The Jersey City news., 1906-03-06
[ LEGISLATION BY
COMMITTEE
Leader Martin So Denounces
the Burial Of Bills By
Those to Whom They Are
Committed
STRENUOUS FIGHT LAST NIGHT
IN THE EFFORT TO BRING THE
TROLLEY AND PROMOTER LA
BILITY BILLS TO THE FLOOR
THE CoLBYrTEs SHOW THEY
HAVE TWENTY-ONE VOTES
Especial to ..rhe Jersey city News.")

TRENTON, March 6, 1906.-Before
crowded galleries and overfowing lobby,
the New Jersey Assembly broke loose
| last night, and, while regular business
was switched to one side. fireworks OF
oratory, electric sparks of controversy
and great chunks of the proyerbial fur
| flew around the chamber in a way not
seen in several years.
1t was fight. in the words of Leader
Martin, of the Colby followers, against
| legislation by committees. 1t was fight
also between the Colbyites and the
straightout Republicans clearly drawn
and hotly contested. In several test.
ballots the Colby strength was shown to
be q votes.
| The warfare was the sensation OF the
evening and today will probably be the
talk of the State In the words OF a
spectator, it recalled the fighting days OF
Leon AbbettA
Mr.. Martin precipitated the contest by
offering a resolution to relieve the COM
nlittee on corporations of bill No. 13, i'm
troduced by the gentlemen from Essex.
The bill amends the trolley act of 1889
by permitting the construction of a new
trolley line within 1000 feet on the same
street or within two squares on another
street, of an existing line.
Mr.. Martin said his bill had been in
troduced January 10 and should have
been reported long ago. The speaker
said he had received Il letter from for
mer Governor VOORHEES,. chairman of the
commission on limited franchise. which
said the bill met the recommendation OF
the commission covering the same
ground. Mr. Martin said the question
was, ssShall a trolley monopoly be main-
tained?v He stated that his bill not
only represented the movement in poll
tics, but was backed by the commission.
He referred to statements made by
Leader Perkins and Mr.. Barber of Mer7
Ger, the first day of the session. ON .the
Martin proposition to amend the rules
so as to require the reporting of every
bill within two weeks. He claimed both
gentlemen had pledged themselves to
stand for the reporting of all fair bills.
Mr.. Bierck, chairman of the commit
tee, said the bill had not been reported
because it was incorrectly drawn. Mr..
Perkins said he stood ready TO uphold
every pledge, but was not in favor Of
reporting this bill because he believed it
was unconstitutional in its present form
He said if the new movement in poll
ties was as Unconstitutional as its bill
| it would not stand.
Mr.. Scovel, of Camden, took the ground
that committee had a right to hold up
bills if they thought necessary. Scovel
threw several personalities at the Essex
delegation and closed by saying that there
were other brands Of politics besides ''the
| millionaire barrell with the Standard
brand on the top and bottom" This
fling created sensation.
Mr.. Martin responded by saying he
| was glad the gentleman from Camden
had torn off his mask and made his stand
plain. Mr.. Martin insisted that the bill
was endorsed by the administration. Mr..
Barber approved the resolution. lie
showed that only about one-third the bills
in Congress should be reported. He said
the Jersey practice prevailed in all the
| States. He protested against The con-
stant effort of Mr.. Martin to relieve the
committee of bills.
Mr.. Martin claimed that if a committee
could mot report bill within the time.
his had been in committee it showedts tsuhes
committee to be absolutely incom ients
| The motion to relieve was defeated II
TO 81.
The vote in detail was:
Ayes Arrowsmith, Berg, Bierck,
Colgate, Coyie, Drake. Everett. Hines.
Hoagland, Holcombe, Joerg, Kayser.
Marelli, Morgan, Norris Roeber Scribe,
sommer, Tucker, Underwood and
Walsh-21.
Nays Barber. Buck. Burk, Cattell,
| Chaplin, Dippel Eggers, Elvins, Gal
| vim. Gibbs, Haines Heck. Henry, Hi
dreth, Hunt. Trick. Jones, Mabie. Mar
tin. Mills, Patterson. Perkins, Prince,
! Reed, Robbins (speaker) Scott. scovei.I
/ smethurst. Il. b. Thompson, Il. &.