Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-18
IN MEMORY or HOBART
Legislative Day to Be Devoted
to Ceremonies.
RAILROADS RECEIVE ATTENTION.

Many Measures Aimed at the Corpo-
rations In the Interest of the Peo-
plea Year Of Large Appropria-
tions Predicted.
Especial Correspondence
TRENTON, Jan. 1.-THE second week
of the legislative session has closed
without advancing the work Of legisla
ton materially The most interesting
| incident was the progress of arrange
ments for memorial services i'll honor
of the late Vice President Hobart In
the assembly yesterday Mr.. Lewis of
fered the following:
Whereas Our nation mourns the death Of it,
vice president, the late Hon. Carrot A. Hobart.
illustricus citizen of this state and formel
representative OF its people in both branches o.
the legislature; be it
Resolved, the senate concurring, That .
mark Of the high esteem in which he was hello
by the whole people day OF the session Of botf
houses of this legislature be set apart in honor Of
his memory; that memorial committee com
posed Of the president of the senate aud thu
speaker of the assembly, three members Of the
senate and fve members Of the house be and the
same is hereby appointed to make the necessary
arrangements for the ceremonies, and, be it fur
ther
Resolved, as an additional mark Of esteem, Thai
the proceedings Of the ceremonies attendant
Herewith be spread in full upon the minutes Of
both branches of this legislature
The resolution was unanimously
adopted in the house and was then tax
en- to the senate, where similar action
followed. The senators to serve on
the memorial committee are Messrs.
Pitney Of Morris, Stokes of Cumber-
land and Braun of Passaic. The as
semblymen are Messrs. Lewis. Meeker,
Wood, Wakelee and Benny. 1t is un.
derstood that the committee thinks ia.
vorably of the Both inst. as the date
for the ceremonies. Attorney General
Griggs, probably the closest personal
friend of the late vice president, is
spoken of as the orator of the occasion
in case his duties permit
Railroad Matters.
The railroads are coming in for at
tention early in the session. Assem-.
blyman Mungie has. had a resolution
adopted in the house asking the opin
ion of the attorney general as to wheth-
er or not further legislation is needed
to compel railroads to elevate their
tracks where they are crossed by
streets in populous cities. In the city
of Newark there has been a strong eff,
fort made to do away with grade cross
ings, but in many cases the railroads
have successfully resisted the city's
endeavor 1t is proposed this winter
to get the matter in such shape that
the railroads viii have to submit to tie
popular demand for the abolition of
grade crossings.
Mr.. Wakelee has also started in after
the railroads in lively fashion. He in
troduced three measures yesterday
which will be apt to evoke opposition
One requires all railroads in the state
to issue mileage books of 800 and 1,00G
miles at charge not exceeding :
cents per mile Another bill provides
that the return coupon of an excursion
ticket may be used at any time after
the period for which it was issued has
expired provided the passenger is will
ing to pay in cash enough to equal a
regular single fare between the sta
tons named. Mr.. Wakelees final eff
fort at railroad legislation is bill re-
auiring that every locomotive shall
have 80 pound bell anu whistle that
can be heard 300 yards distant Both
must be used, beginning 300 yards
from each crossing
Mr.. Benny also is after the railroads.
Here is his proposal;
Bill providing that hereafter no 10
connective shall be run without an en-
gineer and firemen thereof, no train
shall be run without a crew consisting
of engineer, conductor, one fireman
(Wooten or similar fiicbox engine, two
iremen); freight trains to have two
brakemen fer 40 loaded or 90 empty
cars, and one brakeman for each addi
tional - cars All persons hereafter
employed TO receive or transmit dis
patches or train orders must be 81
years of age.
Mr.. Benny reintroduced his bill Of
last winter requiring full crews on al
trains and that railroad telegraphers
shall be al least p years of age
Mr. Albeit has bill which provides
that all taxes collected from the taxa
ton of railroad and canal property
shall be paid to the taxing district
within which the same is located
Democratic Attacks.
The legislative minority is always on
the alert to break into the plans Of the
dominant party. This year the Demo
Gratis have started in rather early
Monday night there was Il little paiti-
san exhibition in both houses. In the
senate Mr.. McDermott Of Hudson of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on riparian rights
be directed to report to the senate on or before
the 22d inst. bill drawn in pursuance of the
recommendations Of his exceilency Foster NJ
Voorhees, providing for the leasing of riparian
lands and prohibiting the further sale of such
lands, and,
Resolved, That The attorney gen raj be request
ed to assist the committee in the preparation Of
such bill
1t is understood that Mr.. McDer-
mott had reference to the Palisades
Incidentally, but to the whole subject
of riparian lands generally. At all
events the Republican majority did
not want the Democratic contingent
to dictate legislation on so important
subject, so President Johnson
promptly referred the resolution to the
committee on miscellaneous business.
Mr.. McDermott was rather hurt at
the suddeDness with which the subject
was disposed of and he expressed him
self to that effect. He thought there
was lack of senatorial courtesy.
President johnson then became arous-
ed and ruled Mr.. McDermott out of
order. Mr.. McDermott tried to have
another resolution adopted similar to
the above, but changing the date to
the Both. When ruled out of order,
he appealed from the decision of the
chair, but after some sharp debate he
withdrew the appeal.
In the assembly Mr.. Benny INDUCED
in little fireworks in connection with
the adoption of rules for the govern
ment of the house. When the com
mittee on rules presented the custom
airy report, Mr.. Benny speang to his
feet with an amendment to this effect