New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
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Senator Foster NJ. Voorhees, says that lie VIII
be President Of the Senate or nothing

Senator Foster NJ Voorhees, says that he Will
be President Of the Senate or nothing.
At this date. three weeks before the Legisla-
tive organization. II looks to be reasonapiy GER
tain that Senate Secretary Robinson and House
Clerk Parker will be reelected. The engross-
ing clerkshps may be abolished
That Palisades bill might better have been IN
,roduced by Congressman Stewart. Mr.. stew
arts district takes in Bergen County he Is "a
miliar with the subject. and he is the kind OF a
man who never lets go once ne takes hold or q
question
The friends Of Alfred f. Skinner assert tnat
their favorite will surely be elected Speaker II
General Sewell does not interfere In behall oI
Louis T. Derousse. In spite of all rumors to the
contrary. they are inclined to believe that Cen
eral Sewell will keep mis- hands Off The line OF
reasoning which they adopt Is that the General Is.
anxious to avoid stirring up antagonisms which
might return TO plague him about the time tnat
delegates are being elected to the Repuoicah
National Convention next year.
That seems plausible enough. but there Is no
means of knowing how 1t strikes General Sewei.
He has been busy in Washington, and so iar mas
had no time to bother with the matter. although
his leutenants working hard for Mr. De-
rousse All things considered it will be well TO
let the rival candidates fight it out on their mer-
its Both are good men.
The trolley companies have only themselves to
blame II the next session Of the Legislature sees
the beginning of a strong and bitter fight to cur
tail their privileges. From all sections come
complaints Of usurpations and wanton disregard
Of the public rights In Hudson. Essex and
Union counties the trolleyenagnat have pur-
sued a particularly obnoxious policy. the New
ark newspapers have grown tired OF shouting IN
the wilderness about the poor service and over
crowded cars The Jersey City Journal the
other night had an article beginning thus: THE
Consolidated Traction Company on its Bayonne
and Greenville line still continues to ignore the
needs Of its patrons. Every car leaving Bayonhe
after 10 o'clock in the morning is filled with pas
sengers and Indignation. 1t was said that on
one morning sxty-one passengers were packed In
a northbound car, and all were mad clean
through
One indignant citizen wrote to THE Journal:
II see by your paper that Mr.. Young, OF the Irac-
tion Company. proposes to put on comphauoh
car for smokers and express packages why
this consideration of smokers, when our wives
and children have to stand one-half the time for
Young attempt to do ar express business on
franchise given expressly to carry passengers!
VIII Mr.. Young answer? Also, will the authori-
ties see TO II that these death-dealing machines
are not multiplied on streets except for their
legitimate purposes?
This matter of carrying freight is bound TO
come up In the Legislature. The employees OF
the steam. railroads intend to introduce OIL
positively prohibiting it. Such a measure VIII
suDDlement the action of the Newark Board OF
Works in passing protibtory ordinance Per-
hans the Board had no authority to do that, but
it has the people behind it in seeking to curb the
,rolleys. and can hold the company or companies
at bay until the Legislature does something.
That something will be done appears inevitapie'
The people have given away priceless franchlses'
and now their requests are treated WITH coh-
tumely. Perhaps some legislator VIII take ieai
out Of the book of the Chicago Alderman VINO
presented resolutions in the City Councii proViu-
ing for a three-cent fare for all streetcar pas
saneers not provided with seats. The resolu-
tions set forth the fact that valuable streets
hova haen given away for street railroad pur-
poses. that they were given with the understand
tr0 that ALL accommodations would be furnished
tho neople and that such adequate accommoda-
t,ons are not furnished 1t is then provided that
ALL street railroad companies be required 10
charge not more than three cents fare where no
seat Is furnished. and in no case to charge more
than five cents when a seat is furnished. 1t also
nrovides that a passenger having paid three
cent fare for standing room, If seat be suDse-
ouently vacated occupy the same without paying
additional fare