The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-16
RAILROADS. own BILL
The Commission Taxation
Scheme Slated to
Become Law.
KLINK HEARINGS A FARCE
Lively Row Over a Trolley Measure
Liquor Selling to Minors
Inaugural Show.
KLINK HEARINGS A FARCE
Spectal b the Jerseu Otta Me,ps.

IRENION, FEB. l6, 1SS7.-The bill intro
ouced last evening by Leader Derousse,
which gives the entire railroad tax on
second-class property to the municipality
IN which the property is located created
considerable comment this morning 1t is
generally believed that this bill is to go
through and that it is all the relief Jersey
City Will get from this Legislature. The
fact that 1t was introduced by Mr. Derousse
and fathered by the Speaker, two of the
strongest railroad men in the House, re-
moves all doubt that it will go through.
Mr.. Kinks bill, upon which the hear
ing was given last Thursday, and all
other equal taxation bills are doomed.
They nave no more chance of passing than
has Mr.. Leonard's measure to increase the
tax on miscellaneous corporations Never
thelessi the farce Of hearings ON Mr..
Kinks bill will go on and on Thursday
the railroads, through their attorneys, will
tell what noble institutions they are and
now rney are supporting the State. The
comes of the tax they pay, whether it g06s
TO the State or the municipality. What
| really concerns them and what they ara
nghtlng against is an increase in the
amount they pay.
The Senate was in session this morning
| a. short time, but beyond passing a few
bills to second reading did nothing Mr..
voorhees, introduced the bill appropriate
| ing $1,000 to defray the expenses of a de-
tachment of the National Guard at Wash
| ington during the inauguration.
The House also adjourned before noon,
but accomplished much more than the
Senate. In olden days, the Republicans
used to hold up their hands in holy hor-
ror at the scandalous wickedness of the
would draw their pay and then shake
the dust OF the Assembly Chamber from
| their feet. When the Assembly met this
morning the Sergeant-at-Arms informed
| the Speaker that many of the Republi-
| can doorkeepers and pages were steadily
absenting themselyes The Speaker was
and said they must all be present at ev-
| cry session.
There was delightful row over a troll
| ley bill and the manner in which j.
| Martin Roll was jumped upon was beau
! tiful to see. Mr.. Scovel has bill which
! compels trolley cars to be vestibuled or
| hooded, so as to protect the motorman
| from storms and cold weather. Through
somebody's oversight, the bill slipped out
Of Of committee and got before the House
recomlnitted, as some parties interested
! in it, he said, wanted hearing.
Mr.. Scovel was in two states of mind as
| he jumped to his feet to oppose the mo-
tion. He designated Mr.. Rolls motion as
/ a dastardly attempt to smother "a bill
which was in the interest of humanity
/ Poor men, he said, especially trolley en-
/ humanity should give them, because they
| knew If they petitfoned for relief they
| would lose their places. Then he turned
| to Mr. Roll and said that he had been
! listening to the honeyed words of smiling
members Of the Third House, Mr.
| Seovels argument was so effective that
4 when the motion was put only one vote,
| that of Mr.. Roll, was cast for it.
| The House compensated Mr.. Goldenhoru
| for the fun it had with him over his
| italian interpreter bill by passing it to-
Il Dali r1ff craf1l
| and voted against the measure last night,
i moved to reconsider and the motion was
1 carried. This brought the bill before the
/ House and again Mr.. Nelson, whose oppo-
1 sition to the measure is sincere, attacked
i it. He said the object of the bill was
simply to create sinecure The people
| of Hudson county did not want the bill
/ passed. Mr. Demarest and Mr.. Golden
horn advocated the bill and on final pas
sage there were only nine votes against
it. Me-. Goldenhorn is doing well with
his bills.
against selling liquor to minors is hon
estly enforced and the liquor dealers
have trouble 6e with young eg men r VINO nnt pTs M
| Barber of Warren introduced a bill in
| the Senate this morning providing for a
himself to to be of age, or any one who rep
resentsi a minor to be of age for the pur-
pose Of deceiying a liquor seller.
| MIR. Leonard declared war on the Prti.
Dental Of Newark today with a bill
which provides that Industrial Life In
| surance companies shah pay to policy
holders of three years standing upon de-
mand and a surrender of their policy, q
cash value of 80 per cent of the policy or
paid up Insurance policy payable at
/ death to the amount of reserve accumI-
lation at the attained age of the insured.
/ After the adjournment of the Senate
the Senate Committee on Appropriations
/ held meeting and agreed to report fav-
orably the bin introduced by Mr.. .voor-
hees slppropriating $1,000 for the trans.
inauguration. They will incorporate an
amendment increasing the sum by $500.
1t is understood that the troops select
/ ed will be the Second Regiment of Pater-
son, the Essex Troop of Newark and the
Sewell Guards of Camden. The money
will be sufficient also to cover the exs
penseS for one days rationS.