The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-07

he had been caught eating on the sly.
Pagan was overtaken at the door and had
to beg hard before he was allowed to
catch his train. At a critical moment
Colonel Heppenheimer's banged hair was
observed to disappear behind the back of
a chair. Assemblyman Norton stuck to
his seat like a hero. O'Neill, who has
forty-two bills pending, spent the time
trying to keep the run of them. Francois
envied Donnelly, who had managed to get
excused Brown. the other member from
Hudson, never cares very much what
happens, because he is the only Republi-
can from that part of the country.
The net result of the fight is that the
pass party were victorious all along the
line until Colonel Heppenheimer made the
suggestion about the show, and the House
adjourned. A stack of bills foot high
was left untouched on the Speakers desk.
FEENEY WITH A BIG ''F."
Assemblyman John p. Feeney's fame is
spreading all over the State. Every day
he receives several copies of papers refer
ring to him Many of them contain no
tices of his speech in which he referred to
muslin paper soldiers In regard to
this, it should be repeated that Mr.. Feeney
has explained that be intended the phrase
as jocular thrust at Colonel Heppen-
heimer, and that Colonel Heppenheimer
has not only forgiven him, but also be-
slowed on him the honorary title of colo
holds him. The Marriage License bill
passed in the House today is also add
ing to his fame among the Camden
ministers, who threaten to organize a
movement to defeat him for reelection if
through him their revenue from marrying
runaway Philadelphia couples is cut off.
A third source of fame, and one that
should endear him to the citizens of Jer-
sey City, is the bill reducing the price of
gas to 81. 50 per thousand feet. This bill is
now before the Senate Committee on Cor
porations, and Mr.. Feeney is trying to
arrange for hearing. When there is one,
Jersey City should be well represented.
He believes that there is no doubt of its
passage, if the voice of public opinion
shall emphatically demand it. The day of
the hearing has not yet been selected.
OFF AGAIN.
Excise legislation is off again for the
week The Senate did nothing this after
noon with the Werts bill because two of
the Democrats, Smith and Pfeiffer, were
absent, and they can do nothing tomor-
row because Wyckoff will be prevented
from attendance by the funeral Of his
mother-in-law.
Senator Edwards takes exception to the
statement published in The JERSEY CITY
NEWS that it was reported that a charter
drawu up by Dr. Leonard ]. Gordon and
ex-Gov. Albeit was in his pocket. He says
the only charter he has seen is that which
was drawn up by the Mayors, and that
this has been withheld because the assent
of the Essex county members to its pas
sage has not been obtained. He further
said that at the proper time a bill will be
presented and passed in the Senate without
difficulty From other sources it is learned
that there is dissatisfaction in the Hudson
County delegation at the delay, perhaps
because all the members of it do not un-
derstand the cause.
na1nnorotio Assam hlUT1nn hold
caucus this afternoon and decided to pass
the Senate bill creating the office of SUI
perintendent of the State House, and doing
away incidentally with the Republican
janitor.
SCHOOL FUND DOODLE.
sThere's lots of money in the school
fund.- remarked President Werts in the
Senate today. This was said in argument
of the passage of a bill to give set of the
maps of New Jersey, prepared by the
geological survey to each OF the public
schools of the State The maps are to cost
about IS q set, and there are about 1900
schools, making chunk of $4,000 to be
taken from the school fund. The maps
are splendidly executed and of great
scientific value, but their use in any
schools save those of the highest grade is
not so apparent. The bill went to third
reading.
Another chunk of about $s,000 is pro-
posed TO De Cnppeu OtI lAc SCliOOl Auliti Wy
a bill of Senator Bakers which was passed
and sent to the house. The History of
Nova Cesarea'' was published in 1765, and
copies of it are rare and valuable now.
One Sharp, publisher of this city, has a
copy, and he proposes to issue a new edl-
ton. Whether he intends making any
modern improvements is not stated but,
of course, it is not likely that be does. The
price of the book properly bound is not to
exceed $3.50 each. The bill referred to
gives one copy to each public school, one
copy to each person not entitled to the law
and equity reports, one copy to the Far
mum Preparatory School at Beverly, one
copy to the State Industrial School for
Girls, two copies to the State Reform
School for Boys, two copies to the New Jer-
sey School for Deaf Mutes, three copies to
the State Normal School, one copy to the
State Model School, two copies to
the New Jersey Historical Society,
one copy to the State Prison; one copy to
each State lunatic asylum; one copy to the
Newark Technical School; two copies to the
Home for Disabled Soldiers; one copy to
each incorporated college or library. The
copies for schools are to be paid for out of
the School Fund and the others are to be
purchased with any available moneys.
Senator Baker says he has received many
letters from persons interested in hlstorl-
cal subjects and in education, urging the
passage of the bill Publisher Sharp will,
doubtless, be glad to learn this. The same
bill was vetoed last wear.