The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
THE CAUCUS FIAT
All District Court Judges
to Be Legislated from
the Bench.
TAX COMMISSION REFORM.
Finishing Touches to Be Put on
the Bill TOmorrow-Busy
Days at Trenton.
srtelal 70 the Jer,eu onr Ns,a,.

TRENTON, Feb. IL, 1s91.-An urgent
aotice has been sent to the members Of
Me Special Tax Commission requesting
hem to be present at a meeting to be held
n their Office here on Thursday morning.
AT that time the dill which they have
prepared for submission to the Legisla-
ture. and the amendments thereto which
have been submitted by the Governor
will be considered and the bill finally
agreed upon. 1t will be introduced on
Monday.
There was joint caucus OF the Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature at noon
yesterday, at which the partisan bills. as
they are called, were discussed. There
was lively debate over the bill which
proposes to iegislate out OF office the
present Judges of the District Courts. It
effects eight judges. all of whom except
Judge Henry, OF Newark. are Republic
cans. Senators Marsh and Mallon and
AssembIyman Lane opposed the bill. while
Senators Barrett and Mcdonald and As
sem blynan DAILY favored making it q
party measure. The opponents OF the
measure contended that the judiciary Of
the State was OF such high character
that no section OF it should be dragged
through the mud of politics.
The bill was endorsed by the caucus.
Senator Brown, Of Monmouth, opposed
the measure, which proposes to change
the complexion of the managers of tine
Trenton Lunatic Asylum. The Commis-
sioners of that institution are now ap-
appointed by the Judges Of the Supreme
Court. and the Senator thought II would
be a reflection upon the Judges IL the ap-
pointment was taken out OF their hands.
The present managers OF the Asylum are
g. ID. w. Vroom, Chester Van Syckel,
benjamin +. Carter and James Bishop,
Democrats; Caleb S. Green, General Stry-
ker, J. Howard Pugh and ID. Mclean.
Republicans. Those who favored the
bills argued that the institutions were
already partisan and said that the Morris
Plains Asylum was run on party basis
The employees are required 20 vote the
Republican ticket, and at a recent cleo
tion they were given typewriter Repub-
lican ballots 10 vote. The bill was made
a caucus measure.
The Police Justice bill which is to give
Jersey City and Newark three police
justices, also encountered some opposition
from Jersey City and it was finally laid
over 10 next week. II was decided TO
amend the bill concerning the opposition
of the State Board OF Education so as to
give each Congressional district MEM
Der.
The caucus also considered and decided
to pass the Dill a0Olishing the trustees OF
the Deaf and Dumb School and placing
the management of that Institution In
the hands of the State Board of Educa-
tion; abolishing the Sinking Fund Com
missioners and investing the State Treas
-ufsT with their powers; making the Office
of S ate Assessor revokable at the pleas
ure OF the Governor. and permitting the
Comptroller Of Newark TO appoint his
own assistants.
In the House in the afternoon the Dis
trict Court bill was amended so as TO ap-
ply to all District Court judges, whether
appointed by special or general laws, and
was advanced to third reading.
The Board of Education bill was
amended as agreed to and advanced to
tha same staOe