The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-06
THE BAKER AMENDMENTS.

was the tame outward scene of the end or
the first half of great struggle.
THE BAKER AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Bakers amendments provide that
upon application by a petition, signed by
at least one-fifth of the voters exercising
the franchise at the last last previous cleo
tion for Governor in any township, town,
borough or city wherein licenses are re-
required to be granted by the Court of
Common Pleas, being made to the. Law
Judge or Circuit Judge, setting forth the
desire of such petitioners that not less
than q certain specified sum be charged
for licenses, the Judge shall fix day for q
hearing, and if he shall decide that no
legal cause exists why the petition should
not be granted, he shall, within thirty
days after the presentation of the petition,
order an election held. In no case shall
the sum named be less than the minimum
specified in the act The election shall not
be held within sixty days OF any general
election.
The date of the election must be not less
than two nor more than five months from
the date of granting the order. The votes
are to be cast "For s." or Against
s." Whatever may be the result OF
the election, no other election for the pur-
pose of fixing the minimum of license fees
shall be held in the same township, town,
borough OF city within three years.
1t is further provided that the license
moneys, less court and clerk fees, shall be
paid by the court clerks within thirty
days into the treasury of the proper
township, town, borough or city.
Senator Smith offered an amendment
which revokes a license forever on sec
ond conviction of keeping disorderly
house.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WE'RE MAD.
The Republican Senators have had an
experience which tried them sorely. 1t
was an amusing illustration Of the princi-
pies on which they act when it comes to
measures in which political advantages
are involved. A month ago Senator Roe,
of Gloucester county, introduced at the
request of a constituent, a bill providing
for a law judge of Gloucester county.
Then, according to Senators Wyckotf and
Pfeiffer, it dawned upon the Republican
leaders that Democratic Governor would
have the appointment and that it would
be a good idea to defer creating the office
till next year, when Republican, Cover
nor might be in power. The Democratic
Senators were unkind enough today to
pass the bill against the votes of its intro
ducer and his Republican colleagues.
Senator Roe may console himself with the
thought that the judge appointed by
right man.
Senator Edwards is authority for the
statement that the new Jersey City charter
which he is supposed to havein his pocket,
will not remain there longer than till to-
morrow. The present proposition is to
rush it through the Senate and let the
House Wrestle with it.
Assemblyman Fagan's bill to divide
Hudson county by erecting the county of
Hamilton out of Hoboken, Weehawken
and the northern half, was brought up in
the Joint Democratic caucus. Several OF
the Senators expressed themselves in favor
of it, as it would give new Democratic
Senator The subject was referred to the
Hudson county members as committee.
Assemblyman Feeney found his lost
Dressed Beef bill in his desk to-day. 1t
had been missing two weeks, having been
bundled by mistake up with a package OF
other bills. 1t is expected to come before
the House tomorrow.
THE SHERIFFs WERE ALL THERE.
The Jury Commission Repeater passed
it's last legislative stage today, as already
told in these dispatches. 1t was described
as caucus measure, but might have
equally well been spoken of as Sheriff s
measure, so many of these officials were
present to witness the last scene of the
restoration to them of the power of select
ing grand and petit jurors. 1t now goes
to the Governor
Frank McDermitt got into snarl with
George Wiedenmayer this afternoon, and
the Newark Aqueduct Board, which is
popularity supposed to have caused him
hydrophG I5ia, and which he never fails to
attack bitterly, was the cause of it. He
moved to reconsider the vote by which a
bill had passed third reading. He claims
that the bill was House No. 176, and
Speaker Hudspeth sustains him. Wieden,
mayer, on the other hand, claimed that
the bill named by McDermitt was House
bill No. 134, and McDermitt subsequently
had the record changed to House bill No.
176. McDermitt made angry denial of hav-
ing practiced trick, and the House voted
that things were all right as they stood.
No. 176 concerns the Aqueduet Board, and
No. 1874 the inspection of boilers.