New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-15
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION
MIR. CooNs BILL WITH SLIGHT AMEND
MENT, PASSED By TIE STATE SENATE
nrrER,s1SEp DEMOCRATIC oBsTRUcTIoN-THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC BRIDGE BILL PRACT1.
oALLY KILLED AND THE NEw.JERsEY
BRIDGE BILL NOT ADVANCED.
ohiDoI DILL ava
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CAILY KILLED. AND THE NEw.JERsEY
BRIDGE BILL NOT ADVANCED.
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Albany, May 14.-An attempt was made todaS
TO pass through the Senate the Dill allowing
the Canadian Pacific Railroad TO bridge the Niagara
River and enter the State, where, by combination
with ono OF the United States railroads, couh
override the Interstate Commerce law Senator lAnson
called attention TO the real intention OF the bill and
moved 20 commit the bill 10 the Railroad Committee
The hill through some unknown cause, had been
sent 10 the Committee Roads and BndGes, which
gave n a favorable .cport Why II wont to thS
committee 70 Is hard 20 say. This committee u
composed Of Senators Lewis, sweet and Linson'
In support Of the bill, its htrDducer, Senator
Laaghlin, declared that II this bill became Ia"
and the bridge was built, freight now going TO other
states would be diverted TO this state and Buffalo,
his home would DO greatly benefited. There are
now three bridges the river, aud they are con-
trulied by railroad companies.
The Senate agreed with the position taken by Senator
Lanson and sent the measure IN the Rslroed COM
mittce and 10 It's ultimate death by vote OF 20 to J.
Sen ator Iaughlu alone voting against the cOmln'tt@
Of tho bill
The at" Rail bill has finally passed the Senate u
was amended 10 apply only 10 NcwYork and brook'Eh
IN the matter OF taking up 90 per cent OF the rais
now IN use Senator Walker. chairman Of the Rairo"
Committee sent to the desk Substitute for the or=ina
Dill The SUBSTITUTE was a pFaCuNdl IcNtIHtVu VI S'
the good and beneficial sections Of the bill, and LEFT
matters practically as they now stand. The scheme
was so apparent that only five senators Lad the
courage 10 vote in favor OF the substitute Beaten
An the attempt To kill the b the amendment offered
was accepted and the bill passed.
Senator worth's bill providing for minority repre-
sentaton in boards Of trustees IN corporations failed
to get a majority vote and was killed.
The Senate adjourned at r. m. tonight, After
holding two long sessions which several important
bills debated. As result OF the nalrow'mind'
odness OF the Senate nearly the entire time Of tho two
sessions used up in the discussion and passage
OF Assemblyman's CoUn's Compulsory Education bill
Senator Ives began the Democratic attack on the
measure His efforts were all directed toward amend.
ing tho bill 30 that, passed At all, It would be
practically imperative would leave matters In a
worse condition than they now Tho oh.
tectaens raised by him we're not really
worthy Of any consideration. But. resoring
to the abstraction tactics which be has engaged IN
frequently during the session. he delayed final action
by speaking for the full time allowed him large
number OF amendments.
In those obstruction tactics be assisted by
Senator Grady who picked out many and trivial
objections as Senator ives and who presented amend
ments equally s meaningless. Only Que amendment
was passed, however, and that does not materially
change the effect Of tho bill This vas tho vote by
which the bill finally passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Arnold, CoggeshslI, Erwin, Fass-tt,
| Hawkins, Hendricks, Kellogg, Linson McNanghton,
oConnor Raines, Robertson, Russell, Sloan. sweot,
Vedder, Walker, Worth-ls.
Eays-Messrs. Cantor, Collins, Foiey, Grady, Ives
Langben, Laughlin, Murphy, Pierce, Stader, wardI1
As the Compulsory Educ atiOn bill was amended IN
the senate, ts return 10 the Assembly is necessary
and therstore there Is some danger that 1t MAY not
be passed.
| kssembiyman Greenes bill authorizing the con.
struction Of enormous railway bridge the
Hudson River, from jersey City 10 hew.YOrk, was
pushed IN the Senate this evening by Senator RalDes
He moved that rules should be- suspended IN Otor
that the bill might be ordered third reading: but
the Senate has boen favorable 10 Dir. Ranes'
bin since IL WAS learned that attempt made
10 advance his bill putting electric works underneath
Niagara Fails By offering stock ia the Niagara Falls
| hydraulic and Electric Power Company 10 ThurlOw
Weed Bsrpes the proprietor Of The Albany Evening
| Journal The senate therefore defeated senator
Ranes's motion TO advance Mr. Grcene's bill BY vote
| OF o 10 l5 The vote as follows;
Yess-Messrs Coggcshall, Erwin, Laughlin, Nc.
Naughton, Pierce, Raines, Sweet, Vedder, Worth-9.
Nays-Messrs. Arnold, Cantor Collins, Grady, Haw-
| hins, Hendricks, Ives, Kellogg Lincoln, Murphy.
O,Connor Robertson Stader, Walker, WArd-l5.
II IL q remarkable fact, as any ono may notice by
looking over tho above vote, that not one OF tho
Ssw.York Senators voted for Mr.. Greenes bill Every
one Of the nine men who voted TO impose the bridge
upon Eew.York live outside OF its limits and seven
OF the nine, Coggeshsll Erwin, Laughln,