The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-24

lature consolidating the two places
into one city aud asked him
to sign the measure when 1t came
before him. The Governor shoe k
the delegates by the hand and told
them how awfully glad he was to see
them but said he would consider the Dill
when 1t Gu me before him.
Commissioner Brown OF the Fire Board
was here last night seeking to prevent
the passage of Mr. Movlan's bill, which
does away with the buffalos and makes a
permanent department.. The Commls-
sioner objects to that clause OF the bill
which provides that the matter shall be
submitted to the people. He says that
everyone fayors the change.
RACE BILLS.
There was a large delegation Of race
track people here last evening The rea-
son was apparent when the introduction
of bills was reached Mr.. Campbell un-
loaded the long expected race track
bills. There were four of them.
The first amends the Crimes act by
making all racing, betting, stakehoIding,
bookmaking, renting of land for ruce
track purposes, misdemeanors with 500
fine, six months imprisonment or both,
unless the owners of such race tracks are
licensed by Boards of Freeholders. Com
mon Councils. Township Committees or
other bodies having charge of such muni-
cipalities.
Another authorizes Boards of Free
holders, Boards of Aldermen, Common
Councils or Township Committees COVER
ing such municipalities to license horse
running, racing, pacing or trotting for
any purse, stake, plate or other valuable
thing; the license to be for period Of
five years.
The third provides that all articles of
incorporation of race track associations
must have Herewith a resolution stating
that such resolution was adopted by "a
hrnn fen ~ he rffa nf he nf
holders of said county that such track is
q public necessity, and the Secretary OF
State is forbidden to receive any such ar
ticles of incoration unless accompanied
by such certificate.
The last provides that the fee for th g
licenses granted shall be five per centum
of all the moneys received in admission
fees, payable on the last day OF each
month To the tax collector, and the pay
ment to be accompanied by an affidavit
of an officer OF the corporation showing
the amount of such receipts. IL the pay
ment is not made within ten DAYS after
becoming due, the Board may revoke the
license.
Much opposition Is manifested to these
bills or any bills on the subject and it is
predicted that none of them will pass.
The missionaries sent out by the race
track men have been laboring among the
Republicans of the Senate to obtain con-
verts TO their cause but with poor sue
cess. General Sewell is reported TO have
refused to take hand in the fight and
the Pennsylvania Railroad will remain
neutral.
An effort Is being made to work up a
sympathy for Monmouth Park and many
have been promulgating the report that
IL bill should be introduced permitting
racing ,bookmaking and pool selling on
that aristocratic track it would pass.
This has been met with the statemant
- H.
Guttenburg or Clifton and II any law Is
passed on the subject it should be made
to apply to all tracks alike.
Mr.. Ketcham of Newark presented
monster petition praying the Legislature
to pass no law sanctionsng racing, book
making, pool selling. or gambling in any
form. There were IL ,52l names appended
to the petition. representing twenty coun-
ties. sixty-hvei towns and cities and all
sects of religion, Protestant and
Catholic. Newark alone furnished 10. 190
OF the names. ME- tKetcham said that
perhaps his petition was little prerna-
ture, but it was offered on the plan that
an ounce of prevention was worth a
pound Of cure.
STATE EXCISE.
There was a lively skirmish in the
House over Mr.. Johnson's bill creating a
State Excise Board to be appointed by the
Governor. Mr.. Cole of Camden con-
demned the bill and said that it was the
same Capitalization which the Democrats
were constantly accusing the Republicans
of fostering. Mr.. Daily SAID that the bill was
a good one and sought to remedy certain
defects in the Werts law. In some parts
of the State licenses were granted where
they ought TO have been and other Darts
of the State the opposite prevailed. AS
the new board would have the power to
issue all licenses it would tend
TO remedy these evils. Central
ization, Mr.. Nash declared in
characteristic manner, was The one evil
TO be dreaded in this country, and this bill
was nothing more or less than centraliza-
tion. The debate was waxing warm
when Mr.. Mullone sprung a motion to
adjourn which was carried.