The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-20

before the Senate adjourned SO that If the
Republicans had taken 1t into their heads
to delay adjournment they could not
have succeeded beyond Saturday.
MR.. POTTS LITTLE JOB.
Rap, rap, rap, went the Speakers gavel
all day yesterday. The greatest confus-
ion prevailed, and IL five members can
give an accurate account Of what was
done they are wiser than they showed
themselves to be on the floor Of the House:
The trouble began immediately after roll
call yesterday afternoon, when Mr.. Potts
moved that the Committee on Engrossed
Bills be directed to report Mr. Kings
bill, which provides that newspapers OF
twenty years standing without regard to
circulation or utility shall be designated
TO do municipal printing.
Mr. Byrne Immediately moved to lay
the motion on the table the Speaker
put the question to viva voce vote and
rousing resDose came from both sides.
The Speaker declared the motion to lay
on the table lost.
Immediately there was pandemonium.
Cries for the ayes and nays came from
all over the House mingled with shrill
shrieks of "Point of Order !" Mr.
Speakerf' Question OF privilege" while
high above all rose the steady rap tap Of
the Speakers gavel alternately upon his
marble block and the desk.
Finally the Speaker made himself heard.
aud announced that he woulu recognize
no one until all the members of the House
had taken their seats. Then he reeog-
nized Mr.. Mullone, who delivered an ora
tion against smothering bills in COM
mittee.
The confusion increased, but Mr.. Mad
den managed to secure the floor long
enough to say that he was not smother
ing the bill. There were so many bills
before his committee during the past few
days. he said, that he had not had time to
read it.
Mr.. Potts suggested that he take three
minutes to read it while Mr.. Byrne was
delivering the Grafton of his life.
The laughter which this sally raised SO
disconcerted Mr.. Byrne, who had OBJ
tanned the floor that he did not crate.
Mr. Potts motion was then voted down
most decidedly and applause greeted the
result.
THE EXCISE BOARD BLUNDER.
The bill creating County Boards of Ex-
else Commissioners, which was made
caucus measure at noon, came up on sec
ond reading. The measure provides for
a Board Of Excise Commissioners Of
three members to be appointed by the
Governor, in each county at the request
of 100 citizens. The Boards are to have
general supervision of all liquor selling
in the county, whether wholesale or re-
tail, except where a license has been
power to revoke all licenses upon COM
plant for violation of the law. Where
complaint is made to any Board by one
hundred citizens Of Its county that the
maximum fee fixed under any law for a
license to sell any kind of liquor Is unjust
and oppressive. it is made lawful for the
Board to reduce it to sum not lees than
the minimum amount fixed as license fee
by law for the sale of such liquor.
Mr. Potts moved to strike out the en-
acting clause. He said the bill was dan
gerous one, was introduced only the night
before and was being railroaded through.
He designated il as another LINK in the
chain of Capitalization OF power which
this Legislature was forging in this State.
He said it gave great power 10 the Board.
It enables il to grant man license II he
was of the proper stripe. he warned the
members that If they voted Tor the OIL
the people would express their condemna-
ton of their course IN an nnm ~ s
manner. Mr.. Campbell choked off further
debate by moving the previous question.
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause was lost.
Amendments fatal to the bin were then
proposed and voted down The previous
Question moved by Mr.. Campbell stopped
further debate, and the bill went to
second reading.
Later In the day the bill came up on
final passage and went through. Mr.
Vansyckel, who represents a local option
county bolted the caucus. He said he
voted as the majority of his constituents
desired him to, and that was no.
MECHANICS LIENS AGAIN.
The irrepressible Mechanics Lien Law
repeater bobbed up again in the after
noon. and Mr.. Usher denounced it as tine
most outrageous bill of the session, aud
detrimental to the workingman.
Mr.. Potts pitched into Nh. Usher for
..r<fr. Of lal.r MAJ
He declared that Mr.. Usher never worked
a day in his life and did not represent the
laboring men.
The motion was to reconsider the vote
by which the motion to strike out the en-
acting clause of the bill was laid on the
table W ednesday night.
A rehash OF the arguments of Wednes-
day night followed and became exceed
ingIy acrimonious. Mr.. Potts reflected
upon the good sense of the Cumberland
Deople in sending Mr.. Vansyckel TO the
House. and insinuated that Mr.. Van
syckel was devoid OF sense.
Mr.. Vansyckel retorted with disgusting
indecency of the same description as that
nsed by Representative Cannon in Con-
gress. 1t was altogether dlsgraceful
Mr.. Campbell advocated the motion to
strike out the enacJing clause In long
speech.
Father NaSl LredLeu tne dOuSo 70
few minutes of pantomime. The poor
old man has lost his voice.
The matter finally simmered down to a
vote on a motion 10 reconsider the vote by
which the bill was lost This was taken
amid a silence which alarmed Alderman
smith. 1t was so quiet that he thought
ne was growing deaf. The motion was
lost and that disposes of the bill for this
session.
JUDGES IN THE CIRCUIT
Mr.. DAILY of the Conference Committee
on the bill providing that the law judge
NAV sit in the Circuit, when so req ueste
by the Circuit judge, reported tnat the
commit tee had resolved to recede from
the House amendment. The report was
agreed TO. The bill was defeated by the
Chief Justice and the House amendment
provided that the law judge should not
Sit unless the parties to the suit agreed.
The Chief Justice did not like the amend
ment, but the House insisted upon 1t and
the Conference Committee was appointed.
The bill was sent to the Senate, where II
will pass in its original form.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
The House passed tue Assembly Re-
districting bill without discussion by a
strict party vote Also:-
Recurring that township and city collectors
all hall of