New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
a RAPID TRANSIT MOVE.
MAYOR GRANTS BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
BY THE STATE SENATE

BY THE STATE SENATE
,r-.rr.u DEBATE UPON THE MEASURE. WHICH
NOW GOES TO THE AssEMBLY-PAssAGE
OF THE THREE NETWORK CITY
CHARTER BILLS.
s..x ,ux RxouLAn CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
albany. Apri ee-Mayor Grants Rapid Transit
IN, nasscd the Senate this morning, after oscss'o
-h.h in comparison with tho time previously spent
An n nv the Senators, short indeed Inc hopuo
,n.n majority proved by their actions this morning
that there was desire on their part 10 n'huo' VI
dslay giving New-York rapid transit.
Senator Ives, who has taken charge OF 'he vi. -
ma senate for Mayor Grant. had 1t called up 'n''
orn,nS and put on its final passage. senator fmr'c'
vho has all along endeavored to get the OLD delu"
cable scheme into this bill. renewed his TACTICS anu
offered an amendment which would revive oo -
COMPANY He made a long ana p'eouS app''' ~
ouently referring to the $4,000 petitioners "" ~
company had scraped together to ask ior 'n'e 49,
OF course abe friends of the bill wouo io'
dmsnt and II was subsequently voteu oo"h NV
,.v.v.r until after Senator Coggcshali haa niaoe
.,...h .xmnath,inc with Senator Pierce. ana hao
h...,d ths senate to adopt the amendment Inc oeha
TORS who voted for this amendment WIZ 49,,
pierce Coggesnall, Laugblin. RUSSELL So ,,onde
and Dame There were, however e'sh
ef the bill who voted against them ,.,
Senator Iyes offered an ahehuho"' =" VIZ
IA ban presented by Senator Fassett last wceh'
"a ,..r included in the bill. This explains
,nore clearly the third cause which wouu 0'"p ."o
e,,s,. Fund Commissioners to reject bids onecu Ior
~. +r.rch,se 1t virtually leaves 1t In the power VI
thrss Commissioners to reject the pds Vi ""'
conversations which now own railway "anon'o ~
Nsv.York City, IL the Commissioners co'Siuoi '
.u.h rrieeton would DO in the interests OF that 0s'
Senator Langbein sputtered out an oolecuoh " u''
rasses explanation Of IT. the amendment was quoA'
adopted. ,..,. -.
Senator yedder came forward with a modihcanoh OF
that section Of the bill in which are specheo the con-
sder,tions for which the franchise Is to Dc gwen ITO
desired to make the lowest ratio OF fare 10 DC chdrS0u
Messengers the consideration. rather than the eees'
.pount of money bid. He made long speech In sup
nort OF the change, but Il was voted down. fTom MN
Alec came an amendment making It discretionary win
.h commissioners to decide whether or not tho lowest
rate o. fare to be charged the greatest amount Oh
money bid should be the consideration 'ihis o' 'o
same fate as his other amendment
Senator O,Connor saw to it that the interests OF
Brooklyn were sufficiently guarded and he addeo 10
the last section of the bill phrase pohiouhg inc
construction Of railway through the olocKs Ut DO
tween any of the streets or avenues OF that CITY.
Ahbouph a great amount Of fault was at nrs'
touna by the so called friends of this bill Win Inc
amendments which introduced by senator as
s.ts yet In justice 10 him and his Repupiican eoi
leagues who spent much time upon anu gave caro
fu thought and consideration TO the BILL not one Oh
them was voted down. and all were accepted WIN
slight notifications by the Mayors friends ms
only desire on their part was to pass Dill "hicn
served the interests of the public and they th'hK a
,b,s has bsen done Several minor amendments were
proposed this morning by various Senator'S, but 'hey
received slight consideration. The bill was hnaiS
NUT nm its MASSAGE and was sent TO the Assembly by
the following vote: .
y.as-Messrs. Cantor Collins Deane. Fassett'
Foley Grady Hawkins. Hendricks, Ives keilosg'
iinson Ianghlin, McNaughton. MURPHY: ononhor
Pierce, Robertson. Russell. Sloan. 'edder' "aiAer'
Ward and WOrh-24. ,. 81. lin
The three New-York City bills making changes Al, IN
the Police and Park Departments ana lhcieaslIs. NY
number OF Police Justices to fifteen came over from
fbe Assembly this morning with large oatch Oh A.
ssmblv hills senator Ives had called up Inc hapu
iran III hill but he consented 10 LEI II lie aside Tempo
rarly until the Assembly bills had been acted upon
or referred TO proper committees The nSt OF tnese
Eew.Ycri bills was the making double heaieo
non. part,san Police Commission Senator an UOn
The two remnants of the County democracy, sen
ators Murphy and Langbein, popped OUT o1!ecnons.
"A motion then made to order the OIL 10 Ih'ru
reading and that It DO then read. This required a
two thirds vote which obtained, and the Bill
was passed. receiving twentyeght Affirmative votes
three Wert sent to the Governor to-day for his ap
prevail. They did not pass, however. before sen.
ator Langbein had made a vigorous protest against