The New York herald., 1870-02-02
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Great Day for the Medical Profession-The
Erie Railway Company Overhauled-The
Fifteenth Amendment Rejected by the
Assembly After Sharp Debate.

Among the bills ordered to third reading In the
Senate yesterday morning was the act authorizing
the Keepers OF as and Of the poor to give
over the dead bodies of inmates to the local physl-
clans for the advancement OF the science OF anatomy
The supplement to the charter OF the Hudson
County Hospital came up on its final passage
Mr.. WOlvert0n opposed it because the mo-
nOpOly known rs the Hudson County Medi-
cal Society were not entrusted with the
appointments OF the physicians. Tho bill vests
this power In the board OF regents specified In the
charter. On motion Of Mr.. Little the bill was laid
over till to-day, when IL viii come up under specia
order. The bill Is good one 1t stands, but the
Hudson County Medical Society desire to have the
power OF excluding all the physicians Jersey City
ana other parts OF Hudson county who do not be-
long to that society. Such privilege to any class
would be most unjust, and the bill therefore Ger.
tain to pass without Amendments
The bill incorporating the State Homeopathic
Society was read third time and passed.
In the Assembly bill was introduced to incorpc-
rate Eclectic the Surgical and Medical College OF New
Jersey granting the rlgnt to the ihcorpOrators to
build . college in Hudson county with a capital OF
$4,000 and sa1 conierIng power to grant diplomas and
FISK PLACED AT THR BAR
Petitions were presented IN the Assembly by
the eXorbtanr charges OF the Erie Railway Company
for freight and passengers, alleging that all they
were Gu 10 CHbT8e WHS 81 VA per ton freight.
and they were charging SO 0o wherefore they prayed
that the leases would be taken from them or that
they be compelled to reduce the rate for freight to
81 O4 ner ton and for passage TO two and a half
cents per mile. On motion the chair appointed
Messrs. Winton, Reid and .Shinn as special COM
mittee on the Erie Railway.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
MI PATTERSON, Of MONMOUTH IRON the Com.
miltee on Federal Relations, reported Joint resou-
tions rejecting the fifteenth amendment.
Mr. BONsALL SAID that the minority of the Com
mittee on Federal Relations hoped that an oppor-
tunty would be granted to them to make report,
and he made a motion to that effect. The House
directed that the minority report should be printed
with the majority report.
ing bill to be read twice on the same day be sus
pended In order to take up these resolutions on their
Mr. BoNsALL hoped the resolution would not be
taken up until the minority report be printed.
:. The House then The BY vote OF 81 to 70, suspended
secynd reading. Mr.. Wilson, OF Essex, moved to
strike out the word rejecr and insert 1.-THE resolu
tlons are hereby ratified" MIR. Wilson then pro-
ceeoed to address the House In favor OF the fifteenth
amendment. He spoke at length after which the
81 TO &c.
The resolutions were then ordered to third read
ingG;r p.rrr0so. ,,.r NOVA. ,,.t =. ,o,
suspended In order TO take up these resolutions
their third reading.
This was objected to on the ground that 1t would
not give the minority an opportunity TO be heard.
Mr.. PATTERSON said that In making these motions
he wished to be distinctly understood that they
OF the minority He was always In favor OF extend
ing the greatest courtesy and latitude to the gentle
men OF the minority, and he believed that was tile
feeling OF the gentlemen Of the same party as nm.
self. The object was simply to geC the resolutions
forwarded, SO that They might come upon their final
passage
The SPEAKER then stated that the bill would be
engrossed, 30 as TO come up for final action tine
afternoon. The motion to suspend the rules was
In the afternoon Mr.. BoNsALL, from the minority
OF the Committee on Federal Relations, presented
fnun nf ffpon a larfr
proportion of cllzens. And in order that the bless
ings Of liberty may be secured "wtn0ut distinction
OF race color or previous servtude,u they recon-
mend the ratification OF the fifteenth amendm ent to
to the constitution of the United States.
the order Of the day being the fifteenth amend
ment the resolution relating to 1t taken up on
It's third reading, Mr.. Clark, OF Sussex, occupying
the char.
Mr. ABBRTT (the Speaker) addressed the House
in reply to the speech delivered py Mr. viii
son. lis reply was directed against the points
which had been advanced by Mr.. Wilson, and he
concluded by saying that one of the greatest obec.
tiOns against the Oil that 1t was an interference
with the rights OF the state.
Mr.. SANxEY (rep.) made strong speech in which
he charged the democratic party with being the
abettors Of the late rebellion and the present enc
mics OF liberty and universal sunrage. He reviewed
Governor Kandolph's message and said that 1t re.
vived the old proscriptive doctrines of Know
Nothingisrn. The vote was then taken and the
amendment rejected by vote OF 81 to II. and the
resolutions were sent to the senate Tor Its
renee therein.
The Following is the resolution as printed
the amennment 10
of the United States known the fifteenth amendment;
l. Be resolved by the Senate and General Assembly OF
the State of New jersey That the Legislature of this
fuse to ray and de hereby reject the amendment tho
constitution Of the United States proposed the third
OF the Forteth Congress- by resolution Of the senate and
House of Representatives of the United States of America,
in congress- assembled to the several State Legislatures said
amendment being in the following words TO wit:
"ARTICLE XIV
"SECTIoN l. The right of citizens OF the United States to
vote shall not be denied abridged by the United States
OF scfvitude.
sEc q The Congress- shall have power enforce this
ticle by appropriate egisation.o
And be resolved That the right regulate suffrage
one OF the reserved rights Of the States, and tho attempt
vest this power In and
Of our present form OF government