New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-26
DENOUNCING SENATOR JACOBS.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING or MERCHANTS IN RE
GARD TO THE PGL0TAGE BILL

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GARD TO THE PILOTAGE BILL.
An INDIGNATION meeting of merchants, represent
inc the maritime Interests OF the Chamber OF Com,
merce the Produce Exchange ana othrr cOmnercial
hodies TO take in the cond non OIL tne
bill pending in the Leglsatu to reduce the present
rates of Sandy Hook plotage 81 per ceht' ana 10
make off-shOre pIlOtage non OmpuisorN, ana 10
consider 1.-THE methods adopted by certain paries
IN Kill the bilp was held at the Chamber yesterday
There was a large attendance John II. Boynton
presided, and J. +. Chase acted as secretary Gus,
Inv Schwab read a report presented TO the SDecial
committee of the Cha Dier by us counsel, Jam $
RIdgeway, upon the present condition OF the OIIi'
This stated that the Assembly committee re-
ported favorably upon the Dill on FEBRUARY 70.
it was then committed tn the Comm tee OF the
Whole aud went on genera orders as no; 1ot
About 'hree weeks aiterward II was the nun pl ql
general ordar- but II was now the tweDtV-hlnbn
because other bills had been advanced ahead ot "
by special resolution. a., l.,
rbs Committee on Commerce of the Senate, the
report continued. reported on March tne oilI
fnyoTablv when il was commit ted 10 the COmmltIee
of the Whole, and went upon general orders as No
31G On the same day Senator jacobs had tle vi,
recommitted to the Committee on Commerce, 10 give
him an opportunity to be heard III OppOsiuon On
March Id. fun hearing was had, but senator
Jacobs represented by 0enator Gra n.y. WHO
made flaming speech against the bill" Inc con-
mitee again reported the bill IavOraDly on mo oi
lowing morning. ald Senator jacobs succeedeo III
having il again recommtted TO give him an opO0r
tunIty 10 bo heard, but really for mo other prpos.
than that OF buryng the bill IN the committees
Another full hearing was had on March ~ wnen
.IOhn IL. Deyelln appeared IN DenaII Oh cohaDOi
Jacob, and argued at length against the phi
The committee Tor a third time reported the pIll
favorably on The following morning. The DliI nav
ing reached the head of thu list could be called
by Senator Koch, who introduced 1t, but he dd
nothing until April II, when he offered resolution
10 make it special order for consideration on Aprh
10. winch was passed. -. a.,
On three OCCASIONS Mr.. Ridgewav. expecting the
bill be reached IN general orders called the at
tentlon OF the LeutenaDt-G lvern0r 10 us gIeat
public importance. and requested that ne snOulu DC
careful not TO nlme as chairman Of the COmDittee
of the Whole any enemy of 1t, especially senator
Jacobs. The Lieutenant Governor prom sea 10 APP
poin any one of three tour Trustworthy Sena-
tors " HON Mr.. Rldgoway might name. Mr. Ridge
way continues: On April 10 JACOBS, VINO was
known ali through the Chamber to he an open ano
avowed o opponent of the bill lett his seat and TOOK
seat beside the Lieutenant Governor ana LOT soho
minutes carried on conversation Win nun,
the OBJECT of which was plainly apparent 10
ali who were cognlzant OF the proceedings
OF tho Legislature. Tho Lieutenant-Goyern9r
at once resigned his seat to JACOBS as tne
presiding officer of the Senate, and the lat
Ter awaited his opportunity TO oiicIate IN the ID
tended slaughter OF the bill. Senator Koch got up
and moved the special order, when JACOBS ruioi
That the third reading of bills took precedence OF
the special order when the reverse OF the rule
Then Otion made TO suspend the third read,
lug OF bills tor tho purpose OF considering inc
order That motion vas carried but jacobs declared
It lost. Two senator's, IN tlme, demanded inc yeas
and nays, but Jacobs refused TO have them caileu.
A more scandal us burlesque OF legislation nave
never witness sod after experience OF tnfy years
la the nails of the New-1Ork Legislature ana Tue
National Congress- There was only OHe huolc
spsctacle reuu site to make the degradation OF the
Senate complete: that OF procession OF page ooyS
each bearing bag of gold marching 0stcnlallousy
M tho centre aisle aud changing their burdeh down
m front OF the presiding officer untl the noise Oh
the coin rang through the chamber"
Inc report added That the counsel mad been as
sured by two-thiTds OF the members OF each House
that tnty would vote for the bull lie was c0nndent
that il II could only be brought TO vote II WOuAd
pass botn bodies lie though mat There was time
enough tor this, II the merchants III tue cry wil
only make tneIr voIcrs heard ana lot the leaders oi
tine opposition know that their game IS undefS oOd
James W. Elwel suggested mat COMMITTEES Oh
two from each commercial body should appolnted
tn GO 10 Albany and interce Ie with the Governor
Iirutepant-, Governor and speaker OF the Assembly,
fl this bill il defeated" he SAID, Snall ask TINS
Chamber at next meeting, TO pass resolution 10
relues, the fIOt Commissioners ANA the bOard Oh
Underwriters To Increase the numOcr oil plot boats
by adding more steamers, ana 10 Increase the
nGInbcr of pilots" go
MI ~chwab SAID that there were now l3l puots
inoiuding several VINO ware not doing actlye WORK
vet VINO received a share OF the lees lhcre was
| about the sane number licensed IN 1903. ie
| rates were 81 per cent higher now than IN 1906
having Oeen INCREASED 45 per cent Ia 1000. Inc
amount of shipping plotted 10 this port IN 1876 was
Loo. 900 tons; IN 1852 there werd f,oOOOoo TONS
| wnch paid pllotage fees Tho amount received Dy
the pilots IN 1882 WAS ten Zines greater than IN
| 1885 TX. b.. Van Week, W. ii. GulOn, Thomas
| overly, Thomas T. Ball. Samuel Harding ahd
ia nrs Parker also made remarks. Ihe following
compose tue committee TO 60 TO Albany; thomas
f. Bah K. Is. Van VleoN. w. II. lan Brnn!, y.
Ernest Miller, Hugh Mckay, Dame Barnes, W. H.
Mailer aud b. f.. MetcaiL The committee Will
also urge some action the Harbor masters bill.