The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
DEMOCRATS AT odds.
Calling a Halt on Appoint
ment of Police
Justices.
KALISCH ON HIGH TREASON
Legislation Sought by Liquor
Dealers-A Partial Hearing
on the Water Bill.
specia, to the JERSEY citu Ne,cs.

TRENTON, March 2, 1S92.-An elegant
family row broke out among the Demo
cratic Assemblymen this morning. Mr..
Kalisch's bill, providing that in any town.
ship where there is a uniform police sys-
tenn, the Governor may appoint Police
Justice, came up on third reading.
Mr.. Lane vigorously denounced the bill.
and declared that some vestige of homo
ule should be left TO the townships and
other municipalities. 1t was time to call
a halt, and this was good bill to do it
with.
Mr.. Nash was even bitterer In his de-
nunciation than Mr.. Lane and vehement
ly declared that he was opposed to max
ing one man grand monarch of the State.
Such policy had destroyed the Repub-
lies of other days and it tended to aris-
tocracy and was against Democracy.
Messrs. Cole and Hutchinson con-
graduated two such democrats as Lane
and Nash for speaking so frankly.
Mr., Mr.: Kalisch i..1 was :, very very; angry. and
for their high treason. He ex-
| pected to encounter opposition to
his bill among Republicans, but he
never expected to see it opposed by Dem
ocrats. 1t was no new policy, as the Gov
| ernor now appointed Police Justices in
cities and townships.
Name one," Interrupted Mr.. Lane.
WEST Orange" replied Mr.. Kaisch.
"Well, that don't make it any more
right" exclaimed Nash.
Kalisch moved to postpone to Monday
evening and Mr.. Potts moved to postpone
indefinitely, which would Kill the bill
Mr. Flynn exhorted the Democrats to
stand together and defeat Mr.. Potts mo-
tion The bill went over to Monday.
HALF HOLIDAY LEGAL SERVICE.
The bill legalizjng the service of legal
papers on Saturday afternoon passed the
House.
The bill authorizing the Freeholders to
issue 100000 worth of bonds to repair
| Newark avenue bridge over the Hacken-
| sask passed the Senate.
Colonel Price of Newark brought down
two bills affecting Jersey City. One gives
| Boards Of Works the power to summon
witnesses provided in law of evidence, and
| the other requires the publication of lists
| of delinquents for personal property ten
| days after the fiscal year.
| LEGISLATION FOR SALOONS.
Senator Hudspeth introduced this
| morning. at the request of the State
| Liquor Dealers Association, liquor
| is hummer. The bill is in the
guise of a supplement to the Werts'
| liuuor law. The first amendment
mikes it unnecessary for to take out two
| licenses to sell liquor at wholesale and
retail. The next anendment, provides
| that when a liquor dealer has been con-
victed of violating the law
the Court may suspend and
declare void his license where
| as in the Werts law the revocation is
made mandatory.
| The other amendment provides that
when man has been convicted twice un-
| der the law he shall be debarred from OBJ
| tanning another license in the State
for period to be fixed
| by the Judge, while the old law debars
| him from ever having a license. The
amendment provides that lor renewals it
shall not be necessary to get new sigma
lures to the application except in case of
| deaths.
JOINT CAUCUS.
The Democratic joint caucus adopted
| the Paterson education bill and the one
which provides for election of Freedolders
| by Assembly districts for second class
counties; also a few other small party
measures