New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-02
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THE STREET. RAILWAY BILL PASSED.

| THE STREET RAILWAY BILL PASSED.
TIE SENATE PASSES THE BILL by VOTE OF -
| To AN INTELLECTUAL ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE
| BROADWAY FROM IT'S PRovIsIoSs-rHE ASSEM-
| BLY, PASSES THE BILL As AMENDED.
rFRoM fur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE.l
ALBANY. June 1.-The bill authorizing the
construction of street railway any OF the streets Of
NewYork except Fifth and Lexngton-aves. passed
by the Senate to-day. The is generally known
as the General Street Railway Law, aud does indeed
apply the state but from the fact that it
has been pushed by wealthy Of present street rail
ways in York City, 1t must be regarded actually
NewYork bill These desire especially TO construct
railway in Broadway from the Battery TO Fourteenth
st. and in Forty -secOnd-st from river river They
have had LOBBY here actively working for the bill and
to-day they their labor rewarded with Two
Of the chief interested In present NewYork street
railways who desire that the BIZ should become law
jacob sharp Daniel COnover, were in the lobby OF
the Senate when the bin passed that body.
Senator DAY. who has earnestly resisted the adoption
OF the bill, offered several amendments, which sue
cessyey rejected He first moved that Broadway should
be exempted from the streets Of NewYork which the
street railway companies might occupy. He appealed to
the permit such street to be marred by
railway Senator Grady replied by referring 10 the fact
that $3.50 900 would have be paid for the privilege
Everyone IN New-York, he said, knew that the pros
perity OF Broadway had vanished through the absence
railways and that Sixth-ave hdd become the
centre OF tine retail trade Of the city,
exemptinG Broadway II was rejected by vote oil IL
| TO Is. The vote was as follows: NJ,
YeaS-Allen, Baldwin, BOYD, DAILY Ellsworth,
| Tius-I2.
Fitzgerald Grady, Jacobs Herman. Koch, A Lansing,
Lord, Lynde. Macarthur, MAekin Mccarthy, H. C. Nell
Senator DAILY MOI discouraged. moved that the term
city authorities Of Nev-YOrk" should mean the sink
ing Fund Commissioners. instead OF the Mayor ana Com
| priVed the Board of Aldermen of New-York of much
|
| OF the IammdDy contingent, who were IN the senate
Chamber looked alarmed Tor instant. Grady
declared thai motion ridiculous aud the
mo ion thereupOn rejected by vote OF u 10 D.
Senator Boyd said that LIE had heard that S2OOOOOO
would be gwen for tue franchise Of road III broadway
lie moved That the bill should DC amended 10 provide
that @-OOV"oO must De pStL me MOTION vas t'Jectou
by large majority The bill was then passed by vote
| Of - 10 :. The IS follows
| leaS-Ba!dwn, Baucus, Bowen, browning Covert
Evans flI]ser4id Gray Holmes Jacobs h'erhan'
| Mccarthy, H. Z. Nelson, Thomas. Titus lreanor- -
| Boyd DAILY, Ellsworth Jones' r. Lansing
The companies organized under the act must, before
occupying street. obtain the consen OF tAe local au
IN value Of the property fronting on the street toHo"
| ing II tne only condition regarding New York:
IL shall not be lawful such local authorities in the
non or operafion of railroad in suy rect avenue road
hlgAway said city, except uou cOudtIon That TIE
corpora to wuicn such consent -al be ElVcH SHAH
| nav such consideration therefor into the treasury
| o. said CITY a. stall bc liked and determined
| by zuch local authorities granting such consent /;
ton operation Of any railroad u LeXns or
Fiiih IN sad ely upon any terms whatever; or to
the construction or operation Of railroad upon, through
aud along Broadway, between The Batter, and Four
teen LIST city, except upon the condition that
the corpora 10 wnIc sucA consent given pay luto
| the treasury Of sad cty The sum OF 100000.
TIE BILL IL THE ASSEMBLY.
| When the bill announced TO the Assembly at
It's evening sessions r O0b moved to pOnconcur IN the
Senate amendments e. =. Baker, the author Of the BILL
moved as substitute that the Senate amendments with
| the bll should be accepted. He declared that
| Mr.. Robb's amo ndment was in the bill Mr.
Roosevelt inquired if the term L" local authorities
OF New-York" could be interpreted sinking Fund
Commissioners" MI Baker instead Of replying, began
a leryId euogy of the bill.
| A vote was then taken on Mr.. RObos motion 10 nom
concur. Ii defeated by vote Of i6 10 20 vote
| followed On Mr. Bakers motion. II actually vote
TO pass the bill again Nj Benedict said that the bill
was as fair one as could be drawn b. an IN
blushing lobby that had occupied Of the rooms
Of the Capitol constantly for month past
Mr. McClellaud excitcdy denied that lobby had car
red bill through the legislature lie fairy foaIned
| at the mouth with Indignation over the assertion
The bill passed by vote Of % 10 o. AAe 'O'e was rs
follows:
YeGs-Ahearn, Alvord. Armstrong, C. s. Baker, Bal
lard Beers, Began. Breen, Brodsky, Browne, Butts
Caupbal. Carley, Cain, Chamberlain. Cieary. Cooper,
| j. j. Costello. Cullen Derrick. Dilnon, Engie Pen
HANNAH Harris, Helm. Hickman. J. Higgins, Holmes,
Jackson NJ r. Jones, Kelly, keyes, Lindsay, LOmas W.
Mitchell, Murphy, Newman Nigutsch, Northup. NOye-,
NJ Pauen Porter fouoher kaine STANLEY T.. O. Smelly
A. b. IN sld0n j. + sheldon, sheridan, sipp, smith.
sOuthwlck rghe, Weed-65
| Ndys-Andrews, .. l. Baker Benedict Berry. Binnin-
gr. B0nney, CAaDn, CLARK, Cook, H. J. Costeuo ,rane
EdgertOn. Erwin, Farrar, RULER German could Green
Greenwood, Griffin, Hart J. W. Higgins hunt hunter
johnson. NJ. / Jones. HShton. Livingston Monk Nor
rison Moses, OBuen. ONeil. Page ParkcrE. F. Paten.
a NJ. Patterson, Robb Robertson, Roosevelt Ross,
SchOonmaker scott. scarf, D. ". >hechy, srh-ge still
vel, Sweet Tread well, Van DuAea, Van Orsdae Wech