New-York tribune., 1873-03-20
NEW JERSEY REDEEMED.

JOTCING OF THE PEOPLE.
fFROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIB TRBUNHl
TRENTON, March l9-Tho people of New-Jersey
won great victory, to-day, in the Assembly. When
the reports Of the committees were called for this
morning Mr.. Wilets, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported adversely on the Senate honop-
oly Railroad bill. Mr.. Garfield moved that the re-
port of the Committee be concuTed in. hr. Carso
hoped the motion would not prevail, and moved to
Law il on the table and called for the Yeas and Nays
The Speaker ordered the floor cleared of all out
sders and the doors locked call of tho members
was made and only two-Messrs. Barnes and Cooley
found TO be absent Mr.. Ward wanted the bill put
on its second reading, and made motion to that
effect.
The Speaker ruled that Mr.. Canfelds motion had
precedence Mr. Carse said he could not see any
good reason why the bill should not come before the
House. Mr. Garfield said it was a fraud. Ii the bill
came before the House he would move to change tho
title TO an Act TO steal Railroad" Mr. Ward de-
Tended the BILL and said it the best railroad act
ever offered to this Legislature. The State OF New
Jersey is great highway, lying between the East
and the West and she requires more lines Of public
traffic across the State. The people required thi5
road. Mr.. McDanolds called the attention of the
Speaker 70 a lobbyist on the floor, whom lie pointed
out as that man with red head"
Mr. Letson wished to inform the House on one
fact He said that the Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany never intended to build a road by way Of
Bound Brook because ii is not ii direct line across
the State and it is eight miles longer to 20 by that
route from Philadelphia to New-York. But the
people want to build road by way Of Bound Brook,
in order to avoid the distractions and delays from
bridges over the canals of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. He claimed if the Pennsylvania Company
had any honest intention OF building road they
would not select this route. They wanted this bill
simply for the purpose of preventing the construc-
ton of any railroad by way of Bound Brook.
Mr. Ryder favored the bogus BIZ. He said that he
knew it was a matter Of sadness that bill 20 en-
Enthusiastically passed here the other day should bo
killed in the Senate. But we want the traffic, and
let us build this road. Because" said he, we
stubbed our toes, why should we cry 7" Mr. Patter-
son said that he saw the work of Col Scott in every
line of the bill the people demanded a competing
line let us obey the people; that is what we came
here for that is what we promised our constituents
to do.
Mr.. Ward made another effort 20 defend the bin.
and claimed that it was a good one. Mr. Carse fol-
lowed in long and rather ingenious speech IN favor
of the bill He said that it was stated that TINS Is
Chinese copy of the other bill he could show entire
sections taken from old charters. great deal con-
tnued Mr. Carse is said of Col Scott, but the great
genius and ability of Col Scott were seen all over
the country. He cOntended that the bill was IN
tended for competing road Mr.. Patterson sald that
if that was the meaning of competition ne dld not
understand the English language. Mr. BALDWIN sald
that be had an abiding faith in the Declaration
of Independence. as Charles Sumner construed II,
which was, equality of all before the law. 1t has
been the pride of Jerseymen that We are all equal
before the law
The corporators IN both the railroad bills were no
doubt gentemen-substantial gentlemen. But We
have law on our statute books which requires that
all charters asked for should be accompanied by
proper notice of publication; tins is the law; we
are law-abiding people, it is our pride that we
are such; as long as we have law on our statute
books we must obey it, all men arc equal before tho
law fit was poor mans BILL ii It was n working
mans BILL unaccompanied by the proper notice or
publication, there would be no argument made in IT'S
favor; there would be no hesitancy to summarily
reject it, we want proof that would be good TO tho
minds of jury as to the proper notice in the news
papers of this BILL that proof is not before the Com
mittee.
Mr.. Willets said that the people Of New-Jcrsey
want a competing road that is their demand and
we must meet it. The Yeas and Nays were taken,
and the adverse report of the Committee on the
bill sustained follows:
Yeas-Messrs. T. Anderson, Arrnstrone, Baldwin, Bor
ton, Budd Caned C3rRe9teL TIsgt o ISE n i," 'u
Ietson, Lndsay. Marter, McDan6l3s Mckinley. Nor
row, Mutchlsr Patterson Scheuch, a. 81. o"In' A. ".
smith, thompson "aahDuIu' "I--' "''''' "''''iN"
Tqys-Messrs j. ]. Anderson, Campbell, Carsc, Cole,
DorreII, EIridge Farrier, Foreman, Gagda, ncmmius
way, Iiill, Hopper Iszard, Leaming Lee, LufD,rry,
Iacknet, Plympton, Rearion, Ryder schuzc suali'y,
sprou, Wandle, Ward, WEitcar--j
Mr. Gaede explained his vote saying he was op'
posed to monopoly, but in favor Of the bill coming
before the House. Mr. Schultze sail after the vote
was announced that ho held the same ground rs Mr..
Gaede. Indeed, after the bill was killed there were
many members who wished they had voted on tho
popular side. But they were in doubt-that was all
There was great conmotion in the galleries but the
Speaker maintained sIict ORDER aud the ecOngratula
tions were all held in the Railways. The members
who voted against the bill TO DO serenaded to-
night. and have a supper at one of the hotels. \
salute of 100 guns was fired in the evening.
This virtually .ends the railroad fighting. The
General Railroad law will doubtless pass tomorrow
in the Senate and be sent back to the House for
currence in the amendments.
In looking over the above vote, it viii be seen
that monopoly is losing its grip in its old strong
hold. Messrs Borton, Cox, Marter, and Thompson
all of Burlington, voted against monopoly as did
Cavileer of Atlantic Wilde and Willcts of CUnber-
land and Schultze -of Ocean expressed himself as
above stated. There was hardly any business done
in the Senate during the forenoon nearly half the
members being on the Assembly floor, listening 10
the debate and anxiously waiting the result.
The Speaker announced MessTs. Worthington,
Morrow Schultze Carse, and IIill as the Committee
to investigate the charges of corrupt influences used
among the members of the Legislature
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