The Jersey City news., 1892-01-14
The Legislature Goes Home
After Mapping Out I'm
portant Work.
HEANEY'SNAVAL RESERVE
Speaker Bergen Rightly Prohibits
Smoking in the House-Bur-
lingtOn j. Ps. and the
Tramps.
Specialize the Jersey city Ne,os.

TRENTON, Jan. IA, 1892. The most
prominent ract which the first week OF
the One Hundred and Sixteenth Legisla-
ture has produced is that Hudson has
once more taken the position to which
she IS justly entitled as the leading county
In the State, and that the arrogance Of
Essex will not dominate the Legislature
as it did last winter. True, an Essex
man is the leader. but in the caucus, the
organization. and all the subsequent pro-
ceedngs the master hand of Hudson was
prominently present.
People here have not got through yet
talking of tho Assembly Chamber, and
one of the most agreeable features about
the structure is that everything about it
is so well done that the Republicans can
find no flaw to complain Of Iu justice to
the minority, it must be said that they
ne unstinted in their praise. 1t was
Republican, j. Herbert Potts. who intro
duced the resolution of thanks to the
architect and builder, and another Re-
publican, Cole of Camden. who seconded
it. At the meeting of coincidence which
was held In General SewelPs room Mon
day night, the talk turned on the new
chamber. Cole asked the General II ne
had seen the chamber. The General re-
piled that he had not.
BILL COLES JOKE.
"Oh, you ought to see it" exclaimed d.
Cole. They've got five dollar chairs for
two dollars and half members.
There is one thing, however, over
which the correspondents and the mem
bers on the ends of the rows OF desks are
kicking most vigorously. and that is the
little "dinkev boy" clock which has been
hoisted up under the arch of the door
leading to the Speakers reception room,
where nc one, except those in front of 1t,
can see its marble face. In the old cham
ber the clock was on the gallery opposite
the Speaker, where it could be seen from
every seat on the floor. The Senators are
exceedingly jealous of the Assemblymen's
new home, and one of the first things they
will do is to attempt TO secure new
chamber for themselves.
Monday afternoon rustic was admir-
ing the elegantly carved clerks desk
when he spied the grinning head of the
satyr which forms the centre piece.
What's that feller GRIMM ati" he
asked with conscious snlirk as though
he knew he was asking funny question.
'Oh. he's laughing at the Republican
minority" replied Tom Flynn. the man
from Passaic.
THE ONE QUESTION.
"Will there>De any race track legisla-
tion?" is the one question you hear on
every side, and one that is answered diff
ferently by every other man. The general
impression is that some rack track bill
will be introduced in the interests of
Monmouth county, and that it will be
supported by many of the legislators.
petition praying for such bill has been
circulated in Long Branch and the ad-
jacant places, and has received many sig
natures, some of them, strange as it may
seem, coming from Ashury Park.
The signatures are mostly those of busi-
ness men and hotel keepers, and the petit
ton sets forth that the closing of the
track is injuring business and depreciat-
ing the value of property. On the other
hand the opponents of racing declare that
The cottagers and the conservative portion
of the communities affected do not want
racing. as they say it brings a crowd to
their streets which does them more harm
than good.
There was a rumor yesterday that the
agents and custodlans of the funds OF the
racing people were at one OF the hotels
and the rush which was made in that
direction was most edifying.
AFTER BURLINGTON J. P's.
Among the bills introduced yesterday
were those which are aimed at the
Justices of the Peace of Burlington
county. For some time past the thrifty
Burlington ]. P. has made a handsome
South Jersey revenue by committing
tramps to the County Jail at Mount
Holly under the claims of the vice and
immortality act which Furnishes drunk
enness. Not only did the people of Gen
''keep" of these gents of the road" but
they were also obliged to hand over to the
j. P's. more than So 0o0 in fees. The
people held an indignation meeting last
week and these bills were the outcome.
They prevent the j P.'s from COM
mitting the tramps as drunkards, and
provide that the vagabonds shall earn
their living by working on the roads.
HEANEY'S NAVAL RESERVE.
llA hill which greatly interests Com
modore Norman l.. Rowe and his fellow
yachtmen of your city is one which will
be introduced by George A. Heaney. 1t
will provide for navel militia for this
State such as they have in New York and
Massachusetts, and the Governor. un-
derstand. favors the.bill. The reserve, if
it becomes a fact, will cost the State but
little if anything. as the National Govern
ment has made liberal appropriation for
that branch of the volunteer service, and
provides ships and guns for practice and
Instruction.
Speaker Bergen sat down very heavily
Yesterday upon smokers and instructed
the Sergeant-at-Arms to enforce House
Rule 90, which prohibits smoking on the
floor at any time. This was called forth
by the cloud of tobacco smoke which was
rolling ceilingward when the Speaker
called the House to order yesterday. Mr.
Bergen says that his committees will be
ready on Monday.