New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22

'""S''' AFTER TWO years had beer spent in working
VII pans ana holding meetings. the Rapid Transit
''''iso" drought In II report and adopted route
'or i''u transit road. at the same time determining
upon IL Kind 81 road that should be built. Few
eheihee ana still fewer capitalists. believed in the
Ieaslhhy OF the scheme and IL fnally came to be
understood generally that The Tribune was right
when ! said that the Commission had been controlled
In theinteres'S OF the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Compay In return for campaicn subscriptions made
last III by representatives. OF this curporation to Tam
many Hall 1t then began to be believed that the
chargs made a long time ago that the Commission
was 'pnt up by Tammany il, tie interest Of the
Manh TIM were true. The Tammany Hall memers con
seQua'ly had golden opportunity when the session
opend not only TO settle and for all the charges
that lay by day growing stronger in the peo-
Pies minds. but to take hold Of this great question
and ;ette it also. But the organization not
equal to the task. In the Assembly three bills were
intromcd by Tammany men. but OF them
ever got on Of committee. Mr.. Farquhar. who has
earneo tie equation OF being "cgislative fakir y
presented two Ct these bills. one Of them an
original erection. While the other was made up OF
his first bill and the Real Estate Exchange bill. which
had been Introduced by Mr.. Ellison, of New York.
but which hrI,har stole bodily and made part Of
his measure Mr.. Ellison sincere In introducing
his bill In he lacked The courage to defy the Fam
many Hall bosses and push it. He appeared before
the committee Orcc or twice. but made no other
effort to &C his bill ont His bill provided that the
city shoulC build the read. From the outset the
Tammany osses opposed this proposition in every
form, and hey We're powerful enough TO compel Mr..
Ellison 10 t his ill sleep in the committee.
Mr. Faruhar made more noise. but lie did no
moro wcrl Than MIR. Eli or. Mr.. Farquhar con
s,antly tol people that he was above the orsaniza
ton and tat he Ind decided to push his bill in spite
Of the clos that might be made to kill him politically
next fall He even went 80 far aS to make canvass
OF the mcIbcr,. ana when he had II sufficient numb"
pledged It take The lii away from the Cities Com
mi,tec wlch was holding it down. he backed down
completed II is understood that Mr.. Croker simply
snapped is fingers and Farquhar hurried TO run to
him and avn at his feet.
Colone Brown al.O introduced RAPID 1ranAt b'i
In the Sna;e. II simply provided for Submitting TO
II vote the people of the city & NcwIork The
question rs TO whether the city should advance III"
money Il build the rCnd or should loan lis credi' Tor
that pup,se This BIZ came from The worlinenen
but no ne heard anything from II after II had bc'l
INTRODUCED except on enc day VIXEN there was hear
ing A. the Democratic State officer, took an aciiv"
part in Gliding back any rapid transit legislation. an
particularly Lieutenant Governor SheeD1n He sent
for ccrtin members OF the Cities Committee OF IN"
.ssemb' who had promised 20 vote 10 get the bill
out of 10 committee and threatened them with va"-
ous kns of punishment politically II they voted 10
helm 81 the bn OFT lie simply do.nS Mr..
Croker bidding In aiding Timmany Hall 70 keep
the bagan made year or 20 ago. Next came Air.
Malby' resolutions 10 investigate the dong, OF u"
Rand 'ranat Commits ,ion. 1ammany Hall could not
stand hem, and by the orders OF MIR. croker they
were CfcatCd. .
Th,Iclephonc question was another one that should
have eel settled b. this Lcgsla IRE. Every tee
phone subscriber in the State ~ suffering from tn"
exorliint rates charged by this monopoly. TO be
sure Tan many man inn oiuc,d hi! 10 create u
COMMISSION TO examine into tei,pIonr cnrF"S; hn
il wa not pressed with energy. II simply was intro
ducot as II blind. Mover al any time Wa, an honest
effo. ,made 10 get II through. 800
NJ Kempner In the Assembly introduced Bill
10 sy,m, the question Of opening the liquor stores on
>urdy 10 n vote OF the = Opl-. 10 tIunleihcI any
noltal effect that such neasuic might have. Two
~ 10 Tammnny members of the Leci l3'u"c. Roe>rh
in no senate and sullivan in the Assembly. intro
dncd hills to make the law general one. They
lnor full well that the country members never w0ai
supCrt general bill.