New-York tribune., 1888-03-27
THAT GRIDIRON ROAD AGAIN.
DESPERATE RUSE OF THE CABLE COMPANY.
MR.. sHEA's WONDERFUL BILL FOR rae RELIEF OF

DESPERATE RUSE OF THE CABLE COMPANY
Mr.. sHEAs WONDERFUL BILL FOR THE RELIEF ol
AN AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
| ALBANY, March 90 (speciaD.-staesmcn sometimes
speak OF having discovered an African under wood
| pile" and OF gifted writer's most charming
stories has the title, "The Man who Stole Meeting
| House, but 1t left to Assemblyman Shea, o
Ncw-York, to try to pass cable railway bin under
the guse Of q measure for the relief Of African
Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Shea introduced
tbs interesting bill tonight. He had introduced Sc
many bills TO legalze the attempts Of the NewYorh
Cable Railway Company to grab seventy miles OF the
streets of New-York that his observation-disclosures
were suspicious Mr.. Shea, therefore, with an air
of innocence, said to tho Assembly:
"Mr. Speaker This bill is introduced for the pur-
pose Of perfect!ng defect, rather rcmedying a
defect which has been found in the articles of assoca
ton Incorporating the African Methodist Episcopal
Church in my district Persons who arc about to
lend money refuse to do 1t till the charter perfected
l ask unanimous consent that 1t be ordered to q
third reading"
Assembyman Crosby.-Is that another namo for
cable roada
alt is not,o replied Mr.. Shea firmly, and ono
else objecting tho bill was ordered to third reading.
But examination Of tho measure shows that It
clearly introduced to lcgalize the proceedings Of
the Ncw-York Cable Railway Company. The bill is
given below
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hereby amended as to read as follows
Section 1.-The directors aud trustees Of any cor
whose original certificate Of incorporation
defective execution thereof Of the omission Of any
matter thing required to be stated or done, arc
cate certificates of Incorporation to conform to the
general act under which said corporation may be
amended certificate the said corporation shall for all
purposes be deemed and taken to DO corporation
All pm cs the ans @ S OF s sS s
Of such amended certificate shall be as valid ana OF
the same effect as II such error or omission In the
original certificate had not existed
Section 2-This act shall take effect Immediately
Mr. Crosby was indignant when he heard that Mr..
Shea had played him such o trick Tomorrow, there
FORE he will that this bill Of the Cable Rail-
way Company be stricken off the list of bills tho
order of third reading and sent to the Committee on
Railroads. Mr. Youngman, chairman OF that COM
mtec says that he has three four other bills for
the relief of the Cable Railroad Company Of similar
character.
The murder of two Of her children in New-York by
Mrs. Lebknechter by giving them Rough on Rats"
filed with horror Assembyman Dalton. To night,
therefore, he introduced tho following resolution.
which was at onco passed by tho Assembly:
whereas, The promscuous sale of Ingredients said
poisonous and dangerous to human life. is said
this state for the purpose Of destroying vermin Of all
kinds, therefore be It
be requested to report to this House
within the next five days whether any additional
legislation is necessary property to regulate
the sale of compounds mixtures contain
ing Ingredients of poisonous character; and If said
Board consider additional legislation necessary that
IL prepare bill and present the same to this House
within tho time specified in this resolution.
Assemblyman Rhodes Of Westctester County In
trodnced resolution for tho printing of an unlimited
number Of copies Of Chauncey NJ. Depews five oratons
before the Legislature of 1867 upon Reuben E. Fenton
and Chester A. Arthur Mr. Hustled said that there was
a great demand all over the State for the memorial
volumes containing these crations. The Democrats
syly said that the resolution was evidently part Of Mr.
Depews boom for the Presidency, but good naturedly
voteI fDr the resolution and it was adopted.
Assemblyman Martin introduced bill tonight max
ing perpetual the charter OF the Apprentices Library of
New York, which expires in 1890