New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
PILOTS SEEKING DELAY.
THE REDUCTION OF FEES DISCUSSED.

AN EFFORT TO REFER THR BILL BACK TO TIE So"-
MITTEE LOST
lrRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THh i0nuNiI
ALBANY, Jan. 31.--The plot of the Sandy HOOK
pilots to delay action on the Chamber Oh eoni
merce's bill 70 reduce their fees was fully eAposoo
to-day Last week they said they would accept
reduction Of rs per cent on their presen. soai1 -
fees On Tuesday their friends IN the Assembly
bad the bill recommitted to the COMMITTEE Oh
Commerce aud Navigation for the avoweo PURPOSE
of this 25 per cent reduction expressed IN the
measure. COUPLED with this idea, however was
another namely, that the committee should also
learn the amount that each pilot received yearly
for his services IL was device to postpone action
~, the hill for several weeks. The committee was
Ia be sent 10 New-York to make an elaborate inves-
t;gat;on of the income and disbursements OF each
pio, learn his net income il possible, and then re-
port TO the Legislature-when the debate could
again be resumed with evidence on either side from
which to quote and still further postpone
action The trick bears all the appearance Of hav-
ing originated in the brain of Senator Jacobs, al
though Mr.. Rice, of Ontario County, was i's
ostensible anthor The Committee on Commerce
and Navigation did not fall into the trap lnos
summoned before them Mr. Ridgeway, VINO repre-
sents the Chamber of Commerce. ana Oap'"i'
Harbinson, who represents the pilo's, Vios'
e-om;pcd them about the receipts and disburse-
ments of the pilots, and promptly Tp0i'0" "
Assembly this morning.
ANXIOUS FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
NJ Niles of Rensselaer, County, when the report
,vos made EXPRESSED his dissatisfaction with the
summary course of his associates, and moved lhat
the bin be returned to the committee WIN oroers
tn continue the investigation. Mr.. kice also ne
,0ordod a further investigation. He said that the
committee had misunderstood him yesterday; ne
had desired to learn the net income OF the pllo's'
and not the gross income.
Mr.. House the Chairman Of the committee, sara
that there was nothing said about net income Inc
committee in his opinion. had made snfhcient iu-
vestiCation. Both Mr. Ridgeway and Captain mar
bnson agreed that the pilots received 10 1889 tne
sum of 1851 $685. Deducting from TINS per cent
tbe sum maid to the Pilot Commissioners there was
left S54s.3iO. This would give the 1873 pilots the
snm of "a. 1O7 80 each, good income. Mr.. Howe
said that Mr.. Miles's motion was merely meant 10
secure long-winded investigation. At the end OF
II there would be the same difference ofopinlon re-
oardinc TIE net income of the pilots.
Cartoin S. S. Hawkins of Suaolk County, also
on,osed the motion He said that if the Assembly
ordered such an investigation he should insist upon
ts being made broad ono. For instance he would
have the committee learn why the pilots refused TO
admit steam pilot-boats to the service; and why
they charged plotage to coastwise steamers, which
had good pilots of their own.
TIE RECEIPTS OF PILOTS.
THE debate was closed with forcible speech
AGAINST the motion by Dewitt c. Littlejohn. lie
6rst read to the Assembly the following tabulated
statement of the pilots receipts for the past hVe
years: