New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-26
TO SPAN THE HUDSON AT NETWORK,

TO SPAN THE HUDSON AT NETWORK,
THE ASSEMBLY RECoNsI DERs AND PASSES MR..
GREENE's BRIDGE BILL
Albany April o5 (Speciau.-There was an interest
Ing example to-day of the Indifference Of the rural
members of the Legislature 10 the wishes OF the
Representatives OF New-York. AS is we'll known,
Mr. Greene, who represents the butter-lnaAnS county
of Orange, some time ago introduced Dill giving
charter TO certain persons yet unknown TO buid
railway bridge the Hudson River. from Jersey
City 10 Ncw-IOrh
There is a general suspicion that this Is mere
scheme 10 secure a charter from the Legislature for
speculative persons and to sell 1t TO the highest
bidder among the great railways from the West thai
now have terminus In Jersey City, Honoken or
wcehawken Who will buy It the Pennsylvania, the
Erie the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, or the
West shore1 This has been tho question that has
been frequently asked by the Assemblymen from New
York as they have listened TO the speeches upon the
bill
But II would matter comparatively little II the
charter were procured for speculative purposes,
II It did not authorize the construction OF
bridge with Rer in the centre
Of fhc Hudson, and with roadway so
low as 10 prevent steamboats, from going
north of 1t upon the Hudson River; thus most harm
fully contracting the harbor Of Ncw-York 1t was
because tho bridge would tremendously damage the
harbor of New-York that the members OF the Legts-
lature from that city almost unanimously opposed Mr..
GIecne's bin.
Their opposition, however, apparently had not the
slightest weight with the country members Of the
LEGISLATURE II any New-York member should IN
trVduce a bill seriously affecting the welfare of The
people of any county in the interior of the State
| the Representative of that county would angnly
resent such interference in his local affairs and could
| appeal 10 his fellow country members, without any
doubt the result, for their aid In killing the
/ 10 ,n,.a ci,,rt .rtff
| ness the wrath and establishment Of a country mem
Der of the Legislature II the NewYorh members should
propose TO pass any bill whatever regarding the local
affairs of that county. Yet these country mem
bers would not listen to the appeal OF the New-York
members of them pass the Hudson River Bridge
| bill.
! AS will be remembered, the bill was lost few
| weeks ago In the Assembly. Today upon motion Of
| Mr. Greene the vote by which the bill defeated
was reconsidcred and the bill passed There arc
twenty four Asscmbiymen from New York Six Of these
were absent to-day and did vote. Fifteen Of The
NewYork delegation voted against the bill and only
three, Clarke Charles smith and sullivan for 1t.
The New-York Assemblymen who voted against the
! biz were Blake, Blumenthal, Connolly, ereamer,
KerrIgsn, King, Martin, Mullaney and Newschafer.
The BIZ was passed by vote OF 10 to 40, The vote
A; esns. A2dq Dsoa A'pHa Blaze nq
GGsDy aae Xsss D9 Dmni H a
Mckenzie. MeNaster. Moody Munaney, Newsehafer'
Townsend, Upson Yates Young and Youngman-4o
| Yeas-Messrs. Adams. Ainsworth, Baker. A. b. Baker
| A. H., Barton, Bauer, Blanehheld Brown, Brownell
Carson. Clark, Jotham Clarke. e. G., Comstock. Curtis
DanN, Davidson, Decker Demarest Donadso Durham
hsggerty, Ilasw9od, Hughes Hunting. Hustled Kelly
Lodei. Longley, Maynard MeAdam, Mccain. McCar!en
Mclaughlin. Mead Mesick, Miley. Miller, Monu Mur
Smith. Chas., smith, NJ A., Stevens, sullivan Teat
Towne, Treadway. Van Gorder. Walters, West and Vet
man-70.