The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-06
DOSE FOR STORRS.
Prison Execution Bill Not
Properly Engrossed and
Laid on the Table.
OATS OF GRACE ABOLISHED
Bill Introduced in Trenton to
Regulate Speed Of Trains in
Jersey City.
Specfal q be Jeraeu Citu Ne,ys.

TRENTON. Feb. g. 1S95.-The House
was in session about an hour this morn
ling and then adjourned to three o'clock
in order to allow the committees to meet
land have more hearings. The feature of
1.-THE session was the turning down Of
Istorrs by the Speaker when the bill pro-
Yiding for all executions In State Prison
eatne up, and controversy arose over
1.-The assertion that it was not correctly
engrossed. Mr.. Storrs claimed that it
was, and moved to have the bill acted
on at once. but Mr.. Codding moved to
tday the matter en- the table,
Storrs sprang to his feet and started
| to speak, when the Speaker shut him off
| by saying that the motion was not de-
batable. and Mr.. Storrs was sight for
! the gods and men as he swallowed the
T dose of the medicine he had so often
administered to Democrats.
The Senate bill, enabling Sinking Fund
Commissioners to cancel bonds purchased
by them even though not matured in
lsnct to exceed Is per cent. of the ratables,
passed. So was the Senate bill abolish
nE eys q rabss bis IN infsnsea was
| ms OF streets in Jersey City by locomo-
six miles per hour. and there shall be at
least three minutes between trains cross
Ing the street. and that. no train shall
at q time. Although aimed at the Erie
Company the bill will be opposed by the
PennaylNX5anias N5a. sS to- as It effects its cross
Mr.. Gruber introduced bill repeating
Ethe clause of the Gas act which provid-
ed that companies must have 5000 capi-
For town before they can do business:
The act. he claims creates virtual al
monopoly and prohibits the formation OF
tcompeting companies.
Mr. Coding wants all public school
boys drilled and enrolled in the Amer
- CUT DOWN THE BILLS.
The Steafing Committee concluded ITS
lalbors last night and cut down the bills
Among those of which it disapproyed
was the one making an appropriation
broke out again after the House adjourn
ed and there was more cheap gas before
the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
| ing gas Companies to have IS, 900 capital
for every 1000 inhabitants on the ground
that it guaranteed the fulflment of con-
was some rambling talk and the. commit
tee. declared the hearing closed;
Chairman Codding, ANNOUNCED that the
possible
The committee agreed to bear argu-
on Labor and Industry was stricken with
give hearings next week on seven bills.
ERfES PROPOSITION.
The equal taxation and railroad grade
| crossing hearings were concluded today
! with a statement by Lobbyist Allen of
| the Erie that he was authorized by the
President of his company to accept a
| bill. similar to the one proposed by City
ure modelled after the Massachusetts
act. The Drake act, he said in con
clusion was an iniquitous abortion
| which should not have been introduced.
| Mr.. Drake presented statistics to show
| the measure was o wise one, and declared
more than other corporations. If the
| company would consent to being as
| sessed at equal rates with city property
| as they professed they were willing to
! do, he said the company would be met in
an amiaible manner by the municipality.