The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-19

Twenty-Five democrats and one repub-
lican voted for the resolution; twenty-five
republicans and seven democrats voted
against it,
McDermit offered another amendment
providing that the bill should not operate
within 5000 feet of tidewater, but after
ward withdrew it. Cole, republican, spoke
in favor of the bill as it stood.
The railroad grabbers were thoroughly
anxious now. Their agents darted in and
out trying to influence members. The
Speaker detected them and gave the
most stringent orders to stop it. At
tendant Earle, of the mems galleries,
Davis, and Speaker Hudspeth had him
brought to the bar of the House by Ser
geant-at-arms Corish. Earle denied the
charge, but the Speaker administered
what is technically known as reprimand
Mr.. Marsh said he would not vote for
the bill because he could not understand
it and not one of its friends on the floor of
the House attempted to explain it. If it
became a law he did not know where the
railroads would stop. Atlantic City was
the last place in the world where the rail-
roads would think of applying the act
Why didn't the railroads present bill
which would show on its face exactly
what was wanted.
Then Mr.. Marsh became infected with
the prevailing Doodle fever This talk Of
bribery is in measure true" he said; II,
myself, have seen what has led me to be-
lieve that members have been approached
to vote for this bill. !"
Mr.. Gill, republican, made speech for
the bill
Mr. Chambers, republican, made a
speech for the bill
Mr.. Scudder, republican, made speech
for the bill
Mr. Farrell had been suffering from the
Doodle fever all day. He made a speech
against the bill and went on to say that
the Harrison Kearney Consolidation bill
had been defeated by Doodle.
All the Doodle talk had made Speaker
Hudspeth very tired and Farrell's speech
was the last straw. He insisted that Far
rell should make specific charges of brib-
cry before any further business was done.
Mr.. Farrell said he would do so at the
proper time The Speaker insisted that
he should do so at once Finally Mr.. Far
rel admitted that he could not make a
specific charge.
Mr.. O'Neill had read by the Clerk reso-
lutions against the bill adopted by the
Board of Trade of Jersey City. He further
had read letter from Charles S. Furst,
of Newark avenue, protesting against the
bill in behalf of merchants and real estate
owners of Newark avenue.
Mr.. Brown, republican, made a speech
in favor of the bill.
Mr. Feeney said he would vote against
the bill because he did not understand it.
None of the many republican advocates
of the bill were able to explain it.
The vote on the bill was twenty-nine
yeas and twenty-five nays. Thirty-one
votes were necessary to pass it. The vote
is significant. The names in black type
are Republicans. Here is the vote:-
In the affirmative:-Brown, Chambers,
Cheesman, Cole. Davis, Doron, Gill, Go
BILE. Hanse1, Harrington, Harris, Herbert,
Higgins A. A., Higgins G. H., Holt,
Kalisch, Klotz, MCGOWAN, Meeker,
Naughright Norris, Potts, Scudder,
Smith, Trenchard, Trimmer, Ulrich,
Ward, We1ch-29.
In the negative-Bale, Bigelow, Cutter, De
Ronde, Donnelly, Farrell, Feeney, Francois, Hep
penheimer Hudspeth, Kane, Keys, Marsh Mar
tin, McDermit, Mutchler, O'Neill, Patterson,
Price, Schmez, Schroth, Trier, Voorhees, and
Wiedehmayer-
Harris changed his vote to move a
recommendation. The motion was laid
on the table by vote of % to "a. 1t is in
this motion that the danger lies. The bill
was defeated by so small margin that
the Railroad Grabbers believe they VIII be
able to pass it the next time. They are
not downed yet. They need only two
more votes and they expect to get them.