New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
WORK IN BOTH BRANCHES AND MANY
BILLS PASSED.
sr,.ro, nuy AZ AN EXPERT on oLEo-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LOWERS WEIRD


VENT TRACK EIEvATIoN-TRoh
LEY MEASURES PASSED.
Trenton March II (speciaD.-House niN 40.
onon,no insurance companies to invest in municipal
bonds came up in the Senate to-day on n''a' pas
sage and was assailed by Senator Da'S ,,
..Tbs measure" said the Hudson Senator "ou'u
-, o,,ror,es N invest IN all kinds OF stocks
1 horde without the consent of their stockholm
ers" ., IN
WHY" declared Senator Voorhees, the oilI
merely permits the Prudential insurance |o''P,
| to do what other insurance companies may no" 10
."rbe purpose" exclaimed Senator ketcham' II
IN enable the company to invest IN teh1porai! io"
bonds and other municipal securities
The bill passed
HOW O1EOMARGARINE SHOULD BE MARKED
,r,oro was half an hours parliamentary tangle
chic .f,ernoon over Senator Parry's Oleomargarine
hill When II was up last week. certain amend
ments proposed by Senator DAILY, Whlch pracl'Va'9
yitiated the bill. adopted. and the OH "as
ordered to third reading. The motion ordering J"
to third reading was reconsdered and the matter
dronned there When the bill came up on the
calendar on second reading. this afternoon Senator
Parry wanted some changes. but Senator paIF de-
clared that the bill was not In order to be amehueu
MY amendments have been adopted senator
DAILY said "and they were ordered engrossed Now
nothing be done until the Notc auopliiG 'ho9e
has been reconsidered.'
President Thompson ruled that motion 10 Strike
out any amendment was In order.
"Mr President" said Senator DAILY. II submit
that the only way to make any amendment now Is
by reconsidering the vote. and the time for re-
consideration has passed, my point IS that 10
amendment can now be made
.'The amendment by the Senator from Burlington
is In order" declared President Thompson
Senator Parrys amendment was TO strike out SEN
ator Days amendment prohibiting the sale OF re
worked butter. -
81 trust that this amendment will not prevail
urged Senator DAILY. THE Senator from Burlington
proposes to protect the makers and sellers OF pau
butter while prohibiting the sale OF good and whole
some oleomargarine
After another squabbe over the rules. Senator
DAILY proposed to lay Senator Parrys motion on inc
table hut President Thompson ruled him out OF
order on the ground that the rollcall had been
ordered Senator Parry's motion was put to vote
and adopted
Senator Stokes submitted an amendment proVidihS
that the bill should not apply to oleomargarne
manufactured for export. and putting the penalty
only on oleoma rgarine "artifcally' coored
IF you insert the word 'artihciaI eNp'S'"eu
Senator Parry you destroy the bill and leave the
law Just where 1t Is The bill now proposes 10
preyent the sale Of oleomargarine colored IKE
butter Oleomargarine is all artificial 1t is mace up
Of tallow and cotton-seed oil and should be sod
IN It's true character, instead OF being made up
to look like butter
DO you use ooloring in butter?" asked Senator
DAILY.
Certainly" replied Senator Parry
What for?'
ITO make 1t look like butter-iiKe 'he s'd"ua'u
color of butter
"Exac,ly." was Senator Days triumphant re-
sponse ,,,,.,.
Senator Parry proposed substitute prohip'ths
any coioraton 10 resemble yellow butter and TINS
was accepted BY Senator Stokes and adopted. An
Dal,-
coloration" was lost The same fate was me'eu
out 10 a lot OF other amendments suggested by the
Hudson Senator. Then he proposed one proVidihg
that oleomargarine should be sold only In pound
packages with "oleomargarne" stamped upon H.
and with each package should be given cara
setting forth the Of the substance ana seller
That too failed, and the bill passed second read'hs
THE ASSEMBLY.
The morning session Of the Assembly was taken
IN with the passage of bills The work was
nrsbed along with as little discussion as pos
SHE and at noon took place TO enable
the committees to consider the many measures
In their hands.
The Embalming bill had an inning In the early
hours Mr. Robertson fathers the measure ana
when 1t up on second reading. Mt. ldrh'o"'
OF Hudson County. offered an amendment provld-
ing that the Board of Emba.Ining Examiners. Tor
which the bill provides. should be named by the
Governor upon the recommendation or the New
Jersey State Funeral Directors Association. Mr..
Robertson opposed the amendment by reading a
brief which created conslderapIe Hieiiiihe'' i"c
amendment adopted
After listening to eulogistic speeches by Messrs.
Wdes and Wang, the House passed Senator
Brad.eys concurrent resolution euioglzlng ana
complimenting Ex-Governor William A Newell 'he
originator of the present Life Saving Service.
The bcyclists another favor to-day Inc
House passed Senate bill No. III. The measure
irnDo OF a
son who shall throw in the street any broken glass
bottIes metal loose stones. earthenware or other
substance likely cause injury to travellers car
r,ages or bicycles. II any bicycle tire shall be
punctured by an article thrown into the street the
person throwing the substance snail De hhed Co.
II the rider be injured the fine shall be Slo
TO COMPEL TRACK ELEVATION.
There was short and sharp battle this afternoon
over the amended track elevation BILL known as
Assembly BIZ No. TO- Chairman Lower, OF the COM
mittee on Railroads and Canals as soon as the
hm came I'D on second reading offered an amend
ment which had the effect OF preventing track ee-
walton except in cities containing railroad ter
minas. -
tSpt ~ Mr. Lovers amendment. he said. would
be- to deprive the city of Newark and the County
Of Essex Of the o, 'h for 0 track Ovation
as the people of Jersey CITY Ihey haa n9,
RRs sd he m people e Of jersey cry hey wan
track badly The object of he 1%Dt
amendment would defeat this Inc ahehu'"e"'
was unfair and should not be adopted -, - NJ,
Mr. Lower spoke for his amendment ne He was ns OF
the opinion that 1t was unreasonabie ior 1, 1 ;sck
iature to burden the railroad companies win track
elevation in all sections ,.. ,-.,,,or
Mr. Benedict declared that II was aifhost inhu,iid
IN nress a resolution that would deprive Newark OF
track elevation Several other members PPeiec,ed
Mr Lowers amendment. The astute Lower MINI
self failed to vote for his own amendment. ,,,
was offered
Changing only three words In the bill Inc enect OF
this Amendment Is to compel the Contra! Hailroad
COMPANY which passes through Newark. TO elevate
It's tracks at Lawrence-st. and at Mulberry ave
The amendment agreed TO. The words mr.
Duncan changed will cost the Central company
nearly 100000 II is said .
The bill discussed and amended Is F1emings SUD-
Erie Ira Elevation bill. II now