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pie OF Camden, and he gave Instances Of
the evil which the measure sought. to
correct N that city. He told OF ministers
from Philadelphia who opened offices in
Camden and made from $40 to $50 a day
marrying couple which could not get
m,arrled in philadelphia. h measure,
no sS : was incomplete. and he recon-
so that a proper bill could be prepared.
This was objected to by Senator DAILY,
y wh BAD wa meaaur res a oal] k p1aIsaa !, az e. oa pIeees i
section BY section, and said that Mr..
Lloyd, who drew the bill, wanted to draw
no occasion for the bill. he said. as the
present law was ample to protect the
people. The oniy thing that the bill
pocket whenever a marriage took place
within the State. The report of the COM
m,ttee was adopted by a vote Of Is to 5.
and Ross voting In the negative.
As soon as this fight was out OF the
way. another and more bitter one took
prohibits trolley roads from carrying
freignt and express matter. The bill
game up an second reading, and Mr.. Brad
municipalities that grants a roads a
franchise the power. to grant them the
rored Il the ea amea lfs1gnt. an Mr- cl sfaasdfy hat hat
the steam railroad employees who were
working for the. passage Of the bill were
discriminating against another class of
labor which was entitled to as many
rights as they were themselves.
The trolley, he went on, was a new
growing and wonderful industry, and the
carrying of freight by such companies
would be a great benefit to many com
munities. especially the rural districts
end those along the shore. He hoped the
Senate would recognize the light of Home
Rule and vote for his amendment. He was
rates could be attained and the general in
terests OF the farmers in his county could
be better served If the trolley companies
We're allowed to carry freight.
The amendment was bitterly opposed by
Mr., DAILY, who argued that when these
trolley companies were formed that they
Not only would the carrying of freight be
an unjust competition, but 1t would de-
p@areciate the value of the property along
Steam railroads. he declared, paid
thousands Of dollars into the State treas
ury while the trolleys paid nothing.
Mr.. johnson. who did not believe it was
constitutional to allow the use of the
roads n streets of the State without
ers It was time that the encroachmept
unon the public highways and the rights
Of the people stopped. He c~omplimented
amendment. but ne hoped the Senate
would not be carried away with it. as he
believed it to be based upon a mistaken
idea of the Monmouth Senator that it
was for the best.
Mr.. Keteham was another who opposed
the amendment claiming that i would
work great harm in cities where the
streets were not Utterly filled up with
passenger cars.
so AMENDED that companies which had
county could carry freight, but that those
who ran on the highways should be
IF the cities did not want to have freight
ears running through their streets. Nj
E sogg Sns said, it. they should be allowed : to
country wanted them they should be all
lowed to have them.
Mr.. Parry made a long and earnest plea
for the amendment on behalf of the
waiting this means of obtaining cheap
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that the farmers had to keep up with
the times in order e make their farms
modern inventions and modern methods
methods was the trolley freight car. The
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Parry and Rogers voting for it.
Mr.. Bradley then offered another amend
ment making the bill apply only to first
class cities. which was also lost. He then
wanted it laid over until tomorrow. which
was so ordered by a vote of IA to 5. The
it was learned that no printed copy of
the hill under consideration was upon
the Senator's desks.
The House Committee on the Revision OF
the Law was beseiged by Joseph Coult.
Frank Bergen and Elisha Gaddis. The
committee amended the VOORHEES, bill
providing that lawyers must fle with
the courts the contract which thew make
with a client for fees in a suit brought
against a trolley company for damages.
SO as to provide that the contract should
be sealed up. not to be opened until after
the verdict had been rendered. When the
hill nassed the Senate It was given out
by Nj. Voorhees, that the measures were
for the purpose of protecting the poor
man from the sharks OF lawyers who
take sll they recover from the companies.
Imagine then. the committees' surprise
when the trolley lobby descended upon
the committee. obiecting to the amend
ment. They declared that the amend
ment would make them worse off than
they were now.
After some discussion the committee,
by Q vote of three to two, decided to
knock out the amendment and substitute
another, that the counsel shall not be
allowed to comment upon the contract.
and if the court permitted him to do so
it w,uld be an error upon which the case
could be appealed.