New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-01
NORTH RIVER BRIDGE BILL.
lrPASsEs TIE SENATE WITHOUT 4 DIVISION.
AN AMENDMENT BY Mr.. MCPHERSON PROHIBIT

rxc. f, PIER IL THE FLYER DEFEATED
Washington. oct si-In the Senate to-day Mr.
Cockren from the joint commission 10 INQUIRE
into the status Of the laws governing tne p'sh'ess
! of the executive departments IN Nasnns'o"' re-
rorted fayorably the bill passed yesterday by inc
rJo,,s. IN rrovlde for a uniform system OF obtain
ing bids for supplies FOR the departments; placed
on the calendar.
| Mr. Cockre. OF the conference comihi'tee u oon-
| slider the Urgency Deficiency bill. reported Il as
agreement and asked that the Senate amendments
| no insisted on The disagreement WAS on an item OF
SO 0sS for pay Of clerks To Senators ana per u'e''
clerks to com.nittces during the recess Vi '"e
| List Congress. ~
| ON motion Of Mr. Hill CDcm. n. ". the bill
! Granting the Ncw-York and New-JeTsey brlhse
Company authority to construct bridge pet"ee'
! New-Yorl, AMI New-Jersey was taken up' ana
the amendments reported ny inc No"i''''''S vi
Commerce agreed TO-
ar Mcpherson Dem. y. j. objected that thc
l;u would destroy the harbor Of New-fork' me
| reople OF Neqg-Yorls had been given the rN'' -
Oversee. the construction Of the bridge l" ''' '''
! that ia approaches should be so constructed as
to interfere az little possible with the s''ce'9
and boucvards OF the city and the convenience u
the neople but the people OF New-Jersey had not
been accorded the same right
He then offered an amendment giving the rree-
| holders or the towns OF New-JerSey inc rs"' "
decide the question OF location.
| r.
r,ent unnecessary and moreover, Congress did
| not have the right 10 dictate to the States the
! location of BRIDE approaches on the'r 'crtl'o'S'
| and would only embarrass the 'fldse co"'P'"'
by compelling them to get further appfo'" as |"
| location Mr. Hill took the same Vie" anu OPP
posed the amendment.
Mr. Mcpherson said that the bridge woui1 ruin
Mocks Of buildings and destroy streets ard boule-
wards The people Of New-Jersey would ""s" a.
/ the want of intelligence which the senate "oUiu
| show by authorizing the location In ire miuu'e Vi
| the river Of pier with an area as "rse ~ III
Island. ..,..,
Mr. Vest Dem. MOI rctorted that the question
Of Intelligence OF tho Senate was an open one ana
the Senator from Ncw-Jcrsey rendered hins'ii la
bic to suspicion by such remarks
| Mr. GRAY dDe.n Deli called attention to special
danger which attended the construction OF orl'se
| piers in a tiIe-water stream. The danger WAS "o'
| in the obstruction to the commerce or the cou"-
| fry but they presented an OBSTACLE TO the now oi
| the It'd. which was measurable. The amount OF
water he said. which assembled the river was leS-
| soncd and this decrease was equal 10 me cupS
Of the pier lie thoisht inc ~eS'.o"rs , ~.
late location Of the pier NJ hanson De-.
| had considered the Bridge bill General Casry had
| appeared before II and given MS S""c''o" 10 "e
MI r Mcpherson continued his speech. lie SAID
that T. was The judgment OF every senator that y
piers were built Ia thc river as iTop'se INC Won"
,sorn bad tcen yer, in the river at o:
the late er,at naval parade the ships OF war could
+ ''S N,r yest opposed Mr. .cPherson's amendment
an a. ed Fs n5 of an me- alsnal bridge or Of
| dozen bridges. across the iNl'ph RIVER n"N'. w
to the interest Of the general pubic. eng W. 49,
that a single bridge would cheapen tr.nspottat..pn
more than several bridges would II thf Hrl,IIt o,
desired put himself In mat attitude h. n,snt
do For himsf he wc4 w to see my nye 9 ssi re,
.obstruct navigation. for competition necessarily
S GSc4e i1e psr fhoad BE- and It's dimensions
to be determined by the chief Of engineers
Withdrew his amendment and onerei another one
t. the effect that the bridge shall DE- c1ns'.uetei
! with Il singh, span over the entire river between
towers or PIERS and IA, No. pier or EYER o'-
! Mr. Hi opposed the Amendment. al one when
ersss 50 should @ absolutely determine that there
! Judgment Consress might as well determine that
s ihsTs IN ah fhe world IN now II the Secretary War
acting in conjunction with the ens ms. acrs,
eo2id be Butt and tina; there ought not % be
per in the riyer he S, Tas ,oe fpe, sod SIR Hin
some os the officers OF the Other bridge c2mlHy'
believe, are warm personal friends OF the se""-
'' Mr. MePhsrron-A1d also some OF the officers OF
VI. Mr '' Hfi-Hui thnl. the others are little
| more so. 0.aughter) 49,, .
nsn any making opposition 10 this LEGISLATION?
Mr Hill think not. except that the Senator from
islnlv he has been tie friend Of the other bridge
company speak Tor unit 'bs or h1 iS
l The Seop. -. Of Y DO not OBJECT T. Ths
treat men who control the interests OF chat city
DO not object TO IT, II there IL any objection 10 J,
on the part OF the maritime companies that should
Mr. white Dem LAD. member q Mc ihe Com
| mittec o. Commerce. opposed MT. McfhersohS
"' mr. Mcpherson referred to some Of Mr. nis
and discourieous He opposed pier in the
r Wr F fgr Rcp Me5 member OF the Committee
on commerce. supported Mr McI'hersons amend,
ment, but said that. even If defeated he would
WI? Mr II I'm asked Mr. Frye what was the engineers
Mr. Frye could not state but me engineshrs
estimate OF r. TIE 90 %s S na 655sc ana approaches
At The close Of the discussion the vote vas taken
on Mr. McPherscns amerdmem. pr2no I nays
Mr. Alien Pop.. New moved an amendment
| FOR military and postal purposes without charge
RT}e c III, VINO" wns then pis.ed-without division
| with the amendm -nts reported from the Com
Mr. Gay Dem. pei, pSys to tals up The
business" The vote was announced as p to .,
D Dr' xithdrawn and the senate proceeded TO cx-
| ecutivc business. and at 40 ADJOURNED tIi To-
| morrow al noon.
NEW ASSISTANT APPRAISER FOR NEW-YoRK
Washington. oct 2i.-The President the fol-
lowing nominations 10 the Senate to-day
Treasu~y-John W. a. Strickland. OF New-York.
| to be Assistant Appraiser OF Merchandise in the
p interior 4 Griffith Of Nebraska to be
| Receiver OF Public Moneys, at Sidney Neb
| ILLNESS OF SUPERINTENDENT STUMP.
| Washington. oct. IA telegram was received
here to-day from Superintendent stump saying
that he his way home from Chicago, and
was very sick.
| STEP TOWARD SENATE CLOSURE.
| Washington. Oct 3i.-When Senator Platt Rep..
Conn) offered n resolution during the silver dis
| cussion providing for the adoption by the Sem
ate " n cloture rule In order facilitate the
passage OF the repeal bill, It met with strenuous
| opposition Since that time the views OF many
| Senator's have been modified regarding the neces-