The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-17
AXES TO GRIND.
The Huge Lobby at Trenton Last Nj ght-.
Some of the Schemes.


TRENTON. Feb. Il, 1s91-The throng
last evening crowded the galleries until
they were uncomfortable, choked tn G
CLOAK and committee rooms to suff oca-
tion, and ran over into the lobbies. 1t
was the largest of this session. With the
exception OF the ladies, It was a business
crowd, and almost every one in the State
House had an axe of some description to
gree5 of men from the diamond
spangled race track man to the
broad brimmed. solemn visaged Quaker,
who came up from the lower counties to
advocate Mr.. Whites Milk bill. The
Governor was besieged with all sorts OF
delegations in the interest of everybod y
for almost every thing within his gift.
It was said that the racing people ha d
come to an agreement and would present
some bills in a few days. The same
rumors said that Allan l.. McDermott
was drafting the bill. One peculiar
feature of these rumored measures Is on e
which provides that the question Of pool
selling shall be submitted to the voters of
the township in which the tracks are
situated.
The liquor men were also out In force
and General Albeit, their counsel. says
he has prepared bill which fixes $3.50 as
the maximum license fee instead OF
81 900. He says that this is as far as the
bill goes and is all the legislation the
liquor men will ask at present. There
will be a meeting Of the State Liquor
Dealers Association today, when the
bill will be approved and introduced in
the Legislature this week.
Norman L. Rowe was among the
throng. jollier and happier than ever. He
has succeeded in convincing Mr.. Lane of
the iniquity of his measure licensing
clubs. and the young Union county editor
has Withdrawn it from the files Of the
House.
the third Police Justice for Jersey City,
was around shaking hands with the MEM
bers, and VIII Midiege sat on chair be-
side Alderman Smith and declared that
it was the hveliest session he had ever
seen.
JUDIcIoUs OPPOSITION.
The District Court bill, 1t seems, is not
to have such smooth sailing through the
Legislature as measures which receive
the endorsement of joint caucus gener-
ally have. President Adrain is outspoken
in his opposition to the measure. He was
not present at the JOINT caucus which en-
dorsed it, and he says that he does
not believe in legislating men out of
Office before their terms have expired.
Whether he will go to the length OF vot-
ing against the caucus is, however, do ubt-
full. He himself will not say whether he
will or not. Senators Marsh, NJ Mallon and
Smith also are outspoken in their oppo-
sition to the measure.
Governor Albeit has filed without his
approval Mr.. Daly's bill increasing the
police force of Hoboken to sixty men, ex-
elusive of superior officers. He signed
the bill giving the Governor the power to
fill vacancies in the list of Commissioners
when the ieint meeting fails to elect, and
the one giving defendants in criminal
cases ten peremptory challenges.
Mr.. DAILY says that the redistricting and
reapporIionment bills will be introduced
this week. but what number of Assembly
men Hudson will get he Will not state
definitely.
MILK AND WATER.
The milkmen were here again in force
last evening on Mr.. Whites bill permit
ting one of their number, who is charged
with selling adulterated milk, to plead on
his trial that he "did not know it was
loaded" or, in the language Of
the bill, "that he could not
by reasonable diligence have as
certained that his milk was adulter-
ated." The State Inspectors now require
that milk, to pass inspection, should con-
tain 12 per cent. of solids. Those who
favor the bill claim that some of the finest
bred cattle do not give milk which comes
up to that standard. On the other hand,
Leon Albeit, Jr., who IS counsel for the
inspectors, SAYS that milk below that
standard ought not to be sold.