New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15
THE RAILWAY DISCRIMINATION BILL.

THE DEBATE IN THE AssEMBLY-AN ABLE SPEECH
BY Mr.. pUGuID-THE BILL ORDERED TO A
THIRD READING.
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ALBANY, April lathe Hepburn Railway
Discrimination bill occupied the attention Of the Assem-
bly, most OF the day. DIR. Duguid one OF the members
of tho Hepburn Railway Committee delivered ono OF
the abest uttered during the present session.
In review OF objections TO The bill. His arguments closely
he'd tho attention of the Assembly FOR two hours.
Mr. Duguid said thai the Legislature had been called
upon by the people OF the State take action
looking to the correction or certain abuses in the trans
pertation Of freight by railways. Those abuses were
known exst-the Assembly had the evidence in its
possession. II members failed to meet the question
fairly shfrsed the responsibility Of making reforms,
their constituents would regard all manufac
tured He described the gathering Of merchants here
from all parts the State who have received special
rates TO protest against their abolition.
In relation this he said; 81 beg this house 10
member the agricultural Interests Of the State the
smaller manufacturers, the retail dealers, the great
1aborng and producing population who have neither the
time nor tho means cluster about this chamber
who have interests as vital and rights as dear as
the polls and gave us orr oouImssi ons, and gave
their confidence and who now look to as not from com
snsmos but from Their several PLACES OF in1qtSg ex
Sasaateed THIS bill aOoshes preferential rates sUt
1t docs net prevent railroads from VARYING their arf
either by reducing riSing IT, II only requires that
dered"
Mr. Mitchell, in criticism OF the bill, said that It
would compel the railroad companies to give the
kind Of facilities for the transportation OF one knd OF
materials as another Thus perlshable materials Ike
ice aud cabbage, transported quickly while
one expected thai pig iron should be tran ported as
swiftly. The bill. however, c0mDelled II.
Mr. Brennan IN reply SAID that nc Thought this
reasonable Interpretation of the bill. precisely
similar bill worked well Massachusetts, and such
strxined Interpretation OF the law ever made.
At this period in the debate tho further consideration
OF the bill was postponed t the aftefuOOn session.
At its afternoon session. the Assembly continued the
consideration Of the bill The Assembly Chamber was |
Gro wdod with railroad men, and merchants interested
In the maintenance OF special rates
Mr. Ayord was the chief speaker Of the session. He |
criticised every section Of tae b and argued that
was ImpracttoADe measure.
At tbe close OF the debate Mr. Dugud, who intro
cuced the bl moved that Il should be ordered TO third
rcaGiu9 The closest attention paid 10 the voting
by members aud rernsrkaole silence prevailed The
motion adopted BY vote OF 70 to 80. The main
body OF the supporters OF the bill from the cities of
-yorK BROOKLYN, Albany Syracuse. Rochester and
Buffalo.
Toe following Is the negative vote on the bill
Hags-Messrs. AlvOrd. Andrews, Baker, E. A. Carpen-
Ter Cloves. Comstock, Cnlnan, Douglass, Ftske Gil.
ette, GOrsline, Griggs, Havens Hayes, Hoffman,
ausiel, Lefeves Lidaell Mccabs, Mead, MITCHELL Mt
rllmadge, TOzer. Travis, d. 4. Wells and Yougs-33