The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-19
OPARRING FOR POINTS
The Assembly Sessions Just
One Prolonged Wrangle.
MULLONE'S BOXING BILL.
Death of the Mechanics Lien Re-
pealer-Club Liquor
Licenses.


TRENTON, March 10, ls9l.-Althouch
the House held three sessions yesterday
and the Senate two, it was one Of the
dullest days of the session.
The annual junket to the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum took place during the
noon recess and the law makers Were en-
tertained so well that it was half-past
three o'clock before the Speaker could
secure quorum of the House.
THAT BOXING BILL.
Mr.. Potts raised storm over Mr.. Null
lone's bill legalizinG boxing in the rooms
of Incorporated clubs, which passed the
morning session. Mr. Potts claimed that
he mad voted for the bill under a misaD-
prehension. Mr.. Mullone, he said. had
stated that it was a little bill Of his and
was good one and ought to pass. On
this assertion he had voted for the bill.
He now found that it legalized gambling
as 1t permitted boxing for purses. He
therefore moved that it be called back
from the Senate.
the roll call, saving that il Mr.. Potts
voted for the bill under misappre-
hension he was perfectly willing to have
1t recalled as he wanted no bill which ne
introduced passed under m1sappre-
hension. Upon the reading OF the roll 1t
was discovered that the bill received the
bare 81 votes necessary to pass, and among
them appeared Mr.. Engard of Camden.
As soon as he heard his name read OIL
MIR. Engard spranQ to his feet and de-
clared that he was not in the House when
the bill was under consideration. Tnts
defeated the BILL and the speaker ordered
1t brought back from the Senate in quick
order.
BY this time the House was in an up
roar, ard the speaker suspended business
until every one except those entitled 10
the privilege was warned OIL the noor oy
the sergeant-at-arms and his assistants.
Later in the day Mr.. Mullone's bill
came back from the Senate, and Mr..
Potts moved that 1t be reconsidered. He
took care to exonerate the clerk from
any wrong intention in recording Mr..
Engard for the bill. He spoke OF the
danger of roll calls amid such confusion
as prevails on the floor the greater part
of the time
The motion to reconsider was then put
and Mr.. Mullone opposed it. IL was
passed, however, by vote of 40 to- IL
was then sent back to second reading and
Mr.. Malone amended the bill so that the
clubs cannot award prizes or charge ad-
mission to the sparring contests. The
bill then took It's place on the calendar
again.
MECHANICS LIENs REPEALER.
.taage Daly's bill modifying last
years mechanics lien law stirred things
up a little in the night session. Mr..
Potts argued that the present law was
measure to protect the material men ana
not mechanics.
Mr.. vansyckel declared that although
the law was not perfect IL was good one
as far as it went, and denounced Days
measure as one solely in the interests OF
building aud loan associations.
Mr.. Potts read letters from mechanics
urging the repeal OF the law.
The law of last year was declared by
Mr. Mullone TO be q farce aud in no way
beneficial to mechanics He was there
fore in favor Of making sweeping changes
in its provisions.
Mr.. Vansyckel produced number of
letters from mechanics aud labor organi-
cations in Cumberland county which he
wanted the clerk to read, but Mr.. Potts
forestalled him with a long petition from
knights of Labor and other organiza-
tions. Mr.. Potts smiled triumphantly at
this and looked at Mr.. Vansyckel as
much as to say "that settles you" But
he did uot know the resources of the
f1erce:little gentleman from Cumberland.
who made no reply but solemnly marched
down the centre aisle to the clerks desk
bearing a monster remonstrance. SEEM
inply against Mr.. Daly's bill, which filed
his outstretched arms. He unloaded his
burden on the desk while the advocates
of the bill looked on In astonishment, and
for once Thomas Farinacious could not
find an appropriate adjective for the petit
tiou.
Anro ,ucing that the monster came
from wa ye workers and labor organiza-
tions in al parts of the State who did not
want the law changed, Mr.. Vansyckle
stalked back to his desk as though he
heard eight bands playing "See the Con-
quering Hero Comes"
Things looked exceedingly blue for
DAILY until Thomas recovered his equi-
nimity and announced that Mr.. Van
syckels monster petition against the
lien law repeater was In reality prayer
signed by $4,000 people praying that the
Legislature would enact no laws author
izing gambling or racing
When the laughter aroused by the ex-
posure of Mr.. Vansyc-sel's little ruse had
acting clause of Daly's repeater was lost.
The bill itself, however, was killed be-
yond resurrection wnen IL came up on
final passage
CLUB LIQUOR LICENSES.
Young Mr. Hardin, of Newark, has
been smarting under the defeat of his
Club Licensing bill ever since the House,
to his great surprise, killed it. Yesterday
he,moved to reconsider the vote oy which
1t was defeated, whereupon Judge DAILY
feryently hoped the motion would not
prevail. W. II. Cole attacked the measure
with his usual venom, and Mr.. Boyle said
that he understood that Mr.. Hardin was
going to amend it SO that it would not
apply to the Jersey CITY clubs MIR.
Hardin paid no attention TO these re-
marks, and the vote was reconsidered.
The bill subsequently, passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The House passed these pills:-
Limiting the expenditures Of Boards of Free
holders TO an amount not exceeding one per
cent OF tax ratabes.
he Senate bill appropriating 5000 for stock
ing the waters OF the State with fish
Fixing the term OF Hudson County peniten-
tiary keepers at five years
Authorizing the authorities OF North Hudson
towns TO fix salaries of town clerks and treasur-
ers at a sum not to exceed 81, 900.
Requiring the consent of the Bishop to mort
gage or sell Episcopal Church property.
Requiring ali objections 10 certificates of
nomination to be Iiled with the officsr with
whom the original certificate was flied.
Prohibiting fishing In the Hackeasack river
except with hook and line between January 10
And December l.
These bills passed the Senate
Appropra.lng 5000 for the State Reform
School for Boys.
Giving the consent OF the State to building a
bridge over the Delaware at Camden.
The House bill authorizing cities to issue
water bonds and providing for their payment