The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-02-27
New Jersey Legislature

Duf1hg the past week tils D0dq I
have been acting on many bills. On
Wednesday the Somerset and Huntel-
don Farmers Railroad was taken up
on its third reading The following
are he proceedings:
The Hon then took mp the hill to
incorporate the Hunterdon aud Somer-
set Farmers Railroad.
Mr. benson said when this b II was
introduced, it contemplated road
from a point named in Hnnterdon
county, to Milestone. and also two
branches from East Amwell, and from
some point in Mercer, near Penning-
ton. The bill in that shape, he be-
i lieved, met with the favor Of the House,
bat yesterday it had been reconlnitted
and greatly changed He therefore,
moved that the bill he indefinitely
postponed. 6s,m * .
Mr.. Tnt!le said he should like to
know what reasons coald be given in
favor of this. motion.
Mr.. Patterson opposed the motion
He did not Ike this way Of smothering
a bin. lie had not made up his mind
how he shonld vote npon it. bnt he
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wanted il to have a fair chance. If
it was for the accommodation Of the
Farmers of Hnnterdon, and would not
infringe upon the exclusive rights Of
the Joint Companies, he should vote
for ii.
Mr. benson said that The Milestone
Company had now The power to ex
tend their road 10 Hnnterdon County
aud if they were SO very anxious TO
accommodate the people, why do they
not build it a.
Mr. futile said thai it was no sniff
eient argument to say that the Joint
| Companies might choose to withhold
Of their own motion the revenue due
I the State. 1t was not for them to say
whether they would pay or -not-they
were not the Judges lie thought
this bill onght to pass to third read
ing and he hoped it would.
hIr. Milford was for accommo-
dating the farmers, bnt he should not
vote for this bill The bill originally
provided for travellers to farming dis
tricts, but this had been stricken out,
and now it appears in new shape
One of the objections to this bill was
that it proposed to legislate for 1869.
He thought it would be time to deal
with that subject when the time ca nc.
Mr.. Randolph said that if every
member did not fully understand t. is
question, he should oppose this post
ponement; but snch was not the ease
the bill had been discussed for weeks
past in every bar-room. and every man
had his mind fully made np-the is
sue had as well be met, first as last.
Mr.. benson wished to ask The gen
tleman from Passaic, (Mr. Tuttle)
who possessed so much love for the
farmers, what he proposed to do for
those farmers, cut off by striking out
the provisions for travellers
Mr.. Tuttle said that the friends of
this motion of postponement assumed
that it was to violate the privileges of
the Joint Companies. The bill pro-
vides expressly and in the clearest
language, that this shall not be used
as part of a competing road, and no
man could say shat this road would
compete with the G. & A r. r. with
ont further legislation The bill bears
10 every line the impress of the hon.
esty and enterprise of the farmers of
New Jersey. If farmers had not the
right to construct road to carry their
products to market, let us try to set
tie il in candid and fair manner, and
not smother itby denying a full dis
onSciop On tic raopito
Mr. Pope-from a pamphlet laid on
our desks, think this does not look
much like Farmers road but like
John 2. Jackson's. ~ hope this
'ere won't PREVAIL
Mr. Randolph said that Hunterdon
was well supplied with railway facili-
tiles. No part Of the county was
more than eight miles distant from
railroad. Now, is there connty in
New Jersey more happily situated
than Hunterdon This Milestone r.
R. Co. had won the right, by a sup
plement, to extend their road on a
line parallel with this proposed road,
to bennington. This road can be
builtEif the farmers of Hunterdoa wonld
subscribe to the road already char
tered as it is said they are TO this new
road, he thought he could say that
they could have their road. He should
vote for postponement because a road
was already chartered, and there must
be some other covert reason for this
road to the Delaware This proposed
road is for no other purpose than to