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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
BUNOOMBE IN THE HOUSE
AsseInblynlan Usner's Bill to Relieve
the Poor of the State.
Special 10 the JciseJ C.-J Ncaos.

Special 10 TIC JCISeJ C.-J NcICS.
TRENTON, Jan. %, 1994.-The House held
a short session last evening which, though
not very long, was long enough to afford an
opportunity for the most wonderful display
of buncome which the new Chamber has yet
witnessed. Mr.. Usher took the first leap into
the ring, and appeared as a full fedged phil
anthropist. His philanthropy took the shape
of these elaborate preambles and resolu-
tionS:-
Whereas, With a view to relieving, to some
extent, the great distress cow unfortunately
prevailing throughout the country. and in order
10 alleviate in so far as may be possible by this
means the urgent needs of the poor and unem-
ployed of this State, and to assure them tnat
their Legislative representatives of every grade
extend them their heartfelt sympathy in these
times of economic suffering and are earnestly
DESTROYS of devising methods or enacting laws
which may tend to the bettermsnt of their con-
dition; now therefore, be it.
Resolved, The Senate concurring, that a
joint com be appointed. consisting OF four
members of the House of Assembly and two
members of the Senate, each of the parties,
Democratic aud Republican, to be equally rep
shall be to prepare and draft a bill for enact
meat which shall pre- vide for and secure the
collection of 8 per cent OF the salaries OF all
the State officers and officials Of the various
cities of the first and second class OF this state,
for the relief of ths poor.
Resolved, That the said committee, when ap-
pointed, snail, aIGer que nOtlc6. Dy buctu SlVcu,
meet at stated times during the session of the
Legislature, in the Assembly Chamber, to hear
all citizens interested, and TO hear all people
whose interests or condition may be affected,
with a view to obtaining wise suggestions as to
the best means and methods for the RELIEF OF
the poor and unemployed, and that the COM
mittee report at the earliest possible d ay at this
session.
Mr.. Usher's great affection for the unem-
ployed was nipped in the bud by being
promptly tabled.
Mr.. Usher is a democrat, and if any
capital is to be made by gushing over the
wants and misery of the unemployed it is not
going to the credit of the Democrats this
trip. The Republicans want it all, and SO
when our own Mr.. Kerr of Harrison came
forward with similar resolutions of gush
they received more attention. Mr.. Kerr's
resolutions moreover partook somewhat of a
whack at the British free trade buga boo,
and that was sufficient to assure them a
prompt reception at the hands of this As
sembly. In f. they were received with
stirred up the bull of Mr.. Kerr's Republican
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
AT OLD TRINITY.
The Boy Preacher Doing an Excel
lent Work. r

The Boy Preacher Doing an Excel
lent Work.
Trinity Church was well filed last night
by persons interested in the revival being
conducted by Evangelist Harrison, who is
being ably aided by the Rev. John Krantz.
The members of the church also are in ear
nest in their desire to render every aid posi-
Bile to MIR. Harrison IN his work, and the
women members are securing the community
daily in search of recruits for the army of
the Lord. and this work will continue for ten
days more. Every person that can be found
in the highways and byways who needs or
wants conversion will be eagerly entreated
by those faithful women to attend the SER
vices. There is every reason for believing
that the present revival will be the greatest
that has ever been held in old Trinity
Church.
The earlier part of last evening was de
voted to singing from the new book called
precious Hymns" which is being intro
duced by Mr.. Harrison. TIL congregation
rapidly caught the music, and the singing
was earnest. Everyone sang and everyone
seemed glad to be able to sing.
Mr.. Harrison took his text from Proverbs,
sThere is a way which seemeth q right unto
man, but the end thereof is death" From
this the preacher dwelt on the subject OF
always going to heaven but never getting
there. The remarks were forcible n
penetrating. The speaker devoted much of
the time to people who thought they were
going to heaven and that they were follow
ers of the Lord, but did not know that they
were. They only thought SO because they
lived a quiet. peaceful life, paid pew rent in
a church and did frequently charitable
deeds. These people. the preacher said, the
Judge of All Earth would not recognize on
the great day when they knocked at his
door for admission to heaven. The Great
Judge would say to such, Il never knew
you"
During the evening a dozen or more stood
up for PRAYERS, and many of these went to
the altar. Tonight the services will be con-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
Kill the Income Tax Bill.

