The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
ASSEMBLY ORGANIZED
Scenes At the 0penin
Present-Holt Chosen
Speaker.
Special to the Jersey city Ners,

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 afsles
men stood packed like sardines in a box. In
1uential citizens sat upon the members
desks and kindly told them how to do things
Jersey City was well represented in the
throng. There were Colonel Dickinson,
Colonel Abernethy, Martin Finek, 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
A~ssemhlymen were decked with flowers.
The CoyIe Association of Hoboken remem-
bered its standard bearer as usual, and en-
numbered his desk with a magnificent floral
piece. y Il
Judge Leonard Kaliseh 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.
HoET ELECTED spEAKER.
Mr.. McEwan, who will be leader OF the
House, nominated John I. Holt of Passaic
for speaker, and s'Smiler'' Beekman of
Middlesex nominated "Tonp Flynn. Mr..
Holt was elected. Diver, Democrat, and
ErlenkGtter of Hudson Independent voted
for Holt. In taking the chair, Mr.. Holt
thanked the Assemblymen for electing him
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 pledged himself to jeafously
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 Cummittse, consisting
of three members OF the House and two of the
| Senate, be appointed to consider the present
| condition of the unemployed in this State. and
| that they shall report At the earliest practicable
means by which the present depsorabls condt-
ton of a large number of worthy and deserving
I people can be ameiiorated by giving thena work
instead of extending charity.
MESSAGE FROM THE REPUBLICAN SENATE.
Private Secretary -McMaster then pre-
| scented the. Governors message. He had no
| sooner retired when Secretary Mott of the
Republican Senate appeared and announced
| the organization of his Senate. The an
nouncement was received with cheers and
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Soon after Assistant Secretary Ross, of the
Democratic Senate 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
ognized 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 House 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.
GARR0LL'S "STRIKE.n
Teddy Carroll distinguished himself
by introducing the first House bills.
Teddy's bills are of that peculiar whit
age called Strikes which are popularity
supposed to be introduced for revenue only.
Teddg's bills are both ancient, but
not honorable, and nave bobhed up sefene1y
each year. One fixes the price of gas in first
and second class cities at S1.20 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 j. Thompson, better known
perhaps as the Duke of Gloucester, was filed
by Jacob G. Lippineott, his Republican OPP
ponent. The charges IN which the protest
was made were the usual statutory charges
of bribery and corruption.