The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-28
ooNGREssMEN AT WAR.
Representatives Dunn and English
Wrangle Nver the Bridge Bill.

|. WASHINGTON, July 2S, 1S94.-Some very
hot and plain words passed between Repre-
sentatives Dunn and English of New Jersey,
at the meeting of the House Commerce Com
mitree yesterday. The cause of the trouble
was the bill which Mr.. Dunn has introduced
across Newark Bay, between Bayonne and
Elizabeth. The committee held meeting
this morning to consider this bill
Mr. Dunn arrived early. Both he and
the weather were very warm. and he wiped
great streams of perspiration from his
brow He had with him a copy OF an
Elizabeth paper containing an interview
with Mr.. English, in which the latter inti-
mated that the charter for the bridge was
in the interest of "cows going to market Z
and that it Was proposed to sell out to the
trolley road after two counties had been
taxed. In addition to this Mr.. Dunn had a
copy of the resolution passed by the Newark
Board of Trade, intimating that the bridge
was proposed for speculative purposes; that
it had not been asked by responsible parties;
that there was no urgent need for 1t, and
that it would obstruct navigation.
MR.. DUNN WAS wRATHY.
Ali these charges and insinuations made
Mr.. Dunn very wrathy. he began his
speech with an argument to show the ne
cessity of the bridge, and asserting that 1t
would confer more benefit than harm. 1t
was not long, however, before he left this
legal and commercial aspect of the case.
and began to charge DR.. English with will
full Misrepresentation in asserting that ne,
Dunn, was working in the interest OF the
trolley syndicate You have gone into the
public press said Mr. Dunn, land you have
unfairly, and say indecentlv, made charges
affecting me which are untrue. You ought
to apologize Your charges are utterly
without foundation. l have nothing to do
with any trolley syndicate"
DR. ENGLISH'S REPLY.
In reply to this attack. DR.. English said
that he did not remember ever having used
any language about "cows goipass to Market
such as had been attributed him. he insisted
that the bridge would be an obstruction to
navigation and was not wanted. He said
that he thought Mr. Dunn had been used by
persons who had ''nigger in the woodpile
.sAnd don't think you have sense enough
to know what 'nigger in the woodplie
means" retorted Mr. Dunn
In conversation with your correspondent
after the hearing, Mr.. Dunn said that under
the provisions of the second act of the bill
the bridge would be maintained forever as
public highway, and therefore there was no
way in which the trolley syndicate could
get hold of it. He thought that this
fact effectually disposed of the
charges that had been made against
nim ssThe trouble isl added Mr..
Dunn, s'that men who did not get in on the
ground floor are angry and they seem to
think that everything Congressman does
is for somebody's personal benefit and not
for the public good. A bill similar to the
one propose was passed by the New Jersey
Legislature last winter unanimously, but it
was found that Congressional action was
necessary"
ANOTHER HEARING TO BE HELD,
The committee adjourned without taking
any action. Another hearing is to be held,
but the date has not been fxed. Mr.. Dunn
is confident that he will secure favorable