New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
TO RESCUE THECANTOR BILL
THE SENATE DISCOVERS ITS ERROR.
CDNFEEHNCG COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO DFFEAI
TIA CABLE COMPANYS ILANS.
ray rciggR\PI 70 IuG TRIBUNE

CD\FEEfNC& COMMITTEES APIVlN hp ~ ~ i'''''
THG CABLE COMPANY's TLANs.
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ALBANY. March 17.--The Senators realized
to-day t they had passed btu in the Interest oi the
Ncw.Yorl Cab.e Company yesterday. in 80 amending
Tho Cantor bill rs to give Cable Company its fran
chse seventy miles Of the streets OF NcwYorS With
out requlrng any payment Tor either tIe franchse OF
yearly payments OF percentage Of It's receipts sen
tor Griswoji, OF Brooklyn. soon as the senate met
arose question of privilege and informed his fellow
Senators taat absent the Sen &c yesterday
when the Objectionable ucnIment offered 10y Senator
Vcddcr was uuaer di,cl.sion. If he had understood
its character nc shoald have voted against the
bill instead o; for it. Reilly ais" flt iorceI To
make public explanation OF his action IN vonS ior 'he
amendment. lie had misunderstood Senator Ne'Her
amendment and had tnolghJ that 1t contained pro-
vision requiring the C,blo Company 10 pay Il large
amount for lis valuable franchise.
Mranw hIlc The Assembly was debating the bill WITH
considerable excitement 1t was suspected that 'hero
would attempt to pass the bill as IL came Ioi
the Senate least to delay action upon u nh 'h'
Board Of Aldermen OF NewGOrk shan nave pdsSci over
Mayor Graccs veto their ordinance granting the iran
chse 10 the company. Several attempts u decr actoh
on the bi were made papaby in the interest Of the
Cable Company. These efforts were feeble, however,
ui,crably failed. They wOuid probably have caused
mischief nevertheless # SPEAKER Hustei had not cast
MS Influence against them.
Cantor moved that De Assembly, FtIuSc 70 CoI''u'
IN the act on Of the Senate amending the bill so rs to
give the Cable Railway its franchise. ana that confer
ence committee be appoiuted. AsSembIymIn Henry
aggerty moved, Hendment, that the bill he sent
to the Railroad Committee with Instructions 10 report
on next tuesday This proposal to consider the bin on
the day when the Board OF Aldermen Of New-l ork Will
act upon Mayor Graces caused considerable quiet
laughter.
Glow soon viii this conference committee that
Mr. Cantor proposes reposti" inquired Luc'us L. Van
Allen, Of New York. AS they report replied
speaker Hustled with quztcal SMILE knowing that The
Confer COmaittee, which were already prNdltS
arranged, would report Tomorrow morning.
II they don't report at once don't ser the good Of
this ui" said IL. Van Allen, and then cJntlaued:
am in favor Of speedy action OF course, all object
to Senitcs amendment l. Is against the Interest,"
the people OF NewYOrk In order tha' the people o
New-York may have their RIGHTS protected ! th.nk II
would ne good idea to the Conference Commit
tee to strike ont Objectionable amendmcn. Of the
Senate"
Mr. Cantor replied: ut IA not necessary for ne 20 say
that bill compel this corporation TO pay some !4i"G
for it, franchise ought 10 bee passed at once Mr Is
may ,. zig crave ior the bll al once II We pass
II the 30 grd OF Aldermen OF Nr"-l'rz would pass
their ordinance Mayor Grace veto ON me same
day Mr. Van Aliens amendment ls "qua aly olJrcton-
le Ii gives cuor to the Int Of senators tht
rslhcr .na5 the bill should iaI now, th1n
taat 1t sho.d b. Ilici b. delay. believe can trust
the proa.y OF tDs Assembly and Lieutenant. .rnor
Jones nm conf cnt that they VIII appO mt honest ana
compe cnt members this conference committee sug
Ces, cd The conference committees BE- appointed
10y hUtA the senate ana Assembly to-day. iHtl can
amend thc bul properly to-day and to-uoirow the biil
cau passed houses Of he Legislature ana sent
the Governor for his signature
Mr. H'ggeLiy pressed ms n'u2h 70 o''fT any ] ]'rIDh
tne Assembly that the Board Of Aldermen OF New
franchise until ThuIsiIy OF next week.
"Tbey cau act upon II next Tuesday, SAID MI Cantor
MAJOR James Hagsrrty said that it did him.
II the Assembly sO scHl The DuI To thc Railroad Com
mlttec that aAJ umc would De lost But Nj Cole the
tested AGAINST tn adopt on oi MI IagI"rys amend
Iucnt. The only expeditions way OF dealing win TIE
lnttrcs OF the honScs He hoped that The Assembly
would noI send the bill TO his committee.
MI Hamilton pointed ont That II the Hl'I was
sent 20 TIE EaAlOm Committee anu amended me senate
light refuse t. accept TIE aeu nsnt- amt Itself ask ot
precisely the III auuh AT lEe'cut, but tue Assembly,
Would gain time by having the conference committee
Mr Van Aleu- offered an amendment 10 Mr.. Cantors
motion providing that the con elruce committees
should strike Olt tbs o3ccuonabr IcdlGleS "t the h
Mr.. M,Cann moved that the killroad Committee
report the b To morrow murnin- and that then the bl
be mldca sIecial order. jude Greene move a sub
sutc that the Ralroad Com"lttee be given tie bill bat
be re I.lrct 10 report 70 MORROW morning.
Mr. COulan denounced all these motions to delay
action. Mr.. Gallagher on Wink from ca6er liustn
moved the previous question. The Assembly tdcn ny
overwhelming defeated the dIlatpry motions OF
Mcs@r,. Haceer, McCann and Greene ana also rejected
the motion Of Ar. Van Allen. The motion OF Mr.
( aut0r wa then adopted by unanimous vote.
speaker Hustled at once Appointed As inc conference
coImittee-Me.srs Cole. Hamilton. kruSe Cantor and
Cutler The committee IS nvinclby hostile To the Gable
Railway Com! auy's amendment
Lieutenant Governor Jones appointed Senators
Hendricks Dunham and NeddcI as the sena'e confer
euce committee. Mcssrs. Hendricks and Durham are
morning II is believed To- night that they will ir
bill which will force Cable Railway Company -
for It's franchise and that the bill will me PASSED Oy bOtn
houses OF the Legislature tomorrow.