New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
winding the public He does not seem to understand

winding the public. He does not seem 10 understand
rh. question raised by Senator Mcmahon. 1t Is not
question whether this bill should pass out as 10
whether 1t should not taken from committee
which appears to BE- trying To smother IT, we all
know lust how that kind OF thing l. done The Din
-orl to the committee. and Is put to sleep weeks
md weeks pass and with each week the inquirer ai'er
the bill Is furnished with new set OF excuses ~ ~
why II has not been reported. Finally, "hch 'ne
threat Is made 10 pull II out OF the conm''ee ps
main force somebody gets up here as senator fiun'
has dom. and promises TO fix day for hearing 1hnt
day comes and fixes another lie Keeps OH hAi'''
DAYS until his fund OF excuses for that hue Vi Po'
T. .xl,u,t cd and then he gives the hearing lheh II"
dves more hearings and he hears ana hears uhh tue
final hours OF Legislature have arrived ana III 'nc
hurry and rush the bill Is lost sight OIL LUIS j. W.
process t, which the telephone bill Is being treated
/, tho senate looked uncomfortable before MI
ooonnor hogan Il certainly locked no less 50 "hc"
his frank speech concluded S'ha'o' ,
arose and began TO smilr. cough ana s'amher'
loader ~ tho majority saw that the time hnn come
for him to take hold and pull things tose,her, "
assumed a sanity expression so p"''"''' ~ ~
that with the slight addition OF Wings anu "''P "
would have passed for a member oil ne"'s supp
order Of the angelic hosts III naa ''u''" a.,
I,Ia main and griefr he said glaucing reproachiuS
-, senator OConnor and solcmny ut the cn'''' "
listen TO the astonishing statements OF 'ne .s,.
uho has undertaken 10 question the integrity oi ''
S.pate- Then he paused. All the other 0'"''',
as in duty bound shoot; their heads approF'"e' w
they too looked extremely virno"s anu eAu'.
solemn 81 resent his charges as s''' .
,bis dicnihed body continued the Sd'h'N N"
Tho suggestion that corporate influence exercises az
undue control upon the deliberations Oh ''''
and ov.r IN. acts OF It's individual members s' '.'
,,rr,v atr,cious, The sanity Cantor Is commonly
known as Jake, and II would not give 'ii' p'"P
color 70 an account OF this speech II II were o"''
70 refer TO him by the name TO whpn Nv g,
recullor distinction. litter from the sp'','o'
IN. gallery followed Jakes remarks ABOUT '"e ,
,s oualItics of senator oConnors S"eS'H"'
,,ber.unon the Chair Indignantly banged h'' fa' w
,ndod order fail to understand conu""
Ioro all uud,suaycd ly the levify OF the R,'''
d. uh.t tho senator means by libclTnG MS ooie
ON thi, floor Is he intma'ing ina. our ,,.,,nc
Ia. bought and sold | hope not II ~ ,,.og
,h,t yyo are false to oathS as the r'p' ,,
- ,h r.onle, Assurcdly hope not. But '''pn"'
,.,lIv do I deny that there is any srou"" i . ,
,.,,io Tim, corporations capable OF "A'r'','"e
,.crc In mi, Legislature further than Is just
and right 80, 7, T. . lad bill
II establishes a commission to Tx '''p"'"o w
1b,. commi.,i IN business has alr'a"y e'"' =.
,., -. u,,. tb, LEGISLATURE has dive'cu h>'"
Of it, proper fui,C tons. turning them "N'' - ,
mission after commi,si) IN until this Is rapidly oe'o''"7
,n,neut of commissioners. and not COVER"
y fhfr-
man, accounting 70 the properly constituted ""'
,i.s n the telephone rate, are hieh' '' " 49,,
,u,re lover rates. Let Ms fix the rates "'''' -,
Gr.t II Is righ1 10 inquire into the h'"'''' ' Vs.
Cha Committee OIL Miscellaneous Corporations P'op
| >, do The patcnt, OF the telephone 'o"p'"''
| , una.r.,and are shortly 10 expire. lheh '"' ~
| ,uc . t.l,phoLing instruments ana 'he'r i'" "
I IN tho pullic will be open To all 'o"P'"
| :, may not he fair = interfere with Inc ou'"'''
| -, I'm, corn ration whose rights are ABOUT !" "a
| ,o -, mi. lat. day That Is matter 10 uc III
| .o.,ic,,,d II We adopt this motl ID VIZ W. ,,r.
rmn,i,,cr on Miscellaneous Corporations W. ~ =,
lion II. Integrity, and intimate 'has =, ,Hrrd 10
| trusted 10 d. lis dirty 'eh1 i hat ,ye can all
| ,oke such "A position. They know ,na' , Ie ionic
""' ,r,s,ad TINT We here because ~ p rp
,,,s, ms We shO I'D forward WIN WI, f,r
In the ordinary way. giving fair oPlor.u"S ouM
an ,,riies r Interest 10 be he'Ii' anu W. ,Inn IN
, fdo,,n I'M. motion II for no olhe? ra'",l u''
h,ua tL, senator who has declared ulal W. ~
| cr.ntur.. Of corporations. Iherc Wa Il MI ,ar.
| ,nrs 4 indignation and virtue III the i'h"i"'' 'r
~ ,, Honor bic Jake h" tobh hl' s'Hl ''I ~,
| III d.uy.rnncc II plain that III" ,r,,ir
'i i ',iai .rtlretv agreed with him. the h''r
'iclIy u rc,iving that tlr proper mo'h h'u
J,r.',cd The clerk - proceed WIN 'N' ..,n'
r,,r senators voted TO disclarg" 'he NH.
rv.utv- seven Senlt voted 10 su,lal,l ~, ~, in
nn,Sr,sion Of IT, right - charsr le Iu"I fu, r,
| lines what the tc.phOn" l. Mor'ii' Nv ~, 1,mnbt =
efi to dI, f inanition and sunocauon III 10 Il
Iratinc committee. Tn" Loader al III" h'!oii'A w. ~,
n,od m tn. Honorable Blue Eye-Biliy Oh i,uuni'
and thov hoth smiled The order 81 r'loi' ul COZ" On
| mi,,.es was continued and IN" spectators IN Ak,
| Galleries smiled. But there Wa N"n',nnE i" ,ha
mile, very different from maj tun'n , W. ;Inn
smile, of the Honorable Blu~E'e'Blily ana '"e "o"