New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
VETOED BY GOVERYOR ABGETE.
THE STATEN ISLAND BILL NOT SIGNED.

CONDEMNED AS SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND AS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
tFRoM TIE REGULAE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUNL.l
TRENToN, y. j., March 17.-GovemOr Albeit
sent to the afternoon his veto Of the Chase
bill to prohibit the erection of the Staten Island brdg
The veto read and then laid until tomorrow,
under tho rule. The Governor writes:
81 herewith return to the Senate, in which IT origin
ated Senate bil No AZ. entitled "A supplement TO the
act entitled a supplement to an act entIted An Act
respecting bridges THIS act purports to be
legislative Interpretation OF the act Of April s. 1873,
but is in fact radical change OF tnat act The bridge
supplement of April s. 1873, provided that no bridge
shall b. erected any part OF the navgaole waters
separating this from other States whore the tide
GIBBS and flows without express permission OF the Leg
lature previously given by statute for that purpose
This bill changes the supplement OF April ., 1875 By
extending prevent viaducts and fixed struct-
ures being erected by any or corporation
over any part Of the nayigabe waters separating
this state other States without express special
Permission OF the Legislature.
elf the act OF April 5, 1873. prohibits the building Of
railroad viaduct Staten Island sound !hcre is no
necessity for the passage Of this act 1t IS because the
act OF ISIS does prevent the building OF such via
duct that the Legislature certain resolutions
Congress and also passed this bill This act before
me Assembly substitute for Senate bill No AZ as
ogih"y ~h'ru az va "s az, ~ o!r itIr"sG
Act There is substantial dnerence between The ef-
1ect y senate OIL as III pdbscu the
a. semby substitute They are both Intended 10 pre-
vent the building Of any railway vladnct to connect
railroads IN this state with railroads IN ad dining states
unless the projectors should first apply 10 the LeIsa
ture Tor and obtain the passage Of All act specially au
thOrling the construction OF the necessary railway
SlAdact. This act cannot become a law without an
abandonment Of our existing free railroad system
The Governor reviews at length the history OF the
struggle over the General Railroad law, and sums up
his Injections TO the bill as follows:
"FI-t-lhat the act is In violation OF the constitution
of the state.
"oetoud-That 1t s unnecessary for the protection OF
those object TO the proposed structure OF the BatL
more and ONO Railroad Arthur Kill They he
protected by general law providing for the proper
height for proper draws and for the proper location
under regulation OF all railway Naducts which
inay be built across staten Island sound.
"Ibird-Thls bill while pnrporting to Do an amend
ueut the Bridge ac Is 10 reality an attempt TO de-
sroy the Usefulness Of the General Railroad act ap
pued u through lines
"Foarth-That the act tends to prevent competition
between existing foreign railroad companies which pow
control the entire tTaDseontnental uaho across the
b;a ana enterprises whose existence s"Ould
naturally diminish the course of transportation
"FuhThat II tends to keep cut OF the state corpora
tOns that would employ labor and develop the lands ana
Industries Of the state.
"ssxth-Jhat this law If 1t should accomplish the OBJ
feet desired would return the old nethods eI
listing prior to s73 unter which there legislative
every through line. If this act should
become % law and should b. heid to be valid the free
raroi id systsm State would be thing Of the past
No local line would DO built except feeders to tho
great foreign corporations that centrol tho raroad
trafhc No hnes for trsBsooDti mental
trAys sl would crOss b0fdsrs and uPepuon Will be
destroy ed by syndicate VI existing through lines