New-York tribune., 1873-02-18

| PASSAGE OF TIE AhIl-hOhOFOLI BILL bf Ihb
AssEMBLY-THE SENATE PASS THE MONOPOLY
BILL AS ITS CHECKMArE-AN UNLAWFUL
PRoCEEDING-POPULAR INDIGNATION.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuEEl
TRENTON Feb. I7-It il said that for over 30
years there has not been such interest manifested
in legislation in this State was displayed here to-
night Crowds of people from every quarter
thronged the hotels, and the galleries in both
Houses were packed almost 10 suffocation long be-
fore the session began. In the Senate, after the
achievement of Thursday, the monopolists we're IN
no hurry, and dad not call for third reading Of
their bogus railroad BILL but occupied their time in
reading small acts, and passed to third reading
the bill validating the contract between the New
Jersey Railroad and Canal Company and the Penn
| sylvania Railroad.
In the House, after the introduction Of several
bills of merely local interest including one for
horse railroad from the Hudson TO the Hackensack
Mr. LetsOn moved TO take up the bill for the through
railroad between Philadelphia and New-YOrk Mr.
Hill Of Essex wanted to know if the bill could be
taken ont of its regular order. The Speaker put the
question and the motion was carried. The Speaker
then ordered the floor 10 be cleared of all outsiders
and the doors locked before the reading Of the bill
began. The roll was called and all answered TO
their names except Mr.. Cox of Burlington.
Mr.. Ward Of Sussex then took the floor and de-
nounced the bill and the corpOrators named in IT,
declaring that the whole thing was blackmalling
arrangement engineered by Col Hamilton and
other Stauhope men. He was replied to by Messrs.
Letson of Mddlesex, Garfield of Morris, and Hobart
of Passaic each Of whom warmly defended the bill,
and alleged that Mr.. Wards statements were nm
founded Mr. Letson saying that Mr.. Ward knew
himself that his allegations were untrue.
Speaker Fisher explained his vote, saying he was
glad 10 avail himself of the opportunity TO remove
all fears from the minds of his constituents that
he was in favor of monopoly he would vote for the
bill Mr. Lindsay also explained his vote, saying he
would prove recreant TO his constituency and false
10 New-Jersey if he did not vote for the bill. Mr..
Patterson Of Monmouth denounced the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company as the most gigantic monop-
oily under the sun. Mr. A. j. Smith Of Mercer SAID
be had been callediby the press monopolist but he
would pronounce the charge false by voting for the
bin
AS each of these declarations were made there was
applause in the galleries, and it was almost mpos-
sible for the Speaker keep order After the long
reading OF the biI the vote taken with the fol-
lowing result:
YEAs-Messrs. J. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldwin. Bar
ton, Budd, Campbell, Garfield. Cavilier Cole, Doremus
pock Howell. Jones, LetsOn, Lindsay, Lufberry Mack
net, Marter. MoDanolds, Mckinley Morrow, Mutcnier
Patterson Ryder, Scheuck Smalley, A. j. Smith, A. W.
smith, sproul, Thompson, Wandle Washburn, Wilde
Wllletts, Worthing gtOn-41.
NAYs-Messrs. J. J. Anderson. Barnes, Carpenter
Carse. Cooley, Farrier, Foreman, Hemingway Hll,
Hopper, Iszard, Leaning, Lee Pympton, heardon,
Schultz Ward Whiticar-ls.
Messrs. Campbell Cole and Thompson voted first
against the bill but afterward changed their votes
for the purpose Of reconsideration, and an attempt
at filibusterng tomorrow, but Mr.. Letson having
overheard a remark TO that effect from Mr.. Cole
moved a reconsideration, charging Cole with the
words he had heard. There was some confusion
and motions for adjournment from the opponents of
the bill bur il was reconsidered and passed There
was cheer after cheer in the galleries when the
Speaker announced the bill passed.
At II o'clock tonight, the Senate-when the
galleries were clear and the people had gone home
took up the Monopoly Railroad bill and passed IT,
notwithstanding il proved that it had not been
properly advertised. The vote
Yeas-Beesley, Edsa Hopkins, Trick, Jarrard, Ly-
decker, Mcpherson, Moore, Newkirk, sewell, shep-
pard-i1. -,
Nays-Banehart. Cornish, Cutler. HaveDs, HendTick
son Hewitt, Stone, Williams, WO0d-9.
President Taylor declined to vote. The advertise
ment under which the Senate passed the bill was
one inserted by Congressman Forker for another
road It was not published six weeks before the
meeting of the Legislature. as required by law.
There is great excitement here. and everybody is
denounoing the Senators, who, II is alleged were
afraid to pass the bill when the people were IN the
Capitol