Din DC
read third time and passed Senator 9 JInss: tn: @ az
on the order OF third reading and will undoubtedly be
passed