The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20
THAT AWFUL EXCISE BILL.
1t Makes no End of Trouble, but
Republican Senators Con-
elude to Let 1t Go.
REDISTRICTING ALL RIGHT
Vhe Governors Nominees for the
Tax aud other Commissions
Confirmed.
Speeial b the Jerseu cilg Melcs.

TRENTON, March 20, 1S91.-The Cover
nor signed the Tax bill last night, and
this morning he sent in the following
nominations
TAX CosfAussIoSERs-Ch c. Black
of Hudson, Albert II. Slape Of Salem, and
Theodore p HOPPER of Warren.
JUDGE COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS.
-JohnW Bogert of Bergen.
COMMISSIONERS TO REVISE TOWNSHIP
LAws-Abram d. Campbell Of Bergen,
George Pace of Somerset. Jacob G. Hen
Erickson of Burlington.
WORLDS FAIR CoSnnssIoNERs-Ed Edward
Bottle of Camden, Walter Lenox of Mer-
Ger, Willard f. Ross of Middlesex, Peter
E Swartzeller of Warren. David Dood of
Essex, Garret A. Hobart of Passaic; Peter
Hauck of Hudson, John G. smock of
Mercer.
All were confirmed.
WILL THEY ADJOURN?
Speaker Bergen says sine die adjourn
fnent will most certainly occur this after
noon. Senator Cranmer says the Repub-
lican Senators will offer no objection to q
suspension of the rules for the passage Of
the redistricting bill, because nothing
could be gained. and anyhow the Dill
could be passed tomorrow. But new
predIcament has arisen.
The Methodist Conference has just had
petition presented against the passage
of the County Excise Board bill, and
Senator Carter will object to suspension
of the rules for It's passage today. This
will necessarily postpone final adjour n
ment until tomorrow, as the Democrats
are determined that the bill must become
a law.
Petitions from the conference will also
11er aUafnGt the of ali
bills for the benefit OF gamblers or liquor
dealers The calendar of both Houses
could be cleared by one O'Clock but for
this obstacle in the Senate. Gardner,
however, has just objected to the Gover-
nor's Riparian bill coming over to the
House, and this alone would necessitate
a postDonement of the adjournments.
awP-. THAT BAD EXCISE BILL.
There was long debate in the Senate
on Senator Carter's motion TO strike out
the enacting clause of the County Excise
Commission bill when it came up on sec
0nd reading. Senator Gardner denounced
the bill IL gave one man, he said, grip
on the throat of every man fn the liquor
business in this State. He asked the sen
ate to look at the bill moment to see the
ingenuity and iniquitY of the measures 1t
was based upon a principle new to this
country.
IL conferred upon three men authority
without responsibility to do whatever
they would toward liquor dealer. They
can grant him q license OF revoke one al
ready granted as the man may be pleas
ing OF displeasing to the powers that be.
The bill provided no responsibility nor
rules of procedure for the commission
"Are we to set the precedent IN this
State,n the Senator exclaimed. that a
trade shall be absolutely governed by
three men who shall say who shall be put
out Of it-three men VINO shall act with
out any rules and determine cases, recelv,
ing or rejecting evidence as suits themT
Senator Parker, Democrat, OF Glouces-
ter said that Gardner had studiously con-
cealed section six OF the bill, which pro-
vides that the act should not apply 10 any
license granted by the courts.
Senator Carter, Republican, showed
that in his county (Burlingion) the court
had granted licenses when the local au-
thorlties had refused to do so. Senator
Barrett said the liquor people did not
want any discussion on the bill III the
opponents would only live up TO the spirit
of the Werts bill there would be
counties of the State would not require
the bill, but it would operate only in one
or two southern counties Knowing that
the policy of the Democratic party was to
regulate, not to prohibit, the liquor
traffic. it would not fix a license fee
which was practically prohibitive under
the local opIion clause of the Werts bill.
The motion was lost by strict party
vote.
Senator Gardner objected to the third
reading, and the bill went over.
Subsequently the Republican senators
held a conference, and agreed to with
draw all objections to proceeding, winch
insures final adjournment this after
noon.