New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
IN THE NEU- JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
A GUTTENBURG MEASURE DEFEATED AMEND
MENTS TO TIE wERTS LIQUOR LAW

=. Cr-TrFypJrRG MEASURE DEFEATED AMEND
MENTs TO TIE wFRTs LIQUOR LAW
Trenton. March Special).-Therc was great eA-
element in the House this afternoon over inc "uc"
burg Racerack bin. which requires persons arrested
on the course TO be arraigncd before inc heifes'
magistrate. 4 similar bill was killed IN the een"'e
few weeks ago Nothing dauntcd hy their III luck
the Gutenburg people went TO work 10 convert INC
senators who opposed To their Interests ana 80
well did they succeed that Dennis Mclanghiihs new
blu an exact copy Of the that had been Killed.
passed the senate without trouble this AFTERNOON
then went TO the House and was put throneh It's Secohu
and final readings. Speaker Bergen ahhouhoeu "9
passage by a vote OF 80 to II. +. d. smith qneSuoheo
the accuracy Of the rollca lie declared that inc
bin had not obtained enough votes to pass H. lh's
brought half II dozen friends Of the measure to their
feet one OF them asserted that the whole matter
was ont OF order a. the Speaker had declared the Di
passed
aThe point IS not well tafenH said Speaker Bergen
stoTIv at requires thity-One votes TO pass a bill
I'm this House and II always will 70 long as preSue
over IT, have been misnformed as to the result OF
the vote and the roll will be called again Tor correc
ton"
pour or five members asserted when their names
were reached that thew had been recorded wrong ana
others said that abscntccs had been recorded Inc
excitement was intense The speaker thre" All D'"'o
for the trouble on the members themselves Tor con-
tlnuay changing their votes during rclcai ana pay
ing no attention to the business OF the House. Mem
hers of the House who had been recorded wrong III
sisted on a new roll-call. The racctrack people
mustered all their forces now, but could get only
twenty nine votes for the bill and It was lost.
motion to reconsider was tabled, which carries the bill
with It and gives its friends another chance to put IL
through
bill was introduced to-day by Senator Iudspeth at
the request OF the state Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton. II is supplement to the famous
Wcrts Law and knocks 1t all to pieces
The supplement consists of a series OF amendments
The first makes II to take ont two licenses
10 sell liquor at wholesale and retail reducing the lee
IN cities from $500 10 $3.50. The next amendment
provides that where quordealcr has been convicted
Of violating the law the court may suspend anddecarc
void his license whereas In the Werts law the revo "
ton is made mandatory Another amendment provides
that when a has been convicted twice he shall he
debared from obtaining another license for period u
he fixed by the Judge while the present law debars nm
from ever having a license. The nquOrdeabrs Will be
| Satisfied II they get the license fee reduced.
The Special Committee OF the worries fair gave
hearing this afternoon the subject OF SUNDAY Closing
OF the Fair at least OF the New Jersey display The
Rev George Mott, Of FlemiDgton James Yard OF fre
hold and Others representing religous and sabbath or
ganzatOns spoke In favor OF Sunday closing, both ON
Of respect the day and TO give period OF rest to the
employees. Numerous petitions were presented.