New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-22
NEW,.JERSEY.

ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR THE MONOPOLGsTS -
CHARGE or BRIBERY AGAINST A PENNsYL-
vANIA LOBBYIsT-ON WHICH SIDE Is THE
SENATE p FIFTEEN CASES OF POLITICAL
SUICIDE.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIiB TRIBUNE
TRENTON, March elf the Senate will take
its stand in favor of NewJersey interests and maintain
il firmly the Assembly, did yesterday, and again
day, the long Of railroad monopoly will be
removed. From the time the Philadelphia and New
York Railroad bill passed the Assembly yesterday morn
ing, till the session opened this morning the Pennsyva-
mia lobbyists worked without cessation to secure votes
enough for reconsideration is asserted that money
freely used and member Of the Assembly Is will
ling to make affidavit that he offered $50 for his
vote At the opening OF the session the Pennsylvania
declared that they had secured "a votes for
sideratioD and that the hill would be killed An unusual
quiet peryaded the Assembly Chamber, and the galleries
crowded with interested spectators. The friends
OF the bill were waiting, quietly to see who
OF their friends had changed position far
to move reconsideration. No ono surprised
when Mr. Carse Of Camden and made the expected
motion. Mr.. Garfield said he understood that the bill
had been sent to the Senate and asked If motion to
consider in order The Speaker decided that 1t
Mr.. Rogers asked for call of the House. which WIS
taken and all except five members found to be present
Mr. Garfield asked that explain why tho bill
to be recalled Mr. said he had been requested by
both parties interested 10 have the bill recalled In order
that the vested rights of all parties concerned might he
stated and the bill discussed Mr. Garfield replied that
if the bill was improper one the Senate was the best
place in which to treat it, Mr.. Fisher OF New Brunswok
thought if anyone had right to ask for reconsdera
on il was the gentleman who had the bill in charge.
and he knew gent eman had asked Mr. Carse not to
make such q motion. Mr.. B0rton said he had intro
duced the bill and taken charge of It, and had that morn
ing requested Mr. Carse not TO reconsideration.
motion TO lay the motion TO reconsider the table
lost and then the vote reconsideration was taken
and lost follows:
Yeas-Anderson Csre Doren Ducher Rarer Hsish ench.
Mrtn Middleton MahIer OMEN Miles, Pivrnptcn Rssrdon
SsTshsponson Borton Bourquu Gnseii Cvce G,e'e
HocOmbe L Magnet M9 rnS a'p sTsT SsS
Thompson TOrbct. wauie wlets, Wilde willams-@
The following is list of those who changed from their
position OF yesterday and voted for reconsideration:
Carse Dore butcher Hagh Hensch Hemingway LesOu, Luf
berry, Miles, Plympton. Ssnderson-iO
six members who absent yesterday also voted
with the nonoposts making 6 whom the lobbyists
had converted in night 1t is asserted that several
OF those fer a reconsideration would not have
voted against the bill had it again for PASSAGE
Soon after the vote announced MI Let
son asked unanimous consent TO have MS vote
changed 10 the negative on the gr0nnd that
he had voted under a misrepresentation; he had
been consistent supporter Of free railroads. and he
wished to stand before the State He supposed the
friends of the bill would vote to reconsider aud then
psss il again The friends OF the bill satisfied that
Mr.. Lessons intent was right.
When the result announced tho suppressed feel-
ings of the OF the Assembly found vent In
spontaneous burst of applause which was taken up by
the galleries, and vigorous rapDng of the Speakers
to produce silence The friends OF
the bill complain bitterly OF the partisan spirit displayed
by Speaker Miles, declare that he did all he could by
his rulings defeat the bill The result completely Dis
comted the monopoly agents, and they were not seen
about the State House again during the day. The men
who suddenly turned about said by all persons to
have committed political suicide since the popular SEN
timent throughout the State is against the foreign
monopoly.
Specializing TO what the Senate Will do IN now the
absorbing topic of conversation. The more general
belief that the bill will pass. since every man
who votes against IL goes political destruction
The Assembly spent the afternoon session In tedious
discussion of the bill TO repeal the Passaic County
Drainage b which finally passed to third reading
The Senate passed Mr. McKnlays supplementary bill to
the Charter of Elizabeth. by vote of ~ to-.
Joseph Pycraft publishes letter denying Marshal
Plnmes statement that he voluntarily gave the latter
s and reiteraes the charges contained In hi. affidavit
He asks make his statement in the form OF
An affidavit, instead OF a mere letter.