The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-05
EXCITING SCENES.
Report in Favor of Cheap
Ferriage Passes the
House.
LEADER STORRS PILL0RIED
PiteOus Appeal Not to Make
Hudson Democratic-RepubIi-
can Duplicity.
speeiaI 70 the Jerseu On Ne1ra.

TRENTON, March 5, 1S95-The friends
Of cheap ferriage won the first sl1irmisn
in the battle this morning, and by the
close vote of 28 to 26 had the favorable
minority report substituted for the un-
favorable majority. Two reports were
submitted to the bills. one by the MAJOR
/ jity adversely and by the minority favor
ably.
Mr. Nutzhorn began the debate with an
eloquent and carefully prepared argument
IN which the legal points raised by the
corporation men were refuted. He made
a strong appeal for poor working girls
who go over the Hoboken ferries and
t@ whom the reduction means a great
deal It had been stated, he said, that
the Board of Freeholders alone had the
power to regulate the rate Of ferrisge
N n tucson county. but he claimed that
and could regulate the matter
In 1855 the treaholders did fix the rate
The railroad companies of COURSE, de-
cared It unconst1tulional; but the Su-
Freeholqers. Referring to the Great case,
upon which the corporation Repu blican5
AIRY OF the big, ne said that was case
in which the State triad to fix rates for
a bridge company Incorporated in both
was entitled to rates
CLAIMS IT WAS FAIR PLAY.
~ NJ ,:,6l 0lcott .. MAZE male long speech il which
tiiat report, was legislatfng M IN 'tiiS'hs the IN
would be seriously injured ffnaneislly if
the rates were reduced. He advised the
mern2ers me I from from !; HUDSON TO 90 home and
4ge and not take up the time of the
IT WAS EVER THUS.
Mr. Usher insisted that the Legislature
vas alone the proper power to fix the
ferry rates. He created a sensation by
among whom We're Oleott and Storrs.
Mr.. Gruber made a strong appeal to
toa t6f Repqb9sns not K make fbs agdao9 hnphor
measures which had been promised the
people by the Republicans have been
If the Bill was defeated it would so
through the State that the great Repub-
lican. majority was hostile to the people
and in favor of the big corporations.
Mr.. Storrs made a long speech which
was full of alleged Constitutional law
He said that since he voted, for the
case and had secured light on the sub
Mr. Nutzhorn asked storrs why it was
told him that if he would amend his
Pill SO as to provide comrn-ssfon hours
for for a two-cent i. ferry, he would work
Mr.. Storrs replied that since last Fri
day he, had spent twelve hours IN the
had come to the conclusion that the bill
DOING Up sToRRs.
The brightest episode of the session
then occurred and the manner in which
Mr. Mr.. Grilber did up Mr.. Storis was
highly relished by the lobby. He. Mr.
correct If his constitutional Law was no no
better than his Naturalization law ne did
not, want any more storrs law. Storrs
had tried to be sarcastic and referred to
the manner in which the Hudson Demo-
cord on the custom and said that d
was pleased to see that they were god
TRULY THEY WE'RE GOOD
Gruber. Let me call the gentlemal
BY the Repubiican alp''ciS cinh effe1Ss of rsnFe
nouncing Mr. Storrs and other Repub-
Iicans for voting against the cheap gas
to me there must Be S3i1 some bad ones. Tbe
gentleman has found light, has he?
What an angel, what a disciple of light:
Mr.. Cagney declared that not one good
argument had been presented against
the bills. He said it was demanded by
the men, women and children of Hud-
it would betray the sacred trust reposed
in them by the people.
Several others spoke on the bill and
the vote was finally taken OIL the mo-
ton to substitute the favorable minor
ity report for the majority. As the roll
call proceeded it became apparent that
the vote was close.
EXCITING SCENES
Every nerve was strained TO the ut
most. So silent was the crowded Cham
Der that the excited breathing of the
friends and foes of the bills who held
themselves in check with difficulty could
be heard in all parts of the House
When the vote was announced the gall
leries and lobbies broke out in applause,
which was quickly checked by the
Speaker.
This is the -Yeas---Baker. Black
Drake Duncan, Eisele, F'lenling, Fran
els. Freoae1iek, Grg!er Harrison Hicks.
King, McA!rdl'atw.. Mock, Nlitzhorn. Pars-
son, sloyer. Smart, Smith, Usher, Voor-
hees, Wif6ekl-2S. Nays-Alpaugh, Ber-
nard, Bates. BurgeT. Co9id!ng. Cross.
Davis, DerouSse; EXton, Ginder, Lower,
Ludlam. Na'tlack, olcotat, Pcwers, Skin
der, Stafford; Stangar. Starrs, TJce,. VIII
Pies Chanp;2n,, from Paterson. dodged
the vote. OF those vc.ing against the
bill, Bates, Burger, Coddtng, Cross, Davis.
Exton, Ginder. Olcott. StnrrSs. Wilbur and
Zabrislte voted for the bin last year.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate spent The morning in dis
cuss.rg Mr.. Daly's bill. making a writ
of error in murder cases a wSNbt of right.
The bill was lost by vote of IA to 2.