The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-29
AFRAID OF Light.
Republicans Frantically
Struggling to Escape
Investigation.
ATLANTIC RECORDS BURNED.
Evidently Gardner Was Counted
In---A Love Feast for
Heppenheimer.
ATLANTIC RECORDS BURNED


Special to the Jersey City Nesvs.
TRENTON, April 80, 1890. The Republic
! cans; tried their prattiest last evening to
bulldoze and worry the House Inyesti-
eating Committee, and if possible stave
them off from their purpose to investi-
gate the Republican frauds in South ] err
sey. But they reckoned without their
host. The Democrats could not be scared
and all the Republicans accomplished
was to place themselves in the unenvi-
able position of pleading guilty before
they were accused.
The nrst attempt was made in the
House by Mr.. Voorhees,, who offered a
resolution stating that as there existed
grave doubts as to the power of the com
mittee appointed to investigate election
frauds the matter should be referred to
the Attorney General, for his opinion as
to the power and authority of the COM
mittee and the liability OF the State tor
the bills it contracted.
Mr.. Marsh said that the only doubt
which existed was in the minds of the
Republicans, and he hoped the motion
would not prevail.
Nj. Voorhees, replied that there were
doubts in the minds of good Democrats
too, and made a bombastic flourish about
the manner in which the Republicans
were just pining away to be investigated,
but wanted to be sure that the Demo-
Gratis had the power to enquire into their
conduct. The Democrats showed him
that they had all the power necessary to
expose Republican frauds by voting his
motion down.
THE sENATE's STRUGGLE
The second attempt was made in the
Senate. Previous to the session the Re
publicans held conference and it was
there agreed that a counter investigation
committee should s0e appointed. Accord
ingly, when the opportunity presented
itself, Senator Martin offered a long reso-
luton calling for the appointment by
the president of committee
OF three to investigate all violations
of the election laws OF the State and the
conduct of any and all county and city
governments, and to suggest any legisla-
ton which the committee may deem
proper for the correction of all abuses and
the prevention of the violation of the law
in the future. Much TO the disappoint-
ment of the Republicans the Democrats
had nothing to say in the premises, and
the resolution was adopted without oppo
sition. The President announced that he
would appoint the committee at future
session.
NO ONE MAN POWER.
When the Assembly settled down to
business Mr.. Marsh called up his resolu
Z lion appointing the clerks of the commit
lee doorkeepers SO that they could receive
their pay, which was laid over at the re-
quest of Mr.. Potts, who thought he could
get the Conference Committee together.
Mr.. Marsh said that Mr.. Potts had been
unable to get the committee together and
it was time the gentlemen who have per-
formed the work of clerks should be paid.
The resolution was adopted, and once
more the House checkmated move of
the Senate to force the Assembly to do
it's one man will
A LOVE FEAST
Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolution pro-
Wiling for the appointment of Mr.. Marsh
asIspeaker pr0 tenbp0Te during the alb
sehce of the speaker, who will be married
toIMiss Blanche Miller tomorrow morn
ing in ST. Leo's Church, New York. IN
moving the resolutions, Mr.. Voorhees,
sdid that they were suggested by the near
approach of an event which would be the
Assembly's loss, but the speakers gain,
ahd one upon which he was to be con-
@atulated. On behalf of the minority
Mr.. Voorhees, said he wished to thank
the speaker for his dignihed, manly and
honest rulings The minority had no
fault to find with his rulings and even in
the midst of the fiercest partisan debates
the minority had received courteous and
gentlemanly treatment, and the minority
wished him a long life of happiness.
The speaker called Mr.. Marsh to the
chair and thanked Mr.. voorhees, for the
uniformly courteous treatment he had
received from the minority, and declared
thath he would part from them with sincere
regret. :.
the House, who was in one Of his happi
est moods arose and feelingly waived his
bandana in the air as though bestowing
upon the young couple his paternaI bless
ing The present occasion, he said,
smacked of q genuine love feast, while
with the speaker he said it was a coming
love feast. Let every member vote for
the resolution" +" he went on, "and Well
give the speaker q arouslng reception when
he ONES back from the Holy Land. !"
The resolution was adopted and Mr..
Marsh was subsequently sworn in. Mr..
Norris request to be relieved from serv-
ing on the House Investigation Commit
tee was granted, and Mr.. Williams,
bright young Republican lawyer from
Passaic, was appointed in his place.
William S. Howell the assistant engross-
ing clerk, was made door keeper SO that
he could get his pay, and the House saw
the Senate's raise and adjourned TO Mon
day.
STILL MORE BILLS.
1t seems as though some OF the IegiSla-
tors thought the session was going to last
all summer the way they hurl in the bills.
Eight appeared in the Senate and five in
the House last night. Among the latter
was one by Mr.. Erwin providing that no
rare small De COlleCueu lfOfu n pdSScuBoN
on horse car unless that passenger is
provided with seat Mr.. Marsh also got
one in providing that when taxes shall
become unpaid in cities the governing
body of such cities may authorize and
empower the Comptroller or other col
lecting officer to issue warrants for the
collections of such taxes with a descrip-
tion of the real estate which, if taxes still
left unpaid, shall be held to pay for the
same.
Noon nlITaT DRE0D1F