The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-07
COOLIES GENTLE VOICE.
1t Is Heard on the Question of Passes
Feeney's Fame Grows.

1t Is Heard on the Question of Passes
Feeney's Fame Grows.
Especial to the jersey City Neacs.l
TRENTON, March 6, 89-Colonel Hep
penheimer arose in the House this morn
ing and demanded why the Stars and
Stripes had not been floating over the
Legislature this year as usual. Speaker
Hudspeth promised to look the matter up.
In the afternoon the reason was plain
enough; the State of New Jersey needs
new f1ag The banner that waved over the
representatives of the people was torn, tat
tered and dimmed as battle flag, and it
had only thirty-eight stars. The colonel
celebrated his victory by wearing a tea
rose on the lapel Of his coat end going to
the show in the evening. The show appre-
ciated the attention.
This afternoon the important matter of
free railroad passes all the year round
took up all the time. If it had not been
necessary for the members to get supper
before going to the show, they would have
been making motions yet. A majority in
favor of passes kept voting down the oppo-
sition until Colonel Heppenheimer sug-
gested it was time to adjourn if they
intended going to the show. Then they
adjourned.
1t was the stormy petrol from Newark,
Frank McDernliti, who brought up the
matter The Committee on Railroads and
Canals reported adversely bill intro
duced by him requiring railroads to trans.
port free State officials and members OF
the Legislature who showed their certifi-
Gates Of election or appointment. A similar
measure passed both Houses two years ago
and was vetoed Mr. McDermitt declared
that it was notorious that last year and
this year members, whose course did not
please the railroad companies, were de-
.nA If All nj tho pn6 Af fha
session, while others received reward in
the shape of an annual pass. Personally
he was willing to pay his fare but he did
not believe in putting such a weapon in
the hands of corporations.
GoBLE. OF OCEAN.
After this point Goble became the feat
ure of the debate, Goble, of Ocean. His
voice is like the roar of the sea, and his
beard like the beard of Time, while in
other respects he resembles the ancient
mariner He rarely has to use telephone,
unless the county in which he is speaking
is an unusually large one. He has served
four terms in the House, and people in
Trenton. He is not lawyer, but he
argued that the railroads had complied
with the law Riker, of Newark, made
fun of his law, and called him the consti-
tutional Chief Justice of Ocean. Goble
called Riker the Demosthenes of Essex,
L
Goble as the Bonus Polonius Air-Tight
Representative from Ocean. . Judge
Ulrich, of Plainfield, intimated that if any
railroad company attempted to put him
off a train because his pass expired with
the session, trouble might be expected.
McDermit wound up the debate in q
speech, in which he said good deal about
Goble and little about the railroads. He
described Goble reading railroad reports
among the sandhills of South Jersey nine
months in the year and coming to Tren-
ton to look after their interests the re-
naming three months, He says" con-
tinued McDermit, that he has not a
picayune interest in any railroad. /
imagined that he must have stock in them
all, for he gives them more attention and
knows more about them and the law than
any director. How valuable he would be
as a lawyer for railroads They employ
the best talent and pay the best prices for
services If he is the man who issues
these passes, let him get up and say so,
ana we will know how to vote"
While McDermit hurled sarcasm, ridi-
cule and insinuations at him Goble sat
with his head bowed and his face as aus
Dermit at last sat down Goble got up, and
in thunderous tones cried:
II call for the ayes and noesl'
A SCENE OF TUMULT.
This unexpected retort made the Assem-
blymen laugh. Then began parliament
ary fight in which motion after motion
was made, and time slipped fruitlessly by.
The House became very disorderly The
doors were locked. Speaker Hudspeth
banged away with his gavel, and mem
bers were routed out OF the cloak rooms.
Feeney, of Hudson county, was marched
to his seat by Sergeant-at-Arms Corish,