The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-12

FAVOR The COMBINE
Republican House Refuses
to Consider Bullock
Coal Resolution.
NO REGARD FOR THE PEOPLE
Speaker Derousse and Leader
Robertson Ride Over Popular
Rights = To Save
Bicycles.
NO REGARD FOR THE PEOPLE
spscsal to the Jersey CIR Wees.


TRENTON. Feb. u. 1s9s.-The Legisla-
sure took a recess yesterday until tomor-
row SO that those who wanted to go home
and take advantage Of the birthday of
the great Abraham Lincoln to make rank
partisan speeches to their constituents.
might have IN opportunity to do so. The
recess was also taken in order to give the
people the idea that the members are
really inclined to work. although it must
be confessed by their greatest admirers
that they have not as yet evinced any
inclination to do the business the people
sent them to Trenton to transact. With the
exception of the garp debate in the Senate
the ~liveliest episode of the day occurred
at the afternoon session of the Assembly.
After the roll call Mr.. Bullock obtained
the floor and asked the Speaker what had
become of the anti-coal combine resolu-
tons which he and Mr.. Hogan had intro
duced the night before. and which had
been made a special order for yesterday
morning. When Mr.. Bullock paused to
take breath Leader Robinson jumped to
his feet and moved that the resolutions be
referred to the Committee on Railroads
and Canals. Mr.. Bullock objected. and
scored the Republican leaders for the
slavish subserviency to the corporations.
He said that if those resolutions were
referred to a committee and not passed
by the House so acted upon, it would be
serving notice upon the coal combines
that the Legislature of New Jersey was
with them. while if the resolutions were
adopted it would convince the combines
that the eyes of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture were upon them and the combines
would he thus sat upon"
Mr.. Robertson came TO the rescue OF
the COMBINATIONS with one of his char
sacterlstic speeches, in which he said that
sthe House did not propose to act upon
-the resolutions dealt with. hastily and
without examining the subject. 1T there
fore intended to have them referred to
.sidered ~intelligently n Deliberately.
sson spoke Of what the House proposed
sSsfreshing. Nj. Wahing. pemocrst. Of
eMonmouth, came to Mr.. Bullock's as
ssistanee BY =seeonding his motion; PIT tpa
influences which made him the presiding
Iofncer. declared Mt. Bullock's amend
out of order and the resolutions
eaiable to sleep the sleep that knows no
waking The Speaker appointed Messrs.
sTice; Duncan, stanger: Roll H 2 Hutch itch. t
fion of h Appropriation Committee.
At the afternoon session the Senate nat
sgommiss sas ps'is a. BODY corporate with
power to invest the funds in their hands.
ALSO Senat 46, which provides that coun-
1ries increased in population under the
ssrecent census shah take their proper
place in the classification of countless:
Senate %. which provides thai the last
and every subsequent State census shall
be declared oflcially promulgated on
sJanuary Is succeeding the taking of
ssthe same so far as it affects the classi-
fication of municipalities, salaries or
laws based on population.
In the morning session of the Senate
Senator Voorhees, introduced a bill which
prohibits the keeping of children in
~almshouses for a period longer than
sixty days when their ages range from
TWO to sixteen years, unless such chill
dren are -unteachable or idiots or epil-
optics. Senator Johnson introduced q
bill which imposes a fine on n one
throwing in the streets broken glass,
bottles, metal, loose stones, earthen-
ware or other substance likely to cause
injury to travellers. carriages or bicycles.
The, fine to be s. if a bicycle tire is
punetured and $40 If any person is in
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