New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-06
no JERSEY FOR TWO CENTS.
r,,n CHEAPER FERRIAGE BILL AD-
yANCED AT TRENTON.
~ PROVIDES FOR Two-CENT FARES BETWEEN
.~n 9 MORNING AND EvENING-MEAs
1REs SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

1T PROVIDES FOR TWO-Cf'NA f
=, AND s. MORNING AND EvENING-MEAs-
,.prs SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE'I
o,rorton Y I March 5-Atter discussion last
,ng all morning the House adopted the Hihoriy
renort on the Two-Cent Ferriaee oi'' ne o'ii 10
intended principally 10 apply 10 .he FERRIES oe
,vae, Jersey CITY and New-fork me committee
., Commerce submitted two reports, the majority
ror,,ne the bill adversely and the minority favor
,, IT, hu provides for 2-cent ferriage between
tho hours OF 6 and a. m. ana the same hours in
enc evening Mr. Olcott. a member OF the COM
,o-o Committee defended the majority report,
saving that il In the interest of fair play to
,ha FERRY companies, who would be seriously in
tnred financially II the rate of ferrage were low
cred Mr. Nuzhorn denied this. The team traffic
alone he said. pays the running expenses OF the
companies The people of Hudson County de-
manded the bill and II II not passed this year
another delegation will come TO Trenton next win
ter pledged 10 give relief to their constituents. II
the bill passed he would at once go to Albany and
work for the passage Of similar bill by the New
York Legislature
Mr.. Usher insisted that the Legislature could le-
gaiy regulate the charges OF the ferry companies.
Mr. Gruber made an earnest plea to the Repub-
lcans 10 help the Hudson members redeem the
promises made TO the people last fall. and said that
II the cheap ferriage bill killed the people OF
with having failed TO keep its promise 10 them
Mr.. Storrs said that the whole matter could only
be regulated by the Interstate Commerce commas
sion The purpose OF tho bill was laudaoie Du' II
unconstitutional He quoted from decisloh OF
the United States court which said that congress
alone can deal with the commerce between STATES
The discussion continued for nearly three hours
when a vote was taken on the adoption or the
minority report, and ii was concurred In by vote
OF IS 10 % The announcement OF the result was
greeted with applause. which was renewed when
the bill was ordered 10 be placed on the calendar
for second reading.
The Senate this morning by a vote OF IA 10 de-
feated Senator Days bill providing that condemned
nurierers may carry their cases to the Court Of
Errors and Appeals writ OF error IA writ OF
right At present a writ OF error Is only allowed
al the discretion of the Chancellor.
The Governor signed many bills to-day. among
them being the measure passed IN the House last
night which Is be used 10y the Senate 1nvestigat-
ing Committee. II cOmpes any witness before the
committee 10 any question asked and is con-
strcted on the lines 81 the decisions OF the United
States Supreme Court in the Senate sugar investi-
eating cases.
The measure providing That the ONCE OF clerk IN
school districts may be declared vacant by the
County Superintendent. in case OF neglect OF duty
by the Clerk was also signed This bill is OF great
interest TO all the school districts OF the state The
hi authorizing Paterson 10 erect hospital for con-
tagOus diseases and the bill priating $1,000 for
an agricultural experiment station were also ap-
proved.