The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-09
LITTLE CAR BERGEN
Shameless Insults From the
Chair to Members Of
Assembly.
"WlLL MOI BE CRITICIZED" /"
Very Peculiar Snubs Inflicted on,
Mr.. Kalisch-Talk of a
Caucus.
"WlLL MOI BE CRITICIZED" !"
T0DAY'S TRENTON NEWS.
Special to the jersey cYtu Nees.

Special to the jersey CITY News.
TRENTON, Feb. 9, 1892. = There was
another exhibition of Reedism on the
part of the speaker this morning. The
bill of Mr.. Lanhing was under discus
sion, which takes the Second ward of
Trenton from the Third Assembly Dis
trict, and places it in the Second which
makes Mr.. Lanhing's district solidly
Democratic. The Republicans had ex-
hausted themselves in portraying the
"iniquity" Of the wicked gerrymander-
ing" of the Democrats and had sawed the
air vigorously for some time.
Mr.. Kalisch arose to reply, but the little
Kaiser from Somerset, thinking that
enough had been said upon the question,
ordered the Clerk to take the vote.
Kalisch had plainly addressed the Chair
two or three times, and was distinctly
heard all over the cham ber.
Nevertheless the Speaker refused
to listen to Mr.. Kalisch,
of his gavel This direct violation of all
rules of decency and parliamentary
usage was SO aagrant that even the
Speaker blushed vividly, and before
he announced the result of
the vote he afforded Mr.. Kalisch an op-
portunity to speak upon the bill, a very
peculiar proceeding considering the fact
that the vote had been taken and enough
votes recorded in its favor to pass the
bill.
Mr.. Kalisch referred to his shabby
treatment last night and of the manner
in which he had been deliberately
snubbed by the Speaker this morning.
"This was unjust" he continued, land
unfair upon the part Of the Speaker"
Rap. rap. rap went the Speakers gavel.
completely drowning Mr.. Kaltsch's voice.
1.-The chair will not be criticised upon
the floor" sharply retorted the Speaker.
"But If the gentleman wishes to speak
upon the question he can do So"
Mr.. Kalisch then went on and laid bare
the hypocrisy of the Republicans by ex-
hibiting the manner in which they had
held control of the State for few years
by most shameless gerrymander.
There is much indignation among men,
bers over the manifestly unjust and des-
potic manner in which the speaker runs
things to suit his own ideas. There
is talk among the Democrats
of holding caucus over the
matter, and giving the Speaker to
understand that the representation OF
sovereign communities will not submit to
such Kaiser-like dictation.
HARD AT WORK
The House and Senate did considerable
work this a. M. The House passed these
bills:-
Giving workmen of corporations lien
prior to all other liens in cases of in
solvency,
Providing that Boards of registration
appointed by County Boards shall hold
Office one year.
Requiring firemen to know where
powder is stored, and creating fund
from licenses for selling oils and explo-
sives for pensioning disabled firemen.
Mr.. Hudspeth INTRODUCED two bills in
the Senate affecting street railways. One
makes ten consecutive hours a days
work and provides for the examination of
stationary engin eers. The latter applies TO
electric roads. Senator Keys introduced
a bill fixing city physicians terms at
three years, and Senator Rogers wants
the State to appropriate $4,000 toward
monument to be erected in honor of
colored soldiers at Chicago during the
fair and then to be taken to Washington.
The Senate has adjourned for the week.