The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-07
THE PEOPLE HEARD.
But Only When Defeat Over.
shadoWed the Race
traCkers.
FLYNN'S BITTER FIGHT.
His Outrageous Decisions
0verruled by the
Assembly.
A Timely Back Down Saves Him
From Utter Disaster.
CITIZENS RINGING WORDS
One of the Most Exciting Scenes
the Legislature Has Ever
Seen, This Morning.
THREE VERY DEAD JIMs.
The Board of Finance Bill Not We
toed Yet. But Believed to Be
Fast Asleep.
THREE VERY DEAD JIMS.
The Board of Finance Bill Not We
toed Yet. But Believed to Be
Fast Asleep.
Special to The Jersey City News.

Special to The Jersey City NetSss
TRENTON. March z. 1s9S.-The crowd
this morning was very large for Tuesday.
but by no means as large as that of last
evening. It was large enough, how
ever, to fill the galleries and
lobbies and crowd upon the
members on the floor. In the Senate it
became so promiscnous that President
Adrain was obliged to caA upon the Ser
geant-at-Arms to clear the floor. Race
track matters cropped out every now and
then in the shape of petitions.
Senator Terhune of Monmouth, who
voted for the bills. introduced thirtv-six
petitions from his constituents, praying
for the repeal of the laws. Mr.. Terhune
also introduced bill aimed at the winter
tracks. 1t provides that each track shall
pay five per cent. of its gross re-
ceipts to the County in which the
track is located. 1t also limits racing to
the period between April l and Novem-
ber 80, aud it makes it unlawful to sell
pools or make books or bet on any day
except that on which races are run. and
in any other place than the race tracks.
BATTLE ROYAL.
Another battle in the war of the peo-
pie of the State against the gamblers
was fought out this A. M. The
reople's forces were well gen.
eraIed this time and they won
a victory. The committee OF fifty met in
the Chanceller's room this morning and
appointed ex-senator George A. Large,
ex-Speaker j. j. Bergen and ex-Assem-
biymaR William II. Corbin committee
10 appeal to s, the Legislature.
In the Senate Senator Marsh
moved that the Committee be
tn resolution out of order on the ground
ruat it was unprecedented. Mr..
Marsh replied that the bills
were before the Senate and the
Senate was the proper body to hear what
The people had to say on the sub
ject. The President said that the proper
thing to do was to have the committee to
which the bills were referred to give
hearing. Senator Barker of Gloucester
wanted to know what good that would
accomplish, as the committees had done
all, all it Ss9 could ..uds and reported n.,n1s the
and the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Hutchinson brought the matter up
in the House. He moved a call of the
House, which WAS carried. Speak
er Flynn thersupon u4oS'dsae ordered the the
moved that the representatives of the
hearing. Flynn promptly ruled
it ont Of order on the ground
that it was unprecedented. MI. Lane
moved, as an amendment, that the House
go into the Committee of the Whole and
allow the Committee to pe heard. "Does
the Speaker rule that out of order, too,
as unprecedentedW The Speaker slid
he did.
RIGHT OF PETITION.
Mr.. Hutchinson then made an eloquent
speech. tie began by quoting preceoents
in the Congress Of the Uuited States and
The Legislature of New Jersey. just
such proceedings had been taken. He
said that during the debates on these
bills, the Speaker had made rulings
which six times denied the people of the
State the rights guaranteed them
aud the State of New Jersey.
He quoted from the speeches of Presi-
dents Adams and Buchanan to show how
jealously this right of petition had
been guarded by the Democrats. At
this the galleries and iobbies broke
checked this and said If 1t occurred
again the galleries would be cleared.
adding that he would not be influenced
by outside clamor. Mr.. Hutchinson
sa ,6s sSs Psas his speech Dsdn ms saa
jealousy guarded by the British consti-
tuition, which wass so often cc3demned.
1t was very strange toe the people of the
State that the Speaker and the majority
of the House had denied them this right.
II such a thing had happened in the days
of Cromwell the people would have
marched into the Chamber with arms.
Did the Speaker think that il the request
of the people was Unprecedented. 1t would
be made By such men as James j. Bergen,
an ex-Speaker of that House: George A.
Large. an ex-senator, and WIN. ID.
Corbip, an ex-member of the House. If
he denied the people the hearing. he must
take The consequences. Fifty years
ago such a course would have raised
revolution. He appealed to the Speaker
to change his ruling, saying that 1t would
be great act of moral courage, and
would win him the applause ana encom-
iunls OF the entire State.
Mr.. Lane then made the point that
motion could not be out OF order be-
cause it was Unprecedented, as
MY those that voted some
rule of the House or pa.riiame pa.ri mary
held to his ruling, claiming II kc Presi-
dent Adrain that the proper motion 10
make was that the Committee on NUM-
eipal Corporations give nearing.
FLYNN'S RULINGS.
Mr.. Hutchinson said that 1t was an az
solute farce 10 make such a motlon ana
20 one knew it better than the
Speaker. and asked II the Speaker
E1vnn said he did. Hutchinson appealed
from the decision of the Chair. yhe
vote was put. and the Speaker was a.
sverrnied BY vote OF "a to 30.
Someone called for absentees. Swart
\ our OF Sussex left the room surrep.i-
.senslv and the clerk went on
- iing Swartwout, while THOMPSON.
tsrroI & and other race tack men