The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
!. TODAY AT TRENTON.
Governor Werts 10 Succeed Judge
Scu oder Despite Malignant OPP
pOsition-Progress of
Legislation.
Special to The Jersey city Nelys.

Special to The jersey City Neius.
TRENTON, Feb z. 1s93.-There is little
| doubt this a. NJ. that Governor Werts in
tends TO nominate Ex-Governor ALBEIT to
succeed Judge Scudder. So Iprobable is
1t that his enemies are already actively
engaged in stirring up opposition
| to his confirmation in the Senate. They
claim to have enough votes to secure the
rejection of his name If it is sent in, 1t
those on the inside say that enough votes
on both sides of the Senate are at hard to
insure the Governors confirmation.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS CONFIRMED.
The Senate held an executive session
and confirmed the nomination of William
Walter Phelps as Lay Judge
of the Court of Errors and APP
peals. and James Laverty as
Port Warden of Hudson County. Mr..
Drake of Morris voted against conirma-
tion. The nomination of General Bird
Spencer to succeed himself as State As
SCISSOR was laid over.
WATER FRONT INFORMATION.
Mr.. Kearns of Newark introduced a
resolution in the House this morning
asking the Attorney General to give his
opinion as to the effect of the decision of
the United States Supreme Court
in the matter of the Chicago
lake front on New Jersey
Legislature. The Court held that the
State of Illinois was simply the trustee of
the people and could not convey absolute
rule to land under water or on the water
front. In New York the Riparian
Commissioners have given perpetual
leases, and in many localities the
railroads and other large corporations,
have obtained control of the entire water
front and sent the public out from access
to.rhe water.
EXPENSES.
There was a sharp skirmish in the
house A. NJ. over Senate bill No. 40,
which relieved the monotony Of the dry
proceedings considerably. The bill pro-
yides for the payment of committe clerks,
assistant doorkeepers and other employees,
of the Legislature whose pay is not
fixed by law. The Republicans
made the usual partisan attack upon the
measure, on the plea that they had more
doorkeepers and other attandants than
the House could possibly need. Mr..
Harrigan replied by referring to the
Legislature of 1887, whe the Republicans
created a great scandal by the number of
its pages and doorkeepers. Mr.. Hutchin-
son wanted to know il that wrong justi-
fed the one attempted by tae bill, and
asked II there was any necessity
for the @ ssysnsyfour td attendant attendants the The
piled Mr.. Harrigan. haven't you got
eight doors down stairs" referring to the
cloak room where there are eighty lock-
ers for the members and officers OF the
house. Mr.. Boake, of Atlantic, wanted
to know why the expenses were heavy
this year. Mr.. Harrigan replied on ac-
count of the frauds in Atlantic county.
The bill finally passed.
DETECTIVE KILCAULEY'S DISCOVERY.
Detective Michael kilcauley occupied a
large share of the Houses attention this
A. NJ. Mr.. Kelly introduced long reso-
luton and preamble, which seth forth
that Kilcauley had a policy In the
International Insurance and Trust Co.,
for 81. 200, payable to his wife and chill
dren. That company was absorbed by
the United States Life Insurance Co.,
and when Kilcauley called upon the
latter company. the latter refused to
undertook some detective work in
his own behalf. He found that
when the two companies were merged
bond to protect policy holders was de-
posted with the Comptroller and subse-
quently Withdrawn. The resolution called
upon the Comptroller to report the facts
to the Attorney-Geueral. and the latter to
investigate the matter and take such
steps in the premises as to him may seem
proper. The resolution was sent to the
Comptroller.
TWO DOLLARS DAY.
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill requiring
cities to pay all its employees at least two
dollars for every eight hours work they
perform.
TO PAY CITY EXPLORES.
Mr.. Kelly introduced a bill authorizing
the Board OF Finance to issue temporary
loan bonds to pay the warrants of Clerk
German, Managing Editor McKeon and
other city employees. which Mayor Wanser
refused TO sign on the ground that they
were not warranted by law.
FREDDY'S LITTLE BILL.
Freddy Mersheiiner's little bill popped
up in the Senate this A. M. Mr.. DAILY
tathered it. 1t authorizes the Board of
Finance to appoint Collector of Arrear-
ages OF personal taxes at salary of
S1.500. Mr.. DAILY also introduced bill
which fixes the salary of The CLERK OF the
Grand Jury of Hudson at 5000
THAT SECOND STREET SEWER.
Mr.. CarrolPs bill, providing for the
payment of those employed on the Second
street sewer, passed. These men. Mr..
Carroll rays, were appointed by the old
Board of Works, and Inc Improvement
was ynished under the new Board, which
refused to pay the claims
The House this afternoon passed
Michle's bill, which makes iI lawful to
print, publish or sell newspapers, milk,
or rue or walk or drive for recreation on
Sundays. Those who laughed at this bill
and voted for it as joke are beginning
TO think little and wonders if they have
not been bam boazed trifielby the simple
MATTERS OF FACT.