New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
TRANSIT BILLS PASSED
NO DEBT LIMIT ACTION.
Measures adopted Not UHsot'sfoc-
torn TO the Corporations.
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rs- Telegraph - TIE Irito7e
Arh.rv Arrii s3-Psrr of the oornire,sf'FlFe
serene Of trarzit legislation desired HE the Pubic
s.sce Commission FOR tee st District PASSED ths
legislature today with astonishing srrcothness.
= hsppens tiat ths particular part Of the scheme
vas satisfactory - the interests which now con
,rol raPia transit il New York CITY Another psrt
Of that scheme q -eeislstion-the amendments 70
THE rutlic ssrr1os commissions law. equalv de-
sired b. -he commission. hut hltterI~ oppose .7T
the ralIrcaa companies and traction inter@sts-vas
practically killed b being sen, n general orders
by A. objectIon q Senator euler.
40 sc-to, -vhzte-er vas taken on the Travis
Lee debt nEelt arnenan7ent, and members OF the
Rules Ccnrulttee practically have abandoned any
preteacs that rhis measure ever Is 10 reach the
Hoe- Alse lsst any slight misrepresentation q
the trend q sentiment IN tho Legislature might
exisr. the senats killed Senator wagner's scent
fare b.M. winch i passed last .esT With 2 Thoop-
and pur the consolidated rzilroad lzv, not vel
o71re % the commissions. Oh the road 10 passage.
y vss 2 grand day fer the common people.
c7-snrsd irrsverent legislator after the tunult
sn6 shouting had died They got everything the
Wall Street transit ranipuls tors wanted. and moth
ing they didn't want
-Four bills errbody The legislation desired by the
tEo Public Service ccrmlssions-the amendments
- the Pubic Service commissions law. giving 70
fhese bodies unnsJa ks bic powers 10 carry the
duties imposed b- law Irrespective 81 red tape or
position % the corpora ors The consolidated rail
read law With fhe ]" per cent provision einina ted,
rAs rapid transit amendments ana the Travis Lee
5sbt irnt smsndr-nt- To fhs fst district conrni=-
slc- TWO cf TheEe measures were essential 20 =
tUPeristi7e degree. The Public Service -1sw amend
F1e7ts would gre that body unques-ionahIe power
over the transfer situation. and patch mp several
weak spots IN existing lsw whore the corporations
"ere about kick holes into il, defvfng the COM
Halssi9ns orders bv Ions draw out court proceed
izss- The Tra-is- Lee debt limit amendment was
DESIRED To furnish city funds fer new s,ihv-avs
To supplement these two measures and induce
private capital % enter the subway field the Travis
Robinson hi vas introduced by the commission.
i iet d9--a the bars ct the rapid transit law
considerable cffs~irE irdetermnste franchises up
- 1fy sesTs, though IRE cirv might hi- in sub
~srs after ten wears 81 assessed valuation. and p
FroTfsic1 vsE made whereby tf-z would revert n
'ae city 81 TIE end of the franchise term without
cost fo 80 municipality through an amortization
serene Provision also was rnade fof assessment
EuhvaTs This bili was satisfactory n Wall
'Ntrest bat the Public Service Commission desired
T. oaly supplement - tie debt Iirqir amend
rnent Chairman vfllccz. - hearing on the
TraFis-Lse amendment. declared the commission
wanted that legislation SO that private capital
mould not be II position % blackjack the city
into granting terms favorable - cartaL bat vt
terlv unjust 20 the tsxpayers
1hls Robinson bill was on the Assembly cslsnda-
rms ns-n1ng. = csre uP for passage. but As
Esr-blz-zan &cSrsth. ef New Tork objected 10 ac-
taz On = until .-e York City rnaI hers we're
present He withdrew his ohiecton, though ana
~'.thopt one ~cte in opposition the measure vas
raised Il "ss sent over 70 the Senate. and there
Vas suhsututed Ger Senator Traviss bIli Identical
rtth i There wes sonls slight misunderstanding
Ehcut the emergency message obtained YESTERDAY
- Ssnztor Travis for his measure. but this 7as
sraootEed CT When i vas found the Robinson bill
lad been printed the requisite number of davs
The-sppon that hin Tss PASSED hy votA Of
- 70 q
short tilne after thst Senator Davis. chairman
~ the judiciary Conrraittse presented The report
80 -ast boy. n which we're the consolidated ran
Fesd Law and the Public se=r4cs law a-nendr7 ents
fhe ratlresd Law went the order of AnaI passage
without oojec1fcI + refains al The provisions
which the ra5lroad comparies believe are favorable
- then. including -hs u rer cent rront clause
Ths Public servlcs lev amendments were recon-
-esnded for advancement 70 the order o4 final
passage Senator Cullen n Rreeklv- Objected
Ezd tbs hil referred 20 the co-a-.lrtee Of tbs
~ho!e Al this stsge q tbs legislative session tbs
general o-ce-s calender IS known as the 'rnorgue'
spa there IS hardly surer way n kiI bin than
to send i u ths committee ot the whole Senator
Culleh sa!6 - too this a-ticr because neither Sen
Stor NcCs-ren nor Senator Grady was rresent %
sse ths hin This measure can b Put on the or
Ter ct Ensl passage roT enl- by unanimous cen-
Fsnt-a Thing alulsst Impossible 70 obtain IN The
oirc1-nstaHces-o- y z1spszding ths JULES ef tbs
ssDste ana taking II II cut Il its regular crder.
This cearFs IS hsjns considered by IT'S friends
Senator wagner Gene Island 1ve cent fare bill
vas rur vote E1theur : 7-o-5 cs debate and the
Manhattan Senator watched fc- itz passase Nth 4
pleased s-rile eleEsrt~s vote sUccse5sd negat tive
vets al cewn Tbs list H-hsn his Mans vas called
%r Wag-s- tr.sd lzst appeal tc. his measure
7 has ~ i3es here was -1!s opposition 70 The
hil.' hs SAID 7: rad theught there 7as snr
tGsh feeling r-~er should have lsr II 90 70 -o-s
toazy Tbs Ss2ste must remember thar this is the
sane a-l rasSe1 T. This Ec1se and tas Assemble
lsst yeat 5st Senator Hagre- cculdn', ss4ra -
grasp tEs ts@s hat tlrres and legislative sentiment
r$EaE6-ls ccrlersIis- hating" had changed white
BE friends 2zd ne Ns- York rnenbsrs dla -..-.-
hess tts Esas7-s fsi3sd Of passage The vore being
p - ! The pro-corporarion feeling This -ez-
-IIled =
Tbs TrsTis-L Lee dsbe }iz-i- a-eendnle-r see-7s
eh-cEetorz-sc = -s Rules C1ryairtes ard members
~ that eo1F smile Pattsr=iy ana pityingv pshen anv
'EsaiEy IS mads regarding ms likelihood of It's being
reported Despite ths tact thar the Senate to-dav
Ptsss1 four q NJ Me-rtt's "Cassidy corr..,,irtee
hills sztegua-dinE EeV York CITY bpnd lss.ss raA
h1l-ss Cor-2-rtse s-A refuses re release its roor
priso7sr. ara about ali Pretenoe regarding the Ner
ri-t bills has hesn ercppeS