The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-10

inserted by Abel j Smith, counsel for
the Rutherford trolley road. That company
obtained consent for First street. Hoboken
The people have since changed their minds.
They don't want the principal street in the
city, thirty feet wide, closed entirely.
Then let's kill the amendment OF Abel J..
Smith and pass the bill," said Senator
Adrain.
Senator Daily said that he had other OBJ
jeetions.
Senator Ketcham hoped that there would
be no further delay The bill had been
battered around here and there and much
changed for the worst.
Senator Drake argued against the bill
being killed if it did not pass. A projected
road could be built through Morris county
without the consent of property owners.
This delay IS really intended to kill the bill.
Said Senator Skirm-ssLet's settle the
matter at once"
Il wish the floor cleared of lobbyists, y
shouted Senator DAILY. There's been too
much of this
Senator Ketcham moved to have the rules
suspended and the bill put on third reading
at once A two-thirds vote was necessary for
this and it looked as If the motion
would fail. Twelve votes were cast. Two
more were needed, and while messengers
were scurrying around looking for two more
votes the roll call was continue /. Stokes
and voorhees, came in in the nick of time.
The bills went through on final passage.
Senator Vool hees intended seeing Governor
Werts today for the purpose of having
final settlement about the Circuit Court
Judgeship, but the Governor was kept at
home with cold.
BOARD OF TRADE HEARING,
Tomorrow night at the Board of Trade
rooms in Jersey City the Governor will give
hearing to those who are against Harri-
son and Kearny being taken from Hudson
county and tackled on to Essex.
MONMOUTH COUNTY DIVISION BILL
That little measure intended to make two
small counties out OF the Lllllputian County
of Monmouth has a thorny path to travel
over before it lands on the statute books 1t
begins to look as if Speaker Holt would
prevent Monmouth County as at pres
ent constituted from falling apart.
He doesn't seem inclined to let the bill get
away from him and on into the Senate.
Asse1nblyman Walters, the especial cham
pion of the measure, aHd the Speaker had
very hot time in the Assembly Chamber
after the adjournment of the morning
session. Walters got awful red in the
face and accused Speaker Holt OF holding
up the measure The Speaker fred back in
a nice cool way and this only served to fur
ther anger the Monmouth Assemblyman He
threw out remarks about alleged dirty work,
threatened to show up the inside workings
of partisan legislation and lot Of other
things
Go ahead Charley" said the Speaker,
don't LET any one stop you.
81 don't intend ton reiterated Walters, 'sif
you want to have public tilt with me Pll
give you a go in debate"
''Of course you can bring the question up
before the house, quietly remarked the
Speaker who wouldn't ruffie worth cent.
Unless the Speaker signs the measure it
can't go to the Senate. For about ten min
utes Walters fumed and talked. but. he
didn't succeed in moving the Speaker.
Messrs Flynn and Olcott listened to
the little quarrel and were happy.
They pointed out that their arguments
were bearing fruit. 1t is claimed that
number of AssemblYlpen voted to pass the
Division bill on the assurance that it was to
be killed in the Senate Now they
find it is further said that Senator
Bradley, who was understood to be against
the measure is in its favor and that there
arc enough votes in the Upper House to
send it through Hence the disposition
in the Assembly to prevent the
bill from leaving the Speakers possession
Mr.. Walters also spoke piece to Messrs
Harris and Lewis, whom he declared We're
not giving him support, although they had
promised to help nifn. On the whole nuin-
Der Of members who seemed to favor the
division bill a day or two ago have changed
their minds.
LABOR BILL PASSED.
When the House bill No. 1SS, providing that
no corporation nor employer shall refuse to
employ a person because he belongs to
trade union was put on final
passage in the Senate, Senator Bradley said
he would vote for 1t. He knew the weakness
as well as the strength of labor associations,
still he was in sympathy with them. He
knew they would never get their
rights if they waited for
the corporations or companies to
give it to them Mr. S1irm said he would
vote for the bill, although it was not worth
the paper it was printed upon. He scored
the men who introduced these bills and held
them over the heads of men Just to make a
little cheap notoriety. The bill passed with
only one dissenting vote, that of Senator
Miller.
PENSION FOR POLICEMEN.
Local bills and miscellaneous measures of
all kinds were taken up and disposed OF to-
day Among them was one pensioning
policemen after twenty years honorable
service.
Mr. Thompson's marriage license law
was lost in the Senate. 1t was then
reconsidered and put back on second
reading SO it can be amended by making it
apply only to persons residing out OF the
State. Mr. Thompson says such an amend
ment destroys the usefulness of the BILL
BOARD Of WORKS BILL HUNG UP.
The new Board of Works bill for Jersey
City and Newark is hung up for want of two
votes to pass it, Senators Ward and Brad
lev will not; vote for it.