New-York tribune., 1890-05-01
THE RdPID-TRANSIT BILL.
MR. FASSETT MOVES AND THE SENATE De
CIDES TO MONO CONCUR.
THE UPPER HOUSE DECLINES TO ACCEPT THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS AND A CONFER
EycE is ORDERED on THE MEASURE

Transit bill this morning what everybody supposed
would do The Republican leader. who introduced the
bill moved 10 non-concur III the fiSh amendments
substituting Mavor Grants Commission Of Five for
the state Commission. to be appointed by the Gov
ernor The Democrats opposed him. and were de
foated Then Mr. Fassett secured the appointment Of
Me,srs Vedder ana O'Connor. Republicans. and Mr.
Rocsch. a Democrat. as conference committee Cd
bchau Of the senate. The Assembly. on Mr. tI'hS
motion appointed MessrS. Connolly and 6. H. BUSH.
Democrats and Decker and hmbdll. KepubH'als' -
q similar committee behalf of the As'cmbi with
Nr Gibbs a, chairman. rhs iont committee viii
meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. and report I"
their respective bodies later In the day
1bo pcpuhlcan senators held short conference TO-
night 70 consider the Rapid Transit situation In view
If the fact that the Conference Committees on the
rosscu blll have not vet met. IL was deemed ines
Incident to take action about the bill at present
II * already evident that the two committees viii
NOT agree the senate committee sticking bv the
senate hill and the Assembly committee adher1hg
to the Assembly amendments Of that Dill. \ deau
lock on the ln will therefore be reported 10y the
committees to the Legislature to-morro" ana piooa'N
new committees Will be appointed The hop"On'ah
senators. in view Of this prospective deadlocK IT
solved therefore 10 hold anothcr 'o'ie''''' "P'"
the bill tomorrow night.
Mr. FaS-ctt VIXEN the bill was called mp, at once
moved to non concur IN the Assembly amendments ana
,o appoint Mcssrs Ncddcr OtOnnor ana Rocsch a
Committee Of Conference. lie sad
This i, probably ono o, the most important measures
Tho Legislature has considered this winter The A'''m"'
has differed from only 70 the Commissioners anu "'
manner O, their appointment a, to that there "a room
FOR an honest difference Of opinion hut untor1m'V"N
circumstances have occurred which justify the sAH'e''
that our minority friends ar' trying " H'~' "S
,.oii,,oI question apprcciat' ue courtesy WIN "h''h
~ nm va held over until ny Arrival, ord "aht ~
clearly understood IN Offering to name The c"nefee'
80 not intend the slightest disresPEt !" III P'os
,ncer 'rhc fact remains that h" and din"f on "'
ouo.,o,,. Of A political nature. do not kho" no" I'I
I should be- warranted In advocating Houoh o' IL 49,
I'm efor,nr 10 nov snapper reports or , 'oha e"''l''
~ o r.u,-l aurarently well authentcn 20 Hhali h'~
say anything at all ,, ur
rrrc.trained bv this temperate cNpres'lon' MT
I've, instantly jumped mp with blrN III "s NC
lie moved to substitute motion that '"e 'o""'
,o concur in tie Assembly amendments ana "t o"''
proceeded 10 drag politics INTO the u''''''' - "
rejection on NJ. Fi-sctta attitude. 1890
. ,-,, r,,li, g cNpo,tullt,d Mr Fa,-ett' " 90 No"
deem il profitable al tbs time % open up u'c eN' '0
discussion from beginning 70 end u
In view of what yol aid DO
well. don't want YOU to mis"ndersnnu "'.
would have en- more explicit, bni tha' l''' ""'' %
obligations not q" r'Fc" P''"'
public officers
That's Of lttlc importance. replied Nr l'e-' mas
| rio,cntly This bill received the votes Z" '"e"y
four Republican Assembly men, the '"''l "''' " 80 -,
Assembly, judiciary committee ehr,iE %" %" ~. '''
-, "a ,hc chairman ~ the Committee on wan
and Means, the leader Of tic A-'cinhly' io''"'"s "'
Vow ,yhy not concur n the amendments "'
r,..c., has not given auy reason for not dong 80
r. ,,,,i..n named I, a fair. honorable and cih'ie"'
,1v Iutil he does that ] think we ought TO oppose
| him. 60, 4.
