The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
A lung SESSION.
Senator Gardner Thinks
he Legislature Will
No Adjourn for
Several Weeks.
COLD WEATHER FOR STRIKES
Why Boyle Abandoned His Anti
Bone Boiling Bill---Important
Measures Affecting Jer-
sey City.


work of looking for fraud in the Hudson
county ballot boxes. Some remark was
made about d short session by one of the
gentlemen who accompanied him.
Short session. exclaimed the Senator,
Il tell you gentlemen this will be one OF
the longest sessions we have had. Why
here is six weeks almost gone and none
of the more important measures to be
considered have as yet appeared before
the Legislature. The Ballot Reform bill
and the bills for providing some meas
ures Tor meeting the deficiency IN the
state Treasury have not been prepared.
some time to consider them thoroughly
and many days will be consumed before
they become laws"
Although there are several members
who do not agree with Senator Gardner
as to this being one of the longest ses-
s1ons, the general opinion prevails that it
will not be the pheDomenally sEort one
predicted before the Legislature met
THE STRIKER DISCOURAGED.
This is is hard session for Strikes
AssemblymaD Marsh, of Union, the
young leader of the majority, in a meas
ure feels responsible for the reputation OF
the House, aud has fully made up his
mind that no shadowy Legislation shall
be countenanced. Speaker Heppenhei-
mer, Mr. Voorhees,, the Republican lead
er; Mr. Klotz, Mr.. Trier, chairman of the
Municipal Corporations Committee; Mr..
Erwin and several others on both sides
of the House, are OF the same mind as
Mr.. Marsh.
Unmistakabie expression was given to
this feeling on Wednesday when Mr..
Marsh administered. such a castigation to
fha iFFarrqSGif14a M11ryafxv hon aSa It'll
requiring jewellers to stamp the karat on
the jewelry they manufacture was be-
fore the House for final passage. Mr.
Murphys bills have so come under the
of the House that when his
measure requiring the Jersey City and
Bergen Railroad Company TO furnish
transfers on its cross lines, which several
of the members have since concluded pos-
sesses considerable merit, came az, It
was Jumped ono as severely as the
other.
Another measure which incurred the
righteous indignation OF Mr.. Marsh was
Boyle's bill aimed at the large bone boil
ing and fat rendering establishments.
As wrote last week this bill was smoth-
cred in committee; why, WAS to many
mystery. The Droprietors of these estab-
lishments knew that they had NOT killed
it, and the lobbyists were as equally GER
tain that they had had no hand in its
taking off. and the mystery grew It has
all been cleared up, however Mr.. Marsh
went to Mr.. Boyle and reasoned with him
in such a manner that the gentleman
from the Eighth came TO the conclusion
that if he insisted upon pressing his
he would receive the same treat
ment that Mr.. Murphy received. The
same feeling against measures of this
kind pervades the committees and the
Business is the only one
which has Fan a6 nf hot
committee is presided over by Mr..
IMPORTANT TO JERSEY CITY.
Several measures are before the Ho use
which materially affect Jersey City One
of these is Mr. Voorhees, bill, which pro-
vides that one-half of the money derived
from liquor licenses may be set apart and
devoted. by direction of the Common
Council, to the Improvement of the pub
lie streets. The license fees thus set apart
are to be apportioned and expended upon
the streets in the several wards in pro-
portion to the amount of fees collected
for licenses If this measure becomes a
law its effect will be that those districts
which support the largest number of sa-
looms will have the best streets, while
some of th e best sections OF the city where
drinking places are few and far between
will be comparatively neglected Mr..
Marsh b as introduced a bill similar to
this, ex cept that it is applicable only to
cities OF the second class
Another measure affecting Jersey J;ity
s Mr.. Mullone's bill, which Is now before
she Committee on Municipal Corpora
ions, and which provides that it shall
not be lawful TO levy any direct impost,
AK or assess rhent for the construction OF
any public sewer or improvement of any
street in any city of this State. The
Council or Board having control and
custody of the finances of the cities is re-
luired to annually appropriate not over
500, GOO for the construction of sewers and
Improvement of streets. the money to be
'aised by taxation. Should this bill be-
come law ib would throw the entire cost
If building sewers on the city at large,
and in addition to that il would restrict
she expenditures for these much needed
improvements to 100000 per annum.
THE DEFICIENCY IN THE TREASURY.
Although six weeks of the Legislature
las passed, nothing mas been done toward
providing for the deficit in the State
Treasury, except the expedient of the
w avs and Means Committee to divert the
riparian money from the school fund to
ihe payment of current expenses. This
seeming apathy upon this most import
INT subject is due to the belief upon the
part of the Democratic leaders that be-
ore the session is over the State will win
is suit against the Delaware, Lacka-
FGuUd iuQ w tStEEu htllEuaQ, WHICH VIII
put in the State Treasury at least $500, 600.
This sum will relieve the State from its
present embarrassment But if this is
postponed for another year, tie expedient
If the Ways and Means Committee will
furnish not more than fifth of the sum
,equired, and other measures will have
@ he devised
1t is generally conceded that Mr.. voor-
aces bill providing for the appointment
If q commission to devise a scheme for
axing corporate property will pass both
houses and become law. So general is
hat belief that efforts are already under
way in Newark to have City Counsel Colt
appointed the Republican Commissioner
1y the Governor. The Democratic mem
ser viii undoubtedly be Hudson man.
SENATOR MDoNALD's NEW ROLE.
Senator Mcdonald distinguished him.
,elf the other day in role which is not
,alled for by any of the duties Of his posi-
ion. For some time past small articles
nave been missed from the Senate Cham
Ser in some unaccountable manner, On
tuesday, after the Senate had adjourned
md the chamber was almost deserted,
senator Mcdonald had occasion TO go
nto the cloak room and was much sur
,rised TO find a mite Of an Italian news
10Y going through Senator Martin Sver-
'oat The enterprisings son OF sunny ltaiS-
lad the Senator's pocketbo0K out when
Air. Mcdonald caught him. He handed