New-York tribune., 1886-03-19
FRANCHISES BY AUCTION.
TIE CABLE ROAD suHEME DEFEATED.

! A ELL BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ADOPTED
by BOTH HOUSES.
/ IFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE 1RiBUSE'J
ALBANY. March 1S.-Persons who had occasion 10
sec Senator bcndricks of Syracuse, last nght upon
entering his room at the Delcyan House fOund-hm sur
rounded by his fellow members of the committees ap-
pointed by the Legislature TO draw mp bill that Will
compel the New York Cable Railway Company to pay
royalty its charter Of seventy miles OF the streets q"
Ne9 York The present were Senator Duhham
and Assfmbvmen Hamilton. Kruse, Cantor, Cole and
Cutler Senator Veddor although q member OF the
committee. was absent Senator Hendricks and his
associates labored upon the bill till the small hours OF
the morning but at last tloy fns ed it to their salts
faction.
In brief they wrote hill which says that the New
York Cable Railway Company shall compete with
other corporations at public auction for the streets
they desire to possess and that tire least sum which
tev shall pay tic privilege of taking the streets
the auctoneer declares that they have made the hah-
est bid is per Of the gross receipts OF The com
pany for II first five years of its existence, ana per
cent Of the qros, receipts after that period has passed.
II the bill becomes a law all that the Board OF Alder
men of Ncw-Ycrl have done for the Cable Railway
Company is useless. II does not even matterh they
pass their ordnance the Mayors vcto-their ran
elise is so mach waste paper. The company VIII nave
t. begin the task cw.
The bill was presented to the Senate about noon by
Senator Dunham with a report in its favor signed by
all the members of the two conference committees eX-
c.nt Senator Neddrr The latter disseIted from the
rruort ard araued that the bill ought to have been so
drawn a TO secure cheap street railway ares Tor the
ucorc II was far better hi, opinion that the people
should derive such a lcncft than that city corpora
ton should have large income yearly from such
street railway lie desired that street railway iran
chscs should he sold to that corporation which would
oer the lowest of fares and pay the most lor Tue
franchise Ile praised an editorial IN IllE N"W-
YoEK TRIBtHE of to-day in which policy was snS-
retcd for the Legislature in shaping the Cable KAT
way bill RichtaXIaycI~ he SAID would derive D'he-
fit from the bill which met with the favor OF tie con
committee but not the poor men, not taxpayers.
who rode the street railways. II the Ne"-lor'
Cable Railroad Company conld carry passengers at
cheap rate il certainly good p0hcy lor 'e Les7-
lature to encourage the company.
aWIIat company are you arguing for " asked Sena-
for Cullcn in a rough manner, addressing Senator
Vctdcr
a. don't know" replied Senator Veddcr evidently
uuzzed aad upset in mind By the interruption.
"Itis a visionary thing and not substantial said
Senator Cullen roaring out the words. Every one III
the Senate Chamber looked NJ Senator Cullen Win as
toniShcd plauces 4 few moments before story had
zone about he senate Chamber that noted lobbyist
was mourning the loss Of a considerable sum OF money
which he had conidcd to a friend who had sad ne
could influence the Senators in behalf OF the C'Dle
Railway. Yet here was the Senate papaoly hoSuo u
the Gable Railways scheme.
While Senator Vedder was standing silent and waiting
for Senator Culcn to explain his incoheren words the
1,tter Suddenly apaln broke ont: As | understand
van are irving TO get at cable company that wants
.on,tbiur- that wants Us to do something Tor some
tbiuc Pun off your ycnecring and let Us know what
Won are Going to do There's nothing of them at all
81 don't understand the Senator said Senator
Vcdder
"I1l let Won know when get through and I'll tell
Won something when You get through" said Senator
Cullen with fierce air.
Senator Vcdder proceeding with his speech, denied
that he had presented his amendment with any corrupt
motive lie had introduced it solely in the interest OF
the Door men of Ncw-York. lie defended himself
from newspaper attacks and violently attacked at
great length a newspaper correspondent who lad
Finally Lieutenant Governor Jones said: The
Senator has his remedy in resolution lor the eApu
Senator 6oiy in reply to Senator Veddcr said that
tbe am udmcnt he Suggested would create the system
unbalanced bids which had proNec so cofrupuhS OI
the morals OF canal contractors
Senator Kaines supported senator Nedder express
ur the belief that it would be best to amend the b 50
of fare should have the franchise lie attacked u con
ference committees bill saying that 1t was the WORK OF
George Bliss counsel of the Broadway Surface Rali-
way Company. aud therefore of road which was r.
val 10 the cable railway.
Senator Hendricks denied that the bU was drawn up
by Mr. Bliss lie had shown his own bill, on winch
the committees bill founded, TO Mr. Bliss on Mon
day while coming to Albany and the latter lac suggest
ed some immaterial amendments when were ihade 10
Senator Pitts argued that the arguments of Senators
Veddcr and IaDes only tended To delay acton on th9
bill at time when delays were dangerous IL the blll
again amended as they Suggesltd II coulu not nc
acted az on before Monday. All these arguments OF
Senators Vcdder and Rainea came at too late an honr
He believed that the Senate would he cenSured by the
u ubllc if il did not at pass the bill
Senator Hendricks laid that the cOnterenc commit
toe Iod drawn the bill as they had order to give
cities and towns continu income from every street
railway hereafter pat in their streets. go,
senator Fassctt expressed the opinion that tie bill
would not give the city any more money than 1t
would receive under the General Street haIroad Act
OF 1884.
mcut had considerable basis. As for himself he had
acted with he intention of voting II the interest ol the
people vet he had been called knaye and ms col
league from Brooklyn, Senator Griswold, had been
called fool.
senator Vedder to everyones surprise, then said he
would withdraw bis opposition to the bill. There was
clearly emergency ana It Wonld he pest 10 pass lne
measure lust as stood This disappearance o all OPP
nosItfon TO the bill led to its being passed at once by
Unanimous vote here were thirty Senators pres
ent and they all vOt, ii tor 1t. .,
The hill was at once rushed over to the Assembly
Chamber. Speaker Hustled who earnestly favored
the measure hao held the Assembly in session pur-
nosely to consider IT, The bill received at 2:l5
u m and in ten minutes later il had been passed by
the Assembly. Mr.. Cantor moved that the report OF
the Conference Committee and the action OF the As
srmbly be confirmed. The motion was adopted with
out a word either Tor against the bill 1t was then
passed Ii received l0I IN It's favor and none
against IT, The bill at once taken to Governor
IiIlI as sveedy action in the measure is necessary
LEGISLATION IN BOTH HOUSES.
ALBANY, March 1S.-ln the Senate to-day,
the Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations reported