The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-28
The Morris and Essex Rail-
road Claim Will Pro-
long the Legislative
Session.
THE DOG PROyOKEs A DEBATE
Odds and Ends Of the Proceedings Of
the Two Houses Before
Leaving for the
Week.

TRENTON. March %. 1s9O.-The intelli-
gence that the Morris and Essex arbitrat-
ors had failed to agree has had depress-
ing effect upon the mem bers. It win
prolong the session at least three weeks
longer when everyone is anxious to 90
home. The reason given for Wednesdays
adjournment was that the Committee on
Engrossed Bills was almost swamped
with work and an opportunity was given
it to catch up.
Mr.. Snyder ct the opening of the seq
sion presented memorial from the or
ange Loan and Building Association pro-
testing against the passage of Mr.. Trier's
bill, providing for the appointment Of an
inspector OF building and loan associa-
tions.
Mr.. Erwin succeeded in getting his bill
through which prohibits the catching of
young salmon in the Hudson River ex-
cept between May Is and August Is. and
also the catching of any salmon under
three pound weight at any time. Mr..
Erwin's bill prohibiting the catching OF
shad i'll the Hudson by any method what
ever from sunset on Saturday to sunrise
OF the following Monday also passed.
NEW BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. King secured the passage of his bill
which provides that all life Insurance.
companies shall be assessed and taxed to
the full amount of property and assets,
less their debts. and compelling them to
report on June 1 of each year to the
Assessor, under oath, statement of their
financial condition. The companies are
TO be taxed four per cent on net reserve
liability on policies and on their capitak
stock.
Among the bills passed yesterday were
those providing that mistakes IN the
name of the owner or omission to name
the real owner of any personal property
in assessing the taxes thereon shall not
invalidate the same, authorizing boards
OF trade to incorporate, ohibiting paral-
lei horse railway from being built within
1000 feet of another line without the
written consent Of the officers of the lat
ter, and that releasing the title of the
State to certain real estate to Samuel
Ashcroft, of Jersey City.
THE SPEAKERS BIRTHDAY.
Speaker Heppenheimer had birthday
yesterday just how many he has had Is
not for publication outside the manual.
Mr.. Marsh sent q resolution up to the
desk congratuiating the speaker upon the
happy occasion.
The speaker modestly declared the res
oIution out Of order but Reading Clerk
Noonan promptly put the question on It's
adoption and It was carried with enthu-
siasm which brought flush Of pleasure
TO the popular speakers face.
BEWARE OF THE DOG.
The monOtony of the session was re-
neTed somewhat by a discussion over the
Senate bill which permits man to kill
any dog found on his premises without
collar upon which is registered the num-
Der of the animal and the name of its
owner. Mr.. Kerr, who opposed the bill,
called it "dog' goned" bill, and Mr..
Smith, who favored it, had something to
say about worthless Kerr
When the debate was at its height
Clerk Matthews and Assistant Clerk
Jimmy Beckwith appeared on the floor,
leading, by string, two pretty tough
specimens of CANNES. Jimmy wanted
them marked as exhibits, but became SO
worked up over an argument with re-
porter, who derfded his assertions that
his mongrel was collie, that before he
cooled down the bill was lost.
Mr.. Bale introduced a new i've per
cent. bill for the one which was killed
last week. AS the death of the first
measure was due to the fact that it affect
ed Building and Loan Associations, those
are expressly exempted.
These bills were also introduced
Mr. West (by requesD, Fixes Township Col
lectors' fees at three per cent. first $15, 0GO
collected and one per cent. on all amounts over
$4,000 1t also fixes Township Assessors fees
at twenty cents for each name assessed, with an
additional four cents per name for assessing dis
sessed.
Mr Usher, Allows Common Council of West
Hob0ken 10 fix salary OF Town Treasurer at
amount not to exceed $500 annually.