The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-29
|ADRAIN'S GRAVE YARD
Bill No. 1lS the Latest
Buried Alive" Victim Of
His Queer Presidency.
special to The Jersey cltu Ne,es.

TRENTON, March 90, 1893-The people In
the lower part of Burlington county are
much agitated over the mysterious dis
appearance of Assembly bill No. 118. The
bill has passed both Houses, but is not in
the hands of the Governor
It is an innocent bill, introduced by
Assem- blyman Packer of Burlington
county, and is an act to establish the
township of Columbia in the county OF
Burlington, and its purpose is to take OUT
OF The township of Cinnaminsom the Two
thriving boroughs of Palmyra and River
ton, SO that they can legislate more dl-
rectly for themselves. aud not be nam
pered by the expenses of the surrounding
country.
There were no objections to the Dill
whatever. 1t passed the House without
any objection; it passed the Senate with
only one vote against 1t. and the people
in Columbia, understanding that IL was
passed, began at once TO make prepara-
tions TO secure that body polite wnlcn
the act gave To them.
They waited patiently to hear of its
being approved by the Governor. A deie-
CATION Of citizens journeyed to Trenton
to pre- sent TO the Governor reasons why
he should at once place his approving
autograph on the bill.
The Governor look ed over the bills then
in his hands, ana found that Assembly
| bill No. lis had not yet arrived, and tha6
he could do nothing until he dld near
| from it. A search was made Tor the Dill,
aud the committee of the House on passed
bills say that they never saw it after 1t
passed the House.
The records of the Senate show that it
passed that body on March 10 by vote OF
| IS to /, and from the time that the vote
WIS taken until This date nobody has laid
eyes on Bill No. lis.
1t was never signed by President
Adrain. nor given to the Committee on
Passed Bills. nor does the book Of the sec
retary of the Senate show that it ever
left the Senate Chamber, to be carried
hack to the Honse of the Assembly, where
it originated, which is according 10 law.
WHY IT WAS KEPT BACK.
Just why Senator Adrain acquired
cordial dislike for this Innocent bill mas
given rise to no end OF speculation. Sen
ator Perkins, or Burlington. who saw it
safely through the Senate. claims tha6it $
q smack at him, and that it was done at the
dictatlon of those interested in the pas
sage OF the race track bills because of
Senator Perkins changed position on tnat
question.
The President of the Senate quietly
openel the drawer of his table and
slipped it in. 1t is now locked I'D in his
safe. for an examination of the bills in
the State Library show that 11S is not
there. he fact that this bill did not pass
would not be so seriously noticed. had not
| q bill complimentary to it, changing the
! boundary lines of the two assembly DIS
| tricts in Burlington County. been passed
| and taken to the Governor.
In the creation of this new township IL
| became necessary to change the lines OF
| the lower Assembly district, SO as not to
| have part of the township i'll one district
| aud part of it in the other. Senate Bill
| No. 254, introduced by Mr.. Perkins, pro
yides that the township of Coum tla
should be placed in the Second Assembly
| District. This passed both Houses, and
| is now in the hands OF the Governor, but
| fortunately is not yet signed. and prob
| ably will not be now, as it is not needed
| because of the non-appearance of Assem-
| bly, Bill No. 118
THE PEOPLE INDIGNANT.
| The people in Palmyra aud Riverton
! are quite indignant over the trick played
| on them by President Adrain, and they
argue that because he had Il personal
| spite against the Senator from their
| county, that he should not have taken it
| out on q community that sought to Sc
| cure much-needed legislation. The fall
| ure of this bill TO become law will EN-
barrass Rivertou and Palmyra consider
ably. and will be a direct setback to two
| of the most thriving communities III
South Jersey.