New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-02
MORE TIME GRANTED.
u.vop GRANTS RAPID TRANSIT BILL Re
PORTED TO BOTH HOUSES AT ALBANY.
+un nArLRoAD COMMITTEES REQUEST FOE
EXTENSION OF TIME WARMLY DE
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Albany. April 1.-The bill Of Mayor Grant OF new
vo, N nrov,de rand ranst for that city,, was SUD-
mitted 10 tho Legislature tonight By tho Railroad
Committees OF the Senate and Assembly. Both com
n,ttees however. asked for further time 70 eonsper
tho measure and said that applications naa oeen ha1'
BY various persons for further hearing upon 'no oi
The Senate and Assembly granted the reques' VI men
committee the chsirnen Of which promised 70 mai
final reports upon tho bill on Thursday. Tho maner
excited but momenary attention In the Assembly, ou'
IN the senate it led 10 long and acrimonious deoae.
Assemblyman Kimban the chairman OF the RAILROAD
Committee OF the Assembly, afterwaFd ssia 70 Inc
Tribune correspondent; have recaiycd an Sppiios
ton for = hearing from Julien T. Davies tne couisc1
for the Manhattan Elevated Railroad company mo
does not come before committee TO oppose te ",
but merely to suggest that certain amendments 90
made to section TO- which win permit the Rapid Tran
ST Commissioners to DO sppointed by Mayor SrAnt'
10 consider and grant the application OF tho eieVa'e
railroad companies to extend their systems OF
In New-York According to Section 10, as " now
reads all the rapid transit commissions, except lhoSo
of 1875 which laid out tho cable railroad Dutes o
abolished. Tho elevated roads, understand, WISH
rapid transit commission which viii enable them 70
oxtond their roads,
Senator walker the chairman Of tho Railroad COM
mittee of the Senate mado the same application lor
more time. Among those who have apphed 70 pih'
for hearing Is ex-senator Edward ~ Ihoin@S'
the counsel Of the Arcade Railway Company.
Mr. Thomas and Corporation Counsel Beekman' oil
NAw.York warn An the Senate Chamber whom Senator
walker made his request Objection 10 the granting
of this request was made by Senator Ives OF now
York who opposed giving tho committee moro Time
"to holdS be said @delay and hinder the passage VI
the measures Senator Sloan said that he had nof
yet had time TO examine tho bill He wanted the
Railroad Committee to appoint day when al me
Senators would have an opportunity TO hear the DIS
cussion, before the bill IS reported to the Senate.
Here senator Murphy made speech declaring thai he
was against giving the committee moro time He
voted IN the committee 10 send tho bill 70 ths senate
with favorable report
Senator Walker stated when he asked for au extern
SION of time, that there were several persons who
wanted 10 be heard the measure Senator Ives asco
him who they WERE but senator Waller sad that ne
ana not desire to state thIs he might be betrayng
condolences BY telling who they were Az this, senator
Pierce who has charge Of the Cable Railway bill, also
urged delay, ana said that he had some friends who
wanted to speak on Mayor Grants measure.
This brought up Senator Ives agatn. I want 10
Knows he SAID Sh II II the Cable Railway, the
Arcade Railway, or the Elevated Railway, which -
asAing for this delay" In reply to this, Senator
covVrsbAll. who IS a momber Of tho Railroad. Com
rittee Sad that there was reason why tho
committees should not have moro time There had NOS
been n hearing OF discussion on tho bill yet that IL
had no, boen amended In some way BY the author
OF tho bill.
senator Grady came TO the support Of tho BILL
and against any further delay In acting upon IT,
Those who were asking for delay, he saia' were
s,moly desirous Of getting time so that they could
lod tho bin down With Old soldiers in the shape Of
den,net charters Here Senator walker stated thar
every amendment 10 the bill had been made BY the
counsel 10 tho City Of Nev-York Senator Crazy now
nads a motion 10 receive the bill and send u BACK
10 the committee for further near
Ing; but TO report next Thursday sen-
a.or Ives objected to this, and senator oraoS
thereupon withdrew his motion. senator LAneoein
denied Mr. Ivess statement that the ontiro NewHorS
astaga,,oo spported the measure and declared that
month more would not be too long 10 consider the Dill
He was opposed 10 giving 30 much power b ono 20
uFlcal party; HIS County Democracy prciudces were
too much for this,
Senator Iyes returned TO the attack again and SAID
when said that the New.York delegation was op
posed 10 recommitng the bill, thought that IL was
1fcient reason 10 prevent It's recommital; but the
obieotion. coming from tho source that II did, ~
stu stronger reason against delay. There now seems
10 be a combination Of all the corporations which are
trying 30 rot valuable franchises In SewiorE' ana
they hoped TO whoop this b through the senate WIN
their amendments added. The underground road ony
wants broadway the elevated road only wants 70 eS-
cable company only wants seventy miles OF New.
York's streets want to say that when tho hne hand
of jay Gould Is entering this combination think IL
time for tho friends Of tho measure 70 DO afraid Jay
Gould is q gentleman who usually gets there
Senator Pierce, in angry terms, wanted to know
whore Ives got his information regarding such com
blnat,on Of the elevated and cable roads no did not
know OF any Il unjust 70 say this senator ives
answered that the Senator knew that he wanted MS
cable Railroad bill tackled 20 the RAPID Transit Dill
senator Laughln OF Buffalo, asked Senator Crazy II ne
would allow tho Legislature 10 appoint the Rapm
Transit Commission. Mo- replied Grady, 1T Wouia
be against the principle OF homo rule
A vote was then taken on the motion 20 give the
Railroad Committee moro time on the bill at re-
gulted as follows Anlrmauve-Messrs. Coggeshal,
Fassett, Hawkins, Langbcin Laughlln, mcNaGghion,
pierce Raines, Robertson, Russell, Sloan, yedder
and WalkeT~-i3. Hegative--hessrs. Collins, Folsy,
Grady Ives, Lnson, Murphy and oConnor-7 The
Railroad Committee win give hearing on the meas
IIre at 40 O'Clock wednesday evening.
AsseniblymAn saxton gave notice In tho Assembly
Tonight OF his intention OF moving suspension OF
The rules IN order 10 obtain vote upon his Ballot
Reform bill He viii mako this motion week nom
Mr. Crosby's bill, authorizing the creation Of q
Commission 70 inquire into tho e1pedeney, ETC., o.
enlar0lng the boundaries of New-York City, which
Ind beon made special order for this evening, was
SET down for Thursday morning on account OF the
absence Of Mr.. Crosby.
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