The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-14

by the same before conveyance; Senat
28, allows liquor license TO be renewe,
by the same party and in the same plac
as the original without obtaining add
tional signers on the renewed applica
ton Senate S5, concerns assessment Q
lands for benefits from servers.
Mr.. Hutchinson, of Mercer, presente,
appointed by the citizens mass meeting
held to protest against the passage of tn
race track bills, asking that they be givel
an opportunity to be heard before tn
Legislature. and present the resolution
adopted by the mass meeting held a
Taylor Opera House last week. A reso
luton accompanied the memorial, provid
ing that the committee of fifty be gwen
hearing in the House at 1890, p. m.
Speaker Flynn declared the resolution
out of order, because he said it was un
precedented.
Mr.. Lane suggested that the resolution
be amended 80 that it should provide tina
the House sit as committee of the Who'll
to listen to the committee. This, too, wa
declared out of order by the Speaker.
Mr.. Hutchinson in an able speech con
demned the Speaker and his allies 70
overriding the constitution of the stat
by refusing to give the people an oppol
tunlty to be heard before the Legislature
The opponents of the race track bills b
said have tried in every way TO get
hearing, but their repeated requests hav
not only been denied, but laughed al
To deny this right fifty years ago, Nj
Hutchinson continued, would have ere
ated civil war.
Speaker Flynn stated that the peopl
should apply to the Committee on MI
nicipal Corporations for hearing.
Mr. Hutchinson retorted that such
proceeding would be farce, since tn
committee referred to have repeated
denied hearing to those opposed t
race track legislation. He then appeale
from the decision of the chair.
"Shall the decision of the chair stan
as the ruling of the House ?" inquired tn
| Speaker. Those in favor of sustalnin
the ruling will vote aye. those oppose
nay"
The roll was called, and the vote stoo
80 to q in favor of overriding the. chail
Mr.. Swartwout was one of the absentees
and considerable time was spent in hunt
sv,r far IL =.
son insisted that the vote be announced
but the Speaker contended that ever
member not excused should answer +
the roll call.
Members were button holed and i'm
portuned to change their votes. Wrigh
changed his vote from nay to aye, an,
the total stood 20 to % against the Speaker
After an hours wait Mr.. Swartwou
appeared and voted to sustain the chan
making the vote 20 to 20.
The Clerk announced that the motion
to sustain the Speaker was adopted by
vote of 80 to 29.
Mr.. Lane challenged the accuracy o
the roll call. Mr.. Utter be said was alb
sent, and as the Speaker could not vot'
the vote should be 20 to 90.
Mr.. Flynn directed the Clerk to erase
his vote from the roll call, and then de
cided that his ruling was sustained, il
view of the fact that the vote was tie
Mr.. Byrne next offered resolution
providing that the Committee on Mu
nicipal Corporations give the people .
hearing on the race track repealers a
2.30. p. M, the next day.
The Speaker announced that the Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations had di
rected him to say that the people would
be given hearing, as was desired. SO tbs
Byrne resolution was not put
On Wednesday in the Senate. Mr.. Per
kins introduced No. 28l, which provides
that the assessor acting as secretary of the
State Board of Assessors shall receive Sc
per diem for services, in addition to any
other fee.
The bills passed were House SO, re.
quires hotel keepers to erect fire escapes
on hotels of not less than two stories in
height; House III, annexes a part Of
Lumberton township to Northampton, in
Burlington county House 14S. allows a
rebate of 30 cents for each wheel from
township and road taxes to all persons
using wagons having tires inches wide
House 100, gives school districts, having
between % and 45 children, 1926 in place
of $275 /; House 1S9, amends and corrects
the charter of the City of Burlington.
According to the resolution previously
adopted the contested election case Of
Hoffman v. Riddle, of Atlantic County,
was taken up, and Senator DAILY read the
report of the majority and Mr.. Stokes
read the minority report, which claimed
majority for Hoffman of 297. The re-
ports were printed and voluminous, occu-
pying considerable time in the reading.
Mr.. DAILY moved the adoption of the ma
iority report. which favored unseating
Hoffman. Mr.. Stokes moved, as substi-
tute, the adoption of the minority, and
on the call Of the yeas and nays Mr..
Hoffman was retained in his seat by a
vote OF II to 8, Messrs Barker, DAILY and
Miller voting in the negative and Mr..
Hoffman not voting.
Mr.. Marsh in explaining his vote In
favor of Hoffman said that the position OF
the Democratic party in the Stuhr-Mc-
Donald contest. 1890. was that no man
shall be unseated unless it was shown
that his contestant had preponderance
of the votes cast. Believing that this
was not shown in the present case be
voted as he did.
In the House Mr.. Matlack introduced
No. 444. amending act relative to milk
cans.
Bills passed Senate 173, provides for
appointment Of three judges by the Coy
ernor to hold circuit courts where needed
at salary of $500; Senate 1875. amends
the law regulating shad fishing; House
1856, exempts from taxation real estate
owned by volunteer and exempt fremen
Senate los, permits township committees
to construct sewers, drains. &c.; Senate
104, provides for construction of water
works in towns and townships House
2l3, amends law relative to local boards