New-York tribune., 1890-04-15
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RETURNING TO THE RANKS.
PROSPECTS OF THE FASSETT RAPID
TRANSIT BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY.
A NEARLY SOLID REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOB
THE MEAsURE-AN AMEN NDMENT MAKING IT
STATE LEGISLATION PROBABLY.

THE MEAsURE-AN AMENDMENT MAKING IT
STATE LEGISLATION PROBABLY
IBY TELEGRAPH TRIBusE.I
Albany April Ex-senator Fassett's Rapid
Transit bill apparently will he passed by the
Assembly II was in difficulties seemingly when
the Assembly adjourned upon Friday, and threat
ened with defeat, but now its prospects are
bright. Nothing has aided it more than the
conflict over Senator Stewards Police Justice
bill on Friday, when ten Republicans united with
the Democrats and defeated that bill. There has
followed from Republican newspapers and Re-
publican voters generally such criticism of that
action of the ten Republicans that most of these
gentlemen perceived that they had seriously inn
pcrilled their political standing by their course.
Moreover, they recognized that Frederick s.
Gibbs, Of New-York, had drawn them into an
apparent alliance with Tammany Hall when ap-
pealins to their personal friendship he had asked
them to kill the Police Justice bill. Such an
alliance with Tammany Hall they all repudiate
tonight. They hasten to add that they have no
intention of becoming Democrats and aiding
Tammany Hall in its schemes
The criticism has also had an effect upon their
attitude toward Senator Fassetts Rapid Transit
bill. Several of them were led by Mr.. Gbbss cry
OF Home Rule' 10 look rather favorably upon
Mayor Grants Rapid Transit bill and, perhaps,
would have been led BY him into supporting
motion to substitute that measure for the Fassets
bill. But Fridays conflict opened their eyes TO
the fact that this would be voting directly in
Tammany Halls interests. The most significant
indication that the ten Republican deserters on
Friday have changed front toward the Republican
camp was the following statement by Howard s.
White, of Syracuse, Editor OF The Syracuse
Standard and one of the On0ndaga County As
semblymen:
81 intend to vote for Senator Fassetts Rapid
Transit bill in precisely the shape in which 10
came from the Senate"
Mr.. Fish, said The Tribune correspondents
suggests that compromise be made of this
nature, namely That the State pid- Transit Com
mission in the Fassett bill he dropped and Mayor
Grants five Rapid Transit Commissioners be sub
stitutcd for them
Il not in favor Of such a modification"
said Mr.. White Il believe we ought to pass
the Fassett bill just as it is
Assemblyman Sawmier another Onondaga
County man, said Il not a Tammany Hall
man and never intend TO be. 1t is mistake to
think that in voting for Gibbs last Friday in
tended to aid Tammany Hall. As for the Fassett
Rapid-Iransit. BILL | have not examined it and
cannot yet tell how l shall vote"
Assemblyman Burns the third Onondaga County
Assembyman, also said that he was undecided
how he would vote on the Rapd-Transit bill and
that it was mistake to classify him as a Tam
many Hall man.
Mr.. Whites statement, however, shows that
there is break in the ranks of the Repg blican
Asscmblymen, who several times lately have voted
against their party. The very indecision OF AS
sembymen Burns and Siwmiller, of OnondaCa.
is additional evidence that Republican adverse
opinion in regard TO them is having its effect.
Assemblymen Mase and De Peyster, of Dutchess
County. who have voted with the Fish-Gibbs
combine are said to have parted company
with il. and intend TO vote in future with their
Republican brethren on party questions. Their
votes are therefore, set down also for the Fassett
bill.
There was also indecision 10 what they
would do concerning the Fassett bill in the cases
Of Asscmbymen Johnson and O'Connor. of Onei
da County, and Assemblyman Davis, of Livines
ton County. Asscmblyman Johnson said: Il
want Rapid-Transit bill which will give Re-
publican taxpayers of New-lorll some voice In
the settlement of the rapid-transit question 1t
is, therefore. apparent that he will not favor q
Tammany Hall Rapid-Trans bill.
1t is said that one amendment will he made to
Senator Fassett's bill in the Assembly. This
amendment Will restore the State character Of
the bill by providing that IT shall apply 10 all
cities above 100000 inhabitants; Leading Re-
puDlicans are convinced that Senator Fasseit
made a mistake when he accepted amendments 10
the bill which limited its operations 10 New
York alone: and that il would he of dubious
constitutiomality to have a State Rapd-Iranslt
Commission with powers limited u New-l ork
But IL will he easy enough 10 pass the bill again
in the Senate with an amendment providing That
il shall apply To number of cities, and thus
make il n truly State measure.
Senator Fassctt said tonight, when informed
that Mr. Fish suggested that Mayor Grants Rapid
| Irlrsit tomniss. .oMers should be named in the
bill and the State Commission should be aban-
oned: d" | shall not accept any such compromise.
do not approve Of II, and moreover, am con-
dcnt that we shall not have 10 make any COM
promise on the bill. but that il will pass the
Assembly in jus, tie form in which it came from
he senate II any amendments are made 10 tie
bill they will he made at the suggestion OF the
friends of the bill and not OF its opponents