New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-27
ASSEMBLYMAN GREENES DECEIT.
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF d. o. MILLSS NAME.
RUsE THAT SECURED THE PASSAGE or THE NEW
YoRK-NEw-JERsEY BRIDGE BILL

| YoRK-NEw-JERsEY BRIDGE BILL
| ALBANY, April 90 (SpecaD.-By the unauthorized
use OF the name of prominent citizen Of New-York
Judge Greene of Orange County passed his perncious
scheme to give fl few thousand dollars the
right to build bridge tho Hudson River. The
Judge has twisted in every direction to get votes for
this BILL and the general impression Is that its way
| through the Assembly cost small fortune. When
| the DILL first came up one of the Commissioners
named to settle upon the locality Of the bridge and to
apportlon the stock Ex-Governor Hoadly, whose
firm Is known dealers In all kinds Of legislative
Junk This of the principal objections to
the bill and injured its progress several occa-
sions. To overcome this and to get his bill through
at all hazards Judge Greene INDUCED in deceit and
placed in his bill the of D. o. Mills in place
Of Governor Hoady, giving the impression that Mr..
Mills was in favor Of this measure. Mr. Mills IS not
In favor OF the measure and stamps ,l.e bill ss
shameful outrage. On the authority of Judge Greenes
assertion that the bill was favored by Mr.. Mills,
enough members voted for 1t TO pass 1t.
Another amendment made by the willy Assembly
man was an Increase of the original subscription
from 5000 900 to $5000 but only 10 per cent of
this has to be paid down at once, any of the
crowd that has been working for this bill who
has $4,000 gobbe up this franchise worth millions
Of dollars. Mr.. Crosby introduced an amendment
which VIII kill the scheme compelling the Commission
ers to divide the stock up pro rata among tho stock
holders.
All during tho discussion on this bill the pages were
kept busy directing members to the corridor where the
members Of tho third hoso7 ply their calling and in
dark influence" legislation; and when the bill
finally got to third reading there was solid vote for
1t. Undoubtedly tho influence was persuasive
The fact that Judge Greene deceived the members Of
the Assembly became known to the members OF the
Senate tonight, and his warm political friends said
that they would oppose his bill when It to them
Some of the members Of tho Assembly say that they
Will move tomorrow to reconsider tho vote on which
the passed. Tho bill passed by a vote
OF 80 to 80 as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs Ackcr, Adams Ainsworth, Aldrich,
Bsgley, Baucus. Beatty. bennington, Brennan, Brown
BrOwnell, Brundage. Burns CashOw.' Harrison Cheney
Church, Clark, Comstock, Conger, CoonS A. B. Cur
lis, Davis, Defendor. Dinehart Donaldson,
Emery Endres, Farrell. Finn Flaherty,
Fort, Fuller, Goerss. German. Greene.
Guenther, Hadley Haskell Hayes, Hogns, Hornidge,
Hughes Hunting Hustled Kent, Kimball, Latmer,
Longey MsbIe, James NJ. Martin, John Martin. Mase,
Mathison, McAdams McCann, Mclaughlin Morgan, New
ton, o'Nen Plat Prime Rannow, Reitz. Rhodes Rosen
thai Savery, Shea Sheldon, NJ. A. Smith, j. w. Smith.
Thomas Smith, IT, p. A. Sullivan 7. D. Sullivan, TAU.
madge, Wafer weiiner, wenpe. White, Wis $50
Nays-Messrs Blumentha, Connolly, s. NJ. Coon, Corn.
WE'LL Cottrel Cromwell, Crosby, Dalton, Demarest,
Dewitt Edwards Enz, Frost Gallagher Gallup, Gordon,
Grppn, Hagan, Hamilton, Hermann, Lewis Magner,
Maynard, McEvoy, MeKenna, Mckenzie, Moody, Nixon,
O'Connor O'Rely, Roeseh, Ryan, Saxton, Sheehan,
Tisiale Van Corder Weed Whppe-38.