New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-19
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vrw-vony PARCEL. DISPATCH coMPANY's BILL.
~RAII.HoApEp, THROUGH. BUT NIXON AND
GRADY DECIDE TO HAVE ANOTHER
VOTE on ir--ABsENT MEMBERS
RECORDED IN ITS FAVOR.
Albany. Feb IS tSpecisD.The Beach Pneu-
natic Tube Company. transformed first INTO 'he
Arcade Railway Company and afterward' whe''
the Court of Appeals decided that the -Arcaoe
Railway Company was Illegally formed INTO 'he
New-York Parcel Dispatch Company, was the
subject of an interesting episode to-day sen
ator Ford recently introduced bill author'H'hs
the company TO lay pneumatic tuoes uhuer-
,r,,,oa in the streets OF New-York and Brook
lyn The avowed object Of this bill was To per-
nit the cons.ru ction Of a pneumatic tube. to be
used in sending letters from the New-York POST
Office over the Brooklyn Bridge 10 the BROOKLYN
PostoffIce The Democrats. Though Senator
Martin offered as amendment 10 the OIL 'o-
day. when the time arrived for final vote on
II in the Senate, a clause providing for the pay
ment OF 3 per cent OF the gross receipts Oh the
company to the cities of New-York and BROOK
Ign.
Senator Ford opposed this Amendment on TIE
ground that no other corporation hau 10 pay
for such a privilege. Senator Grady argued that
all corporations hereafter ought to be oompeieu
to pay something annually for franchises.
Senator Pavey opposed the bin on the ground
that ii did rot state clearly what privileges were
granted to the corporation. He thought the Dill
ought to be drafted again Privileges or enor-
nous value might be conferred. Senators StVan-
ahan and Ellsworth opposed the amendment. ar
gu:ng that no one company ought TO be singled
out for such a tax.
Senator Martins amendment was then de-
feated by vote Of - 10 y.
Senator Cantor then asked tina; the bill be laid
aside until next week IN order that he mlsht
have tine 10 examine the original grant TO the
Beach Pneumatic Tube Company. Senator Ford
declined to grant any delay, and the Senate came
TO a vote the measure. Ii was passed by a
vote of 80 to 10.
There was appaI emily a desi~ ON the part OF
the men back of the bill to rush ii through the
Legislature. Speaker Grady gave up the chair
to Assemblyman Nixon soon after the bill was
on the Speakers desk. Mr. Finn. the Democratic
leader had been tempted into the hall to smoke
d cigar. and some OF the other Democrats were
talking with the members OF theatrical com,
pany Mr. Nixon handed down the Ford bill
from the desk. and stated rather quietly mat I'M
less there was opposition ii would be considered
immediately. No one surmised what the meas
ure was and there was no opposition. clerk
Baxter proceeded with the rollcal. and an
nounced the passage of the bill. AT TINS 1unct-
ure Mr.. Finn wandered back into the Assembly
and several OF the Democrats awakened from
their reverie Just il. time to hear him say he had
learned that bill to which he was opposed mad
been clevery passed in his absence Ny. fni
and Mr. Tranor made an Intellectual protest, Du'
were informed that their remOnStranceS We're
loo late They then announced that they would
have voted in the negative upon the DILL ana
the Speaker directed the Clerk to record them so
Speaker O'Grady and Assemblyman Nixon To-
night decided 10 reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed and to permit another vote to be
taken on It. One of the reasons for this change