The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-30
HEADS CHOPPED OFF.
Republican Legislators Be-
gin the Work of Making
Places.
SOME QUEER EXPLAINING.
Assemblyman Coyle's One Cent
Ferry Bill-The Two Senates-
Quo Warranto Proceedings
Special to the Jersey Citu Neers.

EPtCtut ~ Ctfccg W A'SNos
TRENTON, Jan. 30. 1S94.-One of the worst
storms which has visited Trenton this win
ter kept the crowds from the State House
last evening, and the Assembly Chamber
was as dull as a dull night session in March.
The rain, mingled with hail, which pelted
holes in your umbrella, was not severe
enough to keep all the Jersey City republi-
cans home. Colonels Asa and Samuel
Dickinson were among the first arrivals,
the former, as usual, strictly on claw bust
ness" and the latter o. everything else ex-
cept the COMPREHENSIVE. Sheriff Toffey
joined the company at dinner, and of
course his political twin, Major Anderson,
sat near him. John Graham, John Atkin-
son and Lawyer de Leonard from Hoboken
were also companions in the lobbies.
The Assembly held a short session and
ratified off fourteen bills, repeating acts
passed by recent Democratic legislation.
A an exhibition of ~partisanship of the rank
est kind it was a bowling success; but as an
evidence of the Republicans desire to further
the interests of the citizens it was a dismal
failure. The bills were rushed to their read
ing and then rushed through. There was
very little ebate as the Republicans did not
evince any burning desire to explain the
measures or tell what they wished to obtain.
Once the Democrats succeeded in getting
them into a debate and SO mixed up did three
of the shining lights of this era of Reform
get that it was simply ridiculous.
CoYLE WANTED TO KNOW.
It was when the repeater was being acted
on. which relegates to private life Mr.. James
F. Cannon of Hudson and Mr..
Michael Conroy of Essex, who now serve
their country as County Superintendent.
Mr.. Coyle said be would like TO know what
the object of the bill was, and Judge Cross
of Union arose and said that its object was
to put two Democratic statesmen out of
office-one in Hudson and one in Essex
County. Mr.. Coyle said that he did not ex-
actly understand the bill yet, and wanted to
know whom the Republicans would put in
Office when the democrats were put out, and
how they proposed to have the work done.
Mr.. Cross rather s%neeringly said that the
gentleman from Hudson would thoroughly
understand the bill which was to take its
place when it was introduced. Then up
rose Mr.. McEwan, and, in his sweet, angelic
tones said that one explanation of all the
bills which were to be passed then might as
well be made at once. They all did away
with useless office holders inc no one would
be put in their place. Mr.. Thompson said
that there seemed to be a difference of
I'LL LAllOhS LAO IL OAAeA AAA
Cross plainly declared that some good repub-
licans would be put in the places of these
democrat. and now Mr., McEwan as plainly
declared that no one would be appointed.
He would like to know just what they really
did mean.
Mr.. Salinger said that the object of the
bill was to put the Superintendent back where
he was previous to 1889, when he was elected
for one year, and not to abolish the office en-
tirely. He could see no harm in such a
measure. If the Superintendent was a good
man and did his duty he would find no
trouble in getting reelected.
BUTCHER GINDER.
Mr.. Ginder of Mercer, another one of those
accidents that was swept into an Assembly
chair by last falls tidal wave, then got the
floor. Mr.. Ginder thinks that he is in the
Assembly for the sole purpose of saying hard
things to the Democrats. He is a ward poll
tician and a butcher by trade. His f~avorite
expression is:-"We are here to cut the
threats of the Democratic Office holders" at
the same time quickly drawing his fingers
across his throat, accompanying it with a
peculiar cluck. Mr.. Ginder sailed right into
the question of county superintendents, as
though he knew all about them, n made
some statements which greatly amused the
Hudson and Essex delegates. Mr.. Thomp-
son declared that he was more mystified han
ever. One republican said that
a republican would be given the
place another said he would not, while now
along comes Mr.. Salinger with the state
ment that the present incumbent would not
be disturbed, but his term reduced from
three to one years. No republican vouch-
safed to answer Mr.. ~Thompson's conun-
drum, and Mr.. Kelly made a strong plea for
his friend Cannon. He told what an effici-
ent official he had been, and how he had
given entire satisfaction to all classes of
citizens.
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