The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
LEGISLATIVE MILLS.
They Have Been Grinding
Slow, But Will Quicken
Their Speed Next
Week.
IMPORTANT WORK MAPPED OUT.
The Woes of Married Women TO Be
Looked Into-Racing Legis-
latlon the All Absorbing
Topic.
Special 10 the Jersey city Neavs.

have been several which seek to give a
married woman the right to dis
pose of her real estate without the
consent of her husband. but
for some cause or other they have not
secured place upon the statute book.
The present session has seen the usual
number of these bills. Mr.. Potts in
troduced two. One provides that
a deed from a married woman
for real estate shall be legal and convey
complete title without the consent of her
husband in cases where the hus band has
Joined in signing and acknowledging the
agreement to sell; the other makes con-
veyance by married woman twenty-one
years of age a good and legal title.
Mr.. Lane also introduced two bills;
one which provides for the effectual pro-
lection of the rights of married women
and one relating to the acknowledgement
to conveyances of real property.
The law of the State as it exists today
will not permit married woman to dis
pose of her property unless her husband
joins her in the conveyance. the theory
being that as he inherits the prop
erty upon her death as the tenant
by curtesy he has an interest in the
properly which he must sign away to
make the title good and legal. There is
an exception to this rule, and that Is
where the husband and wife are living
apart. separated by the decree OF some
court of competent jurisdiction.
TO MEET SPECIAL CASES.
1t frequently happens that woman is
living apart from her husband by mutual
agreement. and there exists between
them relations which are not the most
cordial Should that woman wish to dis
pose of any real estate she may
hn
sary for her to obtain her
husbands consent, and it often happens
that consent cannot be obtained without
the most advantageous terms to the hus-
band. 1t Is to meet such individual
cases as this that the bills have been in
troduced at the request of lawyers who
have encountered the cases in their
practice.
RACE TRACK TALK.
There was much talk abont the corri-
dors this week concerning race track
legislation and those who carefully fol-
low the drift of things declare that bill
authorizing racing will be introduced
before long. In fact many of the
knowing ones say that they would
not be surprised If the measure showed
its head Monday night. 1t is generally
understood that the race track magnates.
with the possible exception of the man
ayers of Gutenberg, have gotten to-
RPCner auu agIeeu upon Une proV1slous VI
bill, the outline of which was printed
in The JERSEY CITY NEWS last Tues
day. The bill, as was stated there,
is modelled after the Ives bill now in OPP
Grafton in New York, and it is elaine ed
that number of Republicans have con-
sented to vote for it. 1t is also claimed
that the way has been cleared SO that if
the Governor vetos the bill, as he un-
doubtedly will, the measure will be
passed over his veto.
There are four tracks in this State
which are not SO favorably situated as
Gutenberg. There were five Until this
week: when !ae3 g Camden jury ,1 failed .1ots to
who runs the Gloucester City
track. AS is we'll known to the
readers of The JERSEY CITY NEWS
the Monmouth. Elizabeth and Clifton
tracks have been closed for sometime
aud it is said that these four have pooled
their issues and intend to have a race
track bill passed if it takes several lakhs
of rupees to do so. They want bill which
limits racing to thirty days in the
year to each track and they are just now
posing as highly moral individuals who
are opposed to winter racing upon the
humane ground that racing is cruel to
the horses participating therein. The
Elizabeth people do not care Il straw
whether there is racing in winter or not
so long as they are allowed to race on
their track and are afforded an opportun-
ity to get some interest upon their large
Investments in this State.
1t is for this reason that some of the
knowing ones say that an understanding
has been arrived at whereby every track
will get just what 1t wants, and they ap-
pear willing to wager that there will be
racing at Monmouth PARK and the Eliza
beth tracks next summer and winter rae
ing at Gutenberg. Clifton and Glouces-
ter.
THE OLD BILLS FATE.
Readers of The JERSEY CITY NEWS
will remember that Il bill similar to the
one now proposed passed the Legislature
two wears ago and went TO the Governor.
Its passage raised great storm of oppo-
sition throughout the State and mass
meeting to protestagainst the measurewas
held in Eliza beth such as had not been in
that staid little city since the war. The
Governor gave u hearing upon the bill,
and such representation of the moral
element of the State flocked to Trenton
and argued against the bill that the Gov
ernor decided not to sign it.
KICKING AGAINST BERGEN.
The kicking against Speaker Bergen
has begun already. This time it comes
from the men who have sat in
the House before and who
feel themselves aggrieved because
they have been showed to one side while
men fresh in the halls of Legislation"
as Father Nash says. have received fat
positions in the way OF chairman
ships. They are complaining just now
that Beckman, of Middlesex, who never
sat in the House before, is given the
chairmanship of the Committee on
Railroads and Canals, which carries
with the enormous patronage of a $500
clerkship. They also find fault with the
selection of Your own Teddy Carroll,
who. although first year man, has
had the chairmanship of the Committee
on Engrossed Bills thrust upon him.
This position gives Mr. Carroll
the disposition of a $500 clerksnip
which carries sadness to the hearts of
some members who have sat in the House
two and three years and have had moth
ing to give away beyond manuel or two
or a meagre $5 worth OF stationery.
This is not the only matter which has
caused many of the members to look with
disfavor upon the presiding officer, They
have seen several indications upon
the part of Mr. Bergen to repeat the
tactics which last winter sacrificed friend
and foe alike to early adjournment.
CHAMPIoNING THE BRAKEMEN.
Tommy Laue, the editor member IRON
Union, who comes to the Assembly
this year with beard which
makes him look so much like the
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