New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
DEADLOCK OVER THE RAILWAY BILL
THE REGULAR DEMOCRATS STILL TnwARr THE
WILL OF THE MAJORITY.
iBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIMMED

WILL OF TIE MAJORITY
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusEL
ALBANY, May 1S.-The Senate debated for
three hours tonight tho Railroad Commission bill,
discovered that 1t was in An irnmovable deadlock
o'er the measure, and then solennly
resolved that no adjournment Of the Legislature should
De taken until some bill Of the kind passed Yester-
day the Republican Senators Of the opinion that
oy removing the three-afths features from the bill it
could be converted into which could be passed by
majority vote. The Railroad Committee were in
sruc'ed to bring In such bill When
however the committee met it disco yered that the
elimination OF the "three-hfths features would render
the Dill vaneless For the Railroad Commissioners
"ouiu then be obliged without pay and TO bear
al 'he expenses OF the commission Senator Lynde de-
CARED that he would for such BILL and this
destroyed the majority by which it was hoped to pass
the amended bill Moreover the other members of the
hfoad committee also thought that the biz would be
without value II thus amended
Accordingly the bill reported restored 10 It's old
i" "neD inc Senate met in the evening There fol-
lowed conflict the bill similar TO that of We eriay
AnendHcnts posponing the operation OF the bill until
1883 and comforting the gh Of the
e' upon the people successfully voted down by the
republicans and Tammany Dcrnocrats A vote was
h1tguihr Democrats abstained from vot ng and
r rnus %, prevented the passage OF the bill which
49, 80 70 a,lo nemDerS senator Grady suggested
ladt one OF the Senators who had neglected To vote
Jscons uehanty replied that II would need stronger
threats IMAM senator Grady could utter 10 make him
Hole' All OF the fourteen Senators would
~ 10 prison before they would vote.
Ihey could not be expelled. Eighteen corrupt Senators
hsnt combine with corrupt Governor roo the state
treasury ana be resisted by fourteen incOrruptbe sena
tOfs lie continued: OWN not the fourteen
senators be sustained not voting by
me Peonle This Is attempt to rob my
party OF It's rights Senator Pitts piled that the bill
Was not SUPPORTED for corrupt motives by the eighteen
senator's wn0 haG voted upon H. The argument of -ena
toF jacobs, therefore, fell 10 the grOun dsclOscd
the true motive Of the Res liar Democrats liz NOT voting
Ior me Dill when he had declared that it, passage
Houd ROD the Democratic party OF lite rights Op-
position was plainly partisan and moral such ab-
stenlon from yOung would the Senate power
less; senators we're thus atrOgadng 10 themselves
uolDle power, hrsi, Of yOung against fhs ill.
ana then or practically yetong by negecting 10
vote senator PITTS ended MS speech by twtng sen-
tOF JacoO' with having uecllued nomination Gov
ernOr because DOss had not nOdGcd at state Con
YcnlOu.
Senator Jacobs replied was without ambition for
tAe GOVerLOrshp II the the Senator calls
" boss had nodded 10 would have
Deen Tor met To decline the nomination. II was an OBJ
nsalloh OF honor against amDOn Il uad strength
10 refuse uOnOr from a obligation don't
mink SHOULD be twIttcd tai fact" Senator
Jacobs then declared that Governor Cornell Influenced
the cause OT legislation
Iils statement was earnestly denied by Senator Pitts.
lie SAID: IL Is due 70 Governor Cornell say that he
never sends Tor members and does with
legislation Let any T. 10 his adempI %
lnuence hm abJut oil, and ne viii quickly discover
that thc Governor suck his OrN ana dos res
Their consideration OF the bill then postponed until
tuesday