The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-28
LAST NIGHTS FIGHT.
Repeal Bills introduced Woman's
Infuence-Hot Debates,
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SDeclQt 10 Tie JefSeU lily NStOS'
TRENTON, Feb. %, 1S9S.-A most deter
mined assault was made upon the race
track bills in the House last eVaning. The
trouble began almost at the opening OF
the session, when Mr.. Lane Introduced
three bills repeating the race track bills.
MIR. Barrett introduced one which aims
to do away with any further arbitrary
choking off of public hearings on meas
ures before the Legislature. 1t provided
that upon the petition of 500 or more citi-
zens public hearing shall be given on
any bills or resolutions before the House.
Another bill in the same line was intro
duced by Mr.. Holmes, which
makes bookmaking and pool sell
ing punishable by $1,000 fine or i'm
prisonment for five years. Later in the
evening Mr.. Lane offered resolution
providing that there should be public
hearing on the bills next Wednesday at
noon. In speaking to his resolution Mr..
Lane said that three bills were forced
through the Legislature In manner un-
precedented IN the history OF the State,
and the people were denied their consti-
tutional right to be heard on the bills.
The indignation of the people, he contin-
ued. since the bills were passed over the
Governors veto, had become aroused
and meetings held all over the State, aud
the citizens have spoken as they have not
spoken since the outbreak of the war.
The resolution was to give those indig-
nRnt citizens right to be heard.
s'You mean give the women chance
to talk" INTERRUPTED Speaker Flynn.
woMEN'S INFLUENCE.
1.-THE influence of women must not be
despised," shouted Mr.. Lane, raising
his voice, 'sfor the hand who rocks the
cradle rules the world" Mr.. Lane then
moved that the ayes and nays be taken
upon the resolution.
'rhe gentleman from Hudson moves
that the resolution lie upon the table,"
said the Speaker. Lane objected, de-
elariug that the gentleman from Hudson
did not make any such motion.
81 heard him and that's enough" said
the Speaker. Lane insisted that the pre-
cseding was irregular, but the Speak er
insisted that Lane wRs OUT of order and
ordered the Clerk to call the roll.
When the first roll was called iJ was
found that the motion to lay on the table
was lost by one vote. Carroll Immediate
ly called for the absentees, and even after
the second roll call there were not enough
votes TO carry the resolution. The Speaker
declared the motion out of order aud di-
rected the Clerk to call the roll. Mr.. Lane
attempted to make himself heard, but
every time he spoke the Speaker declared
him out of order and directed the Clerk to
call the roll. Iu the meantime the race
track people were husfling about the
chambers. and finally succeeded in get
ting enough votes in to carry the resolu-
tion, Just as soon as 1t was seen that
tSere were enough votes to carry the
motion to lay on the table the Speaker SO
dec lart d, aud ended the matter.
DOES NOT END IT,
Mr.. Lane says. however, that that does
not end the matter. The law and order
people will be down here just The same
on Wednesday and will take the Assem-
bly, Chamber by storm. The women and
dominies will besiege the doors of the AS
sembly Chamber, and If Speaker Flynn
refuses to allow them to speak there will
be lime.
Governor Werts explained to me last
evening his reasons for vetoing the Par
ker bills as quickly as he he did. He said
that there was no concerted movement
for hearing among the law and order
party. DR.. Kempshall and DR.. Dixon
called upon him at separate times. He
told them That there was no use
coming to him, as he had
made up his mind to veto the measure,
TIE people for them to wrestle with were
the legislators. DR.. Dixon then asked
him If be would use his influence to se-
cure . hearing. He replied that he