New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-04

pressed bis disapproval OF the Assembly amend
mower should be given to the Mayor" Senator
Mccarthy of the Republican Senator'S, sup
Senator Ssady IL T. his s0Stss TSp fS S, Mr.
Godwin's name had been added in the
interest of an outside lobby which was striving to
gain the control of the Commission for political
purposes. - .
Senator DAILY moved that the Senate should concur
in the Assembly amendment. The motion was
defeated by the following vote democrats In
roman, Republicans in itahcl:
Covert Day Fitzgerald Jacobs Jones' slscn Koch,
r1Sns' %SsdGnsd Grady Hoi%es' keraan y LaSsing Lord
Lsrde Macarthur, Mccarthy, Roberts, Russell Thomas,
Treanor-1S.
Il will be perceived that the II votes in the
affirmative were given by Tilden Democrats. and
that all the Republican Senator'S voted in the mega
tive. The Republicans of the Assembly and the
the addition of Mr.. Godwin's name to the COM
mission. Senator Grady's motion TO non concur In
the Assembly amendment was then adopted Lieu
tenant Governor Hill appointed as the conference
committee Senators Grady, DAILY and Baldwin: On
the part of the Assembly the Speaker appointed
Messrs. Spinola, Murphy, Ely. johnson and Howe
THE MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES,
The Conference Committees met in the Assembly
Chamber at $50 o'clock 1t was then discovered
that both Lieutenant Governor Hill and Speaker
feat the amendment adding Mr.. Goodwin to the Com
mission. Both of the Conference Committees ap-
pointed by them sho wed vrulent hostility to the bill
as amended by the Assembly. They listened however,
TO Ex-Judge Arnoux. who made short speech In
behalf of the Citizens Committee. He appealed TO
the committee TO give Mayor Edison the right to
name the four citizen members OF the
hlm the right TO name the fourth member.
General Spinola asked Judge Aruoux II citizens
Aoueduct bill rather than the present one should
mass Judge Arnoux replied that the citizens had
no instructions as to how to reply, to sqeh a
| ouestion They simply asked that Mayor Edison
should have the naming OF the Commission. Mr
| Murphy said that the committee had better go into
execntiye session on the bill In executive session
| he moved that the Assembly should recedo from It's
| amendment adding Parke Goodwin TO the Commits
sion He was supported IN this motion by the other
! Democratic Assemblymen, Mr. hoWe alone protest.
The Democratic Senators of course insisted upoh
the six Commissioners plan. Senator BALDWIN, OF
| the Republicans, moved that some one should be
| substituted for Parke Goodwin. but the motion was
| defeated. 1t was then agreed by the Democratic
members that the Assembly should recede from Its
| amendment
REPORT ADVERSE TO Mr.. GOODWIN
| This was the report that made to tho Assem-
| bly when it met later In the even
ing. Colonel NJ. O. Murphy presented
| il and moved the previous question
The Republicans earnestly protested against the
adoption of the previous question but it was carried
by the unanimous Democratic vote. Mr.. Howe
| managed 10 present minority report
protesting against the back-down by
the Assembly, but the report was
rejected. vote upon adopting the majority
| report was then taken. IL virtually vote
upon the bill It came from the Senate with SIX
| Aaueduct Commissioners named. No speeches were
permitted on the bill The Republicans were thus
Erastus Brooks was permitted by unani-
nous consent TO make speech. lie stated
that the i've members Of Of The Maypr h n ts suDp ppes
ent shape. Mr.. Roosevelt replied that the members
| of the Citizens Committee from New-fork had told
| him that they would prefer TO have no Aqueduct
bill rather than the present one lie then hercey
declared that the bill was shameless partisan JoD
| and ought not TO be passed. MT Howe shouted out
| that he was of the same opinion.
| THE REPORT ADOPTED AND TUX BILL SENT TO THE
| GOVERNOR.
| The report was concurred in by vote of rs to
/ 46 Every vote in the affirmative was given by
| p Democratic Assemblyman All the votes in the
negative were given by Republicans except those
by Dewitt n. ID. Nelson and Tutte, Democrats
| The bill was then taken to the Governor as the
| Ramapo Aqueduct bill had been before it. 1t was
not necessary Tor the Senate to adopt the report as
| the Assembly passed lts DILL
THE SENATE KILLS THE PILOTAGE BILL
| IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEl
| Y.
lyn after being in sadly depressed spirits for several
days-so depressed in fact, that he could not endure
debate on the Sandy Hook Potage bi entered the Sen
ate Chamber In O. beamng mood to-day. little later
when the Pilotage bill announced, he genialy pro-
posed that It should not be passed To console com
mttee of tho Chamber OF Commerce OF New York. the
members Of which sat in the Senate gallery watching
the progress Of the bill. he suggested, in his most
| winning manner that commission bo appointed to In
the subject OF potage fees during the pleasant
DAYS OF the coming summer In this suggestion he was
supported by Senator Grady who also had the Kindness
to inform merchants in the gallery that II was not
| they who had built up the commerce OF NewYork but
the pilots Of Sandy Hook. Senators Koch and DAILY
made the commonplace argument that the pilots had
monopoly and overpad. The Senate dspleased
with the lack OF bumor Of these Senator'S and therefore,
summarily killed the bill by the following vote IL not
receiving the necessary seventeen votes democrats In
| roman, Republicans In hdthl:
Ye1s-AHeil BOtren, BOYD, Covert, DAILY, EHScorth,
Holmes, Jones' Kiernani @ Koch, a Lansing D. Lansing
Navs~Browning Epans Fitzgerald, Grady, Jacobs,
Lcrd MdeAritur, H. c. Nelson Roberts, Thomas, Titus
MOI Totino-Baldtota, Baucus and Mackn.
THE SURFACE RAILROAD BILL PASSED.
ALBANY, May 3.-In the Senate to- night the
General Street Surface Railroad bill taken up. A
number Of Senators explained their votes The motion
10 order the bill TO third reading lost by vote Of
Is TO H. In the Committee OF the Whole the attempts
OF Messrs. Browning, f. Lansing, Russell and Pitts 70
amend bill stouy resisted by those who voted
unsuccessfuly TO order the bill third reading. and
the committee reported the bill TO the Senate without
amendment In the Senate Mr.. Browning again unsuc-
cessfuIly tried to amend the bill Mr.. Koch moved that
the bill It's third reading. Mr. Koch's motion
| carried. Mr. Koch then moved TO amend the bill by
striking out the provision inserted by the Railroad Com
mittee that leases OF roads constructed the act
shall be made only on consent OF majority OF the stock
holders instead OF by boards OF directors The motion
was carred-Yeas II; Nays g. The bill then passed
by the folio wing vote:
Yeas-Messrs Bowen, Boyd, Covert, DAILY, Fitzgerald,
Grady Jacobs, Jones Kernan, Koch, A. Lansing Lord,
Mac1rtnur, Maekln Ii. A. Nelson, II. c. Nelson, Thomas,
| Titus, Treanor-le.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Browning. Ellsworth, Holmes F.