New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-04
LEADER WEUIN OFFERED To RESIGN.
ANGRY BECAUSE THE Two-cENr FERRY BILL
WAS DEFEATED ~ TIE SEW JEnsEr
ASSEMBLY

WAS DEFEATED ~ TIE NEwJtEsEr
ASSEMBLY
Trenton. May (spccia, Thomas McE~an. Of
Hudson who has been ,'adcr - the majority IN the
Assemble today offered his resignation chairman
OF the Committee WAYS and Means and me place
~ leader because of his measures d'i not meet
with the approval OF a majority - the members
present In Offering his resignation Mr. McE" an.
reading from 4 paper SAID.
Mr. Speaker The character = the L"gi-laturr Is
such that lon'' desire to Dee 80 prominently d"nt-
fed with H. / shall take thr earliest opportunity -
seek private station In this body also desire 90
offer my resignation Chairman - Tho Ways and
Means Commit;er. which. am tod came o. me as
the leader OF the majority
\ motion 20 accept IN" resignation was promptly
made. bat Speaker HO. declined 10 notice the mo
ton and adjourned the House until O'Clock. Nj.
McEwan's sore point over the defeat Of The
Two-Cent Ferry biz. which has been kicked around
tho Legislature. n one form another for the last
ten years McEWan has several times threatened -
resign ana has caused the majority no end OF
trouble during the session IL has on several occa-
slons voted with 'hc Democrats and has on other oc
casons called upon the Democrats to all him ia d."
fca,lng measures which had the approval o. the ma
jor.iy and for weeks Mr.. Storrs has v!r'ua..y
been leader Of the House. In caucus Mctw1n In
sisted upon the acceptance Of his reslsna'ion' tut
Senator stokes today introduced the Congress onll
Ke1is;riciing bill agreed upon By m" JOINT con
poran am anne TnG WI" W Gccoe iaw Tn n'
lines fairly drawn geographIct!y. ana each us
lrici s .aii ont with an idea Of ~qualzlng IN" vote
In each. rather than for political advantage. 1'i
the new districts vii return I'VE AMI poss.by six
Republican Congre-smen. instead of Two now re-
turned under ih" Infamous Democratic g'rrymanIci
The districts follows. IL. Camden. CAP
May. Cumberland. Gloucester and Salem, I'll, NJ
lanilc Mercer. darlington ana Ocean. IllI sonnet
SET Nj. icseX and Monmouth. INth. Sd4srN. War
rem. Hunterdon and Morris. YIN. PAs'Iic and l'"r-
gen: WIN. the city Of Newark and township 90
East orange. With The county Of Hudson. except
the city Of Bay)une. With Union COUNT. Eayonnc
and all Of Essex County except Newark ana East
Orange.
Under law enlc;eI 10y the patriotic Legislator"
Of 1891 Sew Jersey this afternoon Heated 20 ~"
broez. ffty-f1Ot SIX nag. with ~" Goa -oi arms
Of the STATE In the blue. surrounded by the stars.
Both houses witnessed the unfIrlng Of thr nag.
The biz anncXing IA" towns ~ Harrison an
Kearny 10 tho county 81 Essex passed the Srnitr
today and Is now IN he Gorcrnors hands re
bin ousilne "Barn'y' Ford from control or tlr
STATE House passed by the lIou'c over the
Governors veto.
About 1--WE hundred Of Monmouth Hountys citI ms
from ;hc seashOrc towns were here tonight. am
the Speaker calling Mr.. Lewis. ~ Passaic. 20 the
chair the House went Into Committee Of me Nho.e
O hear the citizens discuss the bill dividing Mon
mouth County. Benjamin Il. Morris of Long
Rranch was the principal speaker Of the de.ega-
ton for the desired division