New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
TuE RELIGIOUS GARB" BILL. EFFEArED
IN THE SENATE.

THE COAL COMBINE REsOIN'-
TON BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Trenton Feb 1.-THE Senate to-day faced
souarely and fair' the issue raised by Senator
Rogers's so-called Garb bill and crushed IT,
This measure prohibits school teachers from
wearing any religious garment or insignia ana
Is a copy of the law passed by the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature.
Senator DAILY began the fight with mo,ion
TO strike out the enacting clause.
This is a most Ubiquitous and un-Amerlcan
measure in every respect said Senator Skrm
1T is unwse and unnecessary. and the only
possible effect of it would be to kindle the fires
OF sectaran strife"
Senator Rogers denied that his bill had any
thing Of iniqulty in 1t. 1t had been introduced
at the instance OF the Junior Order of United
Americans the Patriotic Sons of America and
other similar organiza atoms. and had the APP
prevail Of the loyal and patriotic people OF the
State.
This is a slap at Roman Catholics" Senator
DAILY declared. Il am nc, a Roman Catholic,
but must protes. against any measure having
such a purpose or intention We should re-
spect the Constitution and know no sect N
our legislation. This bill assails the Constitu
ton itself"
Senator Rogers quoted from the Constitution
to show that his bill not in conflict with il.
Read a little further" said Senator Will
Jams when the Senator from Camden stopped
his quotation
Senator Rogers then read: And person
shall be denied the enjoyment OF any civil
right merely on account Of his religious prin-
cipes"
Doesn't your bill conflict with that" asked
Senator Williams.
mo, SIR" replied Senator Rogers. ut does
not interfere with the rights of anybody. There
are 10000 people in this State l believe. who
think that this measure is necessary. and
know that the $1,000 members of the patriotic
organizations in New-Jersey are emphatically
Of that opinion"
Il shall vote against Senator Days motion"
said Senator Hoffman. but If the bill comes up
on final passage ! shall oppose it, as did last
year"
Il have looked into this matter very care
fully" said Senator Parry. and one has
been able Yet to point out to me any condition
existing now, likely to be in the future.
calling for such a measure as this
The vote on Senator Days motion to strike
ont the enacting clause as follows:
Yeas-Daly Gould Herbert. Johnson. Ketch-
am, Kuhl, Parry, Skrm, VOORHEES,. Vreeland.
Nays-Bradey. Engle. Hoffman. Packer Rog-
ers Ross Stats. Ward Total, s.
President Thompson did not vote Senator
Stokes was unavodab bly, absent
In the two sessions Of the Senate numbe: %
bills were introduced. few OF which had any
special public interest.
MORE BICYCLE LEGISLATION
Mr. Johnson of Bergen the Senatorial cham
pion Of the bicycsts Of New-Jersey introduced
an act providing "for the better protection %;
travellers pedestrians, vehicles and animals on
the public streets and highways. It's provisions
are as follows:
Whoever places upon the surface Of any public
street highway or other way customarily ara
lawfully used for public travel. or upon an side
walk any broken glass. bottle, metal oos> stones.
earthenware or other substance Of nature nkeiy
injury to travellers or pedestrians. or ID
carriages. bicycles or other vehicles moving on
such way or which might inJure any h)rse n
other animal. or which might njure. cut or pune
ture any pneumatic tire shall forfeit FOR each
offence S. to be sued for and recovered IN IN
action OF debt by any person who VIII sue for the
jured in his person or property by such unlawful
act in q double the amount or damages
proved 20 have been caused by such injury - be
recovered In an action OF tort
That any Overseer OF the Highways. committee
man. contractor or other person. who SHAH place
or spread broken stone on any Of the hgnWsys 81
this State. for the purpose or improving or re-
pairing the same. shall, II such stone be or the
dimension Of an inch or more In diameter. cause
the same to be covered with fine stone. EARN or
screenings within one week after spreading II on
said roads or within one week after said road Is
permitted 10 be used for public travel, under a
neneltv Of 500 FOR each offence to be sued FOR IN
an action Of debt and recovered with costs Dy any
person who will sue for the same.
Senator Voorhees, had placed on the calendar a
bill prohibiting the keeping Of children IN aims
houses for a period exceeding sixty days, except
they he defOrmed. epeptlcs or unteachaDe .dlpts
The overseers Of the poor are required 70 place
such children in a respectable family or in some
ive at orc n.
Skirm introduced q bill requiring property-oWners
on the line OF sewers In all cities TO make con-
nectiOns Herewith.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The House of Assembly passed the Trenton
High Schoo. bill today. 1T empowers the num-
pality to Issue $4,000 school bonds for the cree
ton Of a high school. providing the people APP
prove the bill at a special election. Assenpyihah
Thorn, the introducer of the measure. set forth
in forcible language the absolute need or the
school building failure to secure the new
school ne said. meant abandonment OF the course
q. study now being pursued at the present nlgn
school The bill received forty eight votes
Several bills passed by the House arnorg
them one correcting clerica! error IN last year
Mechanics Lien law. The others were OF local
character. >,
At the afternoon session. Speaker Derous9e
named Messrs. Tice. duncan StaneeT' Noil ana
Hutchinson as the House committee ." +>PP''
prations.
no ACTION on THE COAL COMBINE RrMoR.
The anti-coa combine resolution, introduced by
Mr. Hogan yesterday. was called up by MT Bull
lock this afternoon The Passaic member also
called Nd his own resolution the subject and
wanted both considered BY the House. Mr. Rob
ertson moved to have the resolutions referred 10
the Committee Railroads and Canals. To this,
Mr. Bullock mildly objected saying that such
action would lead the coal combine 10 believe
that the Legislature was not opposed TO their
method The prompt adoption Of the resolution.
he thought would tend 10 convince the com
bine' that the eyes Of the lawmaking body were
upon them.
Mr. Robertson assured the speaker that reso-