The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-24
D.
Closing Hours of the Legis-
Iature MARRIED by Mr..
MarSn'S Illness.
special to the JERSEY city Nsus.

Special to the JERSEY city Necs.
TRENTON, May 81, 1s90.-The Hath
Legislature, the longest the State has
ever known, has finally adjourned sine
die, and no one can be found to seriously
regret the circumstances. The festlylty
which usually marks the closing hours
was clouded this year by an occurrence
which is felt over the entire State House.
Fred G.. Marsh, the popular and able
young leader Of the House, was stricken
down in his seat and now lies severely i'll
at the Trenton House. On the opening
of the afternoon session ne arose in his
seat and offered a resolution thanking MI.
Foster NJ. Voorhees,, the leader OF the
minority, for his uniform kindness dur
ing the session. He regretted that ne
was feeling too i'll to speak upon the reso-
ton and hoped that it would be adopted
Ii was done SO by q rising vote. MI.
Marsh had scarcely taken his seat Wheni
he clasped his hands to his head ana
moaning with pain, started 1or the
Speakers room. There he dropped upon
the sofa writhing with pain. Friends
FASTENED his assistance and DR.. hoe ana
other physicians were hastily summoned.
THREATENED WITH BRAIN FEVER.
1t was found that Mr.. Marsh was
threatened with brain fever, and after ne
had been quieted he YVES removed TO ms
brilliant young leader was borne by
eight strong men from the chamber
which had witnessed so nan OF MS par
liamentary %triumphs. The members
stood respectfully, while the ladies ia
the gallery ~shuddered and covered their
faces with their hands. Mr.. Marsh has
labored harder this session perhaps chan
any other. His duties as leader OF The
House, Speaker pro protein, and CHAIR
man of the more important committees,
have taxed his strength, impaired by an
attack OF brain fever u year ago, beyond
human endurance aud brought on nerv-
Gus prostitution.
Three o'clock was the hour fixed for
adjournment, but as that hour approach
ed the old fiction of moving back the
clock was resorted to twice. The trouDle
in the way OF adjournment was the Incl
dental bill. The Senate insisted upon
lacking on the $l2, 26S. SO which it cost to
run the Gardner Dredging Machine, and
which included an item Of $500, q wears
salary for Stuhr. This was more than
the House could bear, and it sat down
upon it with an emphasis that
the Senate. A Conference Committee
was asked for and granted by the House.
Mr.. kalisch, of the committee, came back
aud reported that they could not agree,
and the Senat wanted another Confer
ence Committee. Mr.. Potts wanted the
bill passed. He said that under the con-
%stitution the Governor had a right to
strike out any item, and IL he did not
think the expenses of Gardner's commit
tee should be paid he could strike 1T out.
IL was a shame, ne declared, TO
keep the men named in the bill out of
their money when there was no question
as to their claims. This rather trans
parent plot of the Republicans to place
the Governor in a hole was soon disposed
OF, but before anything could be done a
clerk from the Senat that
that body was about to adjourn. Speaker
Heppenheimer saw by this that the SEN
ate was not at all anxious 20 come to an
agreement upon the incidental bill, and
SO there was no reason why the House
should waste It's time further, and, Let
ting his gavel fall, he declared the AS
sembly adjourned sine die.
MARCHING TO H SENATE
The members then formed in line n
led by their handsome Speaker filed over
TO the Senate Chamber where President
MENUS formally adjourned the Legisla-
Lure. H~and-shakings I'M good-byes fol-
lowed and then there was a rush for the
1850 train.
The Senate ordered printed five hun
bred copies of the majority and minority
reports in the Stuhr- Mcdonald case. Al
DATES bill for S1,267 finally squeezed
M Al1uku ~ &0ls l@hlA nGAb AOnlG 10tlS-
fed.
Senator Werts offered a resolution
complimenting President NeviuS for the
impartial manner in which he has pre-
sided over the Senate. Senators Werts,
AdraiD, Pfeiffer and Gardner eulogized
che president int Mr.. Werts, when the
talking was over, in behalf of his fellow
Senators, presented the president with a
handsome Grand Army badge. 1t is of
the finest workmanship and contains
eight diamonds. Senator Neyius replied
appropriately.
FoRTNIGHTLY PAY BILL LOST.
The bill for increasing the pay of the
fire department was lost in the House, as
was also the bill taxing legacies five per
cent. Mr.. Mullone fought hard to have
his fortnightly pay bill passed, but the
odds against it were too great n it was
killed.
The special committee which was APP
pointed to investigate the State Prison,
reported generating the supervisor and
keeper from thec charges brought against
them. The bill giving the deputy city
collector of Jersey City 81 800 and the
both houses. The House has
adopted resolutions thanking Frederick
e. Marsh, Speaker pro tenn; Clerk Mat
thews, Assistant Clerks Nooman, Pintard
and Beckwith, Speakers Private Secre-
tary McMasters, Superintendent of the
OdPAooA oAo oho ~ oH> OsAo. cAuOOAo "
the uniform courtesy and kindness dur
ing the session.
MacCrelish & Quigley. the State print
ers, and the correspondents also came in
for their share OF the praise. The Cover
nor yesterday afternoon appointed AS
semblyman Thomas Smith, o. Newark,
aud General William J.. Sewell commits
sioners to the Worlds Fair, which some
people think will be held in Chicago in
1892. Col. Z. A. Stevens, of Hoboken,
and Col. Fred S. Fish, of Newark, We're
appointed a~lternates.
AN OLD RESIDENT DEAD.