The evening world., 1901-04-23
Assembly Passes the
Measure Giving the
Pennsylvania Roa d
the Right to Grab
West Street - CoIer
and Others Register
Vigorous Oenuncia-
tons.
Especial to TIE Evening worid)
ALBANY. April %

ALBANY. April %
The Assembly to-day passed the In.
famous Raines Bridge bill giving
West street to a private corporation
supposed to be backed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. The light
over tho bill was the most seasation.
al OF tho session and continued until
within hall an hour Of the time fixed
for final adjournment. The vote b.
Oh the bill was passed was IS
to sc.
The Tammany members voted for
the Job in the face OF positive assur-
ance that the city does not want the
measure. They are Assemblymen
nurns. Egan. Honeck. Hyman, Lynn.
iIeister. OConnell. Prince. Reardon.
Sanders. Scanlon, Sullivan and Ull.
man.
The only Republican member from
Manhattan who voted for the Job was
Adler. OF the Eighth District.
Pierce Fisht Against Bill.
Ire nght asains, the measure was ie,,
hv Assemblymnn Fitzgerald. whose re.
markable speech prevented the passaEe
.. tho bill! ins, night. The lobby worked
and toiied all night 20 win votes. Had
Speaker Nixon permitted vot" 70 he
taken last night instead Of forcing an
adjournment. tho hill would have been
beaten. TIE reprtevc granted the lobby
resulted IN their success.
The Speaker himself took command II
the light to !orc.. III" bill AMI worked
on rccalci,ran; members even while the
vote was being taken The lobby was
jubilant over its success.
Tn. debate OYER the measure was ex-
citing. M-ssrs. Fitzgerald. Seymour.
Davis. Lewis. Duross and Frisbie char
actcrtzinS Il as an outrageous steal.
even worse than the Jake Sharp. Rama
10 and Astoria Jobs. which In years
pas, hay. dLsSraced the Legislature.
Who Are the Dummiess
Mr., Bell wanted to know who were
the men back Of the 'iummies' and
what was the real history OF the bill.
Eyery member, he said. knew In his own
heart tina, the measure Was dishonest
one.
Mr.. MORGAN. of Kings. aaid bill! OF
this magnitude should not be railroadei
through the Legislature. Mr.. Davis. OF
New York. said the bill had not I'm.
proved any over Nigh, and should he
beaten. Mr. Everett. OF Putnam
though, the bill was pcrnicious one
and should I've KILLED" Mr.. Duross
urged the House TO oea; the oil. as II
was a great big steal
AFR. Aids defended the bill and :sousht
the question should be left TO the Sow
ernor to decide. He moved the previous
question. The motion was voted down.
Mr. Aids renewed his motion Tor the
previous question. which prevailed. and
the bill was passed.
what the nh Means.
The Kaincs Bridge Bill Is considered
the most important corporation oil
passed by the Legislature In years. It
permits the corporation called the New
York and New jersey bridge Company
i, h. ec &"rth Rilsr rs al Elevated
on Wcs, stree, between FHty.nin;h
stree, and ths BATTERY.
IL provides that the company must
begin work lore May - OF the present
year AMI sp, n at least $1,000 In suta
work durinS the ensuing year. per.
mis- h. crmpJny Ia max" connections
duets with the approaches TO the pro.
posed New York and New Jersey bridge.
|: Is supposed 10 he IN the interest
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and to
provide the drs, step toward permitting
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