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vent appeal TO the committee aud mem
bers to pass the reporters. BY so doing
| they would remove that which was bring
| ing the young men of the State TO ruin.
~EX-SPEAKER BERGEN.
The next speaker was ex-Speaker
James Bergen, who SAID Jnat ne mao
Somerset county almost solid behind him
in asking for the repeal of the race track
bills. The men, women and children
Joined him in asking the Legislature to
undo that which they had done. he SAID
that 1t had been said that a man who
changed his vote gained pothlng, but ne
would say that the man who bows to pub
lie opinion does a good thing. Ii the
committee thought that a majority of the
House wanted to pass the bills, they had
no right to hold them in committee. no
matter what their private opinions mlgnt
be. In closing, Mr.. Bergen Appealed to
the committee not to permit New Jersey
TO be known throughout the country as d
race track State.
DEAN MNULTY's PROTEST.
Dean McNalty, the venerable Catholic
priest of Paterson, brought the hearing to
d close. He said that it was the second
time within the forty years he had been
a resident of New Jersey that he had APP
peared in the halls of Legislation. His
calling was that of a priest and his time
was very much occupied. The sact that
he had come down at a sacrifice OF his
WORK and put his hand into his POCKET TO
pay his railroad fare demonstrated
which actuated him. 1t was something
deep down into his soul that had brought
| him there to tell the Legislature that 1T
had don't wrong. He brought with him
| a petition praying for the passage OF the
| repealers from eight or ten OF the leading
churcnes OF his city. Presoyterians
| Baptists. Catholics, Dutch Reformed and
Melhodists a all united in protesting
against the gambling laws. The slgners
| of these petitions were not the Ignorant
people of the city whose votes were easily
| influenced, but they were the wealth, the
| Intelligence and the culture of the city OF
Paterson. He also u one petit:on
from Bloomingdale, away up Ill the
northern end of his County.
Priests. the Dean said, knew that fast
horses were a good thing, and IL gambling
was left out they could pass all the laws
for racing they wanted. II the speakers
before the committee had been a little
harsh and severe, the committee must re.
Der that they had been harsh and
severe in their treatment OF the people.
.tYou have treated US only as Russia
would treat her subjects" ~thundered the
priest, n the crowded chamber broke
| into loud applause. w came mere aud
respectfully asked to be heard. you ruled
us out"
The Dean said that he a read in the
| that one of the bly,
| mep.-he believed that his name was
| Harrlgan,-had said that he was not go
ing to stultify himself and change bis
vote. The Dean wished to remind MI.
| Harrioan that q man just as great as he,
old King David. when he had done
wrong admitted his fault and r%epented.
| Uncle William, who stood by and heard
| the good priests language, was inclined
to get mad at first, but took it as a Joke
aud went around sasking every Dody
if thew could tell him what race track
hill King David voted for. The Dean
| closed his remarks with an eloquent ap-
peal to the Assembly to repeal the gam
bling laws.
HIRED ADVOCATES.
Chairman Daily asked ii any one wished
to speak against the Bills. Colonel Price
of Newark stepped forward and SAID tnaS
a number of prominent counsel had Deen
| EMPLOYED to speak against the bllls,
but as it was so late they could not have
| time then and would respectfully ask the
committee to give them another day. Inc
| committee said that it would hear tne
lawyers this afternoon. Colonel Price,
| Samuel Kalisch of Newark and ex-Judge
William L. Hoffman will speak.
The Citizeus' League have determined
to bring articles of impeachment against
| the Speaker, and say they will present
them in a few days.
RACE TRACK BILLS.
Several race track bills were introduced
in both branches of the Legislature, all of
which were aimed at the present race
tracks. Mr.. Byrne, who voted for the
race track bills, introduced one III tue
House which provides that il any person
| shall, outside OF the exterior enclosure OF
auy duly licensed race course, contribute
or collect, or shall ask any other person
to contribute or collect any money, goods
| or chattels to make up q purse, plate or
other thing to be ruu. paced or trotCeu
for by any horse, mare or Reldlng. or
shall engage in the practice. habitual or
otherwise, of betting upon horse racee,
commonly known as book making, or II
any person shall engage in the practice OF
| pool selling. or outside of such enclosure,
| shall take or receive money or other
valuable thing on commission, or other
wise to be used in betting on horse races,
sucn person shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. Penalty. $1,000 fine, two
wears Imprisonment, or both.
In the Senate Mr.. Drake introduced
one which provides for licensing and
regulating race tracks by Board OF Free
holders OF counties. or governing BODY OIL
city or township. License is not gwen
for longer time than term OF office of
licensing body, and no license shall be
granted In a city of 100. 900 population.
Five per cent. of the net gate receipts OF
such licensed track are to be paid into
the county treasury; make maintenance
of race track unlawful unless such track
shall be licensed, aud license is void on
breach of conditions on which it is
granted. No track shall be licensed
i which was not in use prior to January /,
1898, except on resolution adoptet by
t~hree-feurths of the members Of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders, which
resolution shall declare that the main-
aiming of such race course is a public
necessity. Nothing in this act shall apply
TO the months Of December, January.
February, March or April Of any one
year. The act goes into effect immedi-
ately and Inconsistent acts are repealed.
COUNTY ROAD kICKERS.