The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-14
DRAWING TO CLOSE
Republicans Say This Week
Will End the Legis-
lature.
ANDERSON TOBE CONFIRMED
Bradley and Wards Detection May
Stretch Things Out Longer
The Summer Recess.
Special to the jersey City Nelns.


TRENTON, May IA, 1894 1t will be with
sense of relief that those having business
with the Legislature will journey to Trenton
tonight to begin the nineteenth week of the
session. The leaders of the Republicans
have all promised that the session will prac
tically end Wednesday, although there will
be another short session next week. This
will be necessary in order to pass again any
of the partisan bills which Governor Werts
may veto. 1t is not at all certain that those
looking for the near end Of tho session will
not be doomed to disappointment. The adj
journment last week left a large number of
partisan bills on the calendar which the re-
publicans consider themselves pledged to en-
act
There is quite number of partisan bills
hanging fire which are giving some of the
Republican leaders trouble Tonight Sena
OF Rogers bill, taking member of the As
,mbly from Hunterdon county and giving
lie additional to Camden, is to be passed by
Ae House. It will doubtless be vetoed by
5he Governor, and if repassed, will be con-
tested in the courts by the Democrats, who
say it is unconstitutional. The Constitution
provides for new apportionment of the As
sembiymen by the Legislature at its first
session after the census of the United States
is taken, and, when made, the apportion-
ment shall remain unaltered until another
enumeration shall have been taken. The ap-
portionment was made in 1898, and its fair
ness was not questioned The only reason
for the change is to make certain the cleo
tion Of another republican under the county
system which will prevail next fall.
The Congressional Redistricting bill is also
to be contested on the ground of being un-
constitutional, and for the same reason In
fact, the Republicans will find they have
added great deal of work to that of the
Supreme Court judges by their partisan
legislation only to have much of it over
turned.
TIME TO STOP PARTISAN WORK.
Senator Wards sudden conversion to be-
lief that it is time to stop partisan work has
left the Newark and Jersey City republicans
in quandary, as they cannot get through
the bills intended to give the Boards of
Works and the Freeholders into their con
troll Charges are made that Wards position
is due to Democratic arguments, but with
the fate Of SO many other measures trembling
in tho balance and many appointments
awaiting action by the Senate, no one makes
any specification.
Senator Bradley is opposed to the removal
of Superintendent Ford from charge Of the
Capitol. Senator Packer of Gloucester won't
vote for Bradley's temperance bills. Other
Senators refuse to assist in passing over the
Governors veto the bill turning out Super
intendent Of School Census Matthews.
More of them are opposed to the voorhees,
bill making elective the new county judges,
and, altogether, the Senate is scarcely har-
monious.
In the House things are not much better.
The leader, Mr. McEwan. is but nominally
in charge To save the appearance of an
open rupture his rival, Storrs of Essex, who
has been in charge for a week, was turned
down on. Thursday by his followers, who
Joined ex-Speaf1er Flynn and practically
voted to stop the investigation of Assembly
man Thompson's election Salingsr went
home in huff last week because so many of
his forty-eight bills were being slaughtered
as strikers without the formality of dis
cussion The corporation and anti-corpora-
tion men are at odds, and the general condi-
ton of affairs is about as bad as in the SEN
ate Leading republicans confess that the
party would be better off if the Legislature
had adjourned three or four weeks ago
ANDERSON LIKELY TO BE CONFIRMED.
Because Of the length of the session SEN
ator Skirm has subsidized in his opposition to
the confirmation of Major Anderson to be
Prison Supervisor, and that and the other
pending appointments are expected to be dis
posed OF by the Senate tomorrow. The only
one over which there is doubt is that of
Posecution Wilson H. Jenkins of Camden,
to whose confirmation President Rodgers
has been obiecting 1t is believed jenkins
to be filed by Justice Garrison, who viii APP
point jenkins.
The republicans have not decided on the
length of the long summer recess which was
contemplated.
Some Of the leaders oppose all idea Of any
recess, and say that the sooner the State
gets entirely rid of this Legislature the bet-
ter it will be for the Republican party. Much,
however, will depend upon the fate of Sena-
tor Voorhees, Joint resolution providing for
commissioners to prepare amendments to
the Constitution providing for the election
of the judiciary. The Contitution provides
that amendments must be agreed to by two
Legislatures and then submitted to a vote Of
the people, 1t is proposed to adjourn this
Legislature until after the commissioners APP
pointed under Mr. Voorhees, resolution have
completed their labors and reported to the
Legislature. Then their report can be acted
upon by the next Legislature and submitted
to the people in 1885,
Hoods Sarsaparilla is absolutely un-
equalled as q blood purifier and strengthe NJ
ing medicine. 1t is the ideal spring medt.