The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-04
Days WORK, -four BILLS
That is What the House
Knocked Off the Cal
ender Yesterday.
ZELLER'S CHEAP FERRIAGE.
II May Necessitate a Survey Of
the Brooklyn Annex Route
Other Matters of
Interest.
Special g the Jerseu Gin Mena.

Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs.
TRENTON, March 4, 1892.-The House
was in session until one o'clock yester-
DAY and accomplished but little business,
passing only four bills. The greater part
OF the session was taken up with talk,
ana just what the talking was about it
would be hard to say. AS stated in yes
terday's dispatches most of the time was
taken up with an attempt to unravel an
apparent, mysterious com plication over
tne committee appointed to in vestigate
tne Heading ombination, but which in
reality is an attempt to belittle the States
autempt to prevent the great monopoly.
Beekman, who is Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Railroads and Canals, and who
led the assault on Tommy Lanes COM
mittee. Is a Lehigh Valley Railroad man,
and the fact that he has been made Chair
man of the Joint Committee has given
rise to the opinion that the investigation
Will not be pushed forward with the same
seriousness and aggressiveness which i1
would under the leadership of Mr. Lane.
Inc bills which did succeed in getting
though were House No. 202 which makes
IL misdemeanor to trespass upon prop
erty with guns. and the bill which elm
powers townships to employa person to
hight ana extinguish forest fires. This is
intended for the pine districts of the
southern part of the State, where large
amount of damage is done each year by
forest fires, many of which start in the
sections which are thinly settled and
might have been extiugushed before they
could have spread far and then burn
some one not looking for them.
TRENTON BOARD OF WORKS.
Just previous to the adjournment, Mr..
ONeill reported the famous Trenton
Board OF Works bill. The'lsrge lobby of
interested Trentonians present appeared
jubilant and began to congratulate them
selves upon q successful termination of
their labors.
But their fluctuations were soon turned
to lamentations. The original bill did
not accompany the report and there was
great scurrying among the members of
the committee and. the Trentonians to
find the missing document. 1t was about
one o'clock, the hour when the Speaker
had promised several members that IL
they would only stay he would see that
they got the 1:50 train. He saw at a
glance that there would be long debate.
and he gave Hardin, the leader, that look
which means now" and Hardin imme-
diarely sprang the motion to adjourn,
which was carried.
An important bill which has heretofore
attracted but little attention passed the
House Thursday. 1t was introduced by
Mr.. Hardin and 1t legalizes all legal
processes served on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Ketcham's half-holiday law, which
passed last year, provides that no legal
business shall be transacted in the courts
of this State except such as are permiss-
able on Sunday. This clause has raised
serious doubt as to whether summonses.
attachments. ETC., served after twelve
o'clock on Saturday are legal, and In or
der TO remove that doubt Mr.. Hardin's
bill was passed.
In speaking to the measure Me-. Hardin
dwelt upon the great injustice which was
done by allowing debtors from Saturday
noon to Monday morning, to secrete or
remove their possessions. No one spoke
against the bill, and it was carried by
large vote.
CHEAP FERRIAGE BILL.
Mr.. Zeller succeeded In passing his
ferriage bill which, though aimed at the
West Shore ferry, between New York
and Weehawken, has thrown people who
use the Brooklyn annex into q state OF
mind. The bill provides that on and after
May, 1892, it shall not be lawful for any
person, company or corporation to charge
or receive for fares in the State OF New
Jersey over and across any other State,
when waters divide said State at less
distance than two miles, at and after a
greater rate than three cents for one
transportation of any person from the
State of New Jersey. The offense is made
exceeding twelve months, or a fine not
exceeding $3.50, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
BROOKLYN MAY BE AFFECTED.
Some one has suggested that it is only
two miles from slip to slip of tho Annex
route, while others claim that the dis
tance exceeds the limit of Mr.. Zeller's
bill 1t looks at though survey would
have to be made to de ermine the matter.
The joint meeting for the appointment
| of Com missioners Of Deeds will be held
next Wednesday. and Mr.. Moylan will
| have to do some tall hustling if he sue
ceeds in having passed before then the
| bill which he introduced in the House
Yesterday. This bill provides that the
number of Commissioners shall be fn-
creased so that the populous parts of the
State will have a better representation.
| For example, under the present system,
Burlington county. which has only about
one-ffth the population Of Hudson, under
the present arrangement has few more
| Commissioners than Hudson. Any man
who can boast certificate sealed with
| the great seal of the State and signed by
| the Governor and Secretary of State, is
great man in the eyes of his fellow coun-
| frymeu. and these Commissionerships are
about all the patronage the rural MEM
| Der has. 1t is not to be supposed, there
| FORE that he will relinquish a bit of it
without struggle, and Mr.. Moylan may
expect serious trouble before his bill be-
comes law.
City Physician Everett Valves EXAMINES
tion.
| City Physician Everett was arraigned
| before Justice Roe last evening on a
charge of assaulting George Meserole of
Park street. He waived examination