New-York tribune., 1899-03-25
THE ASTORIA BILL KILLED.
ONLY TEN SENATORS RECORDED IN IT'S
FAVOR.
Az AMr-srNG CoLLoQUY BETWEEN Ellis
WORTH AND CoGGEsHALL WHEN -
WAS Up FOR CONSIDERATION.

Albany March 2iThe bill OF the As'"''"
Ilgh, and Heat Company. 10 authorize " - - -
nol under the East River and erect gasNo'h' ~
,n.. consolidated Gas Company in Astoria ol'"
in the Senate to-day after picturesque c'''',',
,r,o Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations
made an adverse report on IT. and Senator r'S
worth moved to disagree with the report anu ''
his motion should lie on the iaole u" H'N'
when all the members of the senate N'""
n,esont. Resistance was made TO this progran"',
by Senators Grady. Coggesha' an" ~"
they prevailed. ,u,
senator Ellsworth then pointed out that the p''
had passed the Assembly with i" votes J" ~
favor. and only , small vote against H. ~ ~
d.rs,ood also that tho Committee on Misc'''""eou'
cornor,tons had not given any hearing on j.
T, view Of the Asscmby's action. u S"o"" ~
considered on its merits IN the senate.
coro,or roepeshall answered: This is not long
Nil and everv Senator here IS aware of It's o"d'd'
tor Mos, OF the members Of the Senate are pres
ont SEQ no reason why the Senate should nov
act on the bill. / will say that the commune "
almost unanimous in IFS adverse fepo'" ,..
- an, s.,rorlsed" said Senator Ellsworth ma
,ho oo-,rnittee was so nearly unanimous when the
,so,,h1, v,as so unanimous - another direction.
r, ,-,,l,. signifies that there Is somethFs o''
,, u,e know II may have been m'l''' "
,hvstcaI surroundings OF the two hous's
senator Coggeshal laughed. ana Iepne"' -
eana,or from the XIVth District desires 20 mr.
oe"a'o' - var,tnat,on Of the members OK the
f.hy
rorn,,i,,ea on Miscellaneous Corporations ~ "t'
e.'' ,ro,. aro strong As for the Assembly " j.
u l,,ov,n that there were high ana mls'''' -
fuencos used there TO advance thlS "'.'. 49,.
e,.or NcCarren remarked that this was va
frs, time he had ever heard sem" -, ho a..
,novo that a committee report shou'u "''
cepted. - < nc tho authori-
A.. =, >ror--york CITY are concerned you
40, too quickly on this bill. The oppos''io' - -
c,,y authorities to IL. think. Is Sus'II.' =, -,
r.wsnaner but one and BY the city N'uD. ,.,7,
.or, I SEQ no reason for laughter AZ '"' = ~
- ha for i,s president James c. Carter one u ~.
- u ~ m"S n,a oblest men in NewYork. There arc
.sidorations which should move TINS Se"A'
,,~,. oo,,on 4 more industrious lobby IN supPo' :
:, hill have never seen. We hau o''.e' -
over in silence and charity the D.s 'o' s
this measure in tho Assembly -,,,, .if
..r uo,,ld ike 10 ask" said Senator Ellsworth -
1.,..ar. ,ras not offered in the Commit'e zee
on Miscellaneous Corpo'"''o'S
"ob ves" replied Senator Grady. the As'or'a
orabbers would give up little to get sooo ,,,,.
Senator CoggeshaI also answered Se"a.o' III
80 .,,o.,ior IVY, found" he said. that TINS
company. being owned by 'he ,,o,.srn,r
Conpany. would really not pay any YAK, nd g. was
poo,c,spevei, had suggested such tax anu j. sroo.
an attempt to bunco him am p,etattc pt tr ,uroducei
M mis- IL one OF the worst bills eyer it ny
'nsI T [r can,n, see said Senator Ellsworth W; W;
the bill could not have been put !" - nor cent
And would like TO know Whetnerr ~ ~ p;,i bsrS
a. ro infroduce a precisely similar olil II ,.b .
u" "Nb ves answered Senator Cogee d -
emile but was mistaken about H. anu anu @ III ,yhan
+.o,, Introduced your AnuCartoon q't .Ss' tlls
Nth anQrilv Il believed in ihat Dlll "nU 'N'''
IN The II Vote on Mr. Esworths motion to disasTee
with the adverse repor, was !Ist' 80, 30 how many
60 senator NalOy shouted Let u So i'0'' ''
Sonsolldaied Gas people there are heIJ o+a. "A :
Ss,or Higgins said in explaining ms wy. 80
tho bIl came from the Assembly 80 Cons - mend :
,,o.ed for il but think II cOulu nay erso-s vote
ed so as TO give II e'e"'
senator Maby said the Committee on CoGeSi % 5ilIs
.SJc% he 4. chairman. had large srls' o.. ". .ho
Nm MlIO'' 10 Assembly which were so oad that ''V
senate could not pass them. 49, III, o-,,tnl,. VA :
senator White observed that the oi!, Celuhi! md
tIecfionable as il came from the AssemDN ,tid al
opJTHteiTg "a crave doubts whether he ever cpull
s5,nort IL but he agreed with senator ri'ss''S
thaf an effort should ne mace 10 itnpaUeo ~i,h the
' S,ator F.llsworth's motion 10 disagree %i'n ~
se 9elia. .o rennrt was beaten by vote OF IL 70 81
The adverse report was then adop'e" oS '''1 '''O
ing vote ,.,---,-
-AHEARN. AMBLER BofCE: E1:,.I9EN gls p y
cHAHooNb Nb6SXIEf1Y S2IFEff1fY DoTGl.As FEATHEEs9N.
rEETER FOLEY. GRAP3Yv GKWAHHRTrIN " "MCrARREH.
RocHE. MAcK[iEilYv; lYv;zI8AER NAiRi NS6RToN PAKSoNs.
PFiirtHXiIT. KIT RAMsPERGER HI[E IRANAhAN 5.
sr;LiLVAN WAGNER. WllrOH W ii'L1, a. syvOPTH
,,iNCCsXs iHfii.uPHREY KRJM MARSHALL RAiNLS'
THORNTON, WHITE-l"
Senator Sullivan moved to reconsider 'hiS 'n0''o-
f., order to destroy any hope OF the reSur'eo'''''
~ tho hill Senator Ranes moved 10 lay TINS mo
ion on the able and fought for ttle VIII ,,,,
save tho bill for at least TWO or mr. Sniivan's
Grallv consented 70 vote on senator oH.eHH' oH 80
rnotion The bill then killed ny D" 'c'N'' -
the senate to reconsider its action