The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-09
TRENTON AK.
Ballot Frauds and Ballot
Reform Make Much
Turmoil.
AN UBIQUITOUS BILL.
Nj. Voorhees, introduced
It, and Il Is a Raid on
City Treasures
Crooked Bank
Proposition.
AN UBIQUITOUS BILL.


TRENTON, March s, 1890. The Hudson
County election frauds still continue tt
be the one absorbing topic at the capital
Instead Of interest in them dying oul
each day produces SONS new and start.
ling development which tends to Keep i
At fever heat The latest disclosure.
which the examination of the registry
lists and poll books has brought forth
and which were send to THE JERSEY CRY
NEWS yesterday, nave created consider
able discussion.
DR. Roe said yesterday that the count.
Ing Of the ballots was but an initiatory
step ia the investigation. The mex
phase to be taken up will be the frauds
disclosed BY the registry lists. and ther
attention Will be directed TO the atfidavits
which accompany the registry lists
inere IS large number of these affida-
uavits and upon each of them a name
was registered upon which some one I'M
doubtedly voted. The committee pro-
poses TO take each one of these affidavits
and ascertain whether the person named
u it was a bona fide voter or not.
WILL TAKE TESTIMONY HERE.
That the committee will come to JERSEY
City and take testimony is pretty certain
IS is also the prospect that il will sill
zach week after the adjournment of the
senate. Senator Gardner is too valu.
able a man to the Senate to be spared by
The Republicans, especially at this end Of
the session when ali the important meas
ures are to be acted upon.
BALLOT REFORM DIFFERENCES.
The JOINT COMMITTEES ON Ballot Reform
announces that it has bill ready for
submission to both houses either in the
latter part OF this week or the early part
Of next. II this is done there will have to be
some pretty solid backing down on the
part OF some one. 1t is well known that
Inc committee is not altogether as har-
monions upon che subject as could be
wished Zach member has his own in
1iyiaual ideas upon the subject and will
DO all in his power to have some of them
II least embodied in the bill.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
The measures which have been intro
duced into the Legislature for the pur
pose Of divorting the school money into
different channels are meeting with con
Siderable opposition. There are many
conservatives who look with alarm upon
the bill Of the Ways a<.d Means Com
mittee, providing that the mone6s
arising from The sale OF riparian
school fund, shall hereafter be devoted to
paying current expenses, while State
Superintendent Chapman has come out
strong against Mr.. Kelly's bsll. which per
niits the trustees OF the school fund to
loan sum not exceeding $3.50, 900 to cities
for the purpose Of erecting school houses.
Mr., Chapman's faith, or rather want of
faith, in the stability of Jersey City's fl
nances has led him to view the PROPOSE
lion with feelings akin to CONSERVATION.
A VERY QUEER BANK BILL.
A bill in which the banking community
of Jersey City will be interested was in
troduced by Mr.. Pfeiffer. of Camden. 1t
provides that from aud after its passage
all banks and banking institutions exist
ing under the laws of this State or of the
United States and doing business in this
State, having capital stock, shall, on or
before the first day of January In each
aud every year hereafter, transmit to the
Treasurer of this State statement of the
capital stock Of such bank or banking in
0stitution and the amount of money paid
Nm thereon, signed by the president and
/ltteeted by the oath or affirmation OF the
Hashier or treasurer of such bank or
institution, and shall at the same
|%ime pay to the Treasurer of this State q
Sum Of money equal 10 six mills on each
and every dollar of the capital stock of
such bank paid in, and upon such pay
ment such bank or banking institution
aud the capital stock thereof shall be ex-
einpt from all local or municipal tax, and
thar said State Treasurer shall retain from
the moneys so paid by such banks, for the
benefit OF this State, the one-half part
thereof, and shall forthwith pay the
other half part TO the city. borough, town
snip or district wherein such bank is To-
Gated
CITY DRAINAGE.
Following the example of Hudson and
Essex, the big boys OF the family, some
Of the little fellows are now fighting over
Dill which one wants and the other