The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-10
READING FIGHTS HARD.
But Pennsylvania Is Up
to All Its Little
Tricks.
A SUBSTITUTE SUBTERFUGE.
Appointments By Governor Abb
bett That Will Suit the
Pe0ple-Fun In the
House.
A SUBSTITUTE SUBTERFUGE.
Special to the J ersey Citv Ne,cs.


TRENTON. March 10. 1S92.-A huge
fight is on hand over the question of sine
die adjournment. Everything had been
arranged for the dissolution Of the Legis-
ature tomorrow afternoon at five o'clock
and President Adrain and Speaker Ber-
gen have heretofore spoken as if the day
and hour had been irrevocably
fixed. But today the tune is
changed and they are saying that they
are not sure that the breaking up will
take place according to programme. IL
is the bill to legaizs the Reading deal
which is making the trouble. as stated
in yesterdays despatch. and lobbyists
began to work to upset the prearranged
plans for adjournment and this morning
they are busy at their task.
Those working for the Lehigh Valley
and New Jersey Central are seeking to
extend the session week. Pennsy's
agents are using all their arts to get the
adjournment resolution through the Sen
ate. Pennsy does not want the Reading
deal legalzed. James Smith. Jr.,
of Essex. and Miles Ross have
joined the Lehigh Valley forces-so at
least it is reported-and are hard at work
lighting for the extension. Governor
Albeit Is anxious that the law makers
shall go home, that the office seekers
may give him rest, and for once Gen
eral Sewell, who is here, agrees with min
that the session cannot come to an
end too soon. The General will aid him
as much as he can to persuade the law
makers to shake the dust OF Trenton
from their feet. The leading article
in the True american today is
very significant. 1t says the deal
ought to be legalzed. The True Amert-
can is State organ OF some influence,
and it may lend It's aid to the proposition.
in order that the bill may be put through.
LEGACIEs TO BE TAXED.
The House this morning passed Mr..
Heaney's bill placing q tax office per
cent. on all legacies; the Senate bill
which gives the Police Court juris-
diction in civil matters; the
Senate bill abolishiDg the pres
ent Board of Riparian Commissioners
aud creates o new Board, of which the
Governor is a member; and Senator
Marsh's amendment to the corporation
act. which is supposed to be in the inter-
ests of the rubber trust.
Speaker Bergen made queer ruling
this morning which has created a great
deal of talk. When the South Orange
Bergen ruled that the House could
amend Senate amendment Mr..
Potts and Mr.. Flynn, who have
been about the House in one capacity or
another for many years protested. The
Speaker adhered to his ruling, and the
bill was laid over until this afternoon, so
that the matter can be looked up.
DAY OFF.
The House took a day of this morning
and had lots of fun over the Trenton
Board of Works bill.
Father Nash. to the surprise of every
one, opposed the bill and delivered a long
TRADE against "One man power"
Mr.. Heaney advocated the bill on the
line of his remarks yesterday, Mr.. Potts
his conversion from Repubiicanism to
Democracy, and Mr.. Heaney replied in a
humurous vein, which led Others
and hymns, ana the House
was kept in an almost continuous roar of
laughter for over an hour. The bill
passed third reading by some pretty
scathing rulings of the Speaker. which
were made against Republican hlibust-
ering.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor settled the fight for the
vacancy in the State Board of Assessors
In appointing Colonel Anthony r. Kuser
of Trenton, to the vacant Commissioner
ship; State Board of Electrical Subways,
All6u IL. MCOclihOtb VI I1uliSOu, MlleS
Ross of Middlesex. James Smith,
Jr., of Essex. Commissioners of
Pilotage, Thomas S. Negus, Robert
and Simonson. Members of State Board
of Charities aud Corrections, Benjamin
Edge. of Jersey City.
Tom Noonan gets the Judgeship of the
New District Court in Bayonne, and
Judge Hugg. of Camden, Is relegated to
private life, and the place goes to Robert
L. Miller.
MORE COAL COMBINE TRICKS.
Assemblyman Hardin's bill, No. 425, it
is claimed. means almost as much as
Kaliscn's, No. 449. 1t calls for the fling
of certificate. ii a contract such as is
supposed to have been entered into
by the Reading Railroad Company
has been made, with the Sec
retary of State in order to make
such contract legal while the big fight is
going on over Kalisch's bill. Hardin's
measure is to be wriggled through ac-
cording to the programme outlined. 1t
No. 449 is beaten and No. 425 passes. tine
coal combine practically has ac-
its object.
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