Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-04-18
LEGISLATURE FUN.

LEGISLATURE FUN.
The closing scenes of the Legislature
are generally very amusing-depending
however, ON the modicum of brain which
governs the individual members, for the
genuine wit. Many of the efforts are dull
and stupid, as will be found in the follow
ing
The Legislature closed its session very
much after the fashion of its predecessors,
and after the business was completed and
the officers had made their speeches, they
gave themselves up to such amusements
as the mischievous loving members could
invent.
A resolution of thanks to the members
of the Third House for their faithful at
tendance was adopted.
Mr.. Lewis offered the following
Resolved, That William Jay be request
ed to resign his seat as member of this
House.
" I second the notion" cried a number
of the members. Good, good" The
resolution passed.
Mr.. Jay offered the following -
Resolued, That the Hon. N. Perry be
requested to furnish to the members of
this House, except Messrs. Board, Mers-
Giles, Holmes, Elmer and Hoagland, anew
coat.
Mr.. Perry offered an amendment; Pro
viding Mr.. Jay foots the bill" Adopted.
The following resolution was offered.
ResoIued, That Messrs. Barrett, Hines
and Smith, be appointed as Special Com
mittee to examine Mr.. Holmes desk, to
see if he hasn't got bottle of brandy in
it.
A roar of laughter followed the read
ing of this resolution.
AS an amendment to the Incidental bill
the following was offered:
6 And there shall be paid to each of the
officers of the Legislature, the Secretary
of the State, the Treasurer, the Librarian
the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the
Clerk of Chancery, and all the clerks
and other persons employedin their Offices
and to the Keeper of the State Prison,
and the persons dnaployed by him and the
convicts under his charge, to the Super
intendent and officers of the Lunatic Asy-
lum and the lunatics resident there, to the
the public printers and all their
relatives the sum of $50 each; provided
that the sum SO paid shall not, with the
aggregate, exceed the sum of $54,500."
The following was also offered as an
amendment to the incidental bill.
ResoIued, That each member of the
House be furnished with hook and line,
and that carriage be furnished to-mor-
row morning, to take them to the fishing
ground at Perriwig; and that the gentle
men from Mercer (Mr. Sehenck) be re-
quested to make the necessary arrange
ments.
Mr.. Jay introduced a bill to incorpo-
rate the Independent Order of Know-No-
things. The following persons were sug-
gested as co-operatives:- Robert. f.
Stockton, John R. Thomson, John R.
Tucker, Thomas F. Wagner. A. S. Liv-
ingston, Job Bennett, Joseph Voorhees,, J.
W. Neal, Richard Brandt William White,
A. 4. Harris, Thomas Mcpherson, Cyrus
Cadwallader, Gilbert Voorhees,, Charles
Z. Smith, Samuel r. Smith, Jonathan
Cook, Joshua Jones, &c.
Mr. Jay also introduced the following:
A futher supplement to the act CON
corning Banks:
Be 1t enacted, That the several Banks
passed by this Legislature, shall pay to
each member of this House fifty dollars
for incidental expenses.
The following was then offered:
Whereas, various grave unconstitutional
questions have occurred during the pres
emit session,
ResoIUed, That the Hon. Mr.. Hutchinson
be requested to state his views, whether
the constitution has been strictly observ-
ed.
Mr.. Hutchinson rose, and said he had
come to Trenton an honest man, and that
was more than every man could say. 1t
has been doubted whether there was such
a one in the profession, but he thought this
House had evidence of the fact that a
man might belong to the profession and
still be honest.
The following was then offered:
Whereas, the Senate has disagreed to
the charter of the Farmers and Drovers'
Bank. Be it
ReSolUed, That the Hon. Mr.. Merseles
be requested to express his indignation
IN Dutch.
Mr. Holmes, of Essex, offered the fol-
lowing:
As it now fully appears that the Hon.
William Jay, is the Grand head of the
Grand Lodge of Known othings, and
that it is now certain that his constitu-
ents will feel that his labors hereafter
will be most needed at home, therefore,
ResoEued, That he be requested after the
adjournment Of this House, to bid these
walls a lasting farewell"
Mr.. Lafetra having taken the chair,
the following was offered:
ResoIved, That the speaker be request
ed to put this House through with martell
brandy, oysters and terrapin, after the
adjonurnmet this evening. Trenton True
american.