The Jersey City news., 1892-03-12
THEY'VE ALL GONE HOME
And Trenton Is Today a
Banquet Hall De-
serted.
NATHAN HOLDS THE HOUSE DOORS.
Last Scenes and Final Legislation
Larry Fell Against the
Fire Escape Bill.
NATHAN HOLDS THE HOUSE DOORS.
Special to the Jersey city Me,os.


two reasons. il none other. 1t was the
shortest session held in eight years and
the first to adjourn at the actual time
fixed in as many more. Heretofore it has
been necessary to turn the clock back so
that ''just one more bill' could be passed.
Unlike most sessions the Senate was
the attraction in the last hours yesterday.
Every thing was progressing quietly and,
for the Assembly. in an orderly manner,
while over in the Senate every thing was
hustle and confusion. The galleries and
lobbies were crowded with Trentonians
and every ones nerves were strained to
the highest tension over the bill giving
Trenton a Board of Works to be ap-
pointed by a Democratic Mayor. The
bill had been fought by the Republicans
in the House inch by inch and the same
tactics were tried in the Senate. About
three O'Clock a vote was reached and the
bin was killed, Senators Barker, Miller.
Marsh and Butcher voting with the Re-
publicans.
REPUBLICANS JUBILANT.
The Republicans were jubilaut and
could not restrain their joy. They rushed
into the corridors, flung up their hats and
hurrahed frantically. The news quickly
spread through the town. and the local
AFTERNOON papers came out with startling
head lines, setting forth the defeat OF the
bill. The Democrats had been assured OF
enough votes to pass the bill, and the un-
expected result completely stunned them;
They quickly recovered, however, ana
made another attack upon the Republi-
can forces.
The Senate had in the meantime
adopted the Joint resolution providing for
| final adjournment ana no time was to be
| lost. The Democratic Senators who mad
voted against the bill were labored with
and it was thought that the chances OF
victory were good.
1t was nearly five O'Clock, the hour set
| for adjournment. before the bill could be
reached The Republicans, taken off
| their guard, did not oppose the motion TO
reconsider. At first it was lost, out pc
| fore the Clerk could announce the result,
| Senator Butcher changed his vote.
THE LAST MOMENT.
fter some further talk the bill was
again put on final passage just as the
| large hand of the clock crept past twelve
while the small hand remained at Eve.
| There was a sound of confusion outside
| the main entrance to the cham Der. and
| through the side doors poured House pages
| and officials, elbowing their way through
\ the crowded lobbies and struggling to the
| front. sound of shufHing feet was
heard in the corridor approacning me
chamber and every one knew that the
| Assembly was coming and that the END
| of the session was at hand.
! Sammy Thompson, as everyone calls
| the big, goodnatured assistant OF the
Secretary of the Senate, began to call the
| roll in his distinct deliberate voice.
| The marching feet stopped outside the
| door and Sammy was but nalf way down
| the list, The momenJary interval be-
| tween each name seemed to the anxious
| Trentonians an age. There was the
sound of someone trying to open the door
| of the main entrance.
| NATHAN TO THE RESCUE.
Mike Nathan sprang to the door and
| held it while the roll call crept evenly on,
| The man on the outside of the door strug,
| gled with Nathan to open the door, and
| President Adrain had scarcely announced
| that the bill had passed when the door
opened and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
| Nathan announced the Speaker and the
House of Assembly.
The Senate arose to receive the Assem-
| blymen, and then the Legislature was
| formally adjourned without delay by
| President Adrain.
HoNoRs FLEW THICKLY.
| Previous to the adjournment OF the
| House q clerk in the State Treasurer's
office appeared in the centre aisle bearing
aloft large pale blue plush case. he
was followed by Messrs Hardin and Potts
| and several members of both sides of the
| chamber Mr.. Potts secured recognition.
He said that that was his last appear
ance on the floor of the House as mem
| ber. His legislative career was over and
| he esteemed it a high honor to be delegated
| at that time to perform the pleasant
| duty he had in hand. He then spoke
| of the uniformity courteous aud fair con-
| sideration with which Speaker Bergen
| treated every member OF the House,
| Democratic and Republican. 1t gave him
| pleasure as a member of the minority TO
| bear witness of the Speakers fair ana
/ ha hpDOpI MIR RarOan tn
| accept testimonial in which every men,
| Der of the House had Joined.
| The plush case was then opened and
| found TO contain magnificent solid tea
/ service ornamented with the Speakers
monogram.
Mr. Bergen replied most feelingly. He
| alluded to the kind treatment he had re-
| ceiyed at the hands of the Assembly,
| and spoke of the difficulties which
beset presiding officer. The House was
| ike a large family, he said and he was
| so attached to the members that he
would like to say more for the sake of
keeping them there. He declared that
| he took away with him knowledge that
every member entertained kind regard
| for him which was more precious than
gold and silver.
JUNGLE BILL' ARRAIGNED.
The Speaker then sharply raped for
order and sternly demanded to know the
whereabouts of the Sergeant-at-arms.
/ When Uncle Bill" as the pages call
Mr.. Harrigan, appeared before the desk,
Mr.. Bergen said that numerous COM
plants had been made concern
| ing his treatment of the pages and
| the Speaker had determined to give
| the matter his attention. He then pre-
sented Mr., Harrigan with a handsome
diamond ring, the gift OF the pages and
doorkeepers.
Tom Noonan was given n set of the En-
cyclopedia Britannica and the Century
| Dictionary. "In order that he may ill.,
crease his vocabulary" as Mr.. Hardin
| said.
| FIRE ESCAPES.
The Jersey City Fire Escape bill was
among the last measures passed by the
Senate. When it passed the House in
the forenoon, through the excellent work
of Messrs. Potts and Heaney, it was
taken to the Senate. In the
afternoon a friend of the meas
| ure started to look it up. He
found that it was marked as being OBJ
| iectionable and it was ascertained that
Mr. Larry Fell, Factory Inspector, and
aspiraut for Mayoralty honors in Orange.
| mad objected to the measure and re-
quested that it be laid over until