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have raised. They say that too much
work has been done for the passage OF a
race bill to let the matter drop now.
TODAY'S DOINGS.
Party Reform Prospects Bills
Affecting Jersey City.
sDecfol to The .Jcrsey citv Mems.

SDeCfQt 10 IHe Jersey Ctty NefOSs
TRENTON, Jan. 81, 1898. The gentleman
who sends works of fiction co the Euenin1
Journal from here, concocted story last
week about bill for reforming primar-
les, which it was said the Governor had
prepared. Governor Werts denied most
emphaticaily this morning that there was
any truth in the rumor. He said that
lawyer had submitted to him the
rough draft of bill. suggested by his
remarks upon the subjectin in his lnaugau-
raj address, bat it was not such Dill as
he thought would meet the eXigency OF
the case. The Governor also said that, II
he found time before adjournmenJ, ne
would prepare q bill in the line OF his
views, and sublait it to the Legislature.
WENT THROUGH TOO FAST.
A funny incident occurred this morn
ing. Senator Barrett tried to have his bill
providing that teachers need not go to the
City Hall for their warrants recalled from
the Governor and placed on second read
ing. In the mean time, the Governor hau
signed the bill and it bad became law.
1t was however Withdrawn from the Sec
retary of State and 1t will go back to
Senate.
Ex-Mayor Hewitt OF New York paid his
respects to Governor Werts this morning.
The Governor has signed the bill in
creasing the pay of Vice Chancellors.
SENATE BILLS.
A large number of bills was introduce d
in the Senate. this morning. Mr.. Hin
chlif put in one providing that all city
nails hereafter erected shall have an open
space at least twenty-five wide on all
sides. Mr.. DAILY put in one providing
that an examining engineer shall be ap-
pointed in each Congressional District.
Mr.. Daley also introduced one to allow
r tolG f,f fni n nffiRa
of Register aod one to permit the Free
holders to construct Lhe county
road of asphalt at Il cost not to exceed
one million dollars. Mr.. DAILY
also got in bob" Elliot's Gas bill of last
year, which authorizes the Board OF FL
nance to issue bonds to pay any defici-
ency in appropriation for lighting streets
Daly's bills authorizes all corporations
except steam railroads, to increase. their
capital stock upon the vote OF the Board
of Directors. Still another of Mr.. Days
bills provides for the refunding OF bonds
in Jersey City, which soon become due.
Mr.. Terhune introduced Dill repeating
the prisoners parole law.
SEVENTEENTH STREET.
Mr.. Carroll has introduced in the
Assembly bill TO permit the extension
of Seventeenth street. 1t provides that
any street may be extended for dis
tance of a Thousand feet Tor the purpose
of connecting street with another street
whether the property owners petition or
not. The owners along Seventeenth
street TO Hoboken avenue will not sign
and this bill is to obviate the difficulty.
WATER.
Res solutions on the water question
passed by the Alderman last Tuesday
were presented by Mr. Salinger. Owing
to the lack of bills reported by Com
81 H. fvxrr v,oh IN,
do and at eleven o'clock adjourned TO be
photographed in group on the State
House porch.
Mr. Bryne introduced bill prohibiting
private detectives from doing business in
this State unless licensed by the Cover
nor. Days bill allowing liquor licenses
to be renewed by the same party ana for
the same place without new signatures
to the application was passed to third
reading.