New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-06
aHUCKLEBERRYn BILL PASSED.
IT GOES THROUGH THE SENATE BY A VOTE
OF 10 TO 10.

J SENATOR BROWNS FRANK DECLARATION IN RE-
GARD TO THE ANNEXED DISTRICT JOB
| SENATOR WALKER ATTACKS TIE BILL.
IRON THE REGULAR coRREsroNDEST or THE rRIBUYr.l
| Albany April 5-If Colonel William Brown had
not established firmly his reputation as an ao"o'",'is
honest Senator the public would DO inclined 10 'hih'
from certain remarks he made In the senate 'ouhy'
! that he wa, unblushiugly attempting to corrupt III"
Innocent colleague. The bill under consideration was
that OF the Union Railway Company, otherwise KNOW"
| n the IIucklcbcrry1 Railroad bill; and C"ohci
| brown had the audacty to say-"by authority as ne
dccard-that any senator could got IN on the grouho
| floor OF that enterprise.
Inasmuch as the lobbyists OF the Huckleocrry
| Railroad were at that moment pecplng ont OF inc
smoking room Of the scnat" Chamber III i"Il Ss"'
OF all the senators II need not be said that ihs n"
| mark unde n sensation. serntor O'COnnor thereupOh
cro,sesnmncd Colonel Brown 10 the nature OF ms
offer and found that that gentleman, WINE ne u'u
not have any pccunary Interest In tho BILL ana 'n''c
fore wns not one those who had been admitted on
the ground HoOr.- Of the decided opinion 'hat
senator could honorably vote for the BILL athous" hc
| had previously acquired stock In the road.
lint before senator Brown made his highly interest
Ing remark senator Walker had expressed MS uls'p
probation OF the measure IN n frank manner "hc"
tba biu was announced he moved that Its enacung
clause should stricken out. lie then assaied le
| hill II would give to a great railway corporation
monopoly
nexcd District Of New York. Moreover II "ouu sur
render Ia this corporaton without any compensation
= franchise worth 100000 or s5oVo'ooo'
Practically the bill exempted the cohp"n!
nom taxation. It, gross receipts never "'"'u
o,,oun, 10 81 200 day Therefore the city would not
ottuIn ANYTHING under Tint provision IN M oP'm""'
| tho senate ought never 20 pas the OH me pc"y
cr,uo senator. would bc held responsible II IL should
~. II would harm the Democratic party. senator
walker concluded his .pccoh aG saying '"'"'.
,o,e f,r this measure because It Is not the KIND oi
a bir which would meet with the favor oil sn'h "'c"
n, seymour. Tdcn and Cleveland
senator O'Connor. Republican, po"'ou V"
,t,t u. bu exempted the "lluohchcrry r""u
from the Cantor at requiring ''' sac u
.trc,, railway franchises at auction although every
otbcr new street railway corporation III Wv" '''"
| had 10 obey that act Ito denounced 'h' p''' rs "
lob II was being passed 10 please ''ra'" P''p'.
| outside OF the legislature who "o"'" HMM
amount Of money out OF IT,
ia could zee no harm in It. The inoorpofat'rs Oh
| The proposcd street railway would CIV" INC """ON'
| instruct MAGNIFICENT street RAILWAY system %"
| mi, railroad would not pay DIVIDEND nc oen'''u
| tor ,., vcnr, Two or three millions OF doi"r'
would be sunk. and there would Ue "o '''''" ''''"
| them for years . ,,,,, h,s
colonel brown closed his speech by making MS
a.. ground floor remarks alluded 10 At '.o
| beginning NJ this article. II senator oNouno'' ~
! aid "bcIcvcs there i % much IN ''lN o''' 90 ="
would ln,inunte to him. or to any oIhcF ''''"'
| md have the authority to say H-th'' "o 20" 80,
49, Tho crmnd noor and put up bis money ana ''Ac
| ~ ,,.t he choose, In the enterprise am
| ,nort,ca On ,ay 50. | am authorized to saw 'h''
| ovcrvhoty interested In this II WHINE 10 "N"''
| What they want is opportunity to raise money 10
carry out this project. mean to assert H. anu tn'
Is no man on this floor who Will Challenge NV s'''o
mcnts.' 40, ,o,,
aLtp
| non, and then EXPRESSED his amazcment ut 1t 10 the
| co,ot. al wonder he asked. ." II senator brown
,,,.s ,ro consideration the effect Of statement OF
| that Kind o,
81 am very sorry.' said senator o'Connor' " mat
| Mr. Brown should make that statement.
81 prcsumc - said senator Brown. that senators on
AL, rr have right TO engage In investments as well
| rs any one 81 Sc .-. o.,,,,,o.
| aThat ns,onishcs me-" replcl senator oVonnor'
| q sucb n statement Senators have undoubtedly the
| right, hut under the law, rs matter OF nght ana
| nsice any senator who u interested III Il pehuhs
| nc,surc-common decency. Il not common sense. re-
| ouires him 10 abstain from voting on that measure
senator Erwin severely criticised the bill. The new
road he said did not provide that passengers oonld
| ride over II for one fare. II was magnificent iran
chise. and the cty would obtain nothing for H.; -.
u.Iiroado ODD sed L bll in an earnest manner II OBJ
cciion to II vas that corporation with unlimited capai
| would he formed under II, anu Wouu nave cAc'"S'c
| privileges contrary to the Constitution =,
senator McCcliand presented an amendment limit,
Inc tho issues Of stock r20O0O.o0O; and Senator
| Nc Mnhon handed I'm another providing TINT the rn
road should keep pavements In repair between It's
| tracks Uoth amendments adopted. and then the
bilI WA, M ,scd by II vote OF II to 10, rs follows
Nnys-MesSrs. ..Aspinal Derby, donaldson: Ed
winds, Erwin, Hunter, Mniin; o,0hhor' rdrsohS'
eaxton smith, Van Gordcr Walkcr-l3.
Yeas-Me,srs. Aherm. lloodsood BIown' T innaT
Wncnrty' Mccnrren McClclland. McMahon. Nichols,
Osborne Parker Pmnkitt, Richardson, Rocsch-l0.