The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-02

seem necessary, but it should be SO drafted
as to prevent a possible hiatus In public
offices with consequent public Inconvenience
and annoyance"
All the veto messages were laid over under
the rules.
SECOND CLASS FREEHoLpERs BILL.
The Governor added to the list OF vetoes
another embracing his objections to the bill
legislating the Boards OF Freeholders In
Pssalc, Camden and Mercer Counties out OF
office. He sent this veto to the Senate, say
ing
1.-THE bill provides that commencing
with the year 1915, the Boards of Free
holders within certain counties shall be
elected by wards, boroughs and townships,
instead Of by Assembly districts as at pres
ent 1t also legislates out of office the pres
ent Board of Freeholders and all their
officials and appointees, on and after the
second Wednesday in May, 1894 To replace
the Freeholders thus removed, the Board OF
Aldermen or Common Council in cities,
the Borough Council in boroughs
and the Township Committees
in townships, are authorized and empowered
to choose from their respective wards, bor
oughs and townships, Freeholders to serve
until the second Wednesday in May, 1895.
There are serious constitutional objection to
the proposed legislation that suggest
themselves to every legal mind. |
shall, however, content myself with the
expression of my opinion that it is
unconstitutional, understanding that meas
ures will promptly be taken. in case of its
passage, to have that question determined
by the courts. There are other objections to
the bill that seem to me equally conclusive
WILL INVESTIGATE THE OYSTER WAR.
'Under joint resolution" signed today,
the Governor, President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House. have appointed
Willard c. Fiske of Jersey City, Lawyer
Harry A. Newcomb of Cumberland.
and Mr.. Newkirk of Camden, to investi-
gate the South Jersey oyster war. Mr..
Fisk is a member of the Riparian Commits
sion that gave to certain individuals grants
on which they base their claims to mono
poly of the oyster beds.
OLD JERSEY CITY CLAIMS.
The House passed the act of last year
which gives to Jersey City Aldermen the
right to pay claims of other boards. This
was the law Dugan and Nolan had passed to
get their claims paid without the Mayors
signature.
THE ANDERSON FIGHT.
The chameleon does not change it color
any more than the Anderson fight changes
its complexion. One day it is positively
stated that the Majors enemies have won
and that he will withdraw, and the
was ahead and would be confirmed
the matter is greatly perplexing the Repub-
licans and may yet result in deadlock.
Those who oppose Anderson declare that if
he is confirmed they will not vote for the
reform measures which are now before the
House. Senator Skirm still maintains his
attitude of uncompromising hostility. With
out his vote none of the partisan measures
can be passed He refused to go into the
conference on the subject last night, and
while his Republican colleagues simmered
and sweltered for over two hours in the hot
room of the president, he sat on the back
porch of the State House and
cool and comfortable between the whiffs of
his fra grant cigar took in the attractive
furnished by the swift running
Delaware and the picturesque hills of Penn
sylvania beyond The conference was
scrap from the beginning The opponents of
Anderson wanted a committee appointed to go
to the Major and request him to withdraw, but
Senator Thompson would not listen to it.
He said that the Major would not withdraw.
He was in the fight to stay and would be
confirmed if the Senate remained in session
until the snow fell. Then an anti
Andersonite suggested that the Major be
brought before the conference and reasoned
with Thompson wouldn't have that either.
In the rangle which his speech against it
every man in the room threat
aned to resign three OF four times. Finally
the conference broke up with everything as
it was when they began, except, perhaps the
Bitterness was intensified