The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
HUSTLING TO ADJOURN.
Race TraCkerS Are Lively
Again, and May Hold
the Legislature Some
Time.
BOB ELLIOTI'S LITTLE BILL.
Five Per Cent. Bonds for Gas
Bills-Mayoralty Bill
Passes.
BOB ELLIOTI'S LITTLE BILL.
speciu, to the Jersey cfty Ns,ss.

TRENTON, March /, 1S92.-The wind
howled and ragged outside the State House
last evening and ragged and howled in
side. The one drew most people to their
comfortable firesides but the other at
tracted fair throng to the Assembly
Chamber. Some came from Jersey City.
There was Bob Elliott floating about the
corridors with a serious expression which
made all who saw him think that bill
of his was having hard luck somewhere.
The bill which is said to weigh heavily
upon Roberts digestion just now is Mr..
Heaney's little William. which provides
that cities that are in arrears or gas for
lighting streets can issue temporary
bonds at five per cent interest.
RACE TRACK CONFERENCE.
The race track men held an important
conference last night. Representatives
of the Monmouth Park and Gutenberg
track did the comforting. James Smith,
Jr., was Monmouth's representative and
Dennis Mclaughlin and others looked
after the interests of Gutenberg. The
latter would not agree to any bill which
did not confer discretionary power upon
Boards of Freeholders as to the months
for racing. They said that they had no
objection to a thirty days racing bill as
vision as WE'LL
Mr. Mclaughlin said he would like to
see racing at Monmouth Park, and would
not place the slightest obstacle In the way
OF that Association. He said he would
like to see the Parker bills passed, and
that great efforts were being made to OBJ
tain their passage. He was Of the opinion
that the bills would get through the
House all right. but he was afraid they
would have trouble in the Senate. The
Governor would veto them, and Mr., Nc
Laughlin thought the session should be
prolonged over March II in order that tho
bills could be passed over the veto.
The sudden and unexpected activity
and cheerfulness among the sporting
fraternity here last night shows that the
racing men are in earnest and mean busi-
ness. But the knowing ones predict that
| session will be futile. and that the session
will not be prolonged beyond March II
| for that or any other reason.
| SOME PERSONALITIES.
Doc" Edge ana DOC" Philips were
also down on their first trip of the season,
troduce resolution extending the privi-
| lege of the floor to "the Honorable Benja-
| min Edge and the Honorable George
Philips of Jersey City,"
who. in thunder, Is the Honorable
Benjamin Edgein exclaimed Father
NdSu, dS u0 NOtcu aye On bu6 IcSOluUlOus
When he was told that the Doctor was
| the confidential agent of the Central
| Railroad Of Patagonia the old man
| hurried to see II there was any thing he
could do for him.
Edward Dugan, Commissioner of the
Street and Water Board was also around
and was mistaken by country member
| as one of the delegation who came down
protesting against the opening of the Chi
| cago Fair on Sunday. George Record
made such an imposing appearance that
an awe stricken page conf1deEtially told
district messenger boy that George owned
| four race tracks in Maine.
| THE MAYORALTY BILL.
| Among the first bills brought up in the
| Assembly was Mr.. Heaney's measure exc
tending the term of the Mayors of first
class cities to five years. Mr.. Potts op-
posed the bill because. he said it made the
| term of the Mayor of Jersey City longer
than that of any other Mayor in the
| country and even longer than chat of the
| Governor. He declared that he had
| nothing to say against the gentleman
| who was named in connection with the
Mayoralty of Jersey City and he paid
| warm tribute to the honesty and ability
| of Mr.. McDermott. He dwelt upon the
evils which would befall Jersey City if
| Mr.. McDermott did not get the nomin a.
/ tion and 1t went to q man like the present
| incumbent. If the Mayor was a good
man the people could re-elect him for as
| many terms as they pleased, but II the
bill passed and bad man was elected,
the city would be saddled with him and
| the accompanying evils for five years.
Mr.. Heaney said that the best writer's
| ON municipal government favor long
| term for officials. and that Mr.. Potts
| ideas were opposed to the best thought of
the times. The present government of
Jersey City was SO complex that it took
| u man nearly two years to become suffi-
clently acquainted with it to properly I'LL
the office of Mayor. He had heard no
voice raised against the bill in Jersey
City, except that of a clergyman, who
from his pulpit.
Mr.. Potts took exception to Mr..
| Heaney's statement that no one opposed
the DILL in Jersey City. and declared that
his objections were not actuated by
partisan motives, but by principle. Mr..
| Ketcham also opposed the bill, but it
passed by vote of thirty-hve to seven
| teen.
| NASH ON REFORM
| This vote had been scarcely announced
| when Father Nash sprang to his feet and
began to wave his arms about wildly
He delivered TRADE against the pages
and doorkeepers, and declared that with
all the army of those servants of the
| House the Assembly could not get its
work done properly.
| Look at that calendar" exclaimed the
old man, wildly extending both arms
toward the House calendar, which read.
Monday, February 29" Every one
looked at the calendar, and then Mr..
| Eugard, who sits next to Mr.. Nash.
| whispered something into the old mans
ear, who paused abruptly in a flight of
frenzied eloquence, and sat down amid
roar of laughter The old man had
merely lost sight of the fact that this was
leap year.
| SECOND CLASS ROW
| There is a pretty war on among the Sec
| ond class cities. Trenton has Demo-
| cratic Mayor, and wants to obtain COM
pleUe control over the city government by
! means of Board of Public Works similar
\ to those of Newark and Jersey City. A
| bill for that purpose is now before the
| House. Hoboken aud Elizabeth oppose
| the bill and no consideration can induce
| their representatives to vote for 1t. Flynn
| of Paterson says that the measure inter-
| feres with his Commissioners bill for
Paterson, and would give the Mayor of
| that city, who is Republican. patronage
which his bills give TO the Democrats.
| Trenton, on the other hand, is opposed to
| Senator Hinchciffe's bill for Police Com
! missioners, which her representatives say
legislates Trenton's Police Commissioners
! out of office and reduces her police force,
and thus the fight goes on. Tom Flynn
| saws he will straighten out the muddle.
MINOR TOPICS
| The bill proviuing that assessments
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