New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
TWO BAD BILLS KILLED
BOTH WERE IN CHARGE OF SENATOR
MARSHALL.
ONE WAS FOR AN EAST RIVER BRIDGE AND
THE OTHER FOR PERPETUAL TuN-
Mel, FRANCHISES
MEL FRANCHISES.


MEL FRANCHISES.
Albany April (SpecaD.-One ~ the worst bills
submitted to this Legislature received its death-
blow In the Senate to-day at tho hands OF several
Republicans and all the Democrats. It isn't often
that the Tammany Hall Senator's render public
service and their motives In doing so In this in
stance may not have been strictly dsinterested'
but they did act. nevertheless In behalf Of the tax
payers OF New-York. Tho hill killed was pre-
sented 10y Assemblyman r.. &. Brennan. OF Kings
County and II provided that Governor Roosevelt
should appoint six citizens OF New York city AS a
commission 10 construct a suspension bridge over
the East River. The bill palpahle invasion
OF the rights Of tho city OF Ncw-fork ~ Stat
| commission was To- have authority in Il matter
which the Network city charter conhdes solely
10 the city itself Tho bill said Tho coat Of CON
structing said bridge shall be borne by the city OF
New-Y York" \ possible expense nf $0"ltop was
10 he saddlcd The city and yet It's AUTHORITIES
were not to have any voice in tho use Of this
money.
But this was not tho worst feature OF tho meas
IRE II was so drawn that under it the stat"
Commissioners would have to buy charter for a
bridge now held by some In Ncw-fork II
was provided that the bridge must he butt withil
certain space OF tho East River front and this
was the space covered by an old and dsused
charter The Legislature made aware Of this
fact in the Assembly where an amendment was
offered authorizing the Bridge Commissioners 10
20 elsewhere along the river. but the supporters Of
the measure opposed tho adoption Of this whole
some amendment
Senator Marshall undertook to have the rules
suspended to-day in order to pass the bill Assem-
bIyman Brennan was present seeking support for
IT, Senator Grady in behalf OF the city authori-
ties protested against it's passage. pointing out
what q gross invasion OF the city's rights was
bound mp I'm It.
Senator Ellsworth i'm reply. said:
.ti.t-f Ia NJ
charter Of New-York should be bugbear, for we
have a large number of such measures.
To the amusement and establishment OF many
listeners Senator Timothy y. Sullivan made the
following effective reply:
II would like to ask the Senator from the XLVth
(Ellsworth how he would like To have this Legs-
laturc pass bill imposing on the county of
Niagara where he lives. the cost of building
$4,000 600 bridge. and not permit It's taxpayers 10
say a word : the disposition of the money?
Now what IL this bill? will tell the Senator from
the XLVth District. Four or five years ago
passed bill here giving some people the right TO
build two bridges the East River. The char
ters were not used for these two bridges Then
along came the city and desired 20 build bridge
at that point. and II had to pay $4,000. Now, 1t
seems some wants 10 get s250o0O more for the
other charter
Senator Marshalrs motion to suspend the rules to
take up the bill defeated by tho following vote:
Ayes-ARMsTRONG. BRACKETT. CHAHOON. D. +.
DAVIS G. 4. DAVIS. ELLSWORTH ELSBERG, fpRD'
GOODsEII. HUMPHREY, JOHNSON. KRrM MAR
SHALL. PARSONS RICE sTRANAHAN. THORNTON.
WHITES
Noes-AHEARN. AMBI.ER, BOYCE. BROWN COZ
FEY CULLEN. DONNE1L.Y. DOUGLAS. FEATHER
son FOLEY GRADY. GRANNY. LA ROCHE. MAC
KEY. MALBY. MARTIN MCARREN. MITCHELL.
MtNZINGER. PLUNKIT-r. RAINEs. Transporter
SULLIVAN. WAGNER-24.
Senator Marshall also tried 10 suspend the rules
in order TO pass his bill amending the charter of
New-York City. that it would permit the grant
ing of a perpetual charter for tunnel r. -lroads
The bill was probably In the interest Of the Long
Island Railroad Company although 1t was sds-
pected by some Senators that it would authorize
the construction OF underground railway with
a perpetual franchise
Senator Marshalls motion 10 suspend the rules
In order TO pass this bill was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-ARMSTRONG BRACKETT. CHAHoON CCL-
1E,N d. r DAVIS .CfaqeDAVIS. ELLSWORTH. ELS
BERG GOODsEII,-IaASSON. KRUM. LA ROCHE.
MARSHALL. MCAJsREN. PARSONS. SHERWOOD.
srRANAHAN. TH3tSToS wAGNER-1o.
Soes-AUEARN. AMBGER. BoYCE. coFFEY. COG
GEsHAII. DONNDL1Y. iiDOUGLAs. FEATTiERsON.
FOLEY FORD. GRADY. GRANEY. HIGGINS. HUM
PHREY MACKAY. MALBY. MARTIN. MITCHELL.
MI-NzINGER. PLUNKGTT. RATNEs. Transporter,
RICE WHTTE-A
This vote kills the bill. Whether the measure
did or did not open the way to perpetual fran
chIses for underground roads II at least would
have assisted the Long Island Railroad Company
in It's design build tunnel under the East
River The vote n indicates that the Long
Island Railroads other bill also is dead