New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26
TOPICS IN NEW-JERSEf.
THE LEGISLATURE NOT FAIRLY sIAKlED
YET
DEVELOPMENTS PROMISED THIS wEEk-IHi
KEYEs ELECTION CAsE-REAProNllV"
MENr-THE FIGHT AGAINST
POOL SELLING

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Trenton. y j.. ian. 25.-The Legislature VIII begin
70 develop ltsc'f TO morrow evening Inc WV wen"
- se.s,on have passed almost without incident save
,oo rontne Of the organization ana the uh'c'"s W
senator stuhr The latter act was done To on'eF' u
had bcen determined by the Democratic leaders anu
the Democratic Senator,-only one OF "h"m j. Il
leader" by the way merely carried ont "o'T'' IN
tempcr Of the Legislature has got to be shown i"'
urdon County end Of II is not luciucd at present u
show A sweet temper. The Hudson members ana t'"
to, civ hacker, have been toll. in effect, that they
re NOT III 10 associate with other folks at present or
TO nut IT more mildly that II Is not pleasant to be seen
4, ,,o,r roltrcal compauv The spcakcr,hlp was ~
r,.ed IN them they have been suubbcd In the com
uittee. and they are treated with no CONSIDERATION
whatever From Ross Davis down. theF ot!'''' ','''
they have asserted that they Will get even Hence NV
e,ucctation Of more or less amusement from tHat
vicinity bcforc the session l. over.
II speaker Bergen can make Oh" House atirHu l."
busine, and be- duh and r. pcctabc. he viii DO So
and II f. no-sibo that he will have c,, exciting life
than his fellow presiding officer at the othc- end "i
Tie corridor President Adraln !, always an interest
ing spectacle and he dearly love, Joke a Dis 'nhS
face indicates. His appreciation l., perhaps NOT III
varlably equalcd by his Associates ana when !c I'd"
Of those who objected to hi, putting senator heSe'
unon the Election Committee TO Judge his own case
that they lacked a sense Of humor the Joke was stu
lack NAV be supplied, and the President may yet have
the senate in roars Of merrmcnt before the session i
ended.
The Kevcs case Will not receive much consideration
from the Democrats, 1t would be sadly embarrassing
10 them If it did. Tn" senator from Somerset was
charged with having voted in New York WITHIN thTc'
year, Of his election. If he did he was not eligible
under tho Constitution. He promptly sw0rc that hc
did not so vote. and he then elected Testimony
was offered and recorded that he voted IN New orA
Notwithstanding his affidavit, and II the contestants
should 90 ahead and prove ii. Mr. kcyca Would ~ IA
a bad position and the state senate might lose ii
Democratic member ~ Is probable under these CIR
cumstanccS that there will be great amount Of te
spent IN lnvesusatln even should Mr.. hcye, reS,sI
from The Election Committee, by when his case WI"
inc reapportionment bill for the Assembly districts
is BENG sio-D prepared Dy tie democrats, ana IL nae
through a rcdistgcling bill which gerry Murdered nc
state in perfectly successful manner. The Assam
bly Woo made Democratic that nothing snort Ol
revolution would give IT Republican majority anu
the Democrats were spOndlngly comfortable leI
would bc perfectly content 10 allow tbs arraIG''hch
10 continue indefinitely, but under tue cois''u "
rcappOrtOumcnt must be made. ana lludaoi f'sCA
ana camden counties viii gain Il member each, "hllc
Morris, burlington and one other county VIII lose one
each. Tnl, OF course. up,cts everything, and me
Dcnlocrats not all confident that they can ever
do well for themselves again. Certainly IL VIII
prove a most embarrassing and difficult matter.
Tome evening Is The proper time Tor tIn' q i
vel ,pnient of improper schemes Measures whl'h III
tec-t the lobby usually presented about TINS u.
and numerous delegations win their pockets hlcd WIN
leg ,ldiive bills ANA th,r pocket books supplied WI,
Diner kinds OF bill, expected here to the great 10y
of numerous parties who hang about tie lcglShtlN. ,
chambers. Among the measure u1 tn, hlhd Hlu''
anNiou,y Anticipated by these vnltuics oil inc Lcs'
Ltufc is that 10 permit pool selling at the rae
such a l. under way, and The srueEic oNo' - -
Will bc "A long and ii ,perate one. The rhilr"u' "
the state financially Interested IN the race tr ~
to "A large amount. ana all the great power they hhf
po,Ses.ed IN politics and legislation VIII be DIpuhi
a. bear In favor NJ the bill. The clergy men All o
the state are organizing IN opposition, ana NUM-" ,,
sI.d ia bIX on
circular issued by the Elizabeth ministers ma Den
di,tgbnted broadcast. and 1t Is 10 be followed 10y o
T-pr,turc OF the same class, Public meetings WIZ Do
held as soon as the legislative discussion has begun
The establishment of an Insurance bureau l. anon
the probable legislation 81 the present session. II -
.ald The duties have been performed b. tlc 9c'r'
tary Of state for many years. u .,d
The Joint meeting 10 elect state Treasurer "' III
state Controller Will he held early next month"; ~
seems be pretty we'll settled that Mr. iiepRenhei
tlc Young man who speaker ~ the hou ~. ~.
wear and who has been client of Governor NDpeM'
will be made Controller. George X. Gray, Oh Nc"ai'
* likely succeed IN the treasurer cohc't, IL ~
would make acceptable official, since 1t Is inevltsp,o
that Colonel Tofey, the capable and popular hspuo
lean who now hlls the Office. must be dispE'e"'