The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-11
IT'S QUICKER THIS WAY.
Senator Edwards Presents an Easy De-
capitation Bill.
9pecidl TO the ,JerseU Crifu Nefrs I

Senator Edwards Presents an Easy De-
capitation Bill.
Especial to the Jersey City Netcs.l
TRENTON, April 10, 1SS9.-The bill
which Senator Edwards introduced in
the Senate today, and which is
intended to facilitate the decaDitation
of Corporation Counsel Brinker-
hof and Corporation Attorney Seymour
when Mayor Cleveland gets chance at
them, is the same as the one presented in
the House by Mr.. Kalisch on Tuesday.
The Edwards bill was ordered to third
reading in the Senate and Mr. Kalisch's
was withdrawn from the files of the
House. 1t was thought that the bill
would go through quicker this way.
There were thirty-one democrats pres
ent this afternoon, and some partisan
legislation was disposed of. When the
bill giving the appointment of Riparian
Commissioners to the Governor came up,
Frank McDermit began speech against
him. Colonel Heppenheimer walked up
to him, threw his arms around McDer-
mit's neck, and thrust his mouth close 10
McDermit's ear. The House watched the
proceeding with interest When Colonel
Heppenheimer walked away McDermit
threw up his hands and voted for the bill
without saying another word.
Patterson and Farrell voted against the
bill giving the Governor the appointment
of the Commissioners of Fisheries. Nc
Dermit disposed of some of his hard feel
ing against Farrell by bitter speech.
Both democrats finally voted for the bill
The Alloway's Creek bill, which will make
the Board OF F'reeholders of Salem county
democratic; the bill authorizing q Law
Judge for Cumberland county, and the
bill creating the Office of Assistant
Keeper of the State Prison at a salary of
81, ,000 were also passed and now go to the
Governor.
The bill making Sunday baseball play
ing niSdemeanor was in danger of dying
in committee The House took it from
the committee and ordered it to second
reading Schmelz's bill providing for
transfer tickets on horse car lines in New
ark, was finally passed.
Feeney rose to question of privilege.
1t proved to be that the despatch received
by him Monday night and announcing
that O'Neill's son had been removed by
signed L. Carroll The famous Teddy
Carroll, of Jersey City, is ready to prove
an alibi.
Colonel Chambers introduced a Joint
resolution requesting the cooperation of
Pennsylvania in building dam across
the Delaware at Trenton.
The House bill giving Vice Chancellors
puWeI W lSSu6 Wits VI udD6ttS COfpuS WAS
passed. So was The bill making April 80
next, the Washington Centennial, q legal
holiday. The Senate bill enabling the
consolidation of the Jersey City Yacht
Club and the Jersey City Athletic Club
was rushed through the House under sus-
pension of the rules, Colonel Heppen-
heimer being in the chair
McDermit's bill reducing telephone
charges in Jersey City and Newark had a
queer adventure. McDermit offered it,
had it referred to his committee, reported
it, and tonight had it recommitted There
upon Keys offered resolution directing
him to report 1t again within two days
But there is no prospect of it becoming
a law.
The Senate passed the Heppenheimer
Park bill and the joint resolution extend
ing the hospitality of the State to the
Army of the Potomac during its annual
encampment at Orange this summer.