The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-24
LOBBYISTS BEATEN.
Minority Report Knocked
Out a Bill in the Inter-
est Of Trolley.
ATTACKING THE PIPE LINE BILL
More Appointments By Governor
Griggs- Business in the
Assembly.
specfal to the Jerscv citu Ne,cs.


TRENTON, March "a 1S9G-The Gov
ernor nominated this morning Charles ].
Bayter of Plainfield for superintendent
Of Public Instruction; E. L. B. Godfrey,
Camden; Charles A. Groves, Essex, and
/. David F. Borden of Passaic, members
of the State Board of Medical Examin-
ers
The House Committe on Railroads ana
Canals gave a hearing this morning on
the pipe line bill. John NJ Roseberry of
Pelvidere appeared for the bill He said
that the fight was one against the stand
ard Oil Company and had for its object
the breaking up of that great monopoly
and the reduction of the price of OIL
which is just as essential to the citizens
Of New Jersey as coal.
j., Frank Fort, who opposed the bill
in the interest of the Standard Oil Com
pany, said that he was a Republican,
and as such was in favor of good legis-
lation. which he contended the bill was
Mr.. Roseberry replied that he too was
g Republican and led the Republican
fight in Warren county last fan. He,
and he warned the Republicans on the
committee. that if they defended this hill
It would be as: detrimental to the Re
puplIcan party just as the coal combine
legislation was to the Democrats.
N Mr. Fort got mad at this plain talking
dlu dlu Hiaue an eXn1bltlon OF himself. The
committee will confer with the Senate
Committee and will attempt to persuade
it to report the Senate bill and rush it
Miss Mary Philbrook Of Jersey city,
ing looking after the bill which permits
women to be appointed Masters in Chan
The trolley lobby was defeated again
"a. MS d;r,f, dmo;rning, horse foot and DRAGONS
kF egazing bi IN the sen
authorizing the changing of horse horse rail-.
roads to electric roads There are several
the bill was intended to reach those
cases. Mr.. johnson had an amendment
adopted providing that the bill should
the froiey people a heard s'ia Of fhis whey tiley
fuINa fulness Of the bill as far as they were
the eommitttee to have that amendment
knocked out.
Mr., sISirm, Chairman of the Committee,
ana It went through; Unfortunately for
the trolley people, the committee could
not wipe out an amendment adopted by
ate with the. amendment engrossed there
in. When it reached the House that
va, vas discovered, and then the trolley peo-
They looked up the Senate Engrossing
Clerk and wanted him to re-engross it
and leave the amendment out. This he
1'oof Iclusse'tl% To- Go. linen the bill
was sent to the House COMMITTEES on
RAILROADS and Canals. Lower; of course,
made a report Knocking out the Johnson
amendment. and Mr. Harvey made a
minority report sustaining it. There was
some discussion. and then the vote was
taken on Mr.. Harveys report The lob
fS,,t py DANCED ne Ia about as though strong cur
their bodies. But it did them no rood
and Mr.. Harveys minority report was
accepted
The House had rather an interesting
session this morning. they had considera-
ofe business to do, but there was nothing
OF any great Importance before them
IN The Speaker was considerably annoyed
oy the constant confusion on the floor
caused by those who were urging legisla-
Efnn He gave Sergeartt-at- Arms
iBrIedetbach a reprimand for not keep
ing better order.
:, Senator Ketcham's bill, which gives
sewer commissioners authority TO con-
struct house connections to the curb line
m, IN cities, has passed. both Houses. The
PLY oil wnicn increases the. jurisdiction of
has passed the House S1s'