New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
.,nrNn1rn r11r rpE1nur-RATE Bill.

AMENDING THE FREIGHT-RATE BILL.
4 NRw APPOINTING POWER FOR DRoOKLYN-IHE
TAX BILLS IN THE neutrality-suspicious. By
THE GOVERNOR. D.
Tn the Senate yesterday the Hepburn Anti-hali-
way Freight Discrimination bill was alnehde", tA-
cmpting through freights from the operations Vi 'c
proposcd law. This the friends OF the OIL 'la'i'
will practically kill it. An important measure
altering the appointing power in Brooklyn was
passed in the Assembly. The bill in regard 10 lS-
sessing real and personal property LOT taNaoh' VAC
amended cxcmpting property offset ny hi"'"'o"-
ness. The Governor nominated Il Canal Appraiser
an Auditor, and three members of tho new o'a'o
Board of Health, besides other officials
TIE FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION BILL"
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT EXCEPTING THROUGH
FREIGHrs ADOPTED By THE sENArE-"iiA II
KILL THE BILLf
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNF.l
ALBANY, May 19..-The Senate to-day HrSV
considered the bun of tho Hepburn Railway lnVeSti-
gazing Committee TO prevent Discrimination ID r'i,
wav rates The chamber was crowded Win
speetators among them being Mr. Hepburn ana Cna'tn
ccv NJ Dcpew counsel of the New-YOrk Central Kali
way, and many railway men. Two hours OF tne ni"'u-
ing session we're occupied in the consideration OF the
bill and also greater part OF the AFTERNOON tesso
Most Of the advocates OF tine bill were dissatisfied
with the amendments made to it by tie Senate l"ay
Committee 1t was suspected that these amendments
had been framed by the counsel OF the railway CUM
panics and would destroy all the force Oh
the hill Some Senators who favored the
hn however that tho amendments made TO 1t
had made its meaning clearer and therefore, the Dill
stronger It was also apparent that some OF Inc Sea
tors we're opposed the passage OF any Ol II" n"'r
how much 1t might he amended. This CLASS WIS
we'll represented by senators Madden ana laner' MI
Madden is n manufacturer of saws III Middleto"n' ne
| LODI That
| specal and preferential rates were abolished
| on the Erie Railway that his business
| wouId he ruined MIR. Ha'bert ia lhr
owner OF the largest dry goods store IN Binghhmo'
II was his impression that the bill had peeh drawn up
t destroy the trade of the interior jobbcrr OF dry goods
d h,,,d mn that Of the dry goods obbers Of NewYOrk
CITY Both OF these Senators supported every emrn''
mont that was offered which would limit the operation
| oi the bill If ii became Il law.
Must of the day was passed in debating motion OF
Senator strahan's that Section of the Assembly Dl
| ri,s secton foIbids secret rates. Senator Madden
| declared that the original section was min
tSi@S senator senator FraGans notion sad
railway corporations the creations OF Tue Ntac'
and should consider its interests rs wei as thelr O"'
Ali that shippers wanted was an EQUALITY OF reaiWcGt
by the railroads He would inquire Inc S W.f
at ossl II So the r1Joad company ,n ought NOT 70 'A
senator Forster of the opinion that the rev SEC
tion was far than the old one senator o"Gh
|
mitee he thought. had amended the bill wisely zen
ator Strahan vehemently criticised the rev Sec'don
framed by the Railway Committee, declaring lha' u
did not express the meaning Of tne orlgnal section
His moi ion to substitute the original tnlru scc'lOh Oi
' TSe oIoTrg amendment nv Senator Foretcr. which
pra0tlcally declares that the bill hnai not Apply VI
through freight from the West or East was linen auOe"
| as follows: - .. ,,o
Nothing in this art shall be so construed 90 to pre-
vent railroad corporations making uuitiug Will
railroad conpanirS OF other state or 1Otca cou
| try and making through rates from p0lnts OUTAGE OF
| TINS State which connecting nuts nor Suiii W.
share of any such through rate over cOlhcclcu h-
iransnortatou entire railroad. be he'd pr CON
sfrucd TO be the charge receipt fCT transportation O
| fre,cht referred TO in this act"
| Two Other amendments were made. one ls'tnat III
penalties for violating the proposed law nnst d. re-
cnynrrd by the party aggricVed The other l. That Goa
transported IN State, through IT, Is 10 De tx
pmnted rom the provisions OF the act Upon III uOn o.
| senator Forster tie bill then ordered Ia a third
reading. upon It's passage VIII DC taken 'oho
, row. --.-.,. A.. -...,,or, 20 ,b,
| Iienbyin Committee who members OF the lIcSen
I,gl.latutc. They that the exemption OF innougl
freight from the provisions OF che proposed law ks w!
hill rs IL meant to apply 10 hu klhus OF ItIEht
The NJ ain proportion of the freight they say IL through
frepht On inc contrary Tic rdlruau men h'luthii
there is sufficient vitality left ~ the pli 70 oase tho
considerable trouble to comply Win such law =,
I il nov deemed probable tuGt the anebOgl Dl VII
no ,saed Nv the Senate Before II Is passr
the friends Of the original bi VIII demand ana hecur
votes by yeas ana naVs oil the amendments so as
make clear to tie pubic who Is rfbpohsiDe Ior III
changes ~. ~ 10. 10 ,,,.
taken out Of the bill Dir. DuEuid. another meinccr q
the HeDburr Committee, says that IL seems ~ nib u
exemption OF through freight ltgallZ"S Vial has httH ~
illegal Dissemination against state ircliht h'h't'o'