New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-16
OPPOSING THE CABLE roar.
THE FRANCHISE DEBATED IN THE SENATE.
THE CANTOR mtL LAID ASIDE AND a NV MAS
Uaf ORDERED TO 4 THIRD rr,DrvG.

THE CANTOR FILL LAID ASIDE AND NV MEAs
URE ordered TO 4 THIED READING.
ALBANY, March i u-pcci1D. -The New York
Cable Railway Company ami is attempt to gain DOS
ion OF seventy miles OF the streets Of Eewlcrk was
the subject tie exciting aud dramatic debate oi
this session u u. senate iu that body tonight As is
wrknown the senate was TO consider the order Of
third reading to-ni-ht Assembly CaHtor's bin direct.
Ing hereafter Tho railway franchises M New
York suOUid be sold at public auctior but ths b j.
fcired IL D. becomes a law. viii touch The bank
books Of d.. S-w-York Cable Railway Company and
compel IT ply -on-t-iug Tor IL enoruoG-lr vaIu-
able franchise. To-day Senator's Pitts ana Fls,eit
met In the senate lobby by appointment
and drew up hil which they think Will force the Gable
Railway Company 10 pay Tor It's franchise senator
Hendricks a.O arrived from Nev-IOgk with simi ar
bill. When the Senate met Senator PITS, on opening
his mall ouud a letter from Charles p Shaw, coul-el
OF the Gable Railway Company. protesting against the
passage % no Cantor bill. Mr. shaw demanded to be
heard by senate committee in opposition TO the bill.
THIS e'tcr Senator Pitts. with smile OF dcris!on, sub
mttrd 10 the senate.
The Cantor bin was announced for a third reading.
senator Pin. said u seemed doubtful II that bin would
accomplish The object. which to have tie Cable
Railway Company pay some.h for tie franchise
THAT hciu- case" he said. senator Fassctt ana
myself have drawn mp bin which 80 think hits the
marx. Herewith submit IT," Senator Ftts then pre-
seuteI ni' bill synopsis OF which ia as follows:
The !oca! authorities " any city to whom application
under the provision any OF the may hereto
fore have bcra mldr but whore the consent oil al the
author ties required 10y whaS not he r formally grant
ed, TO whom uppcauon my hereafter be- made Tor con
any street or highway must provide - condition Of
the SAID couseat tina the right. franchise
and privilege OF using the said street
tn bidder WHO vii give tn. Iar5..J sum PEI annam viii
adequate cnIiy {" the corp ratou Of sad city, sub
jec % all the provisions OF ne av. Pror 20 such sale
ice Of the umc. pc' and terms thereof and Of tn
route 10 be sod aud OF the conditions upOu wAch the
consent VIII bee given shall be Uub Is.si two times a
week for al asst three weeks u two daily newspaper TO
Joe designated 10y tie Mayor and local authorities,
Senator Prs asked that the Bill he ordered to a third
reading; ouf senator r.ulktt objected. Upon motion
Of Senator Put the bin ordered to be considered in
the first Committee of tie Whole not full.
The then proceed d the consideration OF
tho Cantor bill senator Hendricks offered amendments
to the bill. which Ac said would bring Tine cable EulVay
Aas bad charge of tue pm, shid he hoped
that the amendments would nor he accepted.
lie recommended mat as the bl seemed faulty u be
IaI aSie Two or three DAYS In iIr hutlu ne an rIor
could b. He TO pass rl.hr senator Puts plI or tlat
Of senator H'ndr c' i dizzy iaied To- pass them then
moment before tie Board OF Aldermen Of New
I"rh IouWrt series 'i -irrtAf- OBJ rue rc'''i-F %,
haste. Through l the speeches S'uaiOr Pit pressed
attempt be nude to pass h- nl senator Reilly wa, the
only New-l senator at Lt>t that insisted upon the
Fa.-ctt ably seconded senator III o, u tie lAtter's
attempt to get immediate consideration for his
Bib. untr Thursday or untl The R.i.road Committee
had held their imperial meeting on Wednesday.
LAID de and fun beaten. Only three votes We're
cI-t against the motion, those Of senators Day, Pitts
senator Puts tneroIpou moved that his bin sholid
be al once considered tn Committee OF the Whole.
tie motion. H. the committee senator lr4pua-cn con-
Win certain aaea mont. the lin was ordered 10 a
Llrl rcad.uZ The men VINO are pushing tue UAl hope
nave Ia the hands Of the Gov~rno. before saturday