The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-23
NEW JERSEY BETRAYED.
Erie Owns the Iealsinture-Two Victories
The Men Whe Betrayed the People.

TRENTON, March 22.-The battle has been
fought, and the Legislature has betrayed the
completed the victory of Erie. The first occurred
in the morning over the bill which repeals the
last years law exempting Erie from the pay
ment of taxes to Jersey City.
The greatest excitement prevailed. Immedi-
ately after the bill had been taken up, Mr.. VAL
entine moved that il be laid over, that the men,
bers might investigate it.
Several speeches were made, when Mr.. VAL
entine asked leave to withdraw his motion, but,
as objections were made the vote on the
motion to strike out the enacting clause was
taken, and the motion not agreed to, as follows
Yeas, %, nays, "a
This would seem to have been against Erie,
but Immediately after came the victery of the
tricksters. Mr.. Valentine moved that the bill
be laid over, which was adopted. The votes,
as follows, show who voted for Erie:-
Yeas-Alcott, Barton, Bradshaw, Doty, Heinisch,
Leslie Martin, Maxwell, Nicholson, O'Brien, Over.
heser, Perkins, Pursell Ripley, Robins, Rulon,
Runyon sanderson, siverthorn, Smith, Thompson,
valentine, Van Riper, voorhees,, c. Wilson, Wooery,
Nays-Anness, Bruere Busch, Canneld, Ooogan
Condt, Dickinson, Fielder Fisher, Grosscup Haght,
Heimlngwsiy i.s aorner Joy, Kcne
Torbert, Warrln H. w. Wilson-25.
Absent Blanche, Houses.
When the vote was announced, and it became
manifest that again had Erie exhibited the
authority 1t has over the Legislature, the excite
ment ran high, and all sorts of denunciations of
the Erie Assemblymen were heard.
An equally bitter fight occupied all the after
noon session. II will be remembered that the
Senate some time ago passed repeater of last
years one penalty act. The repeater went to
the House Judiciary Committee, the majority of
whom subsequently reported substitute which,
instead of depriving Erie of some of its powers,
was really to the benefit of the railroad, and the
minority reported the original Senate bill. This
afternoon the matter came up, the lobbies and
galleries being crowded.
All the speeches were of an earnest and de-
cided character. The friends of Erie did all in
their power to worry their opponents. While
Mr. Niles had the floor, Mr.. Leslie, who had
voted for Erie in the morning, moved 10 adjourn,
but the Speaker refused to put the motion.
Then the lobbies created confusion when speak
ers opposed the majority report, until finally
Mr.. Sanxay called the attention of the chair to
the disorder saying that it seemed like per-
sistent effort to drown the remarks of the
speakers.
Leon Abbott, who is known as one of
Eries lawyers, occupied members seat in the
immediate rear of Mr.. valentine, and frequently
entered into short converse with the latter, who
again championed Erie. The engrossing clerk
of the Senate, James Moore, did all in his
power to disturb the proceedings, purposely
taking to the Assembly, one by one, messages
announcing the passage of bills by the Senate.
Messrs. Niles, Joy, I'll. w. Wilson, and Sanxay
favored the minority report.
Mr.. Wilson denounced it as shame that when
the people of the State apply to the Legislature
for an enforcement of their rights, Erie should
be allowed to stand at the door of the State
House al say, ''Thus far shalt thou go, and no
further" All in vain. motion of Mr.. Valen-
tine to lay the matter on the table was agreed 10
by the following vote-yeas 30, nays 81,