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Undescribable Scsnes Prees-
ded and Accompanied the
Passage Of the Substitute
for the Bishops Bill
BIG FIGHT OVER EXCISE CLAUSE
COLBY FACTION FOUGHT FOR
THE MAYORS BOARD M DE-
TENSE OF MAYOR FAGAN-oN-
LY TWO CHANGES MADE IN
THE SENATE BILL-voTl 80
TO "A.
Special to srhe Jersey city New

TRENTON, April u. 1905. 5.-Amid
events of the greatest excitement. SUCH
as had not been seen in the assembly in
many years, the Senate measure which
has taken the place Of the Bishops
liquor bill, passed the lower house at 8
o'clock last night by vote Of 30 to d.
1t was memorable conflict, which began
at 4 P. NJ. and red-hot describes it mild
".
There were scores of skirmishes, but
the big battle was on the proposition to
give common pleas judges the appoint
ment of excise boards where they are
now appointed by the mayor or common
council. 1t was claimed this proposal
was a strike at Mayor Fagan in Jersey
City, because it would legislate his pres
ent board out of Office July next.
On this account the fight was sharp
ly drawn between the regular Republic
cans. who stood solidly for the ripper"
section. and the Colby faction, who as
strenuously opposed it. The heaviest
guns were brought to bear by both bat
tie lines, and at times the oratorical
cannonading was terrific.
Matters got so strenuous at one stage
that the lobby was cleared of all pres
ent. This was because George L. Rec
ord happened to be in the lobby.
Mr.. Elvins, who was speaker pro tem.,
made some rulings against the Colby peo-
ple that were held to be of czar-like
character. All in all. the fight will go
on record as unprecedented for years
Before it got through the bill was
amended in two particulars. The age
of minors was raised from IS to p
years, and change was made compell-
ing the removal of all screens during the
hours selling is prohibited.
The Senate bill left the matter of
screens optional with excise boards of
governing bodies.
The full vote follows:-
Ayes-Messrs. Barber, Buck, Burk,
Cattell Chaplin, Crowther, Dippel.
Drake, Eggars, Elvins, Calvin, Gibbs,
Haines.s Sleek, Henry, Hoagland. Irick
Jones, NIabie, Mills Morris, Perkins,
Prince. Reed, Robbins. Scott, Scovel,
H. D. Thompson, H. f. Thompson, Van
derveer Warren Wise, Woolley and
Wright-334.
Nays -Messrs. Berg, Bierck, Colgate,
Coyle, Everett Firth. Hines, Holcomhe,
Kayser, MareHi Martin, Miller, Nor
gan. Patterson Roeber, Scribe sommer,
Tucker, Underwood and Wals!h-20.
Absent NIessrs. Arrowsmith, Hunt.
Josrg. Smethulst and Tillman-
When the Bishops bill was called up,
Mr.. Miller, of Cumberland, offered the
original Bishops bill as a substitute The
substitute, he said, was much better than
the abortion sent here from the Senate,
a measure so bad that its introducer re
fused to vote for it.
Mr.. Walsh favored the substitute.
The original bill, he said, was known as
sthe Bishops bill" but the hermopho-
Sito received from the Senate was called
by some .itho Brewers b;lp' and by 9TH
ers "the booze bill.
Mr.. Crowther charged that the sub
stitute was put in merely to kill all leg
islation affecting the liquor question.
! Leader Perkins urged the members Of
the House to vote for the bill just as it
came from the Senate.
Mr.. Martin said the bill as amended
| by the Senate did not stclsd fos anything,
and in its present shape was slap at
Mayor Flagan, Of Jersey City.
! Mr.. Thompson, Of Mercer, attacked
Mr.. NIiiie@ and said his reference to what
Happened in the other House was 4
breach OF legislative etiquette.
The motion TO substitute the original
! Bill was then lost. II to 40. Mary mem
bcrs dodged on the first ballot and it
] was necessary . enforce rule 20, COM
peliing \ vore.
The gotc follows: Ayes Messrs. Col
gate, Everett, Hines, Martin, Miller,
Morgan Robbins, ss;be, Underwood,
Walsh And rWise-11.
Nays Messrs. Eafoer, Berge, Bark,
| Bierck, Cattell, Chaplin, Coyie, Grow
gser, Drake. Eggers Rlvins, Firth, Gal
vim, ss'sns. Haiae> Hsak. HsaIz. Hoag-