The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
HUNGRY FOR SPO|LS
Republicans Forced Into an
UnenViable Position
This Morning.
M'EWAN'S LITTLE HOBBY.
congressman INSTRUCTED to OPP
pose the Tariff Measure
Salinger's Bills.
Hughie Kelly On Deck With His
Equal Taxation Chestnut
Democratic Senators
Meet.
N'EWAN's LITTLE HOBBY.

TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1S94.-The Democratic
Senators met in the Senate Chamber this
morning and adopted q resolution instruct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to notify the four
hold over Republican Senators to attend the
meeting of the Democratic Senate
tomorrow. Comptroller Heppenheimer. in
formed the Senators that the contract
for the State printing had been awarded to
the John L. Murphy Printing Company, OF
Trenton Mr. Hinchliffe introduced bill
reducing the tax for parks in second class
cities three-ffths to two-fifths of a mile.
Two more repealers of the race track laws
were introduced by Senator Miller.
M'EwAN's LITTLE HOBBY.
The democrats of the House had fine ex-
hibition today of the courtesy and fair treat
ment which they may expect from the re-
publicans this session.
Mr.. McEwan introduced a long re-
solution setting forth what a beau
tiful paradise this country has been
under the Mckinley bill, and
what dismal tophet it is now and calling
upon the Congressman of this State to vote
against the wilson bill.
A long debate followed which afforded
the new members an opportunity to relieve
themselves of that speech that has burdened
them. since they were elected. Mr.. Thomp-
son made good speech for tariff reform
which surprised a good many MI. MI; Lewis WI
livered a school boys Grafton. When the
Republicans were all through, Reformer
Storr moved the previous question. Mr..
Thompson protested, but under the guidance
of Herbert Potts, Speaker Holt refused to
allow anything but the previous question,
and the debate was closed.
FIGHTING FOR THE SPOILS.
The Republicans are rapidly throwing aside
the cloak of sanctity in which they have en-
veloped themselves since election, and begin
to show the cloven hoof. Much has been
heard from them of late about the
era of economy which was to set
in when the Legislature opened The great
number of legislation employees, which the
Democrats appointed last year, they de-
nounced. and they promised to reform
things With a great flourish of trumpets,
they announced that they would abolish the
office of Assistant Secretary to the Speaker
and reduce the number of door keepers.
Yesterday they passed a resolution giving
the Speaker an assistant private secretary,
and this morning Mr.. McEwan want
ed door keeper for the cloak
the Republicans for their hypocrisy, which
made them vince. Beekman and Thompson
helped him WELD the whip. The Republi-
cans retorted by twitting the Democrats
with the large number they appointed last
year. Flynn declared that two wrongs
never made right, and the matter got SC
warm for the Republicans that they rush ed
through a motion to lay the resoluti on
on the table.
FLYNN EXCITED.
Mr.. Flynn moved that the vote by which
the resolution was tabled be reconsidered
and on that question he called for the
ayes and nays. The Speaker asked Mr..
Flynn how he had voted and he
said in the affirmative. As the motion
a faint murmur in the affirmative and abso-
lutte silence for the negative everybody
laughed The Speaker then directed the
clerk to go on with the business, when
Flynn sprung to his feet and fiercely de
manded if the Speaker doubted his word
Mr. Holt Immediately apologized, and put
the motion to reconsider, which was, OF
course, lost.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The speaker appointed these committees
Rules McEwan, Storrs and Beekman.
Bill files. Duncan, Ross and Byrne.
Under a suspension of the rules, Nc
Evan track repealers were advanced
to third reading, and will be passed
this afternoon. A large number OF
DlllS were bulo lioA
mostly repealers. Some of them seek tc
reduce the salaries of the Governor and
Clerks of the Supreme Court and Court OF
Chancery. Mr.. Wilson added three to the
constantly increasing pile of race track re-
pealers. Mr.. Matlack wants repealed the
act giving the Riparian moneys to the school
fund He also wants free text books in the
schools.
SALINGER'S BILLS.
Salinger wants repealed the act allowing
man to be admitted to examination for the
bar on certificate of three counsellors; also
the act requiring the names of signers of ap
plications for liquor licenses to be published
Mr.. Salinger also introduced the old bills
making writs of error writs of right in mur
der cases, and forbidding any one but law
yers to practice before police justices and re
corders.
HUGHEY KELLY ON DECK.
Mr.. Hugh Kelly bobbed up serenely with
his old time bill for equal taxation and il
started on the usual path toward death in
the committee room:
Mr. Egan got in Mr. Holmes old bill fol
building a sewer in Mill Creek and closing
up the stream.
RACE REPEALER PASSED.
The House met this afternoon and passed
McEwan's Race Track repeater introduced
this morning. The House then adjourned
until the Republican Senators could act
upon it.
CONGRESS WILL BE NOTIFIED.