New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-04
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
SENATOR PITTS ON THE RAILWAY BILL,

SENATOR PITTS ON THE RAILWAY BILL
prp, vrSa To SENATOR JACoDs-MAINTAISING THAT
THE GOVERNOR AND SENATE SHOULD SELECT
THF COMMISSIONERS
FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IHlboNh' l
ALBANY, May 3.-The debate on the BAKER
Railroad Commission bill was continued In the senate
today 1t was made especially worthy OF comment ny
a speech by Senator Pitts expressing the views vi 'no
Penublican Senators respecting the question az 10 NO"
the Railroad Commissioners should be appointed !"
their opinion, rs revealed by the speech '"o
Governor and Senate should select the COMMISSIONERS
From the speeches OF the Regular Democrats '"o ~
week II s evident that they favor authorizing 'o oop
TO elect the commissioners Speeches 10 thAt eneo'
delivered yesterday by Senators Jacobs anu i''~s
and TODAY nv Senators DAILY and A. Lansing
Tho sneecb Of Senator Pitts was in the main cruolsl"
NJ this poston He pointed out that the people "l'i"
the last seven years had adopted anielu'"0
Constitution deprivng themselves OF the power VI '
inc State Prison inspectors and Canal commissioners
and had Granted to the Governor and senate inc
authority TO name tho successors OF tue on0o''
noned Tho selection Of Railroad Commissioners
nv the Governor and Senate would, therefore, De COLI
FINANCE Of the same policy that had authorized then 70
Ioot SUPERINTENDENT of Prisons and Superintendent
~ Publje Works Senator Pitts said in substance;
From the discussion 1t is evident that some KIND OF
CI,isson b,ll is to pass-because but Senator
Mc1arrhy has expressed himself against any Railway
commission bill There has been lnu'h pOnei WIal
cling Democratic Senators have attempted
70 prove that the ERaDrsahn a 1vt h@ys Senator ho
Jacobs standing here In the most abect slavery al
tempts to show that he Is son OF i1Dery nc stahu'
here and says that he Is the original Jacobs, to s3
pure nti-lionopolis OF the state. suppose tne de-
sign of this bill is to provide tribunal 10 when ' I
people appeal when wrOnge1 ny lhc p diS. u
is5o there was such bill and Senator Jacobs voted
against H. He could Ot clam at that time that partisan
considc ratiOns controlled MIN. ,
The railway system the state has largely taken the
place of the Erie Canal 1t brings through our poruvr
Inc products of the West For great many years the
Ere Canal managed by three Canal commissioners
We all know the abuses when erePt III tot ~, ~ m
ton of nal officials controlled by PolitlciahS ana
thai the people wrOngcd. Tue raj ROADS arr puoc
institutions they are to be MANAGED 10, tno puo ~ ~
eft Their dividends are limited Their sreai ann IL 10
aid the public Let me say that the TaToaus nav
MANY abuses of Arrangements Ii was thought
that there ought t. be some authority Goh1roHuhg tho
Nav Comis,Ourrs vii deal with the same questions
formerly dealt with by the canal Commissioner; III
$50 Governor Holman said hat the Governor oughi 10
he held responsible the management Oi tne STATE
affairs but that then the chief depar nents were
control In 1873 two Constitutional amendments
away from people tine right OF eectng inc canal com
missioncrs. In 1919 the people adopted that amend
meuf and also another putting the prisons under Que
49, i,i"rs 'Ther. wer, Isl 900 votes cast on he
canal amendments; Of watch J33,lo3 we're ia ther
favor. Tie people dclD .raely Lnus deprived Them
svs # the p,g,T TO elect me Canal Commissioners
Responsibility should be nxe. We onghid to De aDle TO
o'n,i.inners An elrction by the peOp,e makes IT
rrpourbe system 1t IL going back TO an old and dl'-
cardtd STEM. agreed tdi TINS OH SHOULD De
tc,t mn n nocs In pol.iIcil conventions these Rail-
WY COMMISSIONERS woud be selec1ed by leading pold-
ctais In tne general scramble yod wouldn't KNOW VINO
V,nuIi hr nominated There 10000 railway GIN
ployes ia the state who would Influence the result,
They say hat Governor Cornell Is chnild1c Tor re-
nomination lie the same rgdt as every clulrh mas
TO seek rominat II is SAID Illat ne VIII attempt
to this power to renOnlnate nuiH-II no" coulu nc
do NJ We not told That Al he shOhld attempt IL ho
would sink Ou of slght IN the COnNentlJh hhu" he-
publcans whose na.ncs would SINK an! Governor VINO
should nominate them for office have no dOdDt mat
Quiz upiOlnt men OF command nS cnalac e. lucIc
are hundred, OF such III the Staie lie woil gam
ma advantage in political conventions through sucn
acts l. would ruin INN with the people II he should
atuoiut "A mere henchInun. | can't Imagine why We
saou1 reverse the poncy stale In This matter Is
&c SUPERINTENDENT IDlic Works an unht Oniccri II
there was the dining III m Official conduct 10 De
criticised rre II Uuld be brought up tnink IL one O
the appointments Governor cornell ever ma 10
They say tnal ne X active politics Well nc ought 10
be- IL every citizen snoud. should Ike 10 see vote
taken Oh this Di at once.
The Senate thcn adjourned till tomorrow Win an
understanding that vote Will then DO taken on tho