New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-10
SMALL HOPE FOR REPEALERS
ADVERSE VOTE ON THEM IN THE HOUSE
AT TRENTON
TRYING TO sMUGGLE THROUGH CoALCoMBINE
BILL-GovERNoR wERTs's FOOT on THE
HUDSON COUNTY RING.
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Trenton. March 9.-what many considered to be
the last gasp OF the struggle to pass the racing re-
peaers heard in the House today. Mr.. Holmes,
OF Hudson. moved 10 relieve the committee that has
possession Of the bills OF their further consideration
and the motion lost BY a vote Of % to 81
There no debate whatever. There Is another
set of repcalers In the Senate, and they may pass
there, but they go further. The House
Committee which agreed TO at to-day to hear further
arguments against the repealers did not do so for
lack OF time. The racetrack men did net complain,
however The less the committee does, the better
the Duke OF Gloucester and his friends will be
pleased. There will be caucus tomorrow to fix
upon the day and hour for final adjournment. and
the belief now Is that Saturday noon will see the
end OF the session. That the breakup Is close at
hand is evidenced by the large number OF vicious
bills appearing. An innocent-lookng one was In
troduced day two ago by Mr.. Daley, Of Middlesex
1t related ~ the consolidation OF railroads and was
favorably reported. As It was produced 1t
received close scrutiny, and among those VINO READ
IL with special attention was AtorneyGeneral stock
ton. A reporter asked him to-day whether he had
seen the BILL and this is what he said
"Yes, have Assembly bill No. f49 intro
duced by Mr.. Daley. OF Middlesex. referred to the
Committee Municipal Corporations and reported
favorably. 1t repeats the act Of 1885, which forbds
any railroad corporation to lease its road franchise
merge It's road property or franchises with those OF
foreign corporation unless consent OF the Legislature
OF the state thereto shall have been obtained Inc
bill repealed by the act Is the one on whch inc
Chancellor decided that the coal combination was IL
legal 1t Is the act OF May ., 1885, entitled an act
respecting the leasing OF railroads. The Chancellor
held that the act was constitutional: and on page
30 OF his printed opinion he said The law OF 1000
Is constitutional and is applicable to the lease now
questioned and il follows that the lease was maze
mt only without legislation. but in defiance OF an
expressly prolAbitory statute. THIS Is the statute
proposed 10 be repealed by Assembly Dill NO. $40
The act might have been entitled AN act 10 ieg'@e
the Reading Coal Combine and to authorize mohop
o,,es I'm the necessaries OF Ife.' Assembly Dill NO.
A4s conceas the fact that IL repeals the act oi 1000
by making It supplement TO the general railroad Ia"
authorizing the leasing OF roads to foreign corpora
films and repeating all acts Inconsistent with us pro-
Visions $50 40, ,..
An the STATE officials Jumped on this BILL Win
tho result that II was sent back to COMMITTEES. "here
It will undoubtedly die. ,,
Tho afternoon session OF the senate was the briei-
80, ono nm record II lasted Just minute by the
c,ock The calendar was loaded with bills' ana T"
,bree.hour sitting was looked for. Immediately ai'er
roll call senator Daley, Of Hudson. arose 10 cah up
his bill To cria the powers oil Mayor "asei' Vi ''
sev CITY This Is the bill that Governor Ner'S h''
vetoed and that the Democratic senator's III CAUCUS
decided TO pass over the tOVerhorS "'"' '
Daley sits only few yards away from fresiaeh'
Abrams chair and although be made the mo'ioh 10
TAX, the bill up In loud tones, and repeated IT, nv
,aed 10 make the president hear him. senator far-
re,t Of Essex sits good deal further away from the
rrcslIe, than the Senator from Hudson does but MS
mo,,on to adjourn was heard BY the president, anu
instantly nut and carried The incident deprived sen
aror Daley OF his breath for second or t"o' ""'"
ho recovered he sailed into' his colleague i'o"
rsse.. Bob Davis and Commissioner COOK Oh V'c
Jersey CITY Board OF Public Works, also threa'eeu
senator Jarrett They threatened that MS o''''
bouId he blachlistcd and that when the great III
,Ic railway scheme which he Is interested III sh id
some before the Jersey CITY Board OF WORKS, u snVu
s,ich,' there IL seems that although the Sena'yrS
amused ON this bill and decided to oVcrIlue .ie
cnv.rnor they want back out. The Governor n'
himself taken a hand In the matter. ana IL j. che,u
thai his was the influence that prevented 'i' p.i
from being taken up today. The Deuocihuc r'udI
are rnore or less at loegerheads over me sPt.,,i
hIls and unless they agree upon them IN tomoiroM
c,uc,S nnal adjournment may nave 10 ne Postpv"."
for a week senator Daley had q Dlii passsun ~
aIiow cities TO enter into combination WIN i'iro ,
"nmnan,es TO change grades. elevate tracks, eu'
Now there Is pulling and hauling by one SET ol enu
.ers to have Governor Werts sign the bill; ana ~
ono,ber 10 have him kill II. The object OF the Dill
H. 10 allow the West shore Railway company 10
hu,a over the tracks OF the Pennsylvania a.
nom, near Jersey city The Pennsylvania Is hghuhe
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