Year: 1875

AADh4N


THE RAPID TRANSIT BILL PASSES THE


ASSEMBLY.


THE GENERAL RAPID TRANSIT BILL. REPORTED BACK


FROM THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE, WITH AMEND


MESrs AND PASSED BY A VOTE OF 73 TO 81


SPEECHES IN FAVOR AND IN OPPOSITION.
lrnoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rhrDuNE'l
ALBANY, May 12.-There was nm apparent
hitch plans of horse lobby this morning on
the Senate Rapid Transit bill which the Assembly unay
passed. II well understood this morning that
an arrangement had been entered into to Kill
the bill which was reported back from the
Railroad Committee Immediately after the read
ing of the Mayors memorial on the subject The Dill
O. reported back, contained substantially the amend
ments which offered last night by Gen. Hustled and
voted down unsuccessful attempt made to send
bill back with instructions to strike out these amend
ments On the final vote, the members controlled by
the lobby split of on both sides Many attempted to
the recording of their and their votes were
only ELECTED by the demands Of Mr. Waehner from the
chair while number left the chamber altogether Iher
evident dsorganization accounted for by some on
the ground that OF Gen. Husteds amendments had
made the bill desirable for the Greenwich Street
and that this diversion was In favor
OF that line.


The amendments made by the Railroad Committee
four number. The first TO add Subdivisions
and the first section, in which the powers OF the
Commissioners of Rapid Transit are defined.


The first these additions Of course, to provide
the of the elevated railway to the Forty
secondst depot the second TO prevent the construction
any road elevated surface any route already
occupied by any other road The second and
third amendments merely provisions that the con-
sent OF should be obtained provided
for by Constitution The fourth and perhaps most
important, amendment of the sixth Section re-
moving the senates that there should be no
Yffx-ni ninfh- hig
ton amended as TO forbid the construction OF sucn
a road on Fourth-ave above Forty-second-st


Gen. Hustled explained the amendments az designed
70 meet constitutional objections the bill and to open
Fourtbave. rapid transit road. He urged inc pas
sage of the only that would give New
York the rapid greatly needed and made the
somewhat significant announcement that Commodore
Vanderbilt had Withdrawn his objections to the bill
leaving on the minds his hearers the impression that
Mr. Vanderbilt was a coordinate branch OF the State
Government.


Mr. DAILY said that he believed the bill had been recon-
mitted, amend it TO meet constitutional points,
but to make IL conform wishes Of certain persons
IL was suspicious enough this question Of vital in
NcwYork should always be left TO be over
whcmed by the confusion and turmoil of the closing
The bill could not pass the Senate
IN this shape. He willing 10 admit however, that
he was not much in favor OF rapid transit bill His
could be much benefited by it, and he did
not think it the burden of taxation at
this time At all events. he hoped the amendments
would he voted down, inasmuch as il was understood
that all the avenues should be excluded.


Mr.. Thomas c. Campbell moved 10 recommit, with
instructions strike all the amendments, and ap-
peaed the House TO pass the I'LL without amendment
Gen Hustled urged that rapid transit road on Fourth
ave was greatly needed, and the persons who were
opposed TO a road that had withdrawn their
opposition there why the amendment
should be made. He in favor of the BILL whether
amended or not but wanted the amendments also.


Mr waehner gave it his opinion that an elevated
road between the tracks OF existing roads the only
feasible plan and also favored the original bill


Mr Dcssar charged that there powerful lobby at
work to defeat the which had been approved by the
Mayor and Common Council of the City of New-Yorli
and desired by the people On hs motion the pre-
viOus question ordered.


Mr Campbes motion lost by vote OF 45, 10 d. a
majority of the lobby members voting It, AT this
time break in their ranks began to show ITSELF how
ever and the vote showed divided front On the
motion 10 rccommit, Gen Hustled and Mr. Warner Miller
made strong speeches in opposition, as well as Mr.
Prince said he did not favor the bill because
II was unconstitutional and characterized ii fraud
and delusiOn.


On the vote on the bill itself several members ex-
planned their positions. Mr.. Thomas c. Campbell said he
would not against bill that might secure route
for rapid road and although he did not prefer
the bill would vote Yea. MI Costigan in voting in the
pegatye said he did in defense OF the handsomest
street in his district, West Thirty fourh-s through
which bv one Of the amendments TO the BILL it would
he competent for the Greenwich Elevated Railroad
70 continue it's hideous structure TO Fourth-ave


Mr. DAILY was opposed TO the bill as it now stood.
"New-York" said he Indignantly, need never hope for
q practical scheme Of rapid transit so long as sub
seyvent Legislature is willing obey the dicum OF soul
less corporations" He voted in the negative.


Gen Hustled warned the members that the eyes of the
people of the City Of SewYOrk and the argus eyes OF
the press OF that city upon the vote on TINS DILL
I say 10 the gentlemen Of this House said he that
he who votes on this floor against rapid transit VIII be
ret down among who oppose the advancement OF
NewYork City You cannot afford to vote against this
bill. 1t is the only royal road 10 rapid transit" =
Mr. Prince said he would have preferred not
No consistent advocate OF rapid transit he would stutiy
himself by voting for this bill, which would prevent all
rapid transit This bill proposed to create monopoly
greater than the Marshland Company, which was re-
peed the other night greater than the South Sea Com
pany greater the Louisiana Company. There was
never before, in any bill, section IKE Sec
ton 5 OF this BILL in which the corpora
lion granted all such powers and privileges may be
necessary or desirable" honest could vote for
The bill DO man in favor Of rapid transit could vote for
II. whether amended not man who had taken an
oath 10 support the Constitution could vote for so un
constitutional


Mr. Seward said that members had Justly said In
times past that the New-York members did not get
rapid transit because they always divided 10
plans. The Constitution had changed that and
they were divided as 10 systems. The only 10 get
rapid transit TO for any measure that prom
ised TO give IL. He therefore voted Yea The bill was
carried by the following Republicans in Italics
democratic In Romanl


5aSSe9' fs"iGner GsnSsiS GsSrd' ssstsTss shisnrs
sssfdsiey, Gpsen. ss%fs, ssSJs1 shal snsInAn'