The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-13

was time the people of New Jersey knew it, !"
said the Cumberland Senator, bringing his
fist down with bang that almost cracked
his new table.
Senator Ketcham closed the debate and
the Senate took a recess.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE.
The House passed the bill making it a mis-
demeanor for telegraph companies to trans
NIT results of races or lottery or policy
drawings. The effectiveness of the bill has
been destroyed by inserting the words
Il knowingly" making it read ''any company
which knowingly sends, ETC. :,
Mr.. Kerr introduced bill compelling all
railroads to use the block system OF signal
ling.
The bill abolishing Tom Noonan's Bayonne
District Court was also passed.
REPUBLICAN AssEMBLYMEN CAUCUS.
The Republican Assemblymen held a eau
Gus today. They took up the bill reducing
the salaries of Governor Werts. Chancery
Clerk McDermott and Supreme Court Clerk
Lee. The feeling was against touching the
Governors pay. As to the fees re-
ceived by Messrs. McDermott and
Lee, it was decided to have
full inquiry. The inquiry will probably be-
gin next week, and the persons concerned
will be coolly requested to tell all about their
incomes It was decided to report the
bill for the appointment of assistant Prose-
cutors. The meeting hour of the
House for the afternoon session was
changed from three to two o'clock
VOICE FROM KANSAS.
The Republican Senate received COM
muuication from Chief Justice Horton OF
Kansas today, in which that dignitary
speaks of the fight between both houses of
representatives in his State last year. He
spoke of hdbeds corpus proceedings taken
to determine which was the Legislature, and
quotes from the decision of the Supreme
Court of Kansas, which held that leach
house of the Legislature shall be organized
by the persons who are primG fdcie mem
bers thereof" The communication was re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
THE SPIDER TO THE FLY.
Senator Bradley's Secretary, Mr.. Hart,
has requested Senator Daily to give him a
copy of the signatures to the protest DAILY
has against Bradley. DAILY said he would
quest pu s'A0 but to that fp the WIN matter @ was
in the hands of the Committee on Credentials
That if Senator Bradley would come into
the Democratic Senate, the committee would
be able to make report. Senator Bradley
said that he proposed to get the names OF
the signers.
THE GOVERNOR AWAKE.
The Committee on Passed Bills called on
Governor to see what he had done with the
bills left with him last week. The Governor
refused to make any endorsements on the
bill or in any way admit that he had
received them. When asked if he would
return them he said he could not return
what he had not received. The committee
then withdrew.
The members will take the bills and make
affidavits that they had remained in the
Governors Office during the time required
by tie Constitution, and then will attempt to
file them in the Secretary of States office.
CARROLL MEANS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Carroll gave notice this morning that
he would move to have the Committee on
Municipal Corporations relieved from
further consideration of the bill requiring
the elevation of the railroad tracks.
The Republican Senate adjourned to
Thursday night