New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
STRIVING FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
EFFORTS TO REACH A COMPROMISE AT
ALBANY FAIL.
A FAIR PROPOSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN
SENATORS REJECTED BY A MAJORITY OF
THE ASSEMBLY CONFEREEs-MR. GIBBS
VOTES AGAINST THE COMPROMISE

THE ASSEMBLY CONFEREES-MR GIBBS
VOTES AGAINST THE COMPROMISE"
Albany, May (specian.-The Republican senators
at their caucus tonight came 70 an agreement llnan
imously upon what they think and the public VII
think fair compromise with the Assembly upon inc
Fassctt Rapid Transit bin. All the Republican Sen
ators present. except Senator sheau, VINO Is III
al his home at Little Falls, There was unanimous
agreement that every effort should be made by the
Legislature to pass bill. before adjournment that
will give Ncw-York the great boon or rapid transit
After careful consideration OF the fassett kapld
Transit bill. ii unanimously agreed 10 oner To the
Assembly the following compromise The Assembly 10
name four Of the five men already appointed by Mayor
Grant Rapid Transit COMMISSIONERS TWO 10 DC
Republicans and two to be Democrats The senate
TO name four of the six men named for Rapid Transit
Commissioners in senator Fassett's original bill. Two
to be Republicans and two to be Democrats. Lastly
the vote Of six out of the eight Rapld-Iransh COM
mssioners thus named 10 govern all the proceedings
of the Rapid Transit Commission, ana Mayor Grant
10 be excluded from the commission
We think that a fair compromise SAID senator
Fassctt. because il will give Rapid Transit Com
mission Of four Republicans and four Democrats every
man of whom is an eminent citizen OF New-l"rh' We
also recognize by compromise the pflhclpal OF
home rule every one Of these proposed Rapid
Transit Commissioners is a resident OF New'r ork'
We shall name the men in the bill"
II was suggested TO senator Fassett that the naming
Of the Rapid Transit Commissioners in Inc bill Itself
might be objectionable TO Governor Hill. and lead
him 10 veto the bill.
I'VE have thought Of that objection
said senator Fassett. land think we
have ali unanswcrable reply to it. senator
Loughln, of Buffalo. who attended our caucus in
formed us That two years ago Governor lill signed
bill creating Embarrassing Commission for
~ sha pnp1te-
named in the bill: and that Yesterday the Gov
ernor signed a bill extending the powers Of these
Embarrassing Commissoners-thus fully recognizing
the principle of naming commissioners in the bill.
We recognize the principle OF home rule
in another way, by limiting the Rapid
Transit Commissioners name 10 citizens
of New York. They are taken from
any other part OF the State. II seems to me that
public opinion in New-York will favor such com
mission as suggest and viii that We offer
a fair compromise. The Assembly is asked TO con
cede only two Of the men IL names. while We are cat
down on our proposed commission of eight members
to four. We therefore conccde four men, while the
Assembly comedies only two men. cannot under
stand how any men reject fair a compromise II
they are sincerely DESTROYS Of giving New York rapid
transit
The six named in the original Fassett bill
for Rapid Transit Commissioners Charlie, = Fair
child Democrat; William l.. strong. Republican,
Joseph J. O'Donohue. Democrat Charles !. Canda.
Democrat Frcderica 7. Brown. Repu' can and Geor-c
proposed compromise would select far OF tAc-c
men; two Republicans and two democrats. Ma'or
Grant has named a. Rapid Transit Commits onere
these citizens: August Belmont ID mo ri'. William
>tcinwav. DEMOCRAT Orlando b. Potter Democrat;
lohn II. starin. Republican. ana Woodbury. Langion
Republican. 1t Is obvious that If the A
sembly should name two Repu9hcans and tro
ncces-ailv be John II. stsrn ana Woodbury. Lar elon
The men to be selected by the member OF tho
f. al A. Ia
Certainly large power 10 put IN the hands II thee
men. Luckily. no mistakes can be made, since al
Tho men named hy c.tAc. senator Fa,,rtt Mayol
Grant are men of prominence In New York. and q;
honorable character
senator, vcdder aud oConnoi. the Republican mem.
Der, Of the Conference Committee on tie part ~ tho
caucuS adjourned. and there submitted To- the A..
>cmbly Conference Committee the compromi-r fur
rrprccniing the Democratic portion 81 the Conference
Committee. For The Assembly there were PR. nj y,
and Connolly and .. II. Bush. Democrats.
l. 40 a. m.-The conference committee, II the
he proposed compromise on The IaS-eit RAPID Transit
bill senators Nc!dcT and OConnor. majority Of
e senate Conference Committee. voted 70 accept Tie
compromise: but Asscmblyman Gibbs Rep
Connolly. Of Taumany ilaI and G.. H. Bush I'm
Democrat. voted against the componi.c. As thoy
were majority Of the Assembly portion 81 the com
niitcc they controlled Il. Assemblyncn Decker ana |
Kmtall, The Republican members 81 the confer |
rnce committee voted ia accent fb, honorable ct
- rni.o nr',f,scI iy the .,"a,o ~ en-
said in explanation of his singular course n would
10 violation Of home rule 70 for RAPID |
named by Mayor Grant IN other word, unlc,. |
Tammany Hall shall the Comm sioncrs Mr |
Transit Commissioners. Asscmblyman Hamilton r>h. |
ir.. present in adjacent room. and IN
constant communicating win Gibb- Af'cr the con |
ference wa, over Nr. Fish burst into the room and |
aid deantly 10 senator Ncddcr: There are seventy
men in the Assembly who VIII stand by Mr. Gihb, |
N rejecting that proposed compromise, and IN fighting
for tho Assembly bill