New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-16
THE BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
ORDERED BY THE NE"
JERSEY HOUSE.
,nErTr SAID TO FAVOR IT-INTERESr
IN THE. RACETRACK BILLS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkIBCSE!


Trenton. y. j.. Feb. 15.-In the House to-day two
resolutions were introduced 10 investigate tic ales'
railroad combination to regulate the output ana Proe
NJ coll-one by Lane, Of UniOn and the O'ler ",
KalIsch. OF Essex Lanes resolution was adop'eu'
The following is II copy OF 1t;
Whereas. II /, asserted In the public prints mat
combination has been formed between certain rl,V1u,
rnoraton doing business in the state, the object OF
rhic;, is Ia advance the price o coal ana inc coel W
transportation In and through @ Sae Cha anu enr Of
the pcopc tending to enormously enrich Jew vo py
Imposing upon te no1es Of T. t,ken p.pt in said
combination being creatures OF the laws "a
holding their charters under the lmPueu prVic ," ~,
their business would be conducted for the bcheht Vi
the public. ,,, A.. ,..,..,,,,oo ON po,rro,ds and
canal h. and they ar, hereby authorized u sehi
for persons and papers and Ia report 10 is iiou1o Oh
or before the I'D Inst. whether any corporation aOi
lmSncss ms a common carrier In the state has eh'ercl
into any agreement with am other corporation or
advance control the price OF coa ana
Rc.olved That a special committee of three he zap
polnted bv the speaker to prepare and present to ths
ilouse such bills necessary TO prevent c3hSn
nation Of any agreement entered into or MiC n may
be entered into to advance the pr1ce on cohi OF pe
vent fair competition between all railroads operated
within this state. such committee SIAN report such
hills ON or before the 22d instant: ANA 49, -
Resolved That the Attorney General Of this state
he and he is hereby requested to aid ahd adtsc VIII
the Committee on Railroads and Canals ana sa'd Spcc'i
committee.
Til, action i. OF course aimed at the combination
under which the Reading Railroad Company has ac'
urd the a,cendnncy In the anthracite business OF the
country In Offering the resolution. Lane said that
the object of the combination entered into by the
Reading Iackawanna and Jersey Central companies
wa, 10 control Tie coal output OF the United states
and force consumers pay higher prices than those
prevailing at present. Nash. Of Camden. said that the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company had It, agents every
where and II was evident that II had them In the Ne"
Jersey Legislature. Pcnnsy" Is Sick he said. and
here are the doctors to cure her dAuShter'' Lane
Indignantly denied that the Pennsylvania Company
prompted the Investigation: whether she WAS SICK or
not he could not say Governor Albeit. IT Is under
stood, favor, the proposed investigation.
Fully 1000 spectators at the state House To-
night interested I'm the fate If racctract bill, II
Is now believed that the Committee on Revision Z"
the Law, whi,l j., IA charge OF The bills. will report
them adversely ard that the House VIII sustain tn
report \ representative 81 the Board Of Contro
suid tonight that the interests oi GuitcnbErg ana
Gloucester prevailed In tie drawing Of the bills ana
the provision that racing should be allowed on IN
licensed tIuck,, 50 long they pay 500 day loi
the privilege. wa, dictated by them.
The SPECIAL Senate Committee 10 investigate the
labor troubles at ONf,rI, Warren County. reported
Aftcr finding that the complaints were Justified thu
committee recommend, the appointment Of STATE
commissioner or Inspector ~ minr', ana ihc pi''A-,
Of hlll requiring the payment Of employees ol
corporations engaged In mining ana mnnnlacturlh1
semi monthly and prohibiting the stor"oII"r system
Bns were introduced N accordance Win the recon-
mcndatiOnS OF the committee.
The bill permitting corporations To 90 rs they
please In the matter ~ stock and bond invesius ~
was recommended 10 the Committee ON Corporations
1nycruor Albeit nominated the oll1wlng for Com
mon Pleas Judges Morris County, William x. Wilson
Cap" MAY. Jesse y. Indian: Mercer Josiah W
anncXntlon 81 Harrison and Kenrny to Essex County
was introduced Ia the House