The Jersey City news., 1892-02-10
SUGAR In THE House
There Was Also Some Vine
+ gar and Acrimonious
Debate.
TILT BETWEEN O'NEILL AND POTTS
A Race Track Bill introduced and
also Protest-More Legis-
lation for Jersey City.
TILT BETWEEN O'NEILL AND POTTS
special to the Jeraev ctr Nerrs.


TRENTON, Feb. 10, 1892 There was q
great deal of sugar in the Assembly this
morning. A majority of the Committee
on Corporations reported favorably Mr..
Hardin's bill. which gives cor
porations the same right as
to the holding of bonds, evidence
of Indebtedness or shares of capital stock
that individuals possess The amend
ment provided that If the corporations
engaged in general banking business they
should comply with the banking laws OF
the State and be under the supervision OF
the Commissioner Of Banks and Insnr-
ance.
Mr.. Tumilty raised che point that the
bill should go over until next week as
there were several persons who wa nted
to be heard upon the question. Mr..
Potts spoke in favor of the bill and said
that it was for the purpose Of having all
the corporations under the supervision OF
the commissioners of banking and in
surance.
o'NEILL's DENUNcIATIoN.
Mr.. O'Neill denounced the bill heartily
He said that 1t was in the interest OF the
sugar trust, gigantic corporation which
had been kicked out of New York and
now wanted to be incorporated under
the liberal laws of New Jersey.
Its object, If this bill passed,
was to buy up Spreckels and
the small refineries so as to obtain a
monopoly of that great staple. sugar.
Mr. O'Neill also denounced the lawyers
who, with retainers in their pockets from
the corporations. came down TO pull the
wool over the laymen's eyes. In this con-
pection he referred frequently to his
legal colleague on his left. Mr.. Potts.
When Ne had finished Mr.. Potts. being
very much excited. arose and began g1,,;o to
charges. Mr.. O'Neill Interrupted him.
and tried to silence him with a point of
order that he was not speaking to the
question. Mr.. O'Neill insisted upon mis-
point of order. Mr.. Potts insisted upon
speaking, and the two, their voices keyed
which even the Speakers gavel could not
subdue. Mr.. Potts closed with the re-
mark that all the answer he had to make
to Mr.. O'Neills charges was to ask any
one to look at the bills he had intro.
duced and those that Mr.. O'Neill had and
draw their own inference.
MR.. HARDIN TO THE RESCUE.
Mr. Hardin came to the defense Of his
bill, declaring that it was an innocent
measure. and that If Mr.. O'Neill could
get any ''sugar" out of it he hoped he
would make the most of it. He sat down
declaring that there was nothing in the
bill. s1.-
| i
| ton to postpone when he saw Tom Flynn
standing up near his seat and said:-'"rhe
gentleman from Passaic."
'Oh, If the gentleman says there is
| nothing in the bill, Mr.. Speaker, I have
| nothing to say" replied Mr.. Flynn.
The motion to postpone prevailed.
The first protest against the race track
| bills came in this morning. It came
| from the New Jersey State Baptist Con-
| vention, representing 900 citizens, In the
] shape of petition praying the Legisla-
| ture not to pass the bills. The petition
was respectfully filed away
The bill making the salary of Health
Boards the registrate of vital statistics
was passed.
Mr. Zeeler introduced bill imposing 6
poll tax of 50 to be used solely for the
benefit of the public schools.
Mr.. Potts introduced one authorizing
| Street and Water Boards to lay out ano
| open streets. 1t applies to land between
| West Side and Bergen avenues.
| MARCH AFTER ALL.
Mr.. Harlyn will introduce resolution
this afternoon fixing March for fina
| adjournment,