The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-06
WARM WORK.
The Assembly Wrangle Over Sew
eraI Bills Of Importance.

TRENTON. May 6, 1890. With the ther.
mometer at eighty under the gaslight,
law making was exceedingly burdensome
last evening. yet both branches of the
Legislature kept it up until late. The
oppressive heat for this time of the year
had visible effect upon the galleries and
lobbies, and but few outside of the mem
bers and employees greeted Speaker Pro
Tempore Marsh when he called the House
to order. Mr.. Mullone offered resolu-
tion recalling from the Governor the
bill providing for the erection of new
police stations. The Governor thinks
that the amount named in the bill
$50, 900, is excessive and should be de-
creased. The date for submitting the
constitutional amendments to the people
was changed from September 10 to Sep
tember 80. The bill making it misde-
meanor to sell, pledge, pawn or secrete
any goods purchased upon the install
ment plan and that making the crossing
of any street at grade in first and second
class cities, passed. That is about as far
as the latter bill will get. The Senators
take a fiendish delight in jumping on all
bills of that nature they can get their
feet on.
There was quite a lively discussion
over Mr.. Usher's measure, which makes
it unlawful for any corporation to estab-
lish an insurance or relief department.
whereby any portion of its employees
wages may be retained by che corpora
ton. Mr.. Kelly warmly advocated the
bill. He declared that the people wanted
it, as the system which it seeks to do
away with worked a great injury to the
employees of railroad companies, in as
much as when man was dis
charged from the employ of
the company he lost the money he had
paid into the fund. Mr. Marsh said that
the bill if adopted would prevent the rail
road companies from breaking up the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as
they now seemed to be trying to do.
Little Schoolmaster Cole didn't see why
the system of the insurance and relief
started by the railroads was not good
one and he thought the employees ought
to be allowed to Join them IL they wanted
to- Nevertheless, he voted for the bill
when the time came, as did every other
Assem- blyman present except Mr.. Cheese
man, of Cumberland.
TO FURNISH THE STATE HOUSE.
Ever since the new portion OF the State
House has been completed the State off,
cials occupying that portion of the capt.
toi have been obliged to worry along
without all the furniture the require
ments of their offices demanded. None
of them had carpets; they were COM
PEELED to get along with ordinary mat
ting This disgraceful state of affairs
will no longer exist. The House passed a
bill last evening appropriat ing $50, 900 for
furnishing the new wing of the State
House.
VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
The bills still roll in Notwithstanding
the prospect of final adjournment. Seven
were introduced into the House, one of
which measure OF Mr.. Voorhees, to
amend his county road act was placed on
second reading then advanced to a third
and in o short time was through the
Senate and in the Governors hands.
There it struck snag 1t remains un-
approved until the Governor can exam
inc it little more thoroughly. Several
members encouraged by Mr.. Voorhees,
success. introduced measures and at
tempted to have them placed on second
reading under suspension of the rules.
in regard to boroughs. Then Mr.. Potts
arose and objected on the ground that it
was dangerous proceeding.
Little Cole bristled up at this and went
for Mr.. Potts. Mr. Potts Immediately
backed down ana the bantam's measure
was placed on second reading. Among
the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Kalisch appropriating $50 900 for the pur.
pose of refltting the Senate and Assembly
chambers, and one by Mr.. Mullone pro
viding that Commissioners of Appeal:
shall personally inspect all properties
effected by the assessments from which
appeals have been taken.
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES
The Hudson delegation fell out among
| themselves over Mr.. Mullone's bill pro
| viding for the increase of the salaries o1
| the fire department The measure came
up on second reading, and Mar. Kelly