The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-03
Want SCALPBRS SCALPS
Mr.. Derousse's Bill to Abolish
Ticket Brokers Favorabiy
Reported Senator
Smiths Letter.
Special to the Jersep C4tp Ncacs.

TRENTON, March 3, 1897.-There was a
sharp and short discussion in the Assem-
bly, yesterday on Mr.. Derousse's bill, which
provides that unused portions of railroad
tickets shall be redeemed at the general
offices of the companies. 1t also pro-
vides that the ticket shall be presented
at the general office, and inficts a pen
atty for selling or dispos.ng of the ticket
in any other way.
This bill is similar to House bill No.
10000 and. Senate bill No. 1886 in Congress,
which were introduced at the suggestion
OF the Inter-StateiC ommerce Commission
They were all, both in Congress and the
New Jersey State Legislature. opposed
by the b men. who obtained the pas
sage ~ the New Jersey Senate last week
OF a resolution which requested the Sen
ators and Representatives of New Jer-
sey in Congress to use all their efforts
to defeat the two bills. A copy of this
resolution was sent to Washington, and
this letter was received In reply by one
OF the labor leaders,
Ny Dear Sir-Your letter, with copy OF
resolution passed by the Senate of the
state Of New Jersey in regard to the
oe1ved. In reply 1 would say that I was
one of the members of the Interstate
Commerce Committee who opposed this
sage OF this resolution, as Senator Sewell
and Governor Griggs are interested in
The passage of the bill.
Very truly,
The bill came up in the House on two
reports of the Committee on Miscellan-
sous Buslness-one by the chairman, a
favorably majority report, and an unfa-
vorable minority report by Mr.. Urquhart.
The later gentleman moved the substttu-
Son of his report for that Of the major
ity. He SAID the measure was unjust.
IS 1t compelled a nan to go many miles
sometimes to redeem an unsued ticket.
and rather thar do that a man would
lose the rebate.
Mr.. Derousse said that was not so, as
the unused part of the ticket could be
sent through the mails.
Mr.. Kline pointed out that the bill dis
s--nctly said presented at the general
~9ffice," and the companies would insist
ipol the letter of the law. A man. for
example. purchased a ticket on the PENN
5ylvania road from Jersey City to Tren-,
ton. For some reason he went home on
The other route. Now, in order to get
Jack his money for the unused coupon
ne would, under the law, nave to GO to
philadelphia, where the main offices of
ne pennsylvania road are. and present
there, That would cost him IS car
are, n aii he would get for his unused
selurn coupon would be the difference be-
tWeen the fare one way and the price Of
ne Th eTeu Wae sd tScst, about y
VT. G~rquhart's report was rejected ann
ne majority report accepted. The fight
WI pc renewed when the bill comes IN
On flnal passage. ~
a nov parliamentary question has been
.alseu over BIN AZ, Mr.. Klink,s equal
measure drawn ON the lines s,sgestea nv
me tquai Taxation Commissioners. It Is
S,cntenQed that when the Comrntttea If
ffle Whole, which considered those .hiJIs
arose ana reported to the House on No +
rra. connlnlutee died, and all the other bills
upon Whlch 1t took no action died with
g. This, they contend, kills No. Isl as
Wei as No. AZ, Inc the Hudson men. in
tnelr smartqess, have overreached them
ewes This is how the railroad men
Nould like to have DIT, but, Unfortunately
some of the best northumberland SOW
that position is erroneous. and . slim nj
notion to relieve the committee of fur
ther consideration of the bills. 1vrfs the
hudson men will probably do, and If the
railroad men show opposition, there WIN
be another fight.
For some days past there has been about
The State House a number Of pollcemar
rom ttoDoken, Jersey City, Newark and
yther cities, attenitively watching the nro-
eeedfngs, to see what became Of Mr.. 81
~rcrterfs bill, which provides tina any DO
sceman sixty years Of age, who has serv-
ed continuously for twenty-five wears on.
otherwise. shall be retired on half paw.
The vigil was rewarded yesterday by the,
passage of the act.