New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-09
SPEEDWAY BILL DELAYED.
CITIZENS ARE AGAIN AROUSED.
rRHACHERY BY THE ASSEMBLY FEARED-ACuoN
NECESSARY.


The fear that il is the intention of the powers that be
at Albany to defeat the bill for the repeal of the Central
Park Racetrack law by policy of delay has brought
the Citizens Committee appointed by the Cooper
Union masSmeeting progressively TO the front again.
The course Of the bill in the Assembly has alarmed
the committee and shown the necessity for an aggreS
sive continuance of the campaign In behalf of the re-
neal measure. Though eight days have passed since
The repeal bill handed down TO the Assembly no
action has been taken by tlat body on IT. ON the
contrary, II has been locked up with the Assembly
Committee Cities with such pcrsistency that uhe
fear natural that 1t is the intention Of that com
mittee to keep the measure in its hands dur1hg Inc
short time which the Legislature Will slt' anu u"S
defeat Its repeal.
The Senate Committee on Cities when 1t set the day
for its hearing on the bill, held its hearing on That
day, a week ago Thursday. The Assembly committee
on Cities gave the Citizens Committee nearing oh
the same day as did the Senate Committee, but II
acceded to the demand of the advocates OF the Dill
for Inter hearing and set Tuesday following as the
day That was the first delay, one of five days. The
Assembly Committee hearing took place on Tuesday.
The advocates OF the bill were present In full strength
They comprised about thirty men, few OF whom
wore promnent as owners of fast horses but most OF
whom were livery stable keepers The Citizens COM
mtee was represented at the hearing by a dozen OF
,ts most prominent members and as many regularly
authorized representatives Of leading local labor or
carnations. After that hearing 1t seemed as II the
Assembly, Committee on Cities must certainly report
on the repeal bill one way or the other
But on Wednesday came another step in the policy
Of delay In the shape of telegram from Park COM
missioner Paul Dana to Asscmblyman Webster, chair-
man Of the Committee on Cities, asking that me- Ill
hebslf of the Park Board Of New-Iork City, nave
hearing before the committee reported inc iP
measure. The Assembly Committee agreed !" s
Commissioner Dana the hearing and set luesuds n'N'
rs the date This agreement, however, od Ho' "'0e'
with the favor of Chairman Webster ana ASs',nOS MN
pinkclspel and Mullauey. The granting oil inns mean
ing TO Commissioner Dana on Tuesday next mean,
oro,ber seven day, delay making total delay ro"
,ba time that the senate bill handed down u uo
Assembly until next Tuesday, Ol JUST do""' " '
DAYS a. remain of this session of the legislature
The Citizens Committee was caheN .oet'ne' at oO
Yesterday at the headquarters No. 90 Wall-St About
6fiv of the committeeman were present. Ah'ohs ''o
,r.r, Ioseph J. ODouohue, Nathaniel siles, Henry H.
Kunbardt l. Il. Newcombe, l.. :. Mecali Slnuel H.
oIdway j. W. Pinchot, John FranKehhleher' H!
Rhoades j. Evans. A. J. WorInSer hd"alu hns'
charles r. slower Franklin Bartlett, Henry h. How
land william A. stiles G. IL. Ludingon, tr., W. Harris
Roome John Jay Chapman. Boudinot Keith, H. W. IT,
Willing Charles W. Barnes, W. J. schehein, Lester
" clark Joseph II. Glider c. c. Kross. C. NJ Jesup'
Howard Mansfield, DR.. l.. y. Bangs, Henry H. heFh-
man Alfred Coming Clark, Jonathan sturges' Austen
e. Fox A. w. otis, q. F. Corbiere, Johh a. besii'
Frederick II. Belts. Henry Rice. Emerson ooiefnh'
rlarr Cephas Praired william Turnbull ana u d.
Potter
Cepbas Brainerd was chosen chairman OF the meet
ing and John Jay Chapman secretary. The following
telegram from a senator in Albany who has been
sincere in his efforts the acctack law repeated
was read
i am convinced the repeal bill Will never be re-
ported from the Assembly Committee and the whos
proceeding to repeal is bluff meant to a1lay popular
indignation and 10 throw the public off their guard
until the Legislature adiourns. Unless sentiment Is
aroused and the club is applied TO the Assembly the
speedway track will be started before summer"
secretary chapman urged that the position OF the
bill was desperate and demanded that the cihLene
should insist on immediate action by the Assembly
Committee on Cities. If that committee refused to
act or neglected do the citizens should demand
of some member OF the Legislature that ne shoulu
move for the discharge of the Committee on Cities
and so bring the question to vote in the Assembly
Then II it was defeated the people would know whore
10 place the responsibility. Every hour that this
hill remained in the hands Of the Assembly com
nlrtee decreased the chances OF It's passage Hr'
Chairman offered a series Of resolutions embodyng MS
ideas and they received support from many OF 'h'
prom,peut members Of the committee. others
notable among whom were Henry +. Beekhiah VT
lsndo B. Potter William Turnbull and joseph j.
O,Donobue advised that the resolutions be iaid Oh
the table. These expressed thmseives n Io'1
Ing that "appllcatiOn OF the club 10 the Assembly
would raise antagonsm that might be- aNoldeu' i"c'
thought it best as the Legislature would not meet
again until Monday night, to proceed on cohciA'of'
plan working quietly with the party leaders 70
endeavor TO convince them OF the hecessiS io'
nrompt action Oh the bill Oh TUESDAY: , . ~
The counsel OF these men prevailed aSdhst M.
Chapman,s resolutions. Some Of the most prOnhhcn'
men who were the meeting dec JARED tht 'HeN iau
tho assurances OF 1ammany and OF CHAIRMAN Mep9Vi
thai sincere and undoubtedly succcSslui enola ~
nass repeal bill would be made AT the opening Va
The session next week ,.,.. H.. . hearing
u commissioner Dana's action in asking for he@,ns
,roS chen discussed The committee thought tna1 'i
Da1a Wa I'm harmony with them, and that u uo nuo
iect vere presented TO him he would see me m-,isv
IN tbe DELAY committee was appointed ID oti MN
Commissiener Dana. 1t Wa composer VI " ,a",',
1r1rnLuII Henry T.. Beekman w. Harris hoDnc - pa
GSDn1ohue ex,Judge Henry r.. HowlAhd anu W., oi
J.ndo Pot er The committee called on Mr, D" a..
r.stardsv afternoon lie assured them tha' nc woe 80.
;horough sympathv with them In the chofl " %, '
,ace-trsck law repealed. and said tlat IN aSns io
hna,ing in behalf of the Park COmllslOhl ~ VIZ ia
I'm bis desire 10 endanger the chances OF ue iPr.
~ The law by DELAY He felt, however, tat tne lalh
had been misunderstood anu nIIeIoP..
sented i'm their attitude toward the race'iack NV 49,
no had asked for hearing simply because ne u Tn
on nnnor4unlty 10 state publicly how the raIn 80 ha
mssfnncrs had stood the matter. When ashe" ~ nc
would withdraw his request for nearing MI N
rron,ised 10 let the committee know larr i'll nan
~ Thc committee which called upon Mr. Dana VIII Ia
mort 10 the Citizens Committee al q nceVihB I" ~ ~
AZ No 60 Wall-st at p. m todAy.