The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-09
THEIR JOB KILLED
Despicable Republican Par
tisan Scheme Beat BY
Their Own Mem
bers.
SECOND CLASS FREEHOLDERS BILL.
Couldn't Get The Necessary
Votes To Override the Veto
Before the Time Ex-
pred.
Negligent Members Soundly Lee
tured By the Speaker = Re-
publican Senators Threaten
Revenge.
speeial to the jersey CStu .Neaps.

Special to the Jersey City Neacs.
TRENTON, May 8. 1S94.-Senator Bradley
this morning voted for the Essex and Hud-
son Freeholders bill after considerable coax
ing. Major Lentz tried to have him
vote for it last night, but
did not succeed This morning when
the Monmouth Senator was again inn
peached, he said tartily, "I'll vote on the
bill when I'm ready."s
Five minutes later he came out of the
cloak room and with his veto, the bill was
passed.
| POLICE JUSTICES BILL PASSED
Salinger's bill, legislating out of office the
police Justices of Newark and Jersey City
came up on final passage in the Senate, this
morning. Senator DAILY vainly tried TO have
| it laid over. and then he called upon
some one to explain the measure
Senator Voorhees, said that the purpose of it
was one of economy, as two judges We're
enough
Senator DAILY insisted that taose judges
were needed i'll Jersey City. There were
three twenty years ago., when the popuia..
ton of the same territory was not half
what it is now. Justice O'Donnell
was overcrow ded with work, and Justices
| Kimmerly and Birdsall had all they could
do. Chief of Police Murphy said that three
were needed
81 don't deny that the justices in Jersey
s.but one of the Newark justices is
bad man and we want to get
rid of him. The Senator then
went on to speak about Justice Cowlon's
action at the November election in releasing
men accused of false voting Senator DAILY
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sons in Jersey City who favored
| this bill were leeches and blood suckers, who
were looking for office.
| The bill passed.
A companion bill providing for the ap-
pointment of'two Justices also passed.
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMEN SCORED.
The Republican Assemblynen found them
selves in an unpleasant predlcament this
morniug when the hour for opening the ses-
sion rolled around They were ABOUT half a
dozen short of enough votes to pass parti-
san bills, and Speaker Holt declined to
| open up business There were enough and
plenty to spare, counting democrats, to pro
ceed to work on business OF General lmpor-
| tahoe, but partisan bills had the call.
Clerk Potts, Cyphers and Swayso took
turns in calling the absentees, and the As
sembly Chamber rang with the tiresome re-
| iteration.
| Speaker Holt was in such an angry frame
of mind that he took it out in grlns and
bitter comments.
| Sergeant-at-Arms Watson kept the wires
hot sending telegraph messages to the recre-
ant Republicans, summoning them to the
post of duty. Now and again belated Re-
| publican Assemblyman struggled in to
| be recorded as present. Doorkeepers
Kerr, Hance and Berry were given
warrants and ordered to go after Messrs.
| Salinger, Harding, Murphy and Eisele and
1 l,,oo I.nfo bn lor of ha
When Mr.. Olcott appeared he was sum
moned before the bar of the House by
| the Speaker and severely censured. He was
| told that he especially, holding the office of
| Colonel in the National Guard, should be
| one of the last to forsake his post. He was
| reminded of the fact that he opposed the
| passage of the bill increasing the salaries of
1 the officers OF the House who were
| forced to remain at Trenton for
weeks more than the usual time, yet
| he was one of chose who delayed the work of
the Legislature and thus aided in keeping
| the officers at work. Mr. Olcott said he
was sorry he spoke up and scored the
| Speaker.
| sALINGER BEFORE THE BAR.
At three minutes of twelve o'clock accord
| ing to the big clock in the Assembly Cham
| ber Max Salinger appeared in custody OF
Door Keeper Kerr, and was arranged be-
| fore the Bar of the House He was severely
reprimanded by the speaker for his neglect,
| and given to understand that he wilfully
has neglected the work of the Assembly.
! Mr. Sahnger was not in the least repentant.
The Speaker and the rebellious member
| had lively argument, but Mr.. Salinger
\ wouldn't concede that he had committed an
objectionable offence at all.
| With Salinger present the republicans
| lacked one of working majority and they
| still remrined in the dilemma. The magnitude
| of their trouble can be better understood
when it is explained that it was necessary
| for the House to pass Senate Bill 127 over
| the Governors veto before noon today in
order to make it a law. This measure Is the
second class county Freeholder bill and it
provides that the terms of the present Free
holders in Camden, Mercer and Passaic
shall cease and terminate at noon today and
| their successors be Immediately appointed for
| the first year.
Several Republican Assemblymen hustled
among the Democratic Assembly men in the
| hope Of getting vote or two to help them
along. In reply to request that he vote to
override the veto, Assemblyman Olyaney, of
Essex, said, mot today. thank you, gentle
men; some other day. Assembiyman
( Diver was also approached
| The hands OF tue big clock dragged them
serves past the noon hour and still the Re-
pablicans were short Of enough votes.
BEATEN.
/ "We are dumped calculated County
| Clerk Barker Guinmere OF Mercer, as his
anxious face followed thefast moving hands
of the clock
Senator Storr and other republicans also
conceded that the job was up for the present
at least.
| It is said that efforts will be made to have
a new bill passed TO accomplish the objects
Of the one just beaten.
The republicans have until three o'clock
/ TODAY to override the veto but the bill reads