The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-17
SALINGHR AND HOLMES.
What the Two Republican
Members Accomplished
at Trenton.
Special to the jersey cfty Ne,us.

Special 10 the JERSEY CttI Net0S.
TRENTON, March II. 1893. Mr.. Max
Salinger, the Republican member of AS
sembIy from the the Second district,
stood third among the Hudson county
mon in respect to the number OF bills IN
troduced. Mr.. Salinger began on the
first night of the session and pumped In
eight bills. They were Nos. II to "a in
elusive Nos. II and 18 were for the pnr-
pose of correcting the abuses which grew
out OF the Hallinger case. The first pro-
vided that writs of error in criminal
cases, punishable with death, shall be
be writs of right, If notice was given and
fled within ten DAYS after sentence, ana
was reported adversely by the House
Commi No. 1S makes IL illegal TO
take verdict OF guilty 60 an indictment
for murder, and requires the accused g
be tried bv a Jury, That bill passed both
Houses, was signed by the Governor and
is now law.
Mr.. Salinger's next two bills were par.
tisan measures, and were never hearu
from after being introduced. They pro-
yided for the decapitation OF Poilce super
intendent Smith and Fire superintendent
Brown by repeating the laws creating
old jury commissions, and NO. ~ mace
all State, county aud city officials inellg l.
bic for Grand or Petty Jury duty. NO.
% was aimed at the cl erks of the police
courts, ano sought to abolish their off1ces.
None of those bills passed. NO. "a,
which gave defendants the right to
have counsel before police justices and
recorders gave some signs Of life and
maDaged to get Though the House. NO.
33, another of Mr.. Salinger's bills, was in'
tended to enable Jersey City to purchase
from Newark. the surplus water she
might have and it never came out OF the
Committee on Municipal Corporations.
Mr.. SaIinger secured the passage OF NO:
SO, which amends the replevin act put losG
No. 70. which changes the mode OF crlm1'
nal procedure somewhat.
IT RAISED STORM.
Mr.. Salinger's next bill was NO. w,
which provided for the appointment or q
Building and Loau Commits sioner, and
brought such storm about MI. .Sallnger's
ears that he was compelled co Withdraw
the measure. No. "a. which gives the
estate power TO appoint Master or Sher-
if TO make conveyance of property sold
by deceased, absconding or insane Mas
ter or Sheriff prior to such disability. was
signed by the Governor after Mr. .Sa1ingeI
had safely piloted it through both
branches of the Legislature.
MIR. Salinger introduced two bills FOR
the County Board of Health. One placed
| the Hoboken Board of Health under Its
| Jurisdiction and the other sought to abol-
lsh the manure heaps and other nuisances
on the meadows. Neither however passed
but were held back by the committee on
reviiion of laws. The next bill introduced
| by Mr.. Salinger provided that by unan-
| imous vote. governing bodies of cities may
| . IN Ctr vifhnTJt nafi-
tion therefor. The bill got lost some
where in the senate. Nos. 26S and 264
were both introduced by Mr.. Sal
niger and both were lost. No
263 provided that poor people GOULD
bring suit free of charge in
the district courts as they can do now In
the higher courts, and No. 264, provided
that tax bills should be ready for distrl.
bu tion on or before September /. No
81 4, 315 and 316, concluded MIR. Salinger'f
| list. Only the last one passed and it Is
now in the hands of the Governor. II
simply amends the District Court act.
No. 314 gave District Courts jurisdiction
| in Qui tam actions, and No. 3l5 provided
| that cable and electric cars In first class
cities should run sufficient cars to fur.
nish ali passengers with seats.
WHAT MIR. TAHEN DID.
Assemblyman Tahen did not introduce
as MANY bills as some of his colleagues,
| but he had better luck IN getting through
| those that he did. His first bill, No. 45
provided that horse. electric, cable or
steam car companies should pay tax OF
s25 for each horse car and $40 each for all
other kinds. OF course that bill was
killed. Mr.. Tahen's next bill was No. $50
which amended the Orphans' Court
scr, and became law. No.
334 fixed the price OF gas in second class
cities at $1.25 per 1000 cubic feet, and like
| all such good measures never was heard
from again. Nos. 424 and 425 were Mr.
| Tahen's next bills, and they are now
awaiting the Governors action. The frs
provides that firemen permanently in
\ iured while In the performance Of duty
shall be retired on half pay, and the
other provides for the sewerage OF low
| lands.
| MR.. HOLINESS RECORD.
| Mr.. Holmes. the young Republican who
number Of bills, put did not secure the
passage of single measure. His frs
| bill, No 25, provided for the closing O.
| Mill Creek and the building of sewe
along Its bed. 1t was reported adversely
| by the Committee on Muoicipal Corpora
tions, and then Mr.. Daily introduced
! similar bill In the Senate. Mr.. Holiness
| next unfortunate, No. Sc, provided fo
a two cent ferrags between the hours o
| five aud seven. while No. ISL provide,
that hereafter all real estate acquired b,
| railroad CORPORATIONS shouldhe taxed in th'
same manner as individual owners. An
other measure to compel corporations II
| bear that share of the public expense was
| MIR. Holiness next measure and provided
that all property real and personal be
| longing to street railroad corporation
should be taxed in the city In which
| 1t was located. No. 282, The next bill In
| troduced by MIR. Holmes. amended tbs
act relative to suits for damages where
The death of person is caused by wrong
| full act, neglect or default. and No. 3S1
his next bill, made bnokmaking and pool
| selling punishable by fine of $4,000 Of
| imprisonment for five years, or both
| Telegraph operators sending the result o
| any race course were TO be punished by q
! fine of $1,000.