The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
ASSEMBLY ORGANIZED
Scenes At the Opening-Crowds
Present--Holt Chosen
Speaker.
Special to the jersey citu Nsaus.

TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1S94.-The 1lSth House
of Assembly was organized yesterday after
noon in the presence of the largest crowd
that has yet gathered in the new chamber.
There was not an inch of spare room in the
galleries, and the visitors crowded SO close
upon the floor that the members had scarce
ly room enough to do their work. The lob
bies were damned, and along the rear aisles
men stood packed like s~arsines in a box. In
desks and kindly told them how to do things
Jersey City was well represented in the
throng. There were Colonel Dickinson,
Colonel Abernethy, Martin Finck, Alder
man Dusenbery, William Mailly, ex-
Assemblyman Harry Holmes and several
others well known in Republican circles of
Hudson County. The desks of many of the
Assemblymen were decled with flowers.
The Coyle Association of Hoboken remem-
bered its standard bearer as usual, and en-
numbered his desk with a magnificent floral
piece.
Judge Leonard Kalisch of Newark, clerk
of the last House, called the Assembly to
order at three O'Clock. The list of members
by counties was then called and all were
sworn in.
FIX 1o11 LAE1S 81 Ahh
Mr.. McEwan, who will be leader of the
House, nominated John /, Holt of Passaic
for speaker, and 'sSmiler' Beekman of
Middlesex nominated sTom" Flynn. Mr..
Holt was elected. Diver, Democrat, and
Erlenkoetter of Hudson Independent voted
for Holt. In taking the chair, Mr.. Holt
thanked the Assemblymen for electing hin
to the third position in the State. He was
frank to say that he sought the office of
Speaker because he thought it a most honor
able office and he pledgedhimself to jealously
guard the interests Of the minority. The
Speakers remarks were greeted with cheers
and applause. Herbert Potts and the other
officers chosen by the caucus were then
elected. On motion of Mr.. Exton of Mercer
this resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That a Joint Committee, consisting
of three members Of the House aud two of the
Senate, be appointed to consider the present
condition of the unemployed in this State. and
that they shall report az the earliest practicable
moment, by a bill or otherwise, Eume feasible
means by which the present depiorable condi-
people can be ameliorated by giving them work
instead of extending charity.
MESSAGE ron THE REPUBLICAN SENATE.
Private Secretary McMaster then pre-
sented the Governors message. He had no
sooner retired when Secretary Mott of the
Republican Senate appeared n announced
the organization of his Senate. The an
IlOullCClAiCOU was IOtO1Ft W1uh SLACC anu
applause from the galleries and Hobbies.
Soon after Assistant Secretary Ross, of the
Democratic n appeared on the floor
and began reading a message stating that
the Senate had been organized, when he was
called to order by Speaker Holt, who in
formed Mr. Ross that he would not be rec
ogni1ed as an officer of the Senate. Ross
continued reading his message, when the
Speaker ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms to
remove Ross from the floor. He finished
the message, presented it to the Clerk and
then retired.
Mr.. McEwan objected to the message be-
ing received, contending that the lou had
already recognized the regular Senate. The
Speaker decided that the message from the
Democratic Senate would not be recognized.
The usual formal resolutions were adopted,
and the House adjourned.
CARRoLL's ssTRIKE.n
Teddy Carroll distinguished himself
by introducing the first House bills.
Teddy's bills are of that peculiar vint-
age called STRIKES" which are popularity
supposed to be introduced for revenue only.
Teddy's bills are both ancient, but
not honorable, and have bobbed up serenefy
each year. One fixes the price of gas in first
and second class cities at $1.20 per thousand
feet, and the other requires all electric light
wires and poles to have red insulators to dis
tinguish them. A protest against the seat
ing of William ]. Thompson, better known
perhaps as the Duke of Gloucester, was filed
by Jacob G. Lippincott, his Republican OPP
ponent. The charges on which the protest
was made were the usual statutory charges
of bribery and corruption.