New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
EVEN THE MACHINE REBELo'
crcv1F1CANr VOTE ON THE RAPID TRAN
SIT GRAB BILL.
ery.rops WHITE. LExow AND sTRANAhAN
AGAINST 1r-AN IRREGULAR COMMITTEE HN-
popr on IT THROWN oUT-HEAR-
nc OK TIE MEASURE
ING on THE MEASURE
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE 1h'pOH.

inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
.,hary March Ex-senator Ellsworths o',n -
abolish the Rapid Transit Commission VI - 49,.
VA hoth good fortune and bad fortune TO-DAY
~ ~ .or,o, tavorahy by the Senate Coinni''ee
- C,tos and then on the discovery that H'''o'
uv Of the committee had voted 10 repo'' !" - ~
sent back TO the committee 49,. .ora,r
The COMMITTEES. before making the report. neato ar
cr,,en, against the bill by representatives, VI vi.
Chorobor Of Commerce. the Citizens Union ana
other organizations in New-York. ana 'he" ~ -
oor,ivo session voted on It. Five Senators-brnsh'
Tihbits White Leyow and Stranahan-voted against
renorting the bill favorahy. and SIX members VI '
commttee-Ellsworth Page. Seibert. Ahearn, crazy
and McCarren-voted for a favorable repoi" 'e"
ator Nussbaum refrained from voting
II will be observed that five Republicans Vo'eu
o,a,nst the hill and only three for IT, and that IL
TOOK the three votes controlled by Richard Croker
N obtain even the sembance OF faVoraple action
on the measure That Mr.. Ellsworth. rs tho ne
puhlicaa leader should thus press measure winch
has the earnest support OF Tammany Hall ana IS
In IT'S interest is OF the amazing facts OF cur
rem. politics That the Republicans who ordinarily
sunnort machine measures are not united In sup
nor; OF the Ellsworth bill Is also clearly disclosed
nv the votes OF Senators White. Lexow and Stran-
ahan
Indeed II would as II the machine Itself had
introduced the bill TO obtain popularity FOR Gov
ernor Black by giving him an opportunity 10 an
nounce his opposition 10 IT, There is some suspicion
here nowadays that the Press Gag bill was ais,
device OF this nature.
When the Committee on Cities made its report
Senator Brush at made the point Of order that
only six members OF the committee had voted TO re-
port favorably. whereas the assent Of a majority
seven members-was necessary under the rules
Mr. Stffrahan chairman OF the committee. asked
Senator brush IL he had made this point when tho
committee was in session.
NO" said Senator Brush. but make II now"
Il decide the point OF order well taken" said Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff and the bill will there
/ fore he returned TO the committee
| This postpones action the bin probably until
next week. the Committee on Cities may not
meet again vnti! that time As the Legislature will
adjournia a6ek from tomorrow. Mr.. Ellsworth has
scanty time in which to Jam his measure through
He acted in such Nstless way to-day that ono
might suspect that he Is longer enthusiastically
In favor OF the bill Governor Black having an
nouncej his intention veto II.
At the hearing before the Cities Committee which
preceded the incidents Just narrated j. Harsen
Rnoades, the hrsi speaker, read serie. OF reso-
lIuons adopted Dy the Chamber OF Commerce,
sharply critcising the bill, commencing the work
of the present Rapid Transit Commission and char
acterzng the proposed change as beias in the In
terests Of politicians.
did consider the resolutions impairment
Mr.. Rhoades replied that he did not so con-
senator Grady insisted that the language was
in The OF insult to the Senator having in
I
Commerce represented nothing beyond its power.
ID. +. Laum. claiming 10 represent between eight
thousand and nine thousand carpenters and joners
appeared against the bill
Everett l.. Wheeler, representing the Citizens
Union. read "A resolution condcmnng the bill. He
quoted from the platforms of both political par
ties adopted last fall asserting that each favored
the plans proposed for rapid transit. The only
fault that had been found with the present Com
mission. he said was th0t it had not acted with
sufficient speed. The plans OF the present Commits
sion he said, all prepared and II the bill
under consideration should be killed the work could
be begun at
Harry White. representing the Social Reform
CluD OF NcW-YOrk City and about fifteen
Citations OF Carmen; workers, told the commit sc
that the working people 81 New-YOrk In favor
OF the underground ROAD. ana heartily approved the
work OF the present Commission.
John De Witt Warner, representing the Reform
CLUB, said the present Commission had overcome
great obstacles In remarkably short time. 1t
might be impertinent FOR aim TO suggest such a
thing. but no mans reputation was good enough
10 convince the people tndt the bill was not in the
interests OF the Manhattan elevated ROAD
Michael Kelley, OF the knights of Labor, protest
ed against any delay In establishing the under
ground system. and disapproyed OF the removal
OF the present Commission, because f. was in po-
sition 10 advance the work.
| Edward Thimms. representing the Central Labor
Union. said the workingmcn OF New-York were OPP
posed TO bipartisan commissions We have mad
loo much Of that In the Police Commission" he de-
| Lawson " Fuller and Assistant Corporation
| counsel Dreamer were the only advocates of the
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