New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-18
THE ARTHUR KILL BRIDGE.
OPPOSITION IN THE NEw-JERsEY SENATE.

MEMBERS CHARGED WITH BEING THE EMPLOY
OF THE Pennsylvania RAILROAD.
| tFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TnBuxx.J
TRENTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate again spent
all Of the day upon tho Staten Island Bridge b intro
duced by Senator Chase and intended to defeat the at
tempt TO build The discussion excited at times.
and was marked by personal reflections several 90.
casons The debate opened with address by Senator
Gardner In behalf OF the bill He declared that IL was
the right Of NewJersey to control the erection Of the
bridge, and that 1t OF the highest interest to the
Commonwealth to maintain the position Of the State ~
to the terminal point OF the great lines Of travel Of the
continent He denied that there any intention to
repeal the general railroad in any important phase
and said that the effect Of the would be restore the
| law TO it's former condition.
President Griggs followed In carefully prepared sd
dress He declared that no favored the admission OF the
Baltimore and Ohio to NewJersey, but he demanded
that the terminus should DO within the bounds Of the
State. There abundant room for the Baltimore and
Ohio in NewJersey, on the Hudson County front Mr.
Gggs took up the legal questions involved aud argued
that the bill repeater OF tho general railroad law
and said that the IN fact only emphasizing
the present law making certain what Is now declared to
be doubtful It was, he said, patriotic duty 70
tain the States right to all the advantages Of Its loca
tion, and rebuke the insult to the State which the Ba
and Ohio had put upon NewJersey by ignoring It's
rights
The discussion resumed at the afternoon session.
with Senator Youngblood the hoor He said he was
that what he said In the Senate would have no
effect upon the members Of this body but his voice
would be heard by the people and to them he addressed
himself The people OF the State had beon ast0unded
by the presentation Of this bill 1t had required even that
the President Of the Senate should descend to the Oorto
defend It, astonishing its nature The questions
he proposed TO ask the Senate the three In
number Who demands this bill I! WHAT neccssityis
there OF passing 1t What would be the effect of passing
4 rba. nrafu hQ anaN
second noue and the answer to the third was that
the effect would be bad. Why even the ntroduoer Of
the bill the Senator from Middesex, was not from
community with direct interest In the measure.
Senator Youugbood then read a series OF resolu-
tons adopted against the bill by the knights Of
Labor, ana recommended them TO the attention
furious advocates Of labor who we're opposing
the measure the Senator from Camden In particular.
The BILL he continued was asked by no citizen OF New
Jersey, II would find an advocate before the
Legislature except from among the paid employees OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1T was asked ne
said by that corporation alone by foreign CORPORA
ton which has for years thrott.ed the State By
a company which holds the Senate in its hand;
By the corporation to whose fayors the SEN
ators on this floor their election, and whose
aid in tile future necessary to their success For an
corporation has controlled the sta,e IL makes your
governors your senator's Oh tne % S aa sv% %
legislators and 1t crushes those VINO dare oppose "
He asked why the advocates OF THIS o the Tools Oh tue
Pennsylvania,
IL was proper aud declared that il solely because
the Pennsylvania was struggling now to maintain its
monopoly, which had net been endlnSered before.
Fish denied that he had impugned the motives
ony said that lie certainly had no sneh n-
peal general railroad law in important particulars
aud opposed the on that account II Is an niqny
will conceal IT, The object OF the law was to pre-
xehs Tue bAioio aiS hone ,e Ths bill was Intended Tor
the benefit OF the Pennsylydnla kalirosd III was
introduced by the senator from MlddeseA, an enploye
of he co
"Wbo is ti,ls Mr. Barcalowi" asked Senator Chase.
"He Is q very enter aiming man who PLAYS agood game
OF whist and who knows more about legislation tnan
amy the Legislature OF New-Jersey" replied NJ
'.Thope we will havea gamc-and that the Senator
The senator IS insulting" said mr Fiah. " He re-
fers TO newspaper article IN reference 10 CORRUPTION
ueinau Tue Senator is au enpoye OF the company ana
Mr.. Barcalow Is another. and they know each other
WE'LL and no one knows better than they where stand.
And they know that am opposed to TINS oil anu say
to the senator that ali the money ne or h1 baceow,
or the Golfers Of tue Pennsy Railroad can produce
would hot alter my opinion as TO the injustice Oh TINS
act"
Mr. FISH, in the OF his remarks sald he would
be Wiling 10 meet Griggs or senator krlnker-
hUf any pub c hail IN discussion upon hsSatter'
would give $1,000 10 any charitape orEah'Zs'
uOu n his position not sustained by inc puDllc
"Wl You hire the haili asked Mr. GriggS
oour.e Of the next campaign for Governor, and II
Democratic Governor should sign this Dill i" use u IS
u telling weapon against him en- ,,..
Tue debate on the Chase bill was resumed tonight
further remarks being made by senators Nchos Yoang-
blood Vanderbilt against tile Measure IN
favor OF IL by Herring and Carter. Nichols reiterated
his charge that nYht not between the taroa1s,
Dut was one between the Pennsylvania Railroad on inc
one side and the people the other After an hours
debate vote was ana the bill was passed Dy 10
3, AS follows: -, - ,.- c..,...
Griggs Herring. Livingston, Mcbride Moon and Fan
coast, H. - ,,,,. ~,
g. Absent-Bogert. Chattie Hanes, Large ana In0Inp.
son. Had absenlees been present the vote would
have stood I5 the bill, Chate, Iianes. Large
aud Thompson would have voted IN the aIrnatlVe and
Bog-rt the NEGATIVE. >,,--., -, A..
III e Committee ON commerce and Navigation OF the
Assembly this morning reported the oil Tor q tuhhel
under the Morris Canal Gap at NasAlngnn-sL Jersey
CITY The bill placed upon the calendar Ihere is
proposton to combine the bridge bill with the tdnnei
b but the scheme Is apparently uncOnslitutonal ana
the pan caeuated defeat the purpose OF the Jersey
civ pe0ple The bridge bill Oh the caeIdar oil tho
Assenb,y to-day, aud Mr. PeOubet. Jersey City meh
her asked to have IL laid over until Monday evening"
The friends the bridg however rallied ana CON.
promise vas reached by which tue bill went over uhu
Tomorrow
The Assembly Committee on Elections submitted
minority and majority reports upon the contested oiee
ton ,,se of j. j. Clarke Democrat, against Terence j.
Mcdonald pendent DemOcrat,the sitting member rom
the notorious Horseshoe District or Jersey Clty'
After much frutess discussion the subject was post
poned until tomorrow morning