New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03

In the Assembly ycs ,i,ag. ;ho ai' % li''''' '''
consolidation Of tc.terapI companies "ta l"-. -
d SPIKE some protests aGlii.Sr rndic h"@r'' - "
Watson and lurucr were elected E'te"t' Of thr
University. new EXcise Bal has been III Due TIC
$500
THE TELEGRAPH BILL DI%C USED.
NASTY LrGIsLAnOy-AN APPEAL Fox btL'Y Dis
k,cAKDrp-Tl.I. Bill. r45'nD IL NE AsSiMHL-'
ley 1rLroEArA 70 TIE fiu-rS~l
At,.Ayy. Feb. 2.-Tne bill lOlbddiHg tie
col & /, alton Of competing Telegraph r''uPAi.' vs.
reached l1;r H. tllc session OF inc Assembly to-day A.
had us lar SEC red only two hours ifcJ"n u one u
the committees OF tlc Assembly and IN hours IN
s,cc,,n nv tie Assembly Itself; still II was
,h.ut 70 he read third time and the
Asscl,bl, iuen were to be a,Acd 10 vote upon A. IL
aLy yc-s there a.. lot bcch SUI an example II nay
LEGISLATION c0uctrn vast inter- - tH' hn'lnc'" %
of ilc ate hut TIE bill was dii c -" 10 Noe tfo"E"
,ne cry If MONOPOLY raised Nv some ii, Ocrs Who Wro
ni,ed 10y the zclo- Of tho Assembly who' believing IN
i,e total dcrrayity uf all corpOrtcrs lose Their Jhus-
mont whcn corporation Is cone fned III "'!
bll II ~ well 4 state, also, tbht the pr'9eL'
Assembly has Displayed IeckiesSEes1 u dlspoS'''o"
when dealing with important matters that - prole'o
Of much unfortunate ana corrupt legislation the re-
m,,pder Of TIC sr,scn The committees have been lazy
ard have snbm,tci many bills t. Assembly without
Giving them thorough examination, while the Assem-
blv - content. az itself win giving superficial exam"
hGtion 10 lills III Committee or 'ht WHOLE "heu t"o
Telegraph Ccsuh lfon bill was announced Tor IL II
readrx tbs moIpng Dr. Hayes, OF New YORK stated
thqt there - re rp s,ntaiivcs OF the te eGraph COLE
names resent IN the Q ty who desired hearing on TIE
hill The u,expc cd and basty action ~ the A.embW
the da before In ord ring tho bill to third reading
had brought them to the ciy In vie" OF THIS ue'lo Vi
the great isnoss Interests ac led by the bill to nave
hearing he moved that the bill should DE lad aside lot
one day. 81. Wating, OF Brooklyn, eXohedly opposed
the adoption OF the motion, revealing at the
hut Is GCleinO OF the men
VINO have been pushing the bill through the
Assembly to event, Il possible the ama'Gamat'on
Of the Vest, IN Union and the American Union Telegraph
Coinmnies He said that 4 any &C on was taken upon
the bill It must he taken qucEy He then rad To the
Assembly cnl to the Stockholders OF the Western Union
Tele raph Company to meet on February and confirm
the action of their directors in uniting 1t with the
Am,ri,I Ui,iOn and sal . II seems TO pfeposer-
Gus TO delay tho action OF the Assembly when the eie-
graph cOmpauies taking steps 10 i0res'a our action
Mr. Mccarthy said that he was not surpreed AT the
OF the telegraph companies OHor the action
Of the Assembly. People had supposed that the Legs
ature was absolutely controlled by the corporations
The Ir1slaurc IN his opinion was capable OF dealing
with tr bill that day without hearing tie representa-
th,sc' the companies. Mr.. War!ng thercupon moved
the previous question. The Assembly had so palpa0y
sympathised with Mr. Waring and Mr.. McCarthy's ut
terauces that d. Hayes made no resistance TO the mo-
ton IL was adopted and the voting On the MI began
Z.
bill that had been 50 supcshclay considered. The A
sc1nby oue ut 10 perceive thar Il no, prOpeng he
bill alorE By ITS hasy action II "us obvious t"at th
senate WoLd amend IN" b at ed't 40 a. to provide Tor
the union OF Lon-couIpeliu companies.
