New-York tribune., 1894-03-16
TAKEN FROM TIE COMMITTEE.
MP. It.T~rs's BILL COMPELLING THE ELEVATED
TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR ONE FARE
FROM THE BArTERY TO THE
ANNEXED DISTRICT

ANNEXED DISTRICT
Albany March Is CspecIaD. News when II wlH
BE- unrIeasant for the Manhattan Elevated N1''-
ron! directors TO hear was te,egraphei 70 tn''h
from here this morning. That news was 'ha' NV
Ass.nbly had taken from the Railroad Committee
The bill which was introduced by MI butts Oh '"c
Annexed District. requiring the company 70 carry
q passenger from the Battery to the END ot the
Suburban Rapid Transit line the extension OF 'He
S.c1nl-avc. road for one fare OF . cents ""eh
the o-dsr Of reports of committees was reachel
thls rnornlng Mr.. Butts was recognized ny 'n'
Sneaker. and moved to discharge tho Railroad com
rnlt,ee from the further consideration of his bi.
IIe said that IT had been introduced cary in tho
s,ssl1u anl That the company had made various
excuses - delay any action upon It. In doing his
duty 20 his constituents he declared that n cohf
not ic, the b... rest any longer.
Mr. Pa-lhurst the chairman OF the committed
said thit le had learned that the company "t i'@
own voIt!on was about 10 bring about what Mr..
Butts vas s..k'ng t. do That was the reason way
thers had been delay IN the progress OF the blIl.
Mr.. Butts denied. that the company had any Such
Intention Ic said that this same story had been
tod 20 him that b" had written down 10 the g'h'r"'
manager {, learn whether or not 4 true. and
hat the only reply which h. had received VAS tha'
.hc letter hal been ferred to George J. Goud.
Mr. Butts Insisted his motion. and asked Tor
Il ro,l-cal Many Of the Tammlny Hall members
r,Iowcl their leader Mr.. Su.zer in voting against
the ript.on The hnl was taken from tn" committee.
uryc-, ,h,.ees. by Il large majority vote ana was
sent 10 tlc order Of second reading Immediately.
new orator but OF the spread-oae!e character,
was developed IN The Assembly this rorring. He
s Mr. K,rr. OF Greene County. Mr. Kerr has
charge ~ IN, oil. Democratic bill which IS intended
20 make two more rat Offices for Democrats by IN
cr,as.ng IN" number OF State Assessors. The hll
was fourl the srcond-readnS c'leniar. ana
hardly ANY Of The members ot the 'onmlttr, on
Taxation and Kcirenohment knew now 1t got there;
II h-d been reported out for reprniing bat u nad
never been sent h''k 10 N" 'uhlHlI.et. b,ttIpIvI
any one knew il The measure was sent TO thiri
!.4I.u. Alr Foley. OF Nrw-Y York. who Is mem
h"r ~ TIE coininiti"". oh"ctri ana mover - re-
consider the vote by which the bill had been ad,
10 rr,ornmii tAr bill 70 the committee. inns mo-
tion gave Mr.. kerr an opportunity To make his
members. with mock Ernvity. went - him ana con-
graduated hin upon his speech. liy "A vote OF %
'nitir,s appOutcd to investigate the various state
d"@rtmrnts was unanimously passed 10y the As
BIS ~ tae score stll pouring into the As
semhy hi!i box and now there are nearly l.go first
rrdn, numbers charged against thr various mem
bers Ar pinke,spiel presntcd bill this morning
or gravel t'tween the tracks OF the street
surface roads either In N-w-fork or brooklyn.
The ,tin" member introdnc,d b9 which prohibit.
trolley cars from hrlng driven at greater rate OF
speed than SIX miles an hour. Mr. Myckon or
tended - stimuat" In this state thr beet sugar in
dus'ry. by requiring the state t. pay bounty
~ one cent FOR every pound OF beet sugar made
.Mlcnae Hakc the clerk Of tho New York Boarl
morning. ana coon after MIR. Suzer put In bill
which authorizes the deputy c.erk - act clerk In
Tomorrow morning Asscmblyman Lawson will In
trolue" "nas 5ll: which may cause considerable
~ shall fly from any public building In this STATE.
The only exception II makes ~ IA tre case Of tho
this country Then. ana then only, may the nag
OF that particular nation be nung 10 the breeze