The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-09
is THE TAX BILL DEAD?
The Governor Wishes 1t
Amended and Passed
No Hope for Gamblers.

TRENTON. March o. fs91.-While the Tax
| bill seems to be in danger the Governor
is still sanguine that he will be able to
1 strike the happy medium which wi II en-
able him to push it to final passage before
adjournment. The general gossip in the
| State House corridor seems TO indicate
that the bill Is dead, but those who are
on the inside and have the Governors
| confidence say that tax bill will be
| passed It maybe quite dissimilar to the one
now pending. but It will be tax bill, and
/ will be credited to the Tax Commission.
Barker Gummere, who drafted the bill.
/ with the assistance OF the Attorney Gene
raj, had conference with the latter
nor and had an hours talk over
| the situation. The result of this con-
| ference cannot be learned, except that
an effort will be made to save the bill.
| The measure will be up in the House
again this week to be amended. 1t Is inn
| possible to define just what amendments
will be made, but the Governor will
| consent to Bny additions, so as 10 insure
/ its passage. It is apparent that very little
will be secured TO the State by this COM
mission and its bill, except a definite un-
/ derstanding as to the manner OF collect
| ing taxes. and securing a general system
| OF exchange between counties. The idea
| of having Tax Commission mas not been
abandoned, as has been currently report
/ ed. There is no visible oppo sition 10 the
| IL has been more or less commended on
| all sides.
| RACE TRACK BILLS DEAD.
From all that can be learned the race
| track bills are dead. The information
comes from member of the "Dig six"
/ There is too much opposition manifested,
| and the passage of such a peculiar law
would be directly accredited to the Dem
Ocratic Legislature, ana there has already
/ been enough accomplished this session
| for which the Democrat managers are
puzzled to find plausible excuses. II
| the Legislature had been divided,
| and the responsibility could have
| been shifted, the race track men would
have had a chance. 1t Is regarded
as an attempt at political suicide to make
| even an effort at this session. The agents
/ Of the railroads who are here have been
much chagrined at the statements made
| that they are interested, or were inter-
/ ested last year, in this species Of legisla-
| tion. They do not deny, however. that
/ some railroad men are individually inter-
| ested, but they did not speak nor act for
/ the corporation as u whole. Tne race
| track men have been more than diligent
l during the past week. The Gloucester
| City Every Day Jockey Club. in which
| William j. Thompson Is Interested. had
| several men here who were persistently at
1 n.
/ mained away, because his presence would
/ be Significant with these bills pending
| As it stands now, IL would be unsafe for
| some of the ambitious young states me
| here TO show their colors on these bills.
/ The representatives of the State Citizens
| League propose to mark every race track
man, and will mete out his political death
/ through the agencies of the local leagues
| At the meeting held in the Supreme Court
| room this week the links were foFg ed
/ which bind together the several organiza-
| tions that have sprung into existence
4 to fight this race track legislation. IL
\ looks now as If they will accomplish their
| purposes. This done. they do not propose
4 10 disband. but continue powerful state
! organization, TO resist all obnoxious
| measures that shall come up from time to
| time. They will not confine their work to
| bringing delegations to Trenton TO make
| speeches to the Governor and committees,
| but will keep their eyes on all suspicious
| candidates for either the Assembly or
| Senate. 1t looks as if they had assumed q
| very big contract, but they have started
| off well 1t was through the efforts of
this same set of men that GovernorAbbett
| was prevailed upon to withhold his
| signature from the race track bills last
year.
THE CLERKS ALL MAY STAY.
Treasurer Gray Will make no changes
| for the present in the clerical force of mis-
| Office General Heppenheimer has In
formed Comptroller Anderson that he
need not draw the warrants for the
| clerks now in his employ, as he intends
| to continue them in service Indefinitely.
| He will not say how long, but simply
| gave the assurance that they Will not be
| disturbed for the present. General Hep
| penheimer will be sworn in Oh Monday
| week Comptroller Anderson is now
| gathering his personal effects together
| preparatory to removal next week.
l fnTA oil rAI Fl
| is going to Florida to shoot alligaJors. A
| Jolly crowd will start the week following
| adjournment; Richard Reading will
chaperone the party Colonel j. j.
| Toffey,| eX-J Judge William L. Hoffman
and John Laird are among those who will
| seek a heaven of rest in the Land where
Senator Quay does his fishing.
| WAITING FOR APPOINTMENTS.
| Everybody is anxiously waiting for the
| Governor to name the new Bank Com
| missioner. Supervisor of the State Prison
| and Agriculture Commissioners, and
every batch of nominations sent 10 the
| Senate is watched with much suspicion
| by those interested in these several offices.
| There are those who still insist that
| ColoLe ell Van Cleef has distanced all other
/ competitors for the new $1,000 job as
| Bank Commissioner. 1t is pretty well
settled that James L. Seymour Of New
ark will be the new Supervisor, and
Jacob KlotZ the Commissioner OF Agri-
culture John S. Trusall viii in the near
| future be a District Court Judge in New
ark The bill providing for the new
| management OF the Morris Plains Asylum
and the Trenton Asylum has not yet
4 been signed by the Governor.
| The Governor took sixty-twO bills home
with him on Thursday to look over. So
| far the Executive Department is behind
in its work. only forty measures having
| become laws.
| The orders as 10 adjournment are final.
/ There are those who doubt whether tn
work can be finished By the 20sh. The Gov
ernor says that the machinery must stop
| then, even If important measures must be
sent to the storeroom OF the State Library.
| II the Legislature does get away on that
date, it will be nine weeks sooner than
! they did last year. 1t will make session
/ of only ten weeks, being the shortest ses-
| sion held for ten years. In 1880 the Legis-
\ lature only remained at work for nine
| weeks, and even then it passed 224 bills.
| While the number of bills introduced this
| year is greater than last, the outlook is
/ that the number that viii reach tnal p as
| sage will be smaller.
| STATE HOUSE Rem OVATION.
4 Plans for the renovation OF the old
| State House are nov being considered by
| the State House Commission. The most
| important improvement will be the con-
struetion of a new Assembly chamber.
Mr.. DAILY, of Hudson, introduced reso-
| luton at the instance of the Cover nor,
| which provides for new chamber and