The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-09

The Members Consider the Senators
DO Not Treat Them Properly
New Bills.
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TRENTON. Fob. 8, 1893:-Even the most
superficial observer could not have
helped noticing that the Assembly is
not breaking lis neck in its mad
rush to pass small bills. In fact,
the absence OF bills which emanate
from the upper chamber from any share
In the proceedings Of the House is not
conspicuous. Five weeks Of the session
have gone, and. in tina time. of the many
bills which have passed the Senate, ONLY
six ave passed the Assembly, au average
of one and one fifth bills per week.
The same antipathy to SOME bills Is
noticeable in the Senate and the Wnole
business is a recurrence Of the annual
wrangle into which the two branches OF
the Legislature fall every year..
The members of the House blame the
Senate. They say they are forced to take
the course they do for self preservation.
Any one who watches the proceedings
here has noticed that the Senate has a
peculiar way of doing business.
1t meets a short time on '1onday
then adjourns to Tuesday morning, ana
after sitting until twelve or one O'Clock
goes home for the week. During these
brief sessions u little routine business Is
transacted, the Governors communities
Ions are acted upon aud the calendar Is
cleared of Senate bills, but nary an AS
ssmbly hill is considered
THE HOUSE WILL RETALIATE.
This little game has drawn the House
to take retaliatorv measure, u speaker
Flynn aud the leaders have made up
their minds that no more Senate bills
will be considered until the upper cham
Der has disposed Of the House bills now
in It's hands. The House Committee
will hereafter keep the Senate
bills carefully locked up in its desk and
not let them escape until the Senators
come down a step or two from the high
perch upon which they are just now roost
ing.
s'The Senators think they are the salt
of the earth, let alone the STALL" said a
member of the Assembly yesterday.
"They have great ideas of Senatorial
dignity aud wiap themselves up IN
its toga and stalk through the corridors
as though they were bigger men than
old Grant, They treat the House with
discourtesy, IL not consempt. and IL IS
time they were brought to their senses.
"rake, for example. the resolution
which provides for a joint com
mlttee on the Worlds Fair.
1t was one of the first things
the House did at the opening OF the ses-
sion. The Senate passed it, it is true.
but 1t keeps it locked up over there
so meWhefe ana does not senu IL pack 10
us as it should"
PARTNERSHIP ACT.
Mr.. Kearns. of Newark introduced q
bill yesterday which amends the part
nership act SO that a partner who receives
a share of the profits shall lot become
leable for the debts incurred by the
partnership.
INCREASEE PENALTIES FOR PAwNBRoKERS-
Mr.. Arnitage of Newark thinks that
the penalties which are inflicted upon
pawnbrokers for violating the act govern
ing them are not severe enough u he
introduced a bill increasing them.
PLAINFIELD'S EXTRAvAGANT EDUCATORS.
There is q lively municipal row i'll pro-
gress in the arristocratic city of Planfeld.
Its Board of Education is older than its
Board of Aldermen, and there is consider
able conflict upon the question of their
respective rights.
Recently the Board OF Education spent
a sum Of money In the building of a
schooIheuse which even the extravagapt
brokers and bankers who reside
in. that municipality think ex-
c~essive and they want some
thing done to curb the Educators
extrava9ance. so Mr.. Kyle. who repre-
sents that section In the Assembly, in
troduced O bill yesterday, which
provides that the Board of Education shall
not purchase any land or erect or alter
any building for school purposes. the
pense of which shall exceed S 1000, with
out first obtaining the concurrence and
approval of the governing Board of the
city, which in this case is the Board OF
AIdarmau.