New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-17
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THE ARTHUR KILL BRIDGE.
IN THE NEW-JERSEY SENATE.


| BILL COMPELLING THE PLANS TO DE SUBMITTED
TO THE LEGISLATURES.
! FRoM TIRE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNEA
TRENTON, Feb l6.-The Senate occupied all of to-
day in discussing Senator Chases bill to require the
plans of the Staten Island bridge TO be submitted to
/ the Legislature. The debate was extended and at
times, bitter 1t will be continued tomorrow The
bill came up after the morning session. Mr. Nichols
entered protest against it in brief speech and then
gave way to Senator Fish Rep of Essex The latter
said he believed the people in favor of interstate
commerce and they were certainly against the repeal
of the General Railroad Law. This bill narrow in
purpose and fatal to of the most important statutes
the books. the law which freed the railroads of the
State. 1t was intended to drive out the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. Tie advocacy of the bill
came from those who upheld the Pennsylvania
other great trunk lines in their monopoly Congress
was the tribunal where the matter of bridging nayl-
gable waters should he settled under the Constitution
Senator Chase the introducer of the BILL advocated its
passage denying that il would repeal the General
Railroad Law and asserting that the bridge would
damage navigation beyond the advantage to be gained
Senator Herring took similar position, frankly &C
knOwledqing that he favored the Pennsylvania Rail-
road because he said the people of his county liked
that corporation.
Senator Nichols in the afternoon said the proposed
bill was plainly unconstitutional. 1t expos,
acto law and if it went TO the Governor II would be
vetoed by him as SUCH As a Republican, Senator
Nichols hoped this opportunity would not he given
Democratic Governor. The statement of Senator Her
ring that he represented his people in opposing the
bridge VIGOROUSLY false.
senator Herring said personal feeling at the
bottom OF Mr.. Nichols's attack upon him.
Senator Briuckerhoff (Dem OF Hudson made a long
speech in behalf OF the bill. He denied that he
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and in response
to criticisms upon his change of relations toward that
corporation asserted that he had been against
railroad companies but had been in favor OF taxing
them. lie said the bridge not necessary and that
the Baltimore and Ohio could find a place in New
Jersey instead of going TO an obscure p9c2 In the
State of New York to find terminus. Mr.. Brincker
hof declared that the application to Congress an
insult TO NewJersey and argued at length on the night
of States TO control the building of bridges over
navigable waters lie denied that his bill could mako
the General Railroad Law unconstitutional and saw
agely cOmbated the insnuaton that he was tool of
the Pennsy lvania Railroad.
Senator Vanderbilt opposed the bill. He was aware
that the existing railroads of the State could snuff the
political aspirations of any Senator no dared TO
their path and that they would exercise their power
upon those WHO did not favor this measure but the
people could not support this monopoly and he pro
posed TO represent them. The provisions OF the bill,
moreover were snch as no true representative could
advocate. They ridiculous in many particulars.
and unconstitutional beyond doubt Mr. Wander bit
spoke more than an hour and at the conclusion of his
speech the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. The
bill will up final passage TO morrow morning.
The bill under discussion amends the General Rail |
road Law by Introducing section thirtysx, with the
following preamble: Whereas. Ii is exceedingly de-
sirable that the riparian commercial and shipping in
teress this shall be injured by the placing
the erection of vaduct structures of any kind what
soevcr in OF over the navigable waters dividing or
separating this from other States where the tide
Gibbs and flows unless there shall have been made by
the Legislature of this State previously thereto |
determination that such placing or erecting of !
such yiaduct structure in over such nGyi- |
gable is for the public good And by in |
cooperating the following prOVisO in the body of the
same section: Provided. that in order TO protect
fully the riparian, commercial and shipping interests
Of this State corporations formed under Il Is act shal
not place any viaduct yiaduct structures
in any part of any river, stream or bay, or
other navigable waters dividing separating this |
from any other State States where the tide
Gibbs and flows. without such corporations shall pre-
yously submit the Legislature of this state for its
approval the plans and elevations Of such proposed
viaducts viaduct structures, and obtain from SAID
Legislature its approval thereof, TO be declared and
manifested by solemn enactment: nor except II shall
have been adludged and determined previously TO the
commencing of the placing and erecting of such via
ducts and viaduct structures said described |
gable waters by the Legislature OF this state that
such placing erecting of such proposed vaduct and
yaduct structures, the plans and elevations of which
shall have been approved aforesaid. over or in said
described naNigabe waters, will be and II necessary
for the public good
The Assembly indefinitely postp med the bill to pro
vide for the election OF Alderman at Large in
Jersey City and Newark. Mr.. Martins I'LL. providing
sale lands in fec for and assessments
was OrdcIed TO third reading.