The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-16

FREEHOLDERS OUT.
Bill Legislating Hudson's
Board Out of Office
Now a Law.
CITIZENS BEFORE THE SENATE
Senators Urged Not to Vote for
the Harrison-Kearny Annexa-
tion Bill Vetoes Over
ridden.
Special to the jersey citu Nears.


TRENTON. May 16, 1S94.-A large delega-
| ton of citizens from Jersey City appeared
before the Senate this morning to protest
| against the passage of the Harrison and
Kearny annexation bill over the Governors
| veto. Mr.. James Flemming said that Hudson
| was the smallest county in the State, and it
| was now proposed to disrnember it further.
! The bill made no provision for past due in
debtedpess. 1t is true it provided for a
commission to adjust the indebtedness,
but it made no provision Tor the
| enforcement of their Judgment. He said
| that the people of the towns were by no
means unanimous for annexation Hudson
| County had spent S150.000 on improvements
| for Harrison and Keainy, all of which it is
| intended to give to Essex County.
Mr. John D. Carseallen asked the Senators
| to consider the matter in the light of fair
ness. He showed how all the water front of
Jersey City on the Hudson River except a
small portion, had been taken by corpora
tions and now this bill would take away
much of the front on the hackensack
Mayor Wanser spoke briefly and to the
point. The annexation would take one
Quarter of the territory of the smallest
county in the State It would create COM
plication over the water pipes. All Jersey City
mains and pipes were now in Hudson coun-
ty, hut If the bill became a law they would
be partly in Essex The county had in re-
cent years spent 500, 600 on improve
one quarter of its bonded debt
was incurred for the benefit of those towns
1t will be the death in Hudson County of the
party which passes the bill, the Mayor
delared most emphatically. If Essex gets
the east bank of Hackensack. it would plant
there nuisances in the way of manufactures
which it would be impossible for Hudson to
- rrrlar rah 7~ar,f flfaV-
the west slope of the hill un-
inhabitable Other arguments were
made by Spencer Weart, Judge McGrath,
Senator Ketcham and Finance Commissioner
Detwiller.
VETOES OVERRIDDEN IN THE SENATE.
The Senate passed the following House
bills vetoed by the Governor on Monday
House 419. The Corporation Counsel bill
in frst-class cities.
House 224 and 225, Relating to -he custody
of the jails in Hudson and Essex counties.
House 241, The First Class City Redistrict-
ing bill
of Newark and Jersey City.
Also Senate 1923, providing for non-parti-
san Board of State Prison Inspectors.
The Governors veto of Senate 90,
providing for the appointment of a
supervisor of construction of roads
by Freeholders was sustained by vote of
ten to eight. Mr.. VOORHEES, voting with the
democrats. With the exception of the latter
action all this was decided on at the caucus
this morning.
The conference did not agree from the
bills dismiSsing Barney Ford, superinten-
dent of the State House, and John Mat
thews, State School Census Enumerator.
The Barney Ford bills are held over
to the bill making the State
House Board non partisan, and the
Matthews bills are being held back because
Assemblyman Wilbur, Chairman of the
House Committee on Education will not
bring out the new State Board of Educa-
tion bills.
RECESS TOMORROW.
The joint committee on adjournment had
talk with the Governor this morning
about getting away. They asked when it
would be convenient for him to communi-
cate with them in case he had any vetoes to
send.
s'What do you mean" he asked.
Then it was explained to him that the
general desire was for recess tomorrow
afternoon, with the intention of coming
back on Wednesday of next week to clean
up anything that might be lying around
"That day will suit me. Any day. in
fact,n the Governor said.
So it was agreed.
FREEHoLDER BILL NOW LAW.
The House started business today by pass
ing over the Governors veto the Essex and
Hudson Freeholders bills. There was no
debate The bill is now a law.
House bill No. IS, taking from prosecu-
tors in second class counties the power to ap
point special detectives, was passed over the
Governors veto.
McEwans bill requiring promotions in
police departments to be made on the basis
pof merit was passed.
Salingers bill to make Mayor Lebkuecher
a nemls r of the Newark Fire Board stirred
up SOM thing of q breeze. Mr. Carroll was
the first to discover its purport. He sailed
into the measure and its introducers.
Mr. Harrigan followed in a speech, re
buking the Republicans for this attempt
to make partisan body out of non-parti-
monte very well with their professions of
non-partisanship.