New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-03
AFFAIRS Ar ALBANY.
RAILWAY MEASURES

lPgoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT of l''n i"i", '''
Albany. Nav 2.-Thc two chief h!iis ahoc'-
ing raro dis now before the Leg laiure clense '' "
tire attention Of the Senate to-day. one oi them I'' w
Senator Grady reducing the fares on the er'"'u '',
,ods If NcwYork TO cents at all hours. was passed
bv the Senate after only moments consld fa''oh,
receiving % votes in its favor AS was eNpec,eu
all the New-York City Senator'S Noied lor
The bill. The only protest against us
uassaoe was made by Senator Thomas, who said That he
donbtcd If the state could break MA contract WIN INC
elevated roads Mr.. Crane, in the Assembly moved tna'
the Railroad Committee should be discharged from the
further consideration Of similar bill. lie made the
motion ont OF the regular order This compelled him 10
secure a majority OF two thirds. He failed, the vote
standing 81 yeas 10 IS nays. Mr.. STANLEY, the CHAIR
man Of the Railroad Committee exhibited great afectnn
for the bin lobbying TO prevent 1t passing OUT "a H'
The Baker Railroad Commission bill was the other i'm
portan railroad measure that took the llme o INC oun
ate The debaie a dscursye one, Inc speaheLs III
combining themselves 10 the couine REAL view OF me p
bat also OOSing at 1t from polilcni Doiht oi
usual the Tammany Democrats and Regular Democrats
disagreed and RECALLED the senate VITA Stt,em9u.i y,
the disreputablc acts OF theW Opilhei'S uui'"o
tn last SIX years. There was also H."
Republican view OF the BIZ glNegn, into og =
Senator Mccarthy, who dlveriing MS speech ln1"
political channel declared that Governor Corn wonid
BE- " an exemplary candidate LOT GoNefhor ~ 'Ho ~
senai TreanOr, who was the first speaker shoWtu
that the lammay Democrats were sun Al l"fui VI 80,
trusting the Governor with the power O appom lIh ,io
railway commissioners He mato an earnest spetch 10
effect. senator Fitzgerald for the Regular Demo
cfats, cri icised the Tamuany Democrats az
titude toward the bill. lie accused
them OF fearing to trust ne people, Wneh tnry @
upon Governor Cornell having The power Oh aplo'nv-
nent. Senator Mccarthy rdicuied tne Autobiography
conference held mere last week, characerHiug as
machine OF +. b. Thurber The s0-called anu -
Monopoly movement, he said was under ne cOntloi o
monopoly. The Anii-honoPoilstS hau spent I l
money 10 get their special legislation than had been
lie opposed the appointment Of railway comniesoners
saving that no jus IN giving three lndlVlula!s
the right ;ne affairs of ali railroad corpora
unopolists OH the tram wrecked at Spuyien DuyVi
W6cb led 60 tue accdent lie thought the best couse
tnat could be taken was 10 submit the whole saDee 70
The people Tor instructions TO the next Legislature.
