The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-20
HORNS STILL LOCKED.
Senate and House Closer
Together in Their De
termination to
Disagree.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF GARDNER.
The Election Committee at the
i Bottom Of It--Big Bills Of
Expense at the End Of It.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF GARDNER.
spsesal o tie suadop asorsing ialelgs.

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TRENTON. April 70, 1890. The deadlock
between the Senate and the Asse mbly.
which THE JERsEY CFTx NEWS spoke of
last week. shows 10 signs OF being
broken, On the contrary, it seems to be
faster than ever, and Will undoubtedly
last for several weeks to come. The Pro-
gramme, as arranged by the Senate for
next week. eontemplates but one session
Of the upper chamber, and that Will be
held on Monday evening.
This arrangement has come to the
knowledge Of the Speaker aud several Of
the leading members Of the House, and
they have expressed the opinion that the
House will not be ia session Later than
Tuesday morning, If it does not follow
the example OF tue Senate and adjourn
for the week on Monday night
This disgrAcefuI state OF affairs has
been brought about by the partisan spirit
which controls the Senate, The Repabli-
can members of that body are determined
10 continue The investigation into tho
election in Hudson last fall as long as
there is shadow of any warrant for such
q proceeding Long ago they made up
their minds TO unseat Senator Mcdonald.
and believe that even now they have sui
ficlent evidence to warrant them in that
course.
THEY WANT CAPITAL
But that is not enough for Them They
believe that by continuing the investi1a-
ton they can acquire a large amount Of
capital which will greatly benefit Them
IN the future. So they propose TO con-
Time their pr0dding into the mire, bully
ing timid women and piling up large
bill of expenses for the taxpayers OF the
State to settle 1t is their determination
TO keep the Senate in session until the in
yestigation Is completed. No one can tel
when that will be and the prospect Of the
Legislature remaining in session for some
weeks TO come is exceedingly good
Nothing of any CONSEQUENCE has been
heard of ballot reform during the past
week The programme for this important
measure remains about as The JERSEY
CITY NEWS stated last Tuesday, Mr.
Voorhees, proposed amendment providing
that the official envelope in which thu
ballot must be voted, shall be deposited
in the box unsealed, is generally COM
mended Us the only measure which via
meet the declaration that with an engei-
epe the Tasmanian dodge for evading tho
law can he worked as successfully under
the Werts bill as under the Australian
system
The Republican members Of the Senate
are still determined to pass Senator Car
ter's substitute for the Werts bill and
send it over TO the House They have 70
expectation that the Assembly viii pass
the measure, and they thus hope to put
Oft the much desired reform. and al the
same time place the blame upon the
Democratic House
LOTS OF RAINY DAYS.
The report Of the State Board OF Health
has just been issued The Health De-
partment seems TO have 3 sort OF weather
bureau annexed, for in the report we ind
~
June 80, 1888, to June 30, 1889, the maxi
mum temperature was 90 degrees and the
minimum degrees above zero The
mean temperature was SIS The rainfall
was As. IS inches, and it came down in APP
preciable quantities on III days. which
had 81 more cloudy but not rainy days
to keep them company.
The gossips about the State House never
tire of repeating the good things which
Senator Werts gets of. This is one of the
latest they teli:-Some time ago Werts
and Albright. the Democratic member
from Morris. were engaged in warm de-
bate over some question of law. Albright
was getting the best Of Werts when the
latter, who towers head and shoulders
above Albright, elapped his hands upon
the little Assemblyman's bald head and
Said
Don't contradict me I'm Mayor Of
bigger city than you are
Werts is Mayor of Morrist0wn and Al
bright is Meyor of Madison. Albright
laughed so long ana heartily at Werts'
joke that he forgot all about the discuss
sion.
Among the first bills introduced into
the Senate was comparatively innocent
one by Senator Martin. 1t simply
amended the act Of last winter relating
TO street railroads, by inserting the word
surface" ia several places. 1t now tram
sp1red that that was for the purpose OF
removing the prohibition against build
ing an elevated railroad over streets in
which there were surface railroads, SO
that an elevated railroad can be built in
Newark. There is much opposition to the
bill on the part Of the Newark street rail-
roads and il may have some trouble in
getting through the House.