The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-01
FINAL ASPERI9IES.
Row Over the Motormen's Hood
Bill-Griggs. Gives Sunset
Elections the Kibosh.
Spccin7to the Jersey City Nctca.

SDcctO7tO the jersey CITY Votes.
TRENTON, April 1, 1897.-The bill pro-
viding hat all trolley cars shall be
equipped with hoods to protect the motor
men and conductors from the cold and
storm was snatched from the very Jaws
of death yesterday afternoon. Two of
these bills were introduced: one by Mr..
Scovel in the House and the other by
Mr.. Daily in the Senate. Mr.. Scovel's
bill passed the House some time ago and
went over to the Senate 1t was assigned
to the Committee IN Railroads and
Canals, where Mr.. Days measure was
peacefully and deeply slumbering as
though it were under the charge of some
sporifc. After a while Mr.. Days bill
woke up one day and managed to
squeeze out onto the calendar. Mr.. Her
bert was frequently requested to report
Mr.. Scovel's bin as that having once
passed the House could be enacted into
a law more quickly than the other.
Yesterday Mr.. Herbert was again re-
q1ested to bring out Mr.. ScovePs bill,
but he refused again, saying there was
no time then to pass it. All the other
members of the committee, it was said,
were DESTROYS to nave the bill passed,
but as such a thing as relieving a com
fhlltCS u d I'LL ID UNKNOWN TO SoQaJOr1a1
courtesy, the promoters of the measure
had to do the next best thing. At the
afternoon session Mr.. Voorhees, called up
Mr.. Days bill. Mr.. Herbert moved that
it be referred back to his committee. He
had another bill, a House bill, already
in his hands and he wanted to compare
them, after which he would report Mr..
Scovel's bill. Mr.. Voorhees, asked Mr..
Il Horharf urbar, bo x,o,,J5 x1-ont - r-...-ta
bill and received an evasive answer. He
asked if it would be reported in time to
be acted upon before adjournment. Mr..
Herbert's reply was not satisfactory, and
his motion to recommit was lost and the
bill passed. 1t was taken over to the
House, n Mr.. Scovel Immediately CALI
ed it up. He told of Mr.. Herbert's singu-
lar conduct over the two measures and
said he always believed that right was
might until he came to the Legislature.
He spoke of unseen and powerful iniu-
ences which had been at work to kill the
measure and called upon every honest
mi in the House to vote for the bill.
Every member who heard Mr.. Scovel was
evidently an honest man and had not
felt the unforeseen but powerful infii-
ence he referred to, because the bill went
through without a negative vote. Later
in the afternoon Mr.. Herbert reported
Mr. ScoveFs bill and made a speech in
which he said he considered that the
to send Mr.. Days bill back to his com
mittee, especially after he had promised
hat he would report Mr.. Days measure
Daily bill back to compare it with the
House bill in order that the same bill
might ut not be passed twice. He t,houesht
during all the years he had been in the
House and Senate he had never received
such treatment. When he made a state
ment he was believed, as he always kept
his promises. AS Mr.. Herbert spoke he
displayed much feeling, but the Senate
1871 ak Nc S;,, action upon his remarks.
polls on election day at 5 o'clock p. M,
was killed last evening in q peculiar man
supporters in the Senate. 1t passed the
Legislature once and went to the Cover
nor. Mr.. Griggs suggested that it be
election. It was recalled from the dow
ernor and passed the House. When it
came up in the Senate it was in the
to get it through 1t was necessary to
suspend the rules. Senator Francis raade
the motion. Mr.. DAILY declared it was
speech on that line. Twelve Senators
voted to suspend the rules, and Messrs.
Reed and DAILY voted against the motion.
lost. Mr.. Francis eyes stuck out so far
that they almost fell from their sockets.
When he had recovered from his aston
ishment sufficiently to speak he asked
how that was as twelve Senator's voted
to suspend and two not to.
1T takes fourteen votes to suspend
the rules" calmly replied the President.
Efforts were made to induce Massrs.
DAILY or Reed to vote to reconsider, but
The Senate passed these bills
House bill. permitting Irvington and
South Orange to construct a joint sewer;
\ MI hill rrao I'm Or q " 1T A,,-l 49,
Paterson for the payment of the bonded
Indebtedness of that city; the House bill
providing a fine Of $500 or six months i'm
prisonment for any person who taps cleo
trio wires.
The House bin fixing the salary Of the
Mayor Of Bayonne at $1,000, was passed,
but met with a sad fate later In this
nnanner;-Senator Ross moved to recon-
slider the passage of House bill No. 255,
ss & yin the Mayor Of Bayonne q salary Of
ton because the bill would apply TO New
Brunswick n Perth Amboy. In the
$500 a year. Senator DAILY opposed, but
the motion prevailed. The bill was then
returned to second reading.
frmed all the nominations still pending.
These included. besides the nominations
sent in Tuesday, the appointments Of Al
bert g. Martin and Theodore ]. r. Brown
for Law Judge and Prosecutor of the
Pleas, respectively, for Ocean county.
Senator Stokes offered q concurrent
resolution, which was passed, to the eff
feet that the Legislature recognizes the
zeal skill and efficiency Of Lieutenant
Revenue Cutter Service. ana that on
completion of his present tour Of duty
as assistant inspector Of the Fourth Dis
the Government authorities will continue
his services in the same capacity.
The bill extending to Jersey City the
Of deputy collectors, passed and SO did
the measure allowing the Fire Depart