-, a vote Mr. Ivcss substitute motion Wa DC
t,,i. Mr Cantor asked for division oi the Original
motion. .,, -. r,...,,
.. have no objection TO that sald MF' fA''''''
| excepting that u INC ee""Vc WIZ ~ w
| kills the bilL' ,...-
-o on no. not necessarily replied Mr. Cantor
r,, thc weight of opinion was asain-'
| aim Then Mr. Fa,-cu amended hi motion so
That II askcd the senate to nonconcnr ~ Assembly,
| amendments for the purpose Of securing con
! rr.,,, with the A-.cmbly and to appoint Nc .r'
! n.conuor Vcddcr and Eoceh q committee rom Ia
.c,ate with a rcquc, for llhc committee from the
! ,.crLly The ar,t part Of the motion wa' carried
! .,,oost unanimously Colonel Brown uttcring loud
tut .oitarv so Nj. Cantor again tried to have ui'
rrc.lent Of the senate appoint the Conference Com
! r,lttce don't think he -ad. that Nr faA-ci'
la. given IL adequate rc,-"ns FOR the slight on the
| -. .tdcut There La, been nothing In the h'i"r'
| nf thc Lerl,laturc that VIII warrant such cour@'.'
| .v,sn,t thcr,. such an instance only r-ccntlg.
c,t,.i Nr CogecshaI. when an A~scnbl' Conference
| Committee was appointed without reference to tn,
sneaker on the World, Fair billl
| ..Th,r, ,o.o replied Mr.. Cantor. after consulta
uoo with Mr. shcchan but that am Informed
WAS because the speaker did not. In his appoint
,.,t represent the sentiment Of the majority
Mr. Fa--c.t again mtimatod that lie was neithc
,o be buldolcd nor tantalizcd into the BETRAYAL o
,rivato conversation. Put with the permission %
thc president he said. Will say that went &
him this morning and found that &c could not
,g,,,c ON a committee. and that he could not Civ,
! me assurances of any kind
| ~Exccpt.7 intcrpcscd The president mildly. "tha
,rould be governed by the propretics and by th
continent Of the senate expressed In the Vote
There never was any imputation," declared Mr.
| Fas.c,t . with "A low bow II that the chair woulr
! oct otherwise than with the utmost propricty Their
wcrc some inmations-but my lips ar
sealed Mr. Fassctt continuing affirmed tina
thc Democratic insiStence on the necessity for hom
rule was rather absurd. in view Of the evidences o
| Iammany msrulc.
..Whv don't some Of New York's rural critics com
and live thcrcl" suggested Colonel Brown, ironically
"That might improve things
sc to that said Mr. O'Connor. figures show tina
She is sending too many Democratic senators here al
ready In 1859 the entire vote Of the state was some
filing over 100000. on that basis each senate
wonld represent IA constituency of 1000 votes. Til
city really pollcd 100000 or 1000 less than III
average number Of votes required to elect the prcse
Senator's
81 assume them" said Mr.. Cantor amid gcncr,
laughter, that you wouldn't object TO voting for
Kcapporonmcnt bill
Certainly not. provided you would punish you
Executive on the Eiblca theory that no one Of IA
original transgressOrs should ever see the promise
land"
Here Mr. Ives filled gap with another long an
windy harangIe. in which he mixed up dazzn
mctaphors with classical illusions to Iloratus at Ia
bridge the Goths and the Nandals, and scathng d,
nunclat!ons Of the Republican leader for sAnlkng on
NJ the chamber when tho Greene Bridge bill and III
Aqucduct Claims bill were under consideration.
Mr. Fassett dryly replied that Mr.. lvess memor
for recent incidents as inaccurate as his know
edge Of Roman history. OF all the New York senator
he said there were only three born In the city and
inspection Of the Tammany rolls would show that
majority Of the city officials came from Dublin. -
what becomes OF your fine theory Of home rulci' II
added
Mr.. Ives has made ACCUSATIONS this floor that
can't possi bly, TO be true. The has alrcad
allowed the Bridge bill 10 become a law and n
Aoueduct bill never would have been made necessary q,