that done the Governor shond have unrestricted
authority. A.,
leader of the Regular Democrats iii me Legs
lalure. followed WIN 81, speech " Wien sid ti i'
il be Distributed campaign document III the D
Mr. Iacobs al that the question was simply whether
Assembly bill should pass or whether the Whoc pro
lect SHOULD be defeated In view OF the aploihtm
recently made by the Governor he held lhat the people
ongnt 10 lave the pewcr OF naming the commission
i,i4ss The Governor ne said is gwen "a bli WHEN al
lows tne people ms privilege the GoverAOrs friends
viii claim tt he always wanted hGch Dill 10 pass pul
tnat MS comments would not permit IT, Inc speaker as
sailed the position assumed by Tamnauy members IN
TINS matter. Il.y wanted 10 sadl- the Governor Win
these noIrinfineHts sfter tney had denounced that
Official a. Irouuci Of the machine" He SAID t1at II
K"iiV VINO elected him IN 1879 A Cornell Republican
Ike Chittendeu rhurbCr ANA Cor
ncl Democrat like Kelly would be exactly
the poliica balance suit me Executive The Senator
was opposed to giving special independent orgauZa
lions right debating appointments IL would he
wholly vicious principle ana precedent Either lhe
Governor people should have absolute power and
wnen the choice plain lie saw 10 reason Tor hes
Nil Jacobs DOUBTED if the act giving irresponsible
ce.irS power to name COMMISSIONERS was constitu
tlOnal Tie charged that II was In the interest or mo
nopOies which mad dug this PIT 10 defeat the bill
The Governor has right, he SAID IN substance, To
be a candidate denominations Bat If that is so,
also have a rigIt remark the development OF his
me mods. ShOld the Governor get this patronage he
would use II 10 influence tht SVVcO Notes sad 10 be con
trOicd railways in IRIS stale. Ihaj - the way that
tho Department OF Pubic Works of the state Is used,
ami that is the way IN which the prisons are to be
utilized"
trs oil the people The dl5tTs Is against politicians
VINO control conventions tat viii nominate these rail
ROAD commissioners there is political alliance al
ready formed, and 1t has control OF the Legislature and
oucnt 10 make "a happy man. There was some force
In the threat TO drive Tammany away from
he stronger without us-and left you.
John Kelly more to do with this railroad bill than
te KhediVc OF Egypt lie y one the extent oil his
Influence j. solely to his political repue. iilS ability
ed 70 our trusting an GUHl ape Gi % ,ct 1p
through tae trcacncry Oh Hidden. Gdrneld ian best
wnegr riden VII. strongest. And the OLD today
s,ys ms man shall be Governor there shal be a Re
publican Governor. IL Was no Iammany hepGbicln
naior thai eieciad Sir. Patterson SpegAer. IL wasn't
"A Iamniany kepubican alliance that could have made
Patterson keep promises. Inc democratic party
"A leodersnp which dragging II down ~ defeat Alter
defeat let II BE- reformed
Inc b was then made "A special order for tomorrow.
UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH WIRES.
irRoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNE.i
ALBANY, May 1.-The Senate committee that
ha, been Investigating tho practicaby of laying tele
graph wires underground submitted its report to-day.
The report says that III 10 other country Ia the world
can telegraph POLES be erected in the streets OF large
Cities and the committee doubts the existence of any
law justifying this In this State. For
the acts under which the companies authorized to
construct telegraph lines it Is provided that The lines
shall not constructed to incOnmode the pubic
use OF said roads highways" The committee is oil the
opinion not the ntention OF the Legislature
TO sanction any such inconvenience TO the public any
sncn obstructive invasion of the streets highways
NOW exist "Your committee believes" says the report
"tuat the testimony submitted herewith cOuclus
lively shows that The time arrived it is the PLAN
duy of the Legislature to arrest the growth and
the removal from streets Of those structures which
without eXggerauon may be termed public ana private
More han twenty wtnesses-most Of them experts
were examined in regard 90 the feasibility % laying
wires under ground In the opinion OF the committee
te evidence taken establishes beyond controversy the
trlrsraphic tcethon.c and electric light purposes
and shows II To duty OF the present LEGISLATURE
larger cIes are concerned to provide by
law for the prompt commencement OF the work put
ing these Underground, and for msuriug tue
m0ya OF te posts ana wires from the streets OF
cities within the next two years and SIX months" 1t
noteworthy fact, me report says mar among all
lie experts examined in the City Of NcwNOk there
Was MOI could testify unreseryedy against the
feasibility of suDteII.iIoah INES al tue prrsent time
The objections proposed Change related cne1y
details, winch The evidence, as Whoe showed could be
readily dcait with.
The folio wing recommendations were made
The committee are Of the opinion that IT may be well.
for the present limit the Ope OF the bill TO New
York CITY, aud that matters OF detail as well the sub
OF local equation being municipal rather than les
Aiivej De let the control of the cities
ested. The committee recommend that the growth the
evil be promptly definitely the con
struciiOn OF lines the erection of posts IN any
OF the streets 10 which the bill applies,
be declared so clearly unlawful