New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09
LOOKING TOWARD UNION.
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES MIR. BURTISS
GREATER NETWORK BILL.


IN ITS FAVOR WITH ORNATE FIGURES OF
srEEcn-THE VOTE WAS 1Oc TO :.
wroM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE tribune.
Albany. Feb. S.-The Greater New-York bill has
nassed the Assembly The vote was 100 to l. The
seven men who voted against the measure were
Butts Marin. Reilly and Robertson, OF New
York: Harrgan, of Westchester; Finnesan. OF
Kings and Robbins of Allegany The four New
York City members who voted against the piii old
SO because some of their constituents lcar ulat
the consolidation of the territory named IN the Dill
would tend to dcpOpulate their districts Inc ar
gu.nent on the bill long one. lasting nearly
two hours. and it was participated IN pF Messis'
Butts, Marin, Buris. Fish Ainsworth' Foiey, fih-
negan, Howe Wray. Suzer ana others during
the morning some of those who were opposing GER
tain features Of the measure tried to secure enough
votes to have il recommtted TO the cities Commit
tee. but they could not obtain suhcieh' vote TO
do il, and therefore did not make the motion
The discussion was begun by Charles Marin,
one of the opponents OF the bill Mr. Marin
argued that there was plenty or room LOT the city
o. extend and grow in Westchester county HIS
tory also was brought in by him 10 show why the
city of New-York should not attempt TO extend
her limits at least for some time to come. MIR.
Butts was the next speaker to oppose the BILL Mr.
Butts took up the subject of taxation He thought
that the bill defective because II did not de-
tormne in advance that there should be an equal
rate of taxation throughout the district. Mr..
Howe Of Tioga County. was the first to speak in
favor of the bill. He wanted to see the greatest
city in this country become the greatest city in the
world.
Hamilton Fish. the chairman of the committee
which reported Out The bill, spoke in part as ioi-
lows:
Air Sneaker. the districts represented by Messrs
Eutts and Marin are treated more Literally ana
INTERNATIONALLY then any other part OF the city.
and Vet thew wish to deny Brooklyn any step in ad.
vancement. This bill is simply TO arrow Ine dilleIenl
fhcre is no politics III it, it IS @dyocatet by men
on both sides Of this chamber. l believe it is going
10 add to the glory of both New-iork and Brook
lyn l believe is Tor tAe haye With HEM hat
Intelligent population that lives across the river.
believe it VIII also be 10 the aaVan,ase OF ol ro s%i
parcel Of the greatest city OF the American CONT
uent
The next member to speak on the bill was Mr..
Taylor of Brooklyn who said IN part;
Mir sneaker this bill is in line with the reigning
principle of the American people and that IS that
T. f'e smDIv saye let the people speak first, not
through their representatives, in the nails OF Iesis
he people decide in favor this scheme when the
next Legislature comes here they VIII nave 10 S %
proportions 1t viii re2ge me o wi b one
Of the grandest achievements 'ne ''d'e Vi 'e"
York has had in many years.
Mr. Sulzer was astonished that the bill should
meet with opposition the floor of the House. II
was simply in the line of home rule and was but
the day is the goodness evil thereof said Mr.
Sulzer. Give the people chance TO be heard
Mr. Ainsworth said in the course Of his remarks:
l remember in my courtship days, somewhat Aess
of the present situation in wnicn the voluPu2us and
beautiful bride of Brooklyn represented ny ny
groom Of NewYork, represented by Mr. SUI
when suggested to the NOS SAa nbar we Mere
to live in cottage or oro~ns 9 a9fev ieit
the 1
all of these question OF taxation =, ~
the manhood of this noble groom VINO Is TO r5eglhe
upon his bosom this beautiful and NOiuptuCus piIe
pimpkn seeds that my friend Mr.. Hennessy likes
to refer to should not stand in ne way 81 b i, 81
New-York want to come in with TIE Il dey ND
the Five Points and Paradise Park. then think we
should single vote IN opp9gslu9n % ,nat
those people view with regret the possibilities
that may arise from this mutual ana niaEin ni
Village of Sandy Creek, and take US in 50 that theIe
will be no more Haf Co Who is
hayseed our Speaker. who is hayseed; the presid-
ing our Controller our Secretary of State and
our State Engineer, all these great men from Mar
i2nser come from the hayseeds, but we must have
them from the sk-stocking district Of New-1oTk
Mr. Finnegan who opposed the bill. stated that
he offered mis- amendments reiatng To- taNa, h on
Monday evening not in hostile Spit 10 .he n,i
but business proposition 10 naahe INC p'o'i-
sons of the bill more express IN terms.
Mr.. Burtis. who introduced the measure said
among other things:
This BILL gentlemen simply allows us to unity
ourselves Now sleep in BROOKLYN we spank
our babies in Brooklyn, maintain our schools,
pave our streets but we go across the river 70
make our money. one would think 70 near some
of the gentlemen from New-York talk that New
York CITY was a development within itself why;
NeW-York could not exist without Brooklyn ana
the surrounding territory If it tried. -Four or I'VE
hundred thousand people day cross the East asst ana
have created this consolidation we VIII not have
any more area than they have in Philadelphia or
i'm Chicago to-day. / think that in future history
when this consolidation shall have become an ac-
complshed fact, of the proudest events or your
life and of mine will be that as member OF inns
Legislature we the first vote TO make II pos
continent and ultimately. believe, the greatest
city in the world. -. .
action.
SAVED RY THE FAULTY ROPE.