Mr. Brennan sad m VIVA IA favor ~ the amendment
Ikcyss, but hc shoud vote TOR the b lie thought tho
Assembly na: oct,er 20 little too lar in ,int objection
tlial 40 uOtluhE.
Mr. Cohen sud thar although he Should vo'" Tor n"
hill TOull IKE 10 point 0u mat ter" was no pen
ATTY provided Tor such comP4ne ~ '"Oud dsoocy Lac
IL Speaker uu,icl taen created a sen.aIon by say
H.. III tn, h.J rs intend 10 ItcVont tue o"ns"''a-
ton ~ tnr AH "l'an Enron ami t"r "'''rh Oh'"''h,h
- too isjr--' hAt '"H ans fi' "c" ~ W.
H. tuis ci.r Ochn '.' stan" door hi"r the hofse
.I4- been .ioirn.'
me .Ir,rars .oscl win ,he following remarks from
Nnru san at lru.tr cas; uy vote 1t %il b" nol IN
cGpirssion rticty OF ny OPINION uPon "r Wit' ., lac
UIi, 0T ts Gcttuu tU W. 4aN" ~" "ppOr hiuit Wal
ever 10 know alyt'ue Of tho merts Ol tie hi. "
have hal no riglIcnts from TIE -" 'hr nor rom b
Dcty. NJ cN!..'n,c las ''u D. 'rut u 10 itl. a."
Il magnitude, U9cst now hs / nave said br!.te,
loud he mos carefully Gis'hHaed. We hnd IL Iiik
dep, 40 Mt Of tIc ncIit1 of tho bni one way or
tno Otnei-tO pause ~ tu'" H"tD h,"ol "i"'n
SrvnIyag ouch iu'ct".j, Ictnupt fpr ii" i'~ ~ m
,,y wa, ms un,ronl'y Ht-i". Ind the uirrJ ru.i~
'lly Arou., m, und. l. II Tor tlc i'IrI,s i
iiu. nc - seek nu' ari "i M"l Sirrri ~ ""hil
u,,l certainty upon Is surac--f th-rr - any ih,uS
ni,,raIinq upon INC surlarc-Aad at very drrF o"'
irncaj Al tun the OOwC- Ol JscuIly t"cr n's, DE
u,, motive. Il T. IT,. sio,a iDl.h al. Il - No
tLar II ). sonnet hluX the same III rion. can
he notn,ns uIorr nor MINK ICES. "h~.tAN ny fc-
quest 10 Dc reused from ma aud So'r IL 10" mega
tive"
The bilI wa passed by vote of lOI 100.
The no :" were Mr.sfs. Aivrrd, '"-. - nine.
H,ycs. HU|cl. HorS.u. Pattc'a1A' T. 'cr aud ttc
AUorIey IL eurral Ward has gr,Lied II hearing t.
,rorrnw Iu.r4o-i.i - ihr petite,
rec,utly present 4 am r.Iprd b. nor
,lan,s of W-lo.1. Praylug iiit lie ana
porr- to prevent tho oil ilti OF the West
en- IN iad Au,llctn Union lei, grdph C"nnAn.-.
Counsel fcr iho y.tCarrs and Tor 3D." TEL grtph
.a.ca wiI aIp,rr aei VI. Ward ard deliver IL
nl.uis ON tnr pC,!,loH.
Tue - btir Comm ttr" oh MISC han "l~ Corp rat on
t. whom sri- lcf iru So 'Ibr rf' ~ fnriIIug
The cousoudtt'u o. c"Inlrtug Telegraph IhIl..,
tu.da; ,a.H.iari,d Tire hi 'ur - .rE LIGuI-uip. No
I.iou sr,.e 10, audit wi> r,ulyrd post.olr
fur;rrr consideration pi the Idtter al February T.
T.-n l,rst ~l ~ tIr will hc hcaru 10,
i,. c,,ltIi!t.e ...- bill thut wa rts,.,.
line Assembly la, al u.aDt th- A--rInb hili,
wien tII!.pI.c.t .1dtr -nI.IJN, vii he CON
Ai.iIri 20 tn, c"Iumttt'".