The record-union., 1891-01-24

ing deputies and stenographlc reporters
in the Attorney Generals Office.
BY Mr.. Shippee-To validate acknowl
edgments in certain cases.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding the Civil
Code relating to street railways two
bills.)
Also, relating to the business of con-
Quoting lodging-houses.
BY Mr.. Dargie five bills)-Amending
the Political Code relating to roads, road
oyerSeers, etc.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding the Penal
Code, relating to the compensation Of at
torneys, and providing when the same
may be charge against the county.
STANDING RULES.
The Senate then took up for considera-
ton the standing rules reported by the
committee, and discussed the same until
5 O'Clock, when they were adopted.
Adjourned until Saturday.
ASSEMBLY,.
House met at II o'clock A. M. Speaker
Coombs in thejchair. Roll called; quorum
present. Journal of yesterday approved.
RECONsIDERATIoNs.
Mr.. Arms-Pursuant to notice given
on yesterday, L now move that the vote
by which 4. B. 142, relative to street rail
ways was passed, be reconsidered.
Mr.. Mathews introduced that bill,
and, after a careful hearing in the COM
nittee to which it was referred, its pas
sage was recommended without any OBJ
lection whatever to ut. 1t has passed
three different readings in this House.
There cannot be any objection that | can
see toit, as the only changes made are in
Section 499 of the Civil Code by striking
out the words 1.-TWO corporations and
inserting 1.-TWO lines of street railway,n
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corporations" and inserting in lieu
thereof 1.-TWO lines.'' The object of
so amending tine existing statute
is to permit other lines of street
railway to run upon the same street. AS
the law stands now, two corporations
under one management can exclude all
other lines from a street. My city is
burdened in that way, and wants relief
by having the right granted any
line to run up street, having
railway tracks on it certain
number of blocks, to enable access
to other portions OF the municipality.
The bill does not change the law by in
creasing the number of blocks for which
that can be done-does not make it un-
limited in number so as to cut out lines
of railway which use that street. 1t is
simply intended to permit other lines to
run upon that street that they may there
by reach other parts of the city. I there
fore hope the vote will not be reconsid-
cred.
Mr.. Arms-My reason for asking a re-
consideration was this: The author of
the bill, on its final passage, did not take
the floor and state what it proposed to do.
We were left entirely in the dark as to
its object and what it sought to accom-
plish. To my cursory inspection it looks
to be faulty measure, and l want to
know more about it. When I vote on
I tS,1
ing on, and that is why asked for recon-
sideration.
The motion prevailed-ayes 63, noes s,
and on motion of Mr.. Dibble it's further
consideration was made the special order
for Wednesday next at 2 P. NJ.
Mr.. Could move that the vote by
which resolution fixing the hours of the
House Postoffice was adopted, be recon-
sidered. do this that may offer SUBJ
stitute, makingia slight change.
The motion prevailed, and Mr.. Gould
offered a resolution, as follows:
Resolped, That the Assembly Postoffice be
kept open from 9 A. N. until P. NJ, and from
z. NJ. until $50 p. NJ. on each week day, and
from IL NJ. until 2 p. NJ. on Sundays until
further orders.
Adopted.
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
Mr.. Robertson-On yesterday afternoon
/ gave notice that | would move this
morning for reconsideration of the vote
by which a. B. 1l4, relative to electric
street railways, was passed. now make
that motion.
Mr.. Culver-I have but few words to
say upon the motion. This bill simply
provides for using electric motive power
if desired. Every city and county in the
State that has, or expects to have, a street
railway system is in favor of the bill. If
there is anything unfair in it 1 fail to see
it. i have nothing farther to say.
Mr.. Robertson-This bill is one reported
back from the Committee on Municipal
Corporations. l have no doubt but that
committee gave careful and faithful at
tention to it when it reported it back with
a recommendation that it do pass. But
do not think that absolves us from the
duty of considering it with just as much
care and just as much attention as the
committee did. Like most members of
the Assembly, am on SO many commit
tees, and have so much work to do, that
many of the bills / never see or hear of
until they are laid on my desk, and some
times not even then until they come up
for third reading. Now on the third
reading of this bill my attntion vase
called to it, and l felt it my duty to ex-
anime it. On comparing it with Section
497 of the Civil Code, l find it makes only
one change, and that change involves the
use of electricity. Now it goes without
saying that the electric road is probably
the coming road, no matter though this
House were to dispute the proposition of
allowing railways to run by electricity.
But there is question in this connection
that it is our duty to consider. We have
all heard the complaint which is raised
by the making of a perfect spider web and
network in our cities by electric light,
telegraph and telephone wires. Now
come the wires for the operation of cleo
tric roads. There is something I wish
considered and discussed in this relation,
and that is whether or not we should lay
some restriction on the method of operat
ing these electric roads. If there is any
storage-battery that is so perfect that
road operating by electricity can, by the
use of it, be run with no more trouble or
danger than cable road. let us have it.