New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-21
SENT TO A NEW COMMITTEE
MAYOR GRANTS RAPID TRANSIT BILL IN THE
ASSEMBLY.
~, /. ysvrpprn FRoM THE CITIES 10 THE RAIL-
sn.n coNMrrrrE--oNLY ONE NEw'XoRK
CITY MEMBER VOTES FOR
THE CHANGE
lsY rsLEaaAPa TO TIE TsiBu'h' !

ROAD COMMITTEE-ONLf VNS
CRY MEMBER VOTES FOR
THE CHANGE
my rrLRaRsPg TO TIE IsADo'%l
90 4. the elevated railroads Of
-. 80 ~ 10 encounter IN the Legislature the
onnos,ton of the street railways 50 NO" eho
rano transit roads have 70 encoun'r Hio oppoSiIoH
- ~. elevated railroads. Inc puoncauoh In inc
Ner York newspapers Of to-day OF Jay oouus io'e,
a. 49,. Cant In opposition to the latters fapfu
70 masor ,.".s made sensation IN the Legislature.
,s.,s Al once predicted that the elevated
- Nr-s. AVOID take steps Immediately to stop the
80. nrosress In the Assembly Of Mayor Grants
80 rsns,t bili II was known that the Committee
xonh report the bill favorably to-day, and
"a 49, .s.,s,ors. quick work would have TO DO done
- -. ,,e,.st OF the elevated roads II any further
.s,.n.snsnt OF the bin was to be prevented. Soon
1900 apparent that the elevated roads had 70
,sS - nush Mayor Grants bill, as It were. down
ssairs preliminary, perhaps, TO putting 1t In aearse
ct tho door ,., =, -.
c...r,,ttee ON cities submitted favorable report
-. ,hs hin than Mr., Kmball, Of st. Lawrence County,
tna chairman Of the Committee on Railroads, made
o.aon that the measure should DO sent to his COM
mittee Thus the process OF killing Mayor GRANTS
hin began Mr. Kimball, In support of his notion
said that last week, when Mayor GRANTS OIL was
,r.-oduosd In the Assembly by Mr.. Crosby, it had
80 rs,srred. on the latter's motion. 10 the Com
80 ON CITIES an action which MIR. Kmban thought
-. an undeserved reflection on the capacity and
,ntegr,tv of the Railroad Committee" Some OF the
Assembiymcn who remembered that the Railroad CON-
r,Ittee have made report on round dozen OF TO
tomatory railroad bills presented TO them over TWO
outbs ago by tho Railroad Commission laughed when
NJ Kirobsu promised that Mayor Grants bill should
receive prompt attention.
Mr. KjmbsIl s speech, however, was shrewd one
II appealed to the instinct Of every Assembyman 90
protect the committees with which he was eonneo'eo
from beng deprived of bills rghtfuIly theirs Among
the Assemblymen from country districts who have thus
.nnarcny Rad nothing about the agitation in New
Yor In favor OF rapid transit roads, the argument had
n ersst effect. An they saw was that somehow OF
other ME- KimbAn had been deprived of bill which ne
believed rghtfuIly belongA to him AssempSmao
Crosby of NewYork Therefore saw that It was neees
.ay TO handle tho subject with considerable diplomacy
GNo aGront 70 the Railroad Committee" he SAID
@was intended by me, nor any mpuahon on the ih.es
rtty Of any Of It's members when moved that this OH
should be referred to the Committee on Clues' Al
though In form railroad bill, 1t actually Is one amoS'
wholly bearing on cities. When introduced the meas
ure to this Assembly gave clear explanation VI
n Then asked that the bill should DO referred 70
the COMMITTEES on Cities. stating the reasons why "
.hould be sent to that committee. NO one oDlecuoo
sfr Kiubs or any other member Of the Railroad COM
paittec had right to object but they old NOT S'@n
tanrpselyes Of their privileges. The Dill comes mere
from Mayor Grant, Of New-York 1t has met win ap
probation on all sides Every newspaper In NeWA'rk
eommends 1t. -
sAs showing the lack of opposition TO the bill. permit
ma 20 say that announced week ago that tnero
wouId be hearing this bin. Who appeared Id oppo-
rtion to It yesterday No one but Charles r SHAW
thu agent of the Cable Railroad Company anu
have bean told that he does not represent
n when he opposes Mayor Grants Dill
Tn. members know that am not in the habit OF
,av,shing praise on any member Of this House, but
\ win say that in several years experience mere
yever knew n moro conscientious and able oody Oh
man than those who now compose the Committee on
Cftes Their report in this measure think was =
tust one and protest against the Assembly relecns
1t by sending this bill to the Railroad ConinlS'o
mr.. Hamilton, of New-York, seconded MI crosby
REMARKS. "Mr KfmbalPs notion" he said, - Is maze
xururistnely late too late, in my opinion why od
he walt nearly q week before opening his moatn on
this subjectP .
