The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-24
New Bills in the Senate-Proceed-
ings in the House This
Morning.
Special TO the Jersey City Meas.

called back this morning on Sem
ator Abrams motion for the purpose
of allowing Senator Drake to offer amend
ments. It turned out that this amendment
and those of Senator DAILY really cut the
heart out of the measure. Senator Voorhees
made vigorous opposition, and the amend
ments were voted down. The bill was again
put on final passage The necessary eleven
votes didn't show up. The bill fell through,
but it was saved for further consideration
by motion to reconsider, which was laid on
the table.
Senator Ketcham this morning presented
to the Senate memorials from the Newark
NJ E. Conference asking that the prohibition
of race track gambling and State aid to re-
ligious societies be made part of the Con-
stitution of this State.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced
No 1S9, Mr. Stokes-Generalizes the
special acts heretofore passed which provides
for the appointment Of law judge in the
several counties.
No 191, Mr. Bradley-Provides for the
separation Of males and females in county
poorhouses, excepting such as are married.
No. 1872, Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sunday
newspapers that have been running for two
years as legal publications, qualified for pub
| fishing the laws.
No. 1893, Mr.. Thompson-To reorganize the
Board of Riparian Commissioners by pro-
party, for terms of five years, which, to-
gether with the Governor, shall make up the
board 1t legislates out of office the present
boards.
ADRIAN AND TUBERCULOSIS.
Senator Adrain today made fierce at
tack on Assemblyman Matlacks bill to
Grad icate tuberculosis in cattle. The bill
had passed second reading, but the Middle
sex Senator had it recalled for amendment,
and then he offered substitute Matlack's
bill gives to the president of the Agricul-
tural Society power to appoint five persons
to slaughter diseased cattle, and appropri-
ates $4,000 to carry out The provisions
provides that the Governor shall appoint
five experts Senator Adrain said
that the other one was in the
interest of the milk sellers, while his bill was
for the benefit and protection of the whole
people of the State. The Senator ridiculed
the idea of having any person appointed
other than experts or scientists He pro
nounced fatty against any compensation be-
ing given unless in the case of cattle being
killed under mistaken impression that it
diseased.
Senator Ketcham agreed with Senator
Adrain, and read letter in that vein from
Dr. Stickler Senator Adrain moved to
have the bill and substitute referred to
committee for full consideration, and it was
SO ordered.
IN THE HOUSE.
Upon the opening of the House this morn
ing Mr. Storrs offered an amendment to his
BILL which provides that traction COM
panies shall obtain the consent of majority
of the property owners along a proposed
route before they can proceed to operate
that route, to the effect that the bill was
merely supplemental to and did not super
sede the present law The amendment was
adopted and the bill went to third reading.
Mr. Flynn presented petition from the
State Federation of Trades asking for the
passage of certain bills.
Mr. Lewis bill, authorizing Mayors of
cities where Boards of Health have adopted
a sanitary system to appoint three persons
who shall be confirmed by such Boards of
Health as Plumbing Inspectors, was then
taken up. Mr.. Lewis advocated the passage
of the bill on the ground that it was in the
interest of the health of the State. He said
that sanitary plumbing was now a science
and it was necessary that only those who
were thoroughly acquainted with the de-
tails of the science should supervise the work.
Mr. Olcott and Mr.. Thompson opposed it
because they said it would create mon
opoly There was nothing, they said, to pre-
vent the persons who compose the board to
license just whom they pleased and contine
all the plumbing business to themselves or
their particular friends. Mr. Thompson also
ridiculed the bill and said s'You might as
well have boards to examine bricklayers and
hodscarriersn The bill was lost.
The House passed the bill repeating the
law creating Boards of Works in Paters on,
Camden and Trenton against the tactics of
the Paterson men.
POOL SELLING AND BUYING.
There was long debate over Mr.. Storrs'
bill providing that any person convicted of
buying book OF pool or gambling in any
way on a horse race shall be punished by
fine Of $500 and two years imprisonment.
The bill passed the house once, but in the
Senate it was amended SO that
the Judge before whom the ac-
cused was convicted would have no
discretion. but would be obliged to impose
both the fine and imprisonment. This was
done in order that men could not escape
with slight fine. The matter came up on
a motion by Mr.. Storrs to have resolution
to have the bill reprinted as amended, which
was passed sometime ago reconsidered. The
bill with its Senate amendments was taken
| up read through, and after brief debate
was passed so to co. In supporting the bill,
| Mr.. Storrs said that it was aimed at pool
selling and book making, and would not
prevent county fairs from hanging up
prize for trotting and pacing. Mr..
Flynn in reply said that the passage of
the bill would seriously cripple the Inter
State Fair, an institution that derived a
large revenue every year from the owners
the 'tred and black" wheels and other
! gambling schemes not allowed on regular
| race tracks. Mr.. Thompson denounced the
/ bill as a buncombe measure and predicted
| that If it became a law, the Interstate,
Waverly and Mount Holly Fair Association
would soon be obliged to go into bankruptcy.
| He also intimated that Mr. Storrs was push
| ing the bill for political effect to boom him
| self for governor.
THE UNCRowNED KING.
| Mr.. Storrs denied that he aspired to be
Governor, and said he was fathering the bill