The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-01
He Says He Will Hurry
Things So That the Leg
islature Can Adjourn
In Two Weeks.
THE BUCoLIC CONSTITUENT.
His Importance When BE Visits
His Members and Shakes Hands
with the Governor.
Special to the ss,nday Mornfuo Nsps.

we will be through in two weeks ex-
ultingly exclaimed Speaker Bergen at
the close OF Wednesday afternoons ses-
sion, as ne followed the page bearing the
gayel and the marble block he does not
hammer, into the Speakers private room.
The Speaker was in an amiable frame of
mind. BY dint of good work, coaxing,
and at times irtnness, such as has not
been seen ID the Speakers chair in some
Time, he held quorum of the House to
an evening session on Tuesday and an
afternoon session on Wednesday. Bush
ness was rushed through at break neck
pace, and bills We're jumped from second
to third reading and passed before the
members could find the measures In their
files.
s.The manner in which the Speaker is
rushing things through said one of the
ablest men of the House. Wednesday
evening, lis fraught with danger. Some
time ago Mr.. Potts had adopted resolu-
ton which provided that each bill should
be explained by the introducer or enc who
was willing to stand sponsor for it. Now
you notice tonight that in his hurry to
get through the Speaker called on no one
to explain the bills and many measures
were passed without half OF the members
who voted for them knowing what they
We're doing. You saw yourself how often
members when the Clerk called their
names asked what the measure they were
voting upon meant or what was It's
number.
Now that is all wrong. It is all very
well to have short sessions, adjourn early
and all that. but no measure should be
adopted here before every member knows
what it provides for and has an oppor-
tunity to oppose it if he SO desires. Some
rank bill will GET through in this way
d0U md than fhaFn will o 10 -
However anxious Speaker Bergen may
be for an early Adjournment it is pretty
certain that ALI Fools Day. will find
Mr. Cole of Camden delivering one of his.
TRADES against the Democratic party in
the Assembly chamber. The tax bill bids
fair 70 take up considerable time. There
are many amendments to be offered to the
measure which will provoke considerable
discussion. and it will be several days be-
fore the measure arrives at final passage.
Then there is the race track bill
which the race track people intend to pass
somehow. and which will not be SO easily
aud quickly disposed Of The racing
ready secured. but the opponents of the
bill will fight hard and put off the newt
able as long as possible. The redistrict-
ing and reapportionment bills have not
been introduced yet, and on the whole it
looks as though the Speaker was alto
gether too sangulne when he spoke Of adj
j0urang in two weeks. One of the initi-
ated. however, said that Mr.. Bergen knew
what he was talking about, for the plan
was to rush through the bills commonly
designated as partisan measures and then
70 stop short like the now almost forgot
ten ''Grandfather's clock.
BARNEY FoRD's NEW LIGHT.
The members OF the House were
agreeably surprised when they entered
the Assembly Chambers Monday evening,
at the manner in which Barney Ford had
carried out Mr.. Boyle's resolution to light
the chamber by some means which pro-
daced less heat than the old method
They noticed that the two eight light
Chandeliers at each side of the Speakers
desk were dark and that the burners
which projected from the galleries were
also extinguished yet the chamber was
lighter, than they could ever remember
having seen it before at night. Each one
began TO look for the source Of the
unusual illumination They found it to
be huge reflector suspended from
the centre OF the roof and but a
foot or two from the ceiling
A member from one of the back counties,
after gazing at IL for some time wanted to
know where in thunder little Abe Narr
got pole big enough to reach up there
TO light it. Herbert Potts who since his
connection with the electric light com
matters poined out to the hayseeders the
two wires which conducted TO the jets the
electricity by which the gas was liz
The new reflector is satisfactory to
everybody. It sends its lights into the
remotest corners of the chambers and
galleries even better than the old chan
daliers did, while 1t has lessened the heat
which the old arrangement threw out,
and narrowly escaped making the cham
Der a fiery furnace. Then again it is
most satisfactory to the Hudson delega-
ton, who are the ladies' men Of the House,
because by doing away with the old lights
which threw such glare about the gal
tinct, it enables them to see the ladies
better, and it enables the ladies to see the
carnation in Mr.. Mulloue's buttonhole.
THE HAYsEED CONSTITUENT.
One of the most curious aud at the
same time the most interesting incidents
of the Legislature is the hayseed constit-
uent who journeys up or down to Tren-
ton as the case may be to see how his
member comes on. Sometimes he travels
by himself, and after he comes In twos,
threes or more, and then he reaches the
dignity of delegation. He never knows
how great man he is until he reaches
the Capitol There his Senator or MEN,
Der Introduces him to every one he meets
and every one grasps his hand and tells
him he is glad to see him in O manner
which makes the rustic feel as though he
were bigger man than Simon Kelly.
He is taken around to see the sights and
at the dinner table he is given beer out or
bass ale bottles and Connections cigars
from Manuel Garcia boxes.
When he comes by himself he is taken
on the floor of the House, and his mem Der
sternly orders superfiuous page to plaza
a chair from the cloak room beside his
desk for the constituent. The awe stricken
manner in which the boy, as If this is his
first year In the Legislature. obeys the
member, inspires the hayseeder with a
greater admiration for his Importance
and he tries TO look worthy Of the honor
OF sitting beside him. After the constitu-
emit is presented to our diplomatic Gov
ernor who impIesses him with the idea
that he was more pleased to meet the hay
seeder than 10 be Senator. Then the
cupsrunneUh over, aud he
thinks ne has reached the acme of bliss.
There are many amusing stories of the
hayseeders current about the Capitol.
The other day one OF them from Middle
sex called upon Senator Adrain and was
taken into the Senator's private room.
He gazed on its appointments with awe.
First he sat on one plush chair Then he
tried the sofa and kneeling down felt Of
the velvet carpet. Lastly, he crossed the
room, and after examining the mahogany
desks and wardrobe he looked at himself
il the plate glass mirror over the mantel
MY exclaimed the hayseeder, with a
deep drawn sigh, II guess it'll require q
whole car to take all these things home,
WON'T it Senatorr'
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