New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
THE REPORT DISCUSSED IN NEW-YORK.

CUES CIUNS THAT ,NULMtNr MAY EAisK-ALbIR-
MEN on THE INVESTIGATION.
The sweeping character of the Railroad
Conmittec's report took by surprise the law crs who
have been watching the Investigation in various inter
ests aud doubts expressed by to whether
there were constitutional limits which the proposed
annuirneut wOHd not ultimately up against. Phc
Broadway Surface and t5e seventh Avenue companies
had made mp th,I minds that the committee were
resolved to follow the course which has culnnat'd III
their report aud they not taken by surprise or
even taken aback. a least they said. member oi
one o tho curpordtOps remarked: We have expected
THIS But think II the most ono-sidc report have
known o.. Deductions have been drawn which ATE
wholly un warranted by the testimony. The assertions
regarding bribery the same isis on which MIR
Mcr's h-arsay testimony given. And then II
charters are wipe ont in this manGer all corpora
tons Will fce' the effect more or less"
Mr. sharp had nothing to say. and Rotinsou. Scrihner
BRIGHT. the attorneys OF the road declined to express
their views on the comnitters action lawyer ot tnis
citv. formerly Of the Railroad Committee o' the
Senate said This subject OF Snnulment was discussed
III tho 60 umlttee Of which a member aud several
questions presented themselves at the time IA to the
practical consequences of such action. Who would
ha, the franchise Would It 90 to the Stockholders or
tho bondhO II 1t should he nut NJ AZ auction then
set ot h.en might own the llhhchlHc W"Il.
another or company owned The road rue que oh o'
ownership wonld he tn Important one "on.u ~
sin would they De torn up Ana VINO WpuIl Il"
IL 1Ou II Il easy lndlfF - lilk d'"uN
ment, put there ~" so many pI'oIC"I pi IN, '
matter that oXtcmn caution hrnst he exercised IEch
thnr, are con.ii,uttnunl questions involved. The
compicar ions are such that the host lawyer
could express on hand opinion IN the matter; 1t
would T~Iure m"St thorough study
Colonel George Bliss has nhde the suescs ion that
annulnrnt possible the road might fall into tire
hands 0f the bondh olders Tho metropolitan Railroad
people anxious ns the broadway people that the
irancnlse should siaud The cab" people were noi
jubhut the repor and they shook their heads al
Mr.. ConRlurs display oi legal acumen st' they said
IL was q brilliant Hrrai, Lament
A.ftr "a .Fguf fgd Hoard
by the ing OF tis resolution, which was offered hy
MIR. Van Rensselaer,:
RCsoircd, That the Committee on Railroads he ana
hereby - discharged from the further consideration "I
an ordinance regulate the giving OF consents ny tho
Com,oou Council TO the construction, maintenance u,e
city OF Sew York. IcirrGed To SAID committee on
January 20, lssG that the SAID proposed ordinance be
Honorable the C-poIatlun Counsel he aud ho ls h"reh
respect ully requested 10 communicate 10 th- E"ari
uriniou writing upon the question oi the authority
of this Common Council under the Constitution 'Lh
laws o. tins stat" to enact the said proposed ordinance
aud that the clerk oi TINS Bnard ho ana ne here"y "
sructed Ia transmit to tho Corporation C1uh'r cnPV
this resolution together with copy 0i the shd prop"aed
ordinance.
Tue ordnance referred to was offered by Mr.. Val
Rensselaer, aud declared that franchises f"I ihr"'7
should uC sold At public auction
Mr. o. Nel-Gi this resolution offered ly anv other
Ad-rmnn should characterize u ~ piece ui buu
comhc. think Is the highest iece o' rnpndcuce "r
Legislative committee tn down here from Albany
Investigate this Board iof doing what tho law -tTcN
requires uS 10 do. u i an "ntragr lhls bu'f" mas
never violated any law They ~ Ak" the law ana i'rn
investigate rs FOR Violating H. WY don ihry give US
homo rur Instead they come down here 10 annoy hnd
l.nper us Thi, nve-tisat u, u seems q me. - foi
the utpose oi breaking upn franchise already granted
move that IL lie on ~" table. .
Thia motion defeated hy vote ~ - 10 J. VT.
Jaehur tended that The franchises could not c put
up aud sold. fer her dld not belong to lhem 70 sell
Mr. Van Icn-s,laer'. motinn was defcn~i by ~ To ,
Mo~sts Mooney, Earle Morgan, ONriI ana Van
Rensselaer, voting Tor ~.