The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-20
Senator Gardner's FactiouS
Opposition to a Scheme
to Benefit Hoboken.
VOORHEES, ONSLAUGHT ON LABOR
A Wild TRADE Apropos Of Kane's
Union Bill---Congressional Re-
apportionment.
Especial to the Jersey city Ne,os.l

Especial to the Jersey City Ne,vsl
TRENTON, April 10, 1885, The republi
can Senators gave further proof today of
the attitude of their party toward the
people. The republican Assemblymen
fought hard to pass a gigantic grab for
the benefit of the railroad corporations.
The Senators went step further They
fought hard to prevent little grant for
the benefit of the people.
The measure under consideration was
Assemblyman Fagan's bill relating to the
water front of Stevens Park in Hoboken.
1t provides that the Riparian Commits
sioners may convey the riparian rights to
the city for the nominal sum of ST. The
park was gift to the city from the
Stevens estate The purpose of the bill is
to prevent the beauty and the attractions
of the park from being destroyed by the
construction of piers in front of it. If
the land ceases to be used for park pur-
purposes the riparian rights revert to the
commissioners.
Senator Edwards was greatly surprised
when Senator Gardner got up and made a
speech against the bill. He had no idea
that measure so purely for the benefit of
the public would meet with opposition.
Senator Gardner's argument was that the
matter was merely one of dollars and
cents; that the city of Hoboken should be
treated in the matter just as an individual,
and that the public character of the grant
should be totally disregarded.
Senator Edwards made a careful argu-
g., of - 4 4ol
that the proceeds of the sale of the riparian
rights would go to the School Fund.- that
nine-tenths of the School Fund had been
contributed by Hudson county, and that it
did not seem unreasonable to ask that 260
feet of water front should be devoted to
the public good when twenty six miles OF
water front in Hudson county had been
sold for the benefit of the School Fund.
eff this had been measure for the
benefit of some railroad" Senator
Edwards added s'instead of being for the
benefit of the people, it would receive
the votes of the republican Senators quick
enough
against the bill, which waspassed entirely
by democratic votes.
NOT FRIENDLY TO LABOR.
The republicans in the House showed
tonight that they were not as friendly to
labor organizations as they are to railroad
corporations. When Kane's bill making
it unlawful to exact pledges from en-
ployees not to join labor organizations was
called up Mr.! Voorhees,, the republican
leader, made speech against it and ac-
cused Mr.. Feeney of soliciting votes for 1T
on the ground that 1t was good demo-
cratic measure. In TRADE against labor
organizations he referred to the recent
railroad strike in New York.
''Were not the demands of the men
iust?" asked Mr.. Kane. the Knight of
Labor from New Brunswick.
s'Their leaders, Mr.. Voorhees, replied,
s'were about as dishonest and contempt
ible men as could be found"
discussion of this bill, Colonel Heppen-
heimer, the democratic leader. said,
"till MIR. Voorhees, arose, and with
the astuteness for which he is
celebrated, injected politics in the
debate for the purpose of killing the bill.
I accept the gage which he has thrown
down, and say now it is useless, as it has
always been, for labor to knock on the
door of a Republican legislature for any
recognition. am very sorry that in this
slim house the Republican leader has
seen fit to resort to such a plan to kill the
bill. No employer has the right to exact
any such pledge"
Mr. Feeney said:-"We are legislating
for the great mass of the people of the
State and the laboring people are en-
LllleQ TO prOCectlOQ.'
Thirty-one votes were cast for the bill.
Then Klotz and Trimmer changed their
votes from aye to no, thus killing the bill.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNMENT.
One of the most important bills of the
session is practically dead, as far as can
ing out the republican gerrymander
of the Congressional districts, from
the Union, as well as Of the
State, has been suffering for years. The
national Importance OF the bill is shown
political complexion of the new House Of
Representatives might be different and
the last House might not have deemed it
advisable to admit the four new States,
giving increased strength to the Repub-
1ican party at Washington.
The. great hitch over the bill is in the
Fourth district. Last year the demo-
cratic candidate was elected by plurality
of ~, and on the same basis under the
Naughright scheme, the plurality would
tses se about small po sres IS calculated sus as
entirely to local differences, and with
united Democracy the plurality would be
about 4000 The leaders in the districts
prefer to increase the plurality by adding
Democratic strongholds which belong to
other districts, instead of composing their
quarrels, and for this reason the Demo-
cratic Senators cannot pass the bill as it
stands.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
differences could be wiped out If there
was more time in which to talk them
over; but with final adjournment tomor-
row, there is not much chance of the bill
passing The Republicans will, therefore.
3 enjoy their advantage another year.
The Hamilton County Ghost.
Especial to the Jersey Cify Netrsl
TRENTON, April 10, 1889. The ghost of
Hamilton county continued to stalk about
the State House today just as If it were
real. live bill. A remarkable exhibition
Of spiritualism was given in the Senate
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