The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-07
SLOW WORK IN THE HOUSE.
All Efforts to Get ana Keep Quorum
Failed.
Special to the Jersey ctr Ne,os.

Special to the Jersey City Netos.
TRENTON, May z. 1890. The attempt to
make laws here is getting to be farce.
There was bare quorum yesterday in
the House, only thirty-seyen members be-
ing present, and in the afternoon three
attempts were made to meet before q
quorum could be secured, and then the
House started with thirty-One members,
just quorum. Even then it was neces
Sary to stop once or twice for want of a
quorum, and finally, after the House had
been in session barely all hour, it was dis
covered that only twenty nine members
were present, and an adjournment was
taken.
When the afternoon session had opened
the Speaker announced as tbs Conference
Committee on AL DarZ's stationary bill,
Messrs. Voorhees, Kalisch and Eale. The
legislation accomplished during the day
was Of little general Importance, and con-
fined mostly to the rural districts. One
of the most important bills passed was
Mr.. Bales, which provides that the pro-
prietors or managers of boarding schools
may attach the baggage of their pupils
for board due and unpaid.
Mr.. Mullone brought up his bill pro
yiding for the increase in the pay of the
Jersey City Fire Department. and mnch
the same fight was had over the measure
as that of last evening. Mr.. Mullone
made gallant & 81 his but
met with opposition from his Hudson
colleagues. Mr.. Erwin wanted the bill
laid over so that he could amend it. Mr..
Mullone claimed that Mr., Erwin's course
was simply for the purpose of killing the
measure. Mr.. Erwin denied this EN-.
phatically and claimed that the bill was
mandatory.
Where is it mandatorysn asked Mr..
Mul1one.
Mr.. Erwin asked if the words "shall
be'' did not make it mandatory. Mr..
Mullone replied that they did not and
that Mr.. Erwin was good enough lawyer
to know better
When it came to vote on Mr. Erwin's
motion it was found that quorum was
not present, and on motion of Mr.. Voor-
hees the House adjourned.
Among the other measures passed dur
ing the day were those appropriating
$12. 600 for additional buildings for the
Home for Feeble Minded Women at Vine
land; giving sergeants-at-arms of the
County Courts $3.50 per day while ON
duty; giving Justices of the Supreme
Court power to issue permits to visit any
State, county or city institution upon ap-
plicarion of the State charities aid asso-
ciation, the same permits to be good for a
year; providing that safe deposit and
trust companies having paid up capital
Of at least $200,000 may receive
deposits; providing for the publication of
an index of all the laws of the State; per-
mitting Baptist societies to assist young
women in preparing for the home and
foreign missionary work; providing that
the public printer must deliver the laws,
bound, to the State Treasurer within
sixty days from final adjournment
Mr.. Kelly introduced a repeater of the
charter of the West Jersey Game Pro-
tective Association, but there is not much
prospect of its getting beyond the Com
mittee. The games of the State received
further attention in the passage of the
bill which makes a person killing wild
duck between sunset ana sunrise liable
to fine of S5.
Mr.. Mullone's water bill will be given
hearing before the Assembly Judiciary
Committee on Monday at five o'clock.
The Citizens Committee of Jersey City
will send delegation to advocate the
bill. Williams, Of Passaic, asked
for the hearing, as he said one
Of his constituents wanted to be
heard against the bill. This coDstit-
uent will probably turn out to be Mr..
Bartlett or Garrett Hobart Mr.. Williams,
in asking for the hearing, stated that he
did not know its full import but under
stood it was very radical, upsetting
previous legislation
Boyle succeeded in getting his anti
bobtail car bill advanced to a second
reading.