The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-06
PROCEEDINGS TODAY.
Max Salinger's One Dollar Gas
Bill-The Thompson In
vestigation.
Special to the Jerseu CITY Ne,rs.

TRENTON, March 6, 1694-Rey. Mr.. Brand
of Salem opened the Republican Senate with
prayer this morning. He tried to tickle the
hearts of the Senators by expressing a hope
that Providence would influence the court to
decide in favor of the constitution ality of
this Senate.
Senator Ketchams bill repeating the
Board of Works law was passed. The re-
pealer of the six dollar tax search law by the
same Senator came up next and passed. 1t
applies to first class cities and reduces the
cost of searches to three dollars, and pro-
vides for the money going into the City
Treasury.
Max Salinger introduced a bill reducing
the price of gas to one dollar.
FLAGS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
The American Eagle tapped his wings and
screamed to his hearts content in the Assem-
bly, this morning. Every member fastened
to express his devotion to the American flag
and many a good Fourth of July Grafton was
sprung on the house. It was over the bill
which provides that trustees of public schools
must keep an American flag Tying
over the school houses during school
hours Mr. Wilson offered an amendment,
leaving it discretionary with the trustees
as to when the flag should
be raised He said that to keep
the flag constantly flying entailed an ex-
pense which all rural districts could not
stand. Mr.. Storrs made a spread-eagle
speech, which Mr.. Thompson called bum
combe Thompson moved an amendment
that the State should purchase one flag a
year for each district. Salinger thought
they might better purchase school books in
stead of flags. Mr.. Thompsons amendment
and that Of Mr. Wilson were voted down,
&I,r,h ca1 ~, it- nI.iari oil CHI
FINANCIAL DEADLOCK, MAY BE.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Olcott, Ross
& Wilson committee to enquire where
the funds of State Treasurer are deposited,
and the amount of same. This was done i'll
accordance with resolution passed last
night Its object is to enable the Republi-
cans to notify the banks of the election of
Swain as Treasurer and Hancock as Comp
troller, and to warn them not to honor the
drafts of Gray and Heppenheimer. If the
banks heed the notice the State will have
financial as well as Senatorial deadlock.
PRESENTED BILL TO THE GOVERNOR.
The Senate Committee on Passed Bills,
accompanied by Senator Rogers and num-
Der of Others went to the Governors room
this morning with Senatorial bill No. l,
known as the Custodian bill. This appoints
a custodian to hold the passed bills, which
the Governor refused to take action on. The
Governor was out at the time, and Rogers
took a seat behind his desk and when the
Governor came in he laughed heartily.
ssThis is your legal successor" said Voor-
hees, and the laugh which this raised put
everyone in good humor.
Mr.. Smith then presented the bill to the
Governor and requested him to sign it, The
Governor took the bill, and, after glancing
at Rogers signature upon it, told Mr.. Smith
that in that case he would have to adopt the
same course he did when the committee call
ed upon him before. He refused to take any
action on the BILL neither did he send it back
He simply laid it upon his desk, Mr.. Smith
said he would have to leave the bill, and
after putting upon it the time, IL :52 A. NJ, !"
it was left with the Governor, and the COM
mittee withdrew.
BRADLEY TALKS FIGHT
In speaking of the situation this morning
Senator Bradley said that if the Governor
would keep his hands off, the Republican
Senators would go into the Senate Cham
bers and hold their meetings. They had
been educated during the past eight weeks
to believe that the Senate and the Senate
alone was the judge of the qualifications Of
its own members, and that the Senators
were entitled to be sworn in upon presenta-
tion of their credentials. The people sent
them to Trenton to act, and they should do
SO. If it was only question OF
the Republicans Sergeant at Arms
and his assistants against the Democratic
Sergeant-at-ArmS and his assistants, and
the Governor would Keep MS nanuS OH, bne
Republicans would go into the Senate Cham
her and take possession of it. But if the
State police and the other forces of the State
are to be called in to oust them, that was an
other matter.
A PLACE FOR CAPT JACK
The Republican Assemblymen held a
caucus after the morning adjournment. 1t
was decided after lively discussion to make
CAPTAIN John Graham a doorkeeper at
salary of $3.50 This was done to. pay him
for his services to the Thompson investigat-
mo Committee, as there is no other way in
which he can be paid He win be appointed
this afternoon, and assigned to the Com
1nittee. The caucus also agreed to hold no
session Tuesday on account of the town
ship election
when the House got together this after
noon Assemblymen STORES, Salinger, Exton,
" atson. Olyaney, Flynn and L9wis, COM
nrisiug the Committee. on Elections, were
Excused in order that they might