The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-18
WILL ADJOURN FRIDAY.
Potts Fights the Tax Bill-WOrds
Between DAILY and Campbell.
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TRENTON, March Is. 1s91.-The Tax bin
came up on second reading this morning
Ketcham's amendment seeking to pre-
vent taxation on personal property twice,
which was passed yesterday. was recon
sidered and defeated. Williams intro
duced a resolution that no mortgage shall
be taxed unless a reduction is claimed by
the mortgagor. The Speaker left
the chair and opposed the amend
ment, which was lost. Potts wanted
70 know what mad become Of the amend
ment exemptinR municipal bonds. The
Speaker laid the amendment before the
House aud IL was voted down before
Potts could realize what had struck hi N.
Potts then said that there might as well
be test vote now as at any time, and
moved TO strike out the enacting clause.
He made a fierce attack upon the meas
ure. He referred to the great flourish of
trumpets with which the commission
was appointed 30 prepare a law Of
equal taxation, which was to be a
marvel OF political wisdom. Then he
spoke of the wave of popular indignation
which came up ano 'rowned out OF sight
tue ridiculous mouse which the mountain
commission had brought forth. He
claimed that the substitute under consld-
Grafton was as dangerous as the first Dill
When he had fiDished. Nash had the
floor. but the Speaker recog-
nized Campbell. Nash stood out for
yielded. Nash was very weak and spoke
with difficulty. He denounced Potts in
his old time vein, and defended the bill.
The motion TO strike out was lost.
SALARY FOR ALDERMEN.
Alderman Smith introduced bill pro-
viding that aldermen shall serve without
salary, but II Is not to apply to Aldermen
elected before the passage of the act. As
the session is about over the bill will oc-
cupy an unmarked corner in the As
sembly cemetery.
sPARRING IN CLUB ROOMS.
Mullone's bill allowing sparring matchs
In club rooms, and the bill appro ropriatlug
grounds passed.
THE CONTEST EXPENSES.
A joint resolution was adopte refer
ring the expenses of the Stuhr- Nc Donald
contest to the Comptroller and Treasurer,
who shall audit the bill and pay all of
them which tine Governor shall approve.
WANT TO TAX OUR WATER WORKS.
The Senate passed the bill taxing Jer-
sey City's water works in Union Town
ship. Mr. Barrett said this was a good
bill to kill, stating that df it passed
it would open the gates for future
legislation In this line, to which there
would be no end until every public insti-
tuition in the State would be taxed Mr..
Winton said that he was firm believer
in equal taxation, and saw no reas on why
such property should be exempt.
WILL ADJOURN ON FRIDAY.
The Senate adopted the concur ent
resolution to adjourn at three p. m. on
Friday and also adopted the House bills
increasing the term of the City Collector,
Treasurer and Comptroller to flve years
Ia Jersey City and Newark; to appoint
three Sinking Fund Commissioners, one
for one year. one for two years and one
for three years.
The House killed the bill allowing bar.
bers to keep open on Sundays.
DAILY AND CAM PBELL ARE OUT.
DAILY appeared Ia the House this morn
ing as the Champion of Johnny Kane's gas
monopoly.in Elizabeth. The Senate bill
which Vaiidates the acts OF the oppositio n
oompany came up on second reading.
Da ly Immediately started in with a plan
of bulldozing Campbell favored the
bill, and DAILY den ounced him as the re-
presentative in the House Of a corpora
tion. Campbell became indignant, and
called upon DAILY to apologize DAILY in
solently replied that he would apologize
next year. DAILY secured the passage of d
fatal amendment, which went on the
table carrying the bill with it.
THEY GUYED ANDY.
There was a small pandemonium in the
House this morning. The Speaker called
Boyle to the chair and the members
guyed Andy so numerically that the
Speaker came to the rescue on run.