This ia the first occasion have had chance 70
maize it, said Slr. KimbaD, interruptng him.
The gentleman had plenty OF enances ooole
-upuSr INC oruer or fckoitrionss sspu DlF nsm
Nh A,usvorfh who received good DEAL OF AID
sror Mr. Kdrnban lately, while In riDulauon o'e1
h,s course as chairman Of tho Committee on Appro
,rtattons. naturally came 20 Mr.. Kimbafs AID. i
don't knows he said, with an air OF great canoor,
,vhather shall vuts for Mayor Grants bill or noti
mn. certainly am Of the opinion that the Commttes
on Cities hiss given q Snap judgment on thH ehL
Mr. Yatax who d q member Of the Railroad Oom-
uittee said that the COMMITTEES had deIerroo So..n
on othar rapid transit bills because they wSnoo nv "
see that OF Mayor Grant Give 1t 70 Us, anu w
IN treat It honestly said Mr.. Yates pIesolnsH.
Hamilton Fish, IT,, arose to speak, almost unaoie
10 inter word from laughter. As hayseed mem
tcr.s he said. al am amused by this anxiety Oh On0
Railroad Committee TO got this bin In their possession
surely the members from Newfork City arc inc Dest
Judges Of the merits OF this measure VIC hSySTeu
usmbers complain when they NEEDLE with our ouis'
HAS one Assemblyman from New-York complained
because this bin has been considered BY tho Commit
49,, on cit1esa As understand II, the members from
New-York unanimously favor this blu. Tho suthon-
ties Of New-York also unanimously favor It"
aThe Board Of Aldermen have not Endorsed IT." SAID
Hsseubiyman Hornidge, Of New-fork
e. aTn that casen said Mr.. Fish, y think higher Of
the bhlS
Mr.. Longley, Of Brooklyn. another member Of the
Ralroad Committee argued that the committee had
been insulted. Al the same time he was careful 70
indicate that II the Railroad Committee obtained pos
session bf the bill they intended TO hold fast 70 It
ais not the Railroad Committee loaded down with
IMPORTANT bs now9s said the curious Mr.. Fish, and
voud like 10 inform the Assembly that the reforma
tory railroad measures Of the Railroad Commission,
the bill prohibiting discrimination by the railroads
against tie canals and like measures, have not been
reported upon By the Railroad Committee; and that in
fact that committee has Ae3o soose imeoe1A@ DS "F
the last two nonthSs
Mr. Hiumenthal Of York, opposed the rstsrcnes
Of the bM to the Railroad Committee Mr. Bfums1-
thai closed his speech by saying impressively: " M
Speaker, tails honest fair, square, open ana manly
sort on the part Of the city Of NswYork TO obtain
homes. rapid transit without the intervention Of the
usual agencies that operate in the Ralrosd Committee
(scnsatonJ do not mean any impropos ssehclss'
4 mean he oapitalIsts who control railroads.
Mr Masa, q member Of the Railroad COMMITTEES,
repudiated lie action Of such of his colleagues e. We're
seeking TO ger possession Of Mayor Grants Dill Ihey
tan mes said Mr.. Maso, that as member OF me
ksilroad Committee have been inSuitsd do not
lbef that have been insulted'
The Assembly then, at last came 70 vote upon
Me- Kimballs motion TO refer Mayor Granite bull 70
Ne Rsilrosd Committee Only one Of the twenty:
Jour Eew-York Assemblymen, Mr.. Dinkelspiel, voted
Cor the motion. There were twenty hew-York AS.
semhlymen, Republicans and Democrats, who voted
against the motion-ths others we're absent The
Eew-York Asscmbymen who voted against the motion
were Crosby, Hamilton, Gibbs King and Charles