The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-11
AFTER DAVIS SCALP
Republicans Determine to
Gust Him as Keeper of
the County Jail.
FINAL VOTE THIS EVENING.
Major General Plume to Be Court
Martialed Republican
Caucus.
Special to the Jerseu oitu Ns,rs.

TRENTON, April II, 1S94.-The storm and
yesterdays election were responsible for a
long delay in getting the Legislature to
work this morning It was after eleven
o'clock before there was gu Drum in either
of the belated members, the Republicans
had high jinks over what they called their
great victory yesterday. Olcott the acci-
dent from Essex whose conduct some times
raises grave doubts of his sanity
went about decorating the desks
of some of the members with
small American flags. He placed one on
Beekman's and Thompson's desk, and then
laughed like child, who thinks he has done
smart thing. Senator Ketcham also de-
corated his desks with flags, and then apol
gelically said that some good neighbor had
sent them in and he would have to use them.
As soon as the House got to work, Mr.
Woolsey offered resolution, which set
forth that the elections yesterday were a
condemnation of the present administration
and death blow to the disloyalty and cor
ruption thereof, and wound up by saying
that the people of the State are to be con-
graduated upon their deliverance from
ring rule and bossism. Mr.; Viii
resolution on the table, and it was, of
course, defeated Then Mr.. Flynn said he
would like to have the introducer explain
the resolution, and the Speaker said that
the resolution explained itself. 1t was then
passed by viva vOce vote, which was
doubtful in the minds of all but the partisan
Speaker.
ssBoB" DAVIS READ.
The bill which takes the jailorship from
Bob Davis and places the care of the Jail in
the hands af Sheriff Toffey, came up on final
passage, but at the urgent request of Mr..
McEwan it was laid over. Mr. Carroll
taunted the leader and asked him why he
did not put the bill through. Mr.. McEwan
did not tell him that there were not enough
Republican votes in the Chamber to pass it.
The Governors vetoes which were sent in
Monday night were read and consideration
of them laid over. Mr.. Storrs asked permis-
sion to withdraw the Hudson and Essex
Freeholder bill, when Mr.. McEwan jumped
up and said he believed those were his bills,
and he would attend to them. After the
laugh this raised had subsided, Mr. McEwan
withdrew the bills. The second county bills
were also Withdrawn.
The House then adjourn ed at five minutes
to twelve to meet at three o'clock, when the
Republicans hope to have enough of their
members present to rush through their par
tisan bills
The bill taking off the heads of Christie
pher Smith and John Brown was filed in the
Secretary of States office just as it was clos
ing last evening. The bill is now law be-
yond any equivocation.
COURT OF PARDoNS.
The Court of Pardons is in session this
morning. It will consider the case of Rob-
ert Fales, the boy murderer of Essex, and
Augustus Bergaman, the Morristown man
who killed his brother, and is under sentence
OF death.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
After the adjournment the Republican
Assembly went into what Leader McEwan
called the monthly CAUCUS Several of
the rank partisan bills which the accidents
have introduced are to be sat upon, and a
lively time is expected. 1t was also said
that Mr.. McEwan was going to make his
regular kick over the treatment he had been
receiving at the hands of the Speaker
But nna n0e this Mr. ssPe MeHwan e Denies o'0S, H.
says that he is now of forgiving disposition
and has forgotten the Sights put upon him.
Whatever this blg'iness was the members
showed a reluctance to take their medicine,
and the leader had hard work to get them
together.
PLUME TO BE COURT MARTIALED.
The investigation into the reorganization
of the First Brigade is finished. The leaders
have called off the Committee on Militia, be-
fore which such hard things were being said
against the Major General and Colonel
Stevens, and the other disgruntled officers
have been placated with promise that
Plume shall stand trial before a court mar
tial to be appointed by the Governor.
THE SENATE.
The Senate was late in getting to work
and transacted but little business. A pc
tition, signed by over 1,000 people, was pre-
sented asking that the pound fishing along
the coast be abolished