The Penn's Grove record., 1893-02-24

mls HUTCHINSON Va
the motion, making o strong speech, in
which he said the present time was one
OF the greatest moral crises which the
State had ever passed through. IL was
not u question Of politics but one In
which the welfare Of The home and the
State was at stake. He ridiculed the
idea that race tracks were q public
necessity as started in the bill and
charged that gambling at race tracks
was responsible Tor many crimes.
Assemblyman Lane declared that the
passage of these bills meant the com.
pletion of a contract between certain
leaders of the Democratic party and the
race track gamblers, by which the lat
ter were to contribute toward the cam.
paigu expenses of the future. He was
well aware that for q man to oppose
these bills meant his death politically,
but he held that 1t wa better to de.
scepd to the valley of the shadow OF
death politically than to ruia his faif
fame and name forever. Mr.. Lane
further declared that the leaders OF both
| parties were concerned in these illicit
| practices, and one party was as much
10 blame as the other. He referred to
the raising Of a pool of money, which
was to be used to pass the bills, and
said he hoped none Of it came into the
hands of the members Of the House for
voting for the measures. 1t would be
Just as honest, Mr.. Lane held, for safe
breakers TO come before the Legislature
and ask for the passage of an act de-
claring burglary legal as for the race
track men to have bills passed legaliz.
ing their gambling. =.
Mr., Lane referred to the passage Of
| the Coal Combine bill last,year by the
order of the party bosses, its subsequent
| developments and the fate Of the ma
| jority of the men who voted for It,.
1.-THE leaders, said Mr.. Lane, "who
urged the passage Of That act last year
were not willing to assume the respon-
| sibility of it when public sentiment
was arrayed against it, and, in conse-
quence, many of the men who voted as
their leaders requested have been bur-
led politically, and now these same
| leaders come here and ask the members
to pass these in%quitous measures, which
will place the citizens Of the State in
the power of a handful of race track
gamesters."
He read statistics from books and
papers tending to show the demoraliz.
ing effect of horse races and gambling,
and ended urging the members to vote
against the bills.
Mr.. Lane offered several amend.
ents in the interests of the people but
all were voted down by q vote of 30 to
p
Tie bill was passed by the following
vote: Yeas-Byrne, Carroll, Chamber
lain, Clark. Coyle, DAILY, Ditmar. Du-
puy, Flynn, Harrigan, Henry, Honce,
Kearns, Kelly, H. A; Kelly, I. NJ;
Lanning, Lawless, Olvancy, Packer,
Parker, Peal, Sheppard, Smith, Stout
Strahan, Swartwout, Tahen, Thomp-
son, Tine, Utter, Warne, Wright and
Zeller-33.
Nays-Barret. Baxter, Berry, Bur-
ton, Cramer, Diver Glaspel, Holmes,
Holt, Hutchinson, Kyle. Lane Mat.
lack, Murphy, O'Brien, Roebliug, Ross,
Saiinger, Stafford, Stanger. Studer,
Wilson-22.
Observation-Disclosures, Bake, Beck.
man, Gledhill and WOolsey.
Mr. Gledhill appeared latter, and at
his request was recorded In the mega
tive on the bills.
The Republicans voting for the bill
were Parker and Utter, while the Dem
ocrats voting againts were Barrett,
Cramer, DIVER Lane, O'Brien and
Wilson. -.
The other two BILLS we're passed bv a
similar vote. After their passage they
were Immediately taken to the Senate.
On Wednesday the bills were rushed
through the Senate without ceremony
and with but little talking on them.
LOBBYISTS HARD AT WORK.
The fact that the racing bill would
come before the Senate for passage
brought a big crowd of politicians
to the State Capitol, and both Demo.
cratic and Republican leaders lobbied
with the Senators to secure enough
voters to insure the safe passing of the
measures. But despite their efforts
they were still one vote short, as Sena.
tors Barker, Barrett. Keys, Marsh and
Winton, all Democrats, positively re-
fused to vote for the measIreS.-Final.
~ it was announced that Senator H0ff-
man, the Republican Senator from At
lantic County, would support the bills,
as one of them wipes out the statute
making Sunday livuor selling the crime
Of keeping a disorderly house, making
it q misdemeanor instead. Such legis.
iation is particularly acceptable to
many Of Senators Hoffman's c0nstitu.
ents, and for that Teason probably lie
consented to vote as he did. There may
have been an understanding also that
Senator Hoffman was not to be Ousted
from his seat, and that the contest Of
William Riddle was to he dropped.
Assemblyman Thompson was on the
floor Of the Senate most of the morning,
exerting his influence with the mem-
bers, and he gets the credit Of having
done effective work.
In addition to the race track meu,
!, the State Liquor League and railroads
, took a hand in the passage of the three
bills. 1t is understood that they raised
$250,0O0 for the purpose. and the ID.
suits show how effective their workits
been. L Nh
The vote was IL to o, as followt;
Yeas--Adrain, Butcher. Cornish, DAILY,
Drake, Hinchliffe, Hoffman, Martin,
McMickle, Miller, Perkins; Tsrhune.
Nays-Barker, Barrett, Keys, Marsh,
Rogers, Skirm, Smith, Stokes, Winton.
! The usual motion to reconsider the
/ vote was defeated.
The bill allowing the selling OF news
! papers on Sunday, which had twict
! passed the Senate, val again rec Jnsid
! cred that morning for further AIMED
ment, when a clause vase inserted CIV
. ing Ocean Grove power to rrgulat,
: Sunday business Mt that place. Tie bill
!. was then passed for the third time.
A spirited debate occurred v th,
bill to repeal the law under which liqu
or sellers who violate the Sunday Law
/, are indicted for keeping disorder!
houses. Messrs. DAILY OF Hudson. ant
Barrett. Of Essex, advocated the bill
+ and Senators Stokes, of Cumberland
! and Marsh, of Union, opposed il. TIT
!, bill was passed by a vote of IA to2.
/. On Thursday Gov. Werts vetoed til,
, bills. He objected to the first bill be
! cause it would require all agriculture