The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17

Governor acknowledged thai he had made a
mistake when the matter had been ex-
planned to him.
Mr.. Coyle made a strong plea for Nissan.
and said that Mr.. Tahen, who represented
Mr.. Erlenkoetter's district last year, had III
tended coming down to advocate the item,
but was unavoidably delayed. He main-
tanned that the claim was a just one, and 1t
ought to be paid.
The Governor, Mr.. Olcott said, had inves-
tigated the claim, and had concluded to
throw it out. If the Democratic Governor
could throw it out the Republicans could
dc so.
Mr.. Walters said hs could not understand
how the committee ever allowed the item IN
the bill II the claim was wrong. MI. Otcott
said it was the fault of himself, and II any
one was to be blamed or censured IN the mat
ter he was the man.
Mr.. McEwan said he would DO willing to
vote for the bill if the Governor would sign
a statement to the effect that he had mace a
mistake in throwing the item out
AT this time there was much confuslon In
the chamber. Several Assemblymen were
on their feet clamoring for recognition,
while others were rushing about buJtonhol-
ing members and trying to secure their
votes. 1t took considerable vigorous pound
ing of the Speakers gavel to restore order
When this had been accomplished q vote
was taken on the motion to strike out hls-
SANS item and it was defeated.
Several smaller items were then amended
and Mr.. Carroll raised further trouble with
an amendment of $50 for Joseph O'Mara,
who served as a page five weeks In the
memorable session Of 1892. Mr.. Carroll ex-
planned that the boy was duly appointed a
page by him. After the session had pro-
crossed a few weeks such a hue and cry was
raised against the number of pages that
Speaker Bergen ordered several OF them DIS
missed, and O'Mara was among them. Mr..
Carroll was home at the time i'll and he
could not save his leaflet. The boy, he
declared, was one of the few pages OF that
year who done any work.
Messrs. Coyle and Ross, Republicans who
were in tho House of 1892, corroborated Mr..
Carroll. The amendment passed.
Then Mr.. Wilson took a look at it and
introduced an item Of $50 for Jeremiah
Connell for services as page. Although not
regularly appointed, Mr.. Wilson said the
boy had don work and always understood
that he was to be paid.
This struck Mr.. Olcott as exceedingly
nervy, and he said so in a characteristic
speech. Considerable confusion followed IN
which Master Jeremiah was lost sight of.
Mr.. McEwan moved that no more items
be received after ten o'clock. AS it was then
ten O'Clock items and amendments began to
flow in thick and last while the confusion
continued.
Finally Mr.. Flynn brought in one appro-
priating $1,000 to pay William j. Thomp
son for expenses and counsel fees IN the IN
-vestlgation now being carried on against
him. This was a staggerer. The repuoli,
cans did not know where they were at, and
were all at sea. The Speaker came to the
rescue. Calling Judge Gross to the chair he
took the fiopr and said
SIN behalf of the Republican party |
would ask the majority of this House to
give this bill their serious consideration
The Republicans and not the Democrats are
responsible for our actions here. Reflect
that we are spending the peoples money,
and after our pledge to a policy OF economy
here we are piling up expenses of old Legls-
latures. move a recess of fifteen minutes,
Mr.. Speaker"
"Is it necessary to make a caucus measure
of this, Mr.. Speakers" asked Mr.. Beekmar.
Eyes, Mr.. Beekman,u shouted Mr.. Holt,
sit is necessary to make a caucus measure OF
this because git is necessary for the Repub-
lican party to go before the people with a
clear record
"Oh. you can't do that anyhow remarked
Nh. Beekman.
The Speakers motion was carried and the
Republicans vent into caucus. When they
came out Mr.. McEwan moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Nissan item5w was re-
tanned.
Mr.. Coyle poured his e~loquenee out on the
desert air and the motion was carried. The
vote. however, disclosed the fact that the
Republicans had only 20 votes, and then the
House adjourned.
The fight was renewed this morning when
Mr.. Flynn withdrew the Thompson item
and Mr.. Wilson that for young Council.
The caucus machine worked perfectly and
Kissam's item went out by 80 to is.
Several smaller amendments were added to
the bill and then came another exhibition
of that rank hypocri cy, which the Republ-
cans are continually making without the
least tinge of shame. Mr.. McEwan intro
duced an amendment to pay Charles v.
Hance S25 for extra services as Postmaster
of the Senate. Hance is the bill ssclerk
of the Senate, and receives a salary
of 5000 with so per cent. increase added on
account of the extra length of the session,
which makes 5000, which he received from
the State. The last item offered was
the Flynn amendment giving Thomp-
son $1,000, but as Flynn
had withdrawn it, it couldnet be considered.
Flynn and Thompson tried then to make
make capital for themselves by accusing the
Republicans of unfairness. They had
promised Thompson some money for his de-
Tense, they said, and now refused to keep
their word.