The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10
HARD WORK At LAST
Two Important Debates
Held in the As
sembly.
BIG VICTORY FOR HUDSON
A Contest Over Mullone's Water
Bill Results in a Severe Re-
buke to TFefz and Essex.
Shall Grand Juries Release Pris-
oners They Do Not
lndict?
BIG VICTORY FOR HUDSON
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TRENTON, Feb. 10. 1S91.-Mr. Ketcham,
OF Newark, presented a long petition to
the Assembly this morning, signed by
citizens Of Sussex and Essex counties,
praying the House not to pass any
law which will authorize pool selling or
gambling in any form.
Mr.. Daly's bilPs authorizing grand
juries by their foreman aud clerk to dis
charge persons confined In the county
jails when not indicted came up on second
reading. Mr.. Campbell sought to kill the
measure with an amendment which gives
the Court of General Sessions the power
to review the proceedings OF the Juries
Mr.. DAILY fought hard TO have the amend
ment rejected and his bill passed as it was
ON the ground Of justice and economy,
justice to the person confined and
economy on the part OF the counties which
have to pay for maintaining the persons
IN jails.
thought the people were entitled to as
much consideration as the criminal.
Without the amendment the bill would
be great onslaught upon popular gov
eminent. He showed how easy it would
be under the law for the criminal with
the connivance OF a sheriff TO secure his
release. Any one VINO reads the newspa-
pers, he said. knows how that is done un-
der the present law.
Mr.. Campbell designated the bill as
general Jail delivery. and II it became a
law 1t would throw wide open the door of
every Jail in the country. Mr.. Campbell
paid warm tribute to Prosecutor Win
fields ability, aud read communication
from him in which Mr.. Winfield heartily
denounced the bill. and advocated some
such amendment as that introduced by
MIR. Campbell.
Mr.. Daily read letter from labor organ
nff
case of Kane and Clancy. Those men
were members of the Stairbuilders'
Union and went on strike. They were
arrested for conspiracy and assault The
Grand Jury did not indict them, but NJ
Winfield struck their names from the list
of prisoners to be discharged. and these
men were kept In jail from June TO De-
ce mber.
Mr.. johnson asked If the prisoners had
not q remedy by haDeas corpus. Mr.
DAILY replied that the Prosecutor would
say to the judiciary that he had case
against the prisoner, and the prisone r
would be sent back. Mr.. Mullone nd
Mr. Van SICKLE advocated the bill.
The amendment was finally laid over
until this afternoon. Potts gave notice
that he would endeayor TO have the rules
amended so that no member can speak
more than twice nor longer than five
minutes at time on a question.
An attempt was made to pass the re-
peaIer of the Montgomery street Medical
College by suspension of the rules, but
VanSyckle, of Cumberland, objected, say
ing that many influential medical men
had asked for hearing on the bill. so 1t
went over to Monday night. Mr.. Puster
introduced a bill authorizing the Free
bidders to fix the salary of counsel to
Health Board with 81, ,0O0 minimum.
The Senate Election Committee beld a
secret session and read the testimony in
the Keys contest.
Mr. Ketcham introduced bill which
provides that all telephone, telegraph and
other electic wires shall be placed under
ground in first class cities. 1t also pro-
vides for the appointment of electrical
commissioners. Mr.. Campbell introduced
bill which allows all cities to hold their
municipal elections in April.