The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-17
OUSTING A VETERAN
Republicans After P. H.
O'Neil1's Office Because
He Is a Democrat.
THE NEW FREEHOLDERS BILL.
Senator DAILY and Gas--The Two
Cent Ferry Bill-Temperance
Legislation.
Speeial to the Jsrseu cttu Ns.rs.

TRENTON, April II, 1S94.-The revised Dill
providing for the election of Board OF
Chosen Freeholders in Essex and Hudson
counties, was rushed down to the Capital
building by special messenger this morning,
and placed in the hands of Senator Ketcham,
who will look after its interests until it be-
comes law 1t was introduced as soon as
the Senate proceedings were begun. 1t pro-
vides that there shall be appointed by the
Mayors of Newark and Jersey City on the
first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in May. one Freehoider
from each ward IN those cities.
The appointed must be Of the political party
that cast the highest number of votes in the
ward at the last charter election. From
cities of the second class, like Orange, for
instance, there shall be two freehoiders ap-
pointed by the Mayor of the city affected.
There shall be two freeholders from town
ships that at the last federal eau Gus had
population of 1900, and the appointments
Shall be mane by the ehairmen of the
township committees. Townships that
have less than population OF
1900 are to have one freeholder
each to be appointed by the chairmen OF the
Township Committee. In Democratic town
ships the Freeholders will be Democratic and
In Republican townships Republican. The
terms of Office will be one year, beginning on
the seventh of next month After the ex-
piration of the first year OF service the Free
holders are to be elected by the people and
for periods of one year. The salary is to be
five hundred dollars each. The director OF
the board. who is to be chosen by the
members of the board, will be
paid one thousand dollars per year. The
new board is to organize on the first We'd
nesday after the first Monday. Ali vacan-
cies are to be filed by the Mayor or Chair
man of the Township Committee, as the
case may be.
The terms of all present Freeholders are to
expire on May T. and all officers appointed
by the present boards are to cease on May
IA, no matter for how long term they were
appointed.
SENATOR DAILY AND GAS.
Senator DAILY this morning jumped on
Senator Thompson, chairman OF the Munl-
cipal Corporations Committee for trying to
smother the bill fixing the price of gas at
S1.25.
tee had not had time to consider the bill.
Senator Ketcham said that such q bill re-
uuired careful treatment He said that the
circumstances differ in the various cities. In
Newark gas cost $1.4O, while the price In
Jersey City, he understood, was 81. 70. Ihere
ought, he thought, to be some way OF get
ting relief, but the question could be better
considered in the committee than on the
floor
Senator Adrain moved to lay on theItable
Senator Daly's motion to take the bill from
the committee.
Il hope that will be voted down." Senator
DAILY remarked.
1.-The motion is not debatable," remarked
Senator Adrain.
81 need no Instructions remarked Sena-
tor DAILY.
Senator Adrain contended that Senator
DAILY was out of order in discussing the mo-
tion.
The matter was finally laid on the table.
AFTER P. H. o'NEILL's SCALP.
The rank hypocrisy which has character
lied the course of the g. o. P. majority all
this session. placed the Republicans on IN the
gridiron this morning. As Messrs. Flynn
and Carroll stirred up the fires under them,
they squirmed and wriggled in vain at
tempts TO get away, but the caucus chains
held them fast. They sizzled and stewed un-
til the sight became revolving. The cause of
agony was the bill which repeals the law
making the term of City Collector of Jersey
City FIVE years, which came up on second
reading.
Mr. Carroll moved to strike out the en-
acting clause, and said that the bill was to
deprive brave veteran of the war OF the
office.
Mr. Flynn in supporting the motion,
f1ayed the Republicans numerically He
referred to the much vaunted love of the
Republican party all over the country for
the old soldiers and now the grand old party
brought in bill to put veteran out
SO that it could grab one poor little office
Mr. Olcott frankly admitted that the old
soldier had nothing to do with his case. 1t
was not bill to keep Republican veterans in
Office but it was one to put democrat out
and it ought to pass. Several members
spoke of Mr. O'Neills career in the army,
but it did no good and the bill passed
TWO CENT FERRY BILL.
Mr.. McEwan, assissed by the Hudson
member, irrespective of party, gained a
signal victory today for his two cent ferriage
bill. The measure came up this morning on
the adverse report of Committee on Rail-
roads and Canals to which 1t was referred.
Mr. Evan moved that the report be
not concurred in. Mr.. Flynn said that
the bill was a good one, but it was too gem
eraI and would ruin some of the smaller fer
ries in the lower part OF the State. Mr.. Nc
Evan offered to amend by confinlng the
operation of the bill to first class counties,
but the speaker declared it out of order.
There was considerable discussion. Messrs.
Thomson. Flynn, Reading and Ross
spoke against the BILL and Mr..
Wilson and the Hudson members
all favored it, Messrs. Thompson and Read
ing made some statements about Jersey City
and Hoboken ferries which showed that they
were not well informed on the subject.
Messrs Carroll and Erlenketter showed them
their error. On the first roll call, the
friends of the bill were QeIeaDed, DuG Wnl0
the call for absentees was in progress the
Hudson men succeeded in persuading enough
members to change their votes. The bill is
row before the House on second reading.
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION,
The first temperance legislation OF the ses-
sion was in the Senate this morning. Senate
bill No 81, investing in borough governing
boards the right to grant liquor licenses,
came up on second reading Mr.. Parker
offered a resolution making the act go into
effect July A. as this would donate the
object Of the bill for year.
Mr.. Bradley's temperance proclivlties were
at once aroused and he opposed the amend,
ment. He said that he was a republican and
also prohibitionist. The temperance peo-
pIe of the State were looking at this Legisla-
ture with all eyes. He then went
into a history Of his campaign, show
ing that it was the temperance
people that held the balance Of power to
elect him, and they also held the power
through the State to cause Republican de-
feat next fall He then drew himself up to
his full stature and exclaimed, "God help
ing me- will vote for every temperance
measure though every republican votes the
other way
Senator Hinchliff said that as soon as you
brought temperance into politics it created a
bad state of affairs, and cited as an llustra-
ton the city Of Washington. 1t ought to be
out of politics. The only solution to the
question was to grant no licenses at all, but
that would never do, as liquor would be
drunk by those who wanted it down to the