New-York tribune., 1899-03-14

..,. ~ .ho one side and the repre-
sentatives of the people on the o'"ei
whole people were watching the hsht' anu
ators must be responsible 10 these pcop'e 'o'
their action. ,,
''Why is IT," shouted Senator FoTd' 'ha' '"''
little measure affecting only niue u'''"i''
~ ,bo c,tv or Ncw-Ycrk should become so I'M
portant a measure? II is simply because -
M ,r,nortance TO the corporations / warn you
that when YOU living five hundred m''cs away
f,om my district GO home to your constituents
and attempt to explain TO them your great III
terest in this local measure. you can only 90
g., ,,ro, the theory that great corporations were
interested" go
Senator Brackctt said he would vote Win
Senator Ford 10 discharge the committee LOT
the reason that by such method the Fal'oWS
bin and the Ford bill with its amendment cou'"
be- placed side hy side I'm the Committee "i 'h'
Whole and considered together. The senate
could then consider fairly the merits OF 'o'h
propositions and advance the measure "h'ch
should then he considered most desirable.
He suggested to Senator Ford. in answer to
his question 1s 10 the interest or the peop'e Nv
ing outside of the city. that the great inteihpe'
euce Of thought and expression OF himself ana
tic friends OF the measure might be responsipe
FOR their interest. Such intcmperauce seeneh
TO demand Of conscientious legislators care
ful investigation Of the real facts lNo'Neu'
Some Of the men at least who had voted against
Senator Ford's motion on Thursday were huIest
in their endcavor TO secure To ali every Ils"t
and absolute justice.
Senator Ellsworth said he believed the pur-
pose Il All was to- secure such IeS.Sisii"" ,, a~
would prevent the laying Of four tracks io'
trolley lines in Amstcrdim-ave. ana dt nv
same time protect the rights OF all. lie thought
however that the motion to discharge the com
,ffI1 ~
bill and suggested 10 Senator Ford ihai he drop
his motion to discharge the committee re
knew that all other Senators. VINO. IKE hlmscl'
were favorable 10 the passage Of the hili. were
convinced that the progress cf the bill would
not he deferred ~ the reference 10 the com
mitcc.
RAINES'S tNRIGHTEOTS WRATH.
Senator Raines in vigorous terms denounced
the statement or Senator Ford. which he said
had been made for the "scribblers of the press.
Senator Ford said he would be willing to ac-
cent the suggestion OF Senator Ellsworth that
the matter he permitted to rest in committee
II II were not for the fact that the Railroads
Committee would not meet until THURSDAY
To this Senator Raines replied that If Senator
Ford would present 10 the committee the
amendment 10 the hill which he had prepared
the committee would meet AZ - "'I''h W.
morrow morning
Senator Ford said with that understanding
he would be glad 10 submit the amendment
which he had suggested in his remarks. and
would withdraw his motion TO discharge the
committee. This he did. and tho subject was
dropped 10 be taken up again in the Railroads
Committee tomorrow morning.
THE AMENDMENTS COMPARED.
Senator Ford said after the session tonight:
THE amendment ] offered. which has been
approved by the Amstcrdam-ave. people. differs
from the amendment advocated 10y Senator
Grady in four main points:
"First-It does not make the real location Of
the objectionable tracks dependent upon the
termination of a protracted lawsuit.
"Sccord-It eliminates the possibility that the
cost Of relocation or any part of H. may be
assessed on the city of Naw-Nork instead Of the
railroads, whore it nghtfuly belongs.
"Third-Jt takes out the unconstitutional pro-
vision that damages shal! he assessed by the
court. b. providing that they shall be assessed
by a jury commission Of three appointed by
the court, as required by the Constitution.
"Fourth--1t leaves the original bill intact add
ing thereto a new clause In which IL IS specf-
cally provided that nothing contained in the
now section shall affect the provision Of Sec
tion T. which is the that the property
owners are interested in.