New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-16
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
THE MEXICAN SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

HE MEXICAN SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE AssESiBLY-NIR. sPINoLA
ATTACKS GENERAL GRANT-TBE BILL ORDERED
TO \ THIRD READING.
IFEoM TUE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRTDUNE
ALBANY, March 15.-The bill TO incorporate
the Mexican Southern Railway after passing smoothly
through the Senate destined be approved with
equal readiness by the Assembly. To-day by special
order OF the Assembly the bill considered in the first
Committee OF the Whole. Mr. Congdon was asked to
take the chair by Speaker Sharpe and then the Speaker
took the floor in behalf OF tho bill With General
Hustled he managed the bill in its progress.
IL had been rumored that there would be fierce attack
on the Dill under the Old cry that It would enormous
and wicked powers to corporation. Ex-speaker Hts
ted, who has recently made investments in mines in
New-Aexco and is, therefore, interested in
the development OF all the country bordering on
Mexico and OF Mexico ITSELF made the opening speech In
behalf OF the bill. lie described the present method Of
clmmuncatp" with the interior of Mexico, showing
that II was largely through Vera Cruz, which, he said
for six months IN the year the most unhealthy city
IN the world. He then referred TO the many we-fnown
plans for railroads through Mexico from tue United
STATES describing each route and especially That o. inc
Mexican Southern. Leading citizens or the United
states were willing to invest their money in the great
encouragement Of the Legislature OF New-Yors
q MI Coin, OF New York, who has never gained any IN
nuenGe IN the Legislature owing 70 the apsuray oil ms
speeches and motions, here con planned mat ne ddnG
Know the Mexican gentlemen mentioned m the Dill lie
was also OF the opinion that the railroad ought u nave
been organized under the general railroad law OF the
STATE These views ne expressed VIA great assurance
speaker Sharpe with mock respect said that unOrtu'
nately the railroad law OF this State dd cover
such cases thai OF the Mexican southern Rail way It
had been the policy OF the State tor many years TO dis
COURAGE the operation by Its citizens Of railroads In for
etgn States
Mr.. spinola aroused a laugh by gravely offering an
amendment providing that there should DO added
70 the OF tho inCorpOratOrB the
name OF " Don Diego de Pacihco dc Cupulo.' lie
said mat this gentleman apparently not we'll known
to the Assembly, but that ne was well known where NO
was known and ut least well known To the mem
beers ~ the Assembly OF the heIcans mentioned
ia the ball Mr. Spiuola then aasnod General Grant IN
the following extraordinary way:
The hIstnamcd o. tho lncOrpOraOr8 mas always Deen
first ~ tho unch-cOunter and furtest IN the pockets
Of hs cOunrymcn. therefore natural that the true
author of tins bill should be Boss Shepherd But sl,
withdraw Don Degos name as there seems to he sOma
prelude: against hun"
Speaker sharpe replied in a dignined and powerful
way 10 Mr. SpnOa's assault on General q ant By saying
that there in the country so highly esteemed
by their ellowcountrymen that they conferred honor
upon enterprise IN which they might engage. Sucl
honor SAID Mr. sharpe had General Grant conferred
on the Mexican Southern Railway. He then moved llaJ
the Committee Of the WuOe should rise and report the
bill fayorably 20 tho Assembly The motion was
adopted
In tho Assembly the bill ordered 20 third read
ing ny vote uf 20 o -. Most OF the Democrats made
tie bll patty question, apparently ont OF hartd OF
General GrJit Al the votes I'D the negative were tA't
by Democrats There were honorable exceptions, IKE
Mr. Mouer, SIR. Cltdn, MI Andrews cad Mr.. DAY tou'