The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-24
NIGHTS TRENTON
ROUTINE.
TWENTY MINUTES WORK.
Speaker Flynn on His 1fettle-The Flood
of Bills.

of Bills.
Special to The jersey Citn Mems.
TRENTON, Jan. "a. 1S93-The House was
In session just twenty minutes by the
clock last evening. There was nothing
for it to do, and it had to adjourn. Be-
fore declaring the session over, Speaker
Flynn made a pathetic appeal to the
committees to get to work and report
some bills.
The House. was in session long enough.
however. 10 give the members a specimen
OF the Speakers mettle, which plainly
showed that he intended to make this q
business session. Mr.. Bake, the new
mem Ser from Atlantic offered a resolu-
ton calling upon the Attorney General TO
give an opinion as to whether the bonds
Of the school funds held by private ln-
%dividuals were subject to taxation. Mr..
Lane moved to refer the matter TO the
judiciary COMMITTEES, saying that he
thought the House had no right
to ask the Attorney General for
such an opinion. Beexman. OF Mfddlesex,
who never missed speaking on any ques
ton, which was debated last year, agreed
with Mr.. Lane IN his usual gaseous
style. Mr.. Hutchinson of Mercer thought
that any member of the Legislature had
a right to ask an opinion from the At
torney General. as the paid officer OF the
State. MIR. Lane reiterated his former
and jabbed his hands in his pockets, his
f~avorite attitude when speaking. snd was
about to launch forth when the Speaker
cut him short with a smart rap or his
gavel, and the statement that he had al
ready spoken upon the question twice.
The resolution was then referred to the
Committee.
RAILWAY REAL ESTATE.
Mr.. Kelly thinks that something should
be lone in regard to the vast amount of
real estate which the railroads have ab-
sorbed in the various municipalities in
the State and taken out OF the rateables,
thereby increasing the burdens OF the
taxpayer. In order to secure sufficient
data before taking any action, he secured
the reference of this resolution TO the
Judiciary.
That this House directs the Clerk of each city,
town, township or borough to furnish this
House within TWO weeks with a tabulated state
ment of ali the real estate taken out of the rate
ables Of such city, town, township or borough by
railroad corporations since the year 1875, giving
the amount for each year separately, and at its
full market value, with the Wow OF proper legs
Iation on this question aud the better protection
of municipalities from the further encroachment
of railroad corporations upon the cities of the
State.
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
The only other business which the
House did was to pass to third reading
Mr.. Armitage's bill, which places fra
ternal aud other insurance societies I'M
der the supervision of the Commissioner
OF Banks and Insurance.
a NEW CITY OFFICE.
The usual flood of bills was introduced.
Mr., Carroll came to the front with one
which authorizes Boards Of Finance in
first class cities to appoint a City Super
visor of Heating aud Ventilating who
shall have general charge and supervision
of all heating and ventilatiug apparatus
in all public buildings; term to be during
good behavior and salary TO be fixed by
the Board.
CORPORATIONS AND TAXES.
Mr.. Kelly is gong for the corporations
in the matter of taxation with a sharp
stick. In addition to his resolution men
toned above. he introduced a bill Which
provides that all real and personal prop
erty OF every railroad, grain. elevator OF
Canal company shall be assessed at local
rates. and local authorities shall trans
NIT one-half of one per cent OF such as
sessed valuation to the State Comptroller.
COUNTY COLLECTORS SALARIES.
Mr.. kearns of Newark introduced a
measure, which provides that the salary
OF the County Collector shall be two per
cent. of the taxes collected unless tbs
Board of Freeholders shall fix it at a
QGuulL0 Suhtb WAASA SAoAf AOe W GOD uuhn
S.. 900. The present salary of the Hud-
son Collector is 81. 500. By this new bill
any collector who can persuade the Free
holders not to NEEDLE with his salary
will nave a pretty rich office.
MIR. Kyle wants the envelopes in which
the official ballots are enclosed to be pink
In color, and Mr.. Howe wants SOS, 900
appropriated for a new building for the
State Normal School. Harry Holmes is
looking after the poor man who crosses
the ferry, and introduced a bill providing
that the ier 1aa oeo on al ferries which
shall charge two cents for each passenger
between the hours of five A. M. and seven
P. M. The two cent ferry bill has been
introduced every year, since the time to
which ''the memory OF man runnsth, not
to the contrary" and has never passed.
Mr.. Holmes limitation to tue larger
ferries makes it probable that the bill Will
pass.