The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-07
SALINGER SAT ON.
His Woman's Rights Bill De-
feated-State Water Bill
Introduced.
Special to the Jersey city Ne,rs.


TRENTON, Feb z, 1894 94.-The woods were
full of rumors this morning concerning the
proposed habeas corpus proceedings to settle
the Senatorial muddle, but little definite in
formation could be obtained Both the
Governor and the Attorney General were
absent from the State House, and it was
said that any move upon the part of Demo-
Gratis will not be made this week. The
Democratic Senate was adjourned by Senator
Brake, of Morris, who remained in town
over night for that purpose.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at II o'clock. It INDUCED
in wind debate over bill, which provides
that hereafter it shall be necessary to have
a married woman declare before a master
that she signs deed and mortgage without
fear or compulsion by her husband. Mr..
Flynn moved that the enacting clause be
striken out. Salinger, who introduced the
bill wanted it to come up in the regular
way and a vote taken upon it. Flynn said
that the same result would be obtained by
his motion. Messrs Lewis and Cross advo-
Gated the motion. They took the same line
of argument, showing that the law was a
protection to women from the Vaccinations
of designing and brutal husbands.
M'EwAN AND woMANS RIGHTS.
Mr.. McEwan spoke earnestly in favor of
the measure and called it q protection to
women's rights He declared that he would
be perfectly satisfied if at the end of his leg
4 islatiye career, however long OF short
it might be, could he say
that he had adv need the cause
slof womans rights. He hkened the
siopponents of the bill to donkey party, .
at which, he said, persons went about doing
all sorts of ridiculous things in the en-
pi~l.4 rufsr Mr.
Salinger also opposed the motion to strike
4 Aout because he thought the bill could
Ssbe killed a more decent way. He also
advocated the bill, claiming that it was a
good measure Mr.. Flynn's motion, how
ever, prevailed and the bill was killed for
another year by vote OF thirty y-seven to
five.
STATE WATER BOARD.
The bill providing for the State Water
Board to control the water supply was In
troduced by Mr.. Salinger
The bill cutting off the Judicial head
Thomas Unabridged Noonan, Chief Justice
of the Bayonne District Court, went to 6
third reading in the House. So did the re
pealer of the bill requiring constable to
take his prisoner before the nearest Justice
which was enacted in 1892 for the Gutten
berg bookies.
RIPARIAN RECEIPTS.
A long communication was received from
from riparian lands credited to the schoo
funds. 1t shows that the total receipts from
March 10, 1890, to Feb s. 1894, have beer
s145. .s92. .6S, while the salaries and expenses
of the Riparian Commissioners during the
same time were S43, 800, leaving a net bal
ance of s102, ,s726s. In addition to this the
state school fund securities have been cred
tied with Riparian loss amounting to $105,
441.73
coMsTocK ON DECK
There was much conmotion in the Assem-
hlv Chamber this morning when the great
anostle of crime suppression, Anthony Com
sfock appeared upon the floor. Every one
s,,nrosed that he wanted this highly mora
Iergislature to pass a bill suppressing The
scanfily dressed figures upon the menu card,
IF car;ital restaurants. or do something
eaual}v m as moral, but they were mistaken
MO M %Comstock was only. after the scalp of Ec
Kailv OF Summit Kelly is q Justice Of tht
Peace. Chief of Police. State detective ane
General s Poo-bah generally, like his name
sL,e- sssle' the great Simon of Weehawken. Il
addition @ to this, be is the Summit corre
snondent Sa,s Of q Newark and New Yorl
p'il,slj civ hates Comstock with a hate that is
suualed only BY t'onlstock's hate Of Kelly