The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-13
] FOR THIS RELIEF,
The Wickedest Legislature
on Record Adjourned
Without Day.
MAUDLIN CLOSING LSCENES
Even Starter Flynn Shocked at
the Cringing Compliments Of
the Honest Men He
Trampled On,
THAT ANTI-M'LAUGHLIN BILL.
Much Suspicion and More Curiosity
as 10 the Winter Racing
Curio.
THAT ANTLM'LAUGHLIN BILL.


TEENToN, March l8. 1881 declare
the One Hundred and Seventeenth ses-
sion of the Legislature of the State OF
New Jersey adjourned without delay"
said President Adrain of the Senate about
fifteen minutes past five O'Clock Saturday
evening. Then psusing dramatically TOR
a moment, while the Senate became as
still as death. he brought his gavel down
with a sharp rap, and the most notorious
Legislature which has ever disgraced the
State OF New Jersey was over. Strange
as it may seem, the close of this most
baneful Legislature. which has disgusted
the law-abiding people of the State, was
accompanied with far more decorum
than that which usually characteriZes
euch occasions The House rushed bills
through with recklessness In perfect
keeping with its character, but with
no UNUSUAL amount of disorder until
about 4:45 o'clock when Secretary
Thompson of the Senate announced that
the Senate had concurred in the resolu-
tion for final adjournment at four O'Clock.
The clock over the Speakers desk had
been made to travel backward, and it
was not yet four O'Clock. Mr.. Salinger
raised the point that as 1t was then after
four O'Clock, lhe time fixed for final ad-
tournament no bills acted u pom would be
legal. The Speaker agre ed with Mr..
Saltnger, and tnen recess was taken.
TAFFY FOR THE SPEAKER.
Then lom Lane, Max Salinger and
S;uder of Montclair ranged themselves
in front OF the Speakers desk. Lane
toyed with little blue plush case, and
clearing his throat made a speecn. The
speech was short, but very sticky with
glucose and mainly thanked the Speaker,
4f..x <,f AnVIo
for the courtesy and fair treatment they
had received at the Speakers hands dur
lug the session. He also hoped that the
friendship which they had formed during
the session would be lasting.
Mr.. SEuder then took hand In strok-
ingethe cat that had scratched him more
than once during the session.
''In behalf of the minority" he began,
s'I feel justified in endorsing the senti-
ments expressed by Mr.. Lane. There
were times during the session when, in
the excitement OF the proceedings, serious
differences of opinion have arisen and at
times we did not agree. But in the main,
YOUR treatment of US has been fair and
courteous.
Salipger followed and covered the
Speaker all over with boiled molasses,
commonly called taffy. He spoke OF the
oath the Speaker took at the BEGINNING of
the session ana The promise he made to
had always kept that promise. He then
walked up to the Speaker and handed
him the blue plush case, which was
found to contain two magnificent
diamond studs. saying that the member
begged him to accept that token OF their
esteem, There is no denying the fact
that FLYNN was affected, as all the as
sanlts of minister's anti-race track people
aud appeals from his decisions had never
affected him.
FLYNN wEAKENS FOR THE FIRST TINE.
He galped something down and then In
voice singularly shakey for him, he be-
gau:-
II feel that this is the first time this
session that have lost my nerve.o Then
he went on to thank the members for the
kindness they had snown him during the
session, and promised to be friend to
each of them whenever they called upon
him.
Mr.. Hutchinson received handsomely
framed etching; Clerk KaIisch was given
a diamond stud, and Reading Clerk
Naugright received handsome chain
and locket. Dan Tierpey, the Sergeant
at Arms, was presented with a diamond
ring, the gift of the pages and doorkeep-
of the gifts they received than Sergeant
alarms 1ierney He was most oblig
log, courteous and efficient official during
the entire session. After the gifts had all
been distributed, the Assembly formed In
procession ,and led by the Speaker and Ser
Reant-at-Arms marched over TO the Senate
Chamber There Chief Nathan in his
most pompous manner announced. The
Speaker and the House of Assembly" !"
The SenaBe arose to receive the dis
tinguished gentlemen who ranged them
selves around the small SENT circle in
front OF the Presidents desk. The
Speaker announced that the time fixed
for final adjournment having arrived, the
House had adjourned. Then it was that
the President declared the session over as
dramatically as he could. Handshaking
and good byes followed and in an hour the
state House was deserted except for the
odor of corruption which the outgoin g
Legislature left permeating the cor
ridorss