The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-20
State Legislature.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The Senate passed the bill permitting
the removal of the Kearney statue to
Newark by the remarkable vote of l6 to
5. 1t was not generally thought that the
bill would succeed in the Senate, but the
energy of Senator Francis, and the EFF
forts of General Ward, Cortlandt Parker,
VIM. A. RICHTER, VIM. E. Pine, Sheriff
Van Rensselaer, and other Republicans
and Democrats too numerous to mention,
who forgot politics and SO effectually in
fuenced the Senate through their argus
ments and patriotic appeals that the bill
went through. Senator Gardner's joint
resolution providing that the statue
should be erected in Trenton came up
first but was superseded for the time, on
motion of Senator Francis, by the As.
sembly bill, fourteen Senators voting aye.
Debate then followed on the merits of
the removal of the statue to Newark
Senator Francis made an eloquent appeal,
stating that the statue had remained
neglected in Trenton for seven years, that
Newark had originally contributed 81, 300
to the statue that the men asking this
bill were among the best citizens Of New
ark, old comrades of Kearny, and that
the expense to the State would be
nothing, while the statue would be placed
in handsome position with suitable sur
roundings. Senator Gardner spoke
against the bill with much force and abil-
ity. Senator Sewell, in very graceful
speech, corrected the impression that the
statue has been rejected at Washington
for any reason except it was not in con-
formity with the law which provided that
the statues should be of early or colonial
heroes and statesmen. He voted for the
bill, Gen. Sewell said, because old war
comrades of his had come to him as the
people of Trenton never had, asking that
his statue should be loaned to Newark
because he wished to see those who have
held Kearny's memory in such generation
gratiied in their wishes. He thought he
had right to speak on this matter, for
he had served with Kearny and stood on
twenty battle.felds by his side.
Senator Sewell's speech was probably
as effective as any, and though Senator
Rabe advocated it and Senators Marsh
and Cooper opposed it, the bill passed,
Messrs. Deacon, Gardner, Marsh, Miller
and Whitacre voting no. The bill now
goes'to the Governor for his approval.
Bills introduced: By Mr.. Francis, en>
abling sheriffs to call to their assistance
at executions for murder, persons skilled
in hanging, without reference to their
residence. MIR. Martin, appropriating
81 800 to the Industrial School for Girls.
Mr.. Hobart, enabling towns or townships
to sell Montclair Railway bonds held by
them at any price. Mr.. Hobart, permit
ting Common Councils to change election
districts prior to August l.. The bill ex.
tending the time for executions for tres
pass, replevin, etc., from six years to ten
years was lost.
Passed-Abolishing the Pleuro.pneu>
monia Bureau; permitting cities to com.
promise certain assessments; giving ma
sonic lodges right to surrender acts of
incorporation; extending the time for
completing canals.
A large number Of bills were intro.
duced; among them were the following
of interest: Mr.. Patterson, permitting
the enrolment of eight additional com.
panies in each militia regiment, the mem.
bers to be colored. Mr.. Williams, au-
thorizing Incorporated cities and towns
to pay their firemen and policemen dis
abled while on duty a reasonable cons
pensation for time lost and expenses
incurred.
Messrs. Durand, Ripley and Trick,
bondsmen of the late Treasurer Sooey,
have laid on the desks OF members a
printed memorial, asking reduction Of
$4,000 from the judgment against them
on the ground that their bonds did moi
cover all his defalcation.
/ SENATE.
Mr.. Francis offered two resolutions Of
inquiry into the fees received by the Sc,
cretary of State for furnishing slips o.
the laws to the newspapers, and from the
insurance companies as Commissioner O.
Insurance; also relative to the payment
OF several thousand dollars to him by the
State Treasurer simply as Gfees.'
Introduced-Co Concerning election o.
| Trustees of rural cemeteries; to author.
ize Township Committees to erect public
pounds. .
Passed-supplement to corporations
relative to acts and joint resolutions In
the hands of the Governor and not ap.
proved on the final adjournment 1.-THE Lab
ter by party vote.
! In the House the bill providing thai
the Trustees of the Public School and
the Commissioners Of the Sinking Funds
reduce the rate of interest on loan O.
six per cent, was advocated by Mr.. Potts
and opposed by Messrs. McDermott and
Paterson. Mr.. Potts advanced the ar
4 gument that it was unjust to ask those
receiving loans to pay seven per cent
when all others were only charged siz
per cent.
Bills introduced-By Mr.. Williams
supplement to act concerning liquor Ii,