The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-16
VETO OVERRIDDEN.
Republican Senators Pass
the Hudson and Essex
Freeholder Bill.
A DEBATE OF WORDS.
DAILY Scores Stokes and Stokes
Scores Daily, and the Others
Just Laugh.
Snecfal to the Jsracu cffu Ne,rs.

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TRENTON, May 16, 1S94-While there was
more or less partisan feeling shown during
the battle to pass the Essex n Hudson
Freebooter bill over the Governors veto, in
tho Senate yesterday afternoon, there was
more fun produced in debate than has
cropped out in any fight during the entire
session.
Senator Ketcham started the ball a roll
ing in q speech in which he scored the pres
emit Board of F~reeholders of Essex. He
spoke of wild partisan gerrymanders, and
claimed that no more striking example of
~partisanship could be found anywhere than
that displayed in the Governors veto.
SITS the kind of partisanship that sits up
nights to carry its point, = said the Essex SEN
ator. He then pointed out that all the wards
in the City of Orange combined would not
equal in population, some of the wards in
Newark. He also called attention to the
fact that the Freeholders were to be elected
by the people next November.
"Im glad to see that the Senator from
Essex has got to be SO good and fair in the
afternoons said Senator Hinchliffe. "a
good dinner seems to have changed his ma
ture entirely. He made a great spread on
appointiye boards this morning when the
Board of Works bill was up. Now he is
heavy on Elective Commissions. This is all
rank p~artisanship business and you Republic
cans haven't courage enough to say so. Talk
about the wards of Orange being small II
those in Newark large. In Passaic one sec
ton of 800 population is to have a freeholder
and another district with 1000 is to have
only one. l toll you it makes a great differ
ence whose OK is gored."
DAILY N THE GOVERNOR.
Senator Daily was the next to take the
floor. He needed no better arguments than
those advanced by the Governor in his veto
against the bill becoming a law.
Now as for you gentlemen, you God
fearing Senators who keep the Sabbath, let
me read from the Governors Veto" went on
Mr.. DAILY. II have heard it alleged against
You that you are a pious man, yet you
select Sunday as time for gaining control of
these Boards of Freeholders-"
sWill the Senator from Hudson permit
me to interrupt himsn asked Senator Stokes.
'Oh. yes, anything to oblige," returned
Mr.. DAILY.
'Whom did yop refer to in your last re-
marksn Mr.. Stokes asked, and he was quietly
laughing
IAN you Republicans, /" replied Mr.. DAILY,
after slight hesitation.
Then that lots you out" remarked Mr..
Stokes.
This dialogue started a laugh and good
feeling flowed almost without a break from
that time on. DAILY read from the veto
where the Governor called attention TO the
fact that the new boards were to take Office
on a Sunday under the bill and then CON
tinued:-
cit seems that the Scriptural injunction
to keep holy the Sabbath day is not to be
respected. On Sundays the spoilsmen can
work. But let it be known that Sunday has
been desecrated by you republicans and
trroad into q epNilG dovr
DAILY and Ketcham started to crack jokes
at each others expense and the Hudson SEN
ator took his seat after a eulogy of Governor
Werts, aud praise of his veto arguments,
STOKES OPPORTUNITY.
sFor twelve long months v ] waited
for this opportunity. y said Senator Stokes,
rising with a smile on his lips ard directing
his gaze at Mr.. DAILY; s'but at l~ast--at last I
nave the Hudson Senator where / long
yearned to lave him. Do you remember,
Mr.. President, how five lone Republican
Senators sat here one year ago, and prayed
for mercy from the Democratic Senators
when they were overriding Governor Werts'
vetoF' 1.-The Senator referred to the time
the democrats had passed the anti anser
bill over the Governors veto.]
81 do; / do" returned the President, in
sad tones.
All hands were laughing at this stage in
the debate.
my nauuSOIne anu eloqueut ltleuu ironA
Hudson
Mr.. Stokes had got that far, when Daily
placed his hands before his face in a mock
bashful style and said
~ wish you would stop now"
sHow my dear friend DAILY pitched into
the Governor at the time" AMI on Stokes.
His vetoes were no good then. He even
went SO far as to say that the Governor was
an unregenerate son of Democracy"
There was an outburst Of laughter at
Days expense.
"And do you remember how you e4tolled
the Governor and his vetoes thenw quickly
returned DAILY.
The laugh was turned on Stokes, and he
enjoyed it as well as the rest.
"That's q good one," remarked Stokes.
what wondrous changes one short year has
wrought said he in conclusion.
The bill was passed by a vote of II t. 6,
the Republicans voting for it.