There seem to be two overwhelm-
ing objections to the proposed income
tax law as given out by the Wilson
Committee yesterday, and published
in outline in The JERSEY CITY NEWS,
The first is that it is impossible of
execution; the second, that it is de-
testably inquisitorial. 1t would take
a staff of judges, commissioners. ex-
perts and lawyers about equal to the
population of q good sized State to
assess the taxable income Of one
millionaire. By the time the assess
able and the worcestershire, the liable
and the exempt, the additions and
the deductions were calculated and
litigated and adjudicated, the original
victim would be gathered to his
fathers, the present generation Of
statesmen would be ~wrangling in the
Senate of Hades. and the National
debt would be paid Off.
The minute searching into the de-
tails of private affairs is simply in
tolerable, besides. People could not
be got to stand it, in this country, If
such enquiries were to be publicly
conducted, they would, OF course, in
volve a general upturning of private
and business relations that would
convulse the entire country. It is
doubtful If anyone could carry on
business if his books were made com
mon property, and it is certain no one
would tolerate the social annoyance
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
FOR A ELEVATION.
AssembIyInan arrO Introduces the
Much Talked of Bill.
Special to the jersey City Nelcs.


TRENTON, Jan. %, 1S94-There was an
Western Railroad accident last night. Mr..
Kerr introduced a bill providing that all
steam railroads in this State are to use a
system of block signals, and they must AVE
same in operation by July l, under $1,000
penalty.
Nh. Hugh Kelly, the lone champion of
equal taxation, singularly to relate, intro
duced one for the same purport. But great
minds always did run in the same direction.
The other bills introduced were:-
No. 53-Mr. Exteu. Provides fer organization
of life stock OF domestic animaIs insurance
companies, on the assessment plan.
No. 54-Mr. Duncan. Provides that all cor
porations, such as manufacturing. mining and
quarrying, shall pay their employe s every tive
No. 55-Mr. walters. Provides that all school
houses in the State shall have flags and fag-
stats, to be purchased out of moneys raised for
school purposes.
No. 56-Mr. Ginder. Provides that the &C.
ceptance of public streets and alleys in munici-
palit1es shall depend upon whether governing
boards of such municipalities authorized their
layin Ing out. 4l.
No. 57-Mr. Somers Repeats an act relative
to tho sale Of lands under judicial proceedings:
Mr.. Carroll introduced the bill adopted by
the property owners of the northern part of
the city, who want the Erie Railroad Com
pany to elevate its tracks. 1t gives cities of
the first class power to pass ordinances re
quiring railroads to elevate above or depress
below all tracks at street crossings. Failure
to obey the ordinance within the prescribed
time makes the company liable to Indictment
for maintaining a public nuisance.
The last two bills introduced were:-
No. 60 Mr.. Carroll. Requires salaries Of all
city officers to be paid monthly.
No. 6l-Mr. Ross. Authorizes Cape May
county to issue bonds to build a new jail.
NO, 6S-MF, ElS9i0. Makes INDIGNANT kana
upon real estate for fifteen years instead Of
twenty years, as at present.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
REAL

protectionism was the poor miserable erasers
the opening of the sessions, and Mr.. Kerr
yelled as loudly as though he had pumped
himself down on the business end of one of
the poor little knives. This is what he
yelled
Whereas, New Jersey cutters are out of en-
pioymeBt: be it
Resolved, that the distribution of steel ink
erasers bearing the imprint Rogers Bros,
cutters to Her Majesty, Sheffield, Eng" by a
public officer of the State of New Jersey to the
member of this House is an evidence of want of
regard for true industry in which we cannot
concur; further
Resolved, that the Committee on Stationery
be directed to inquire into the reason for this
preference shown to English manufacturers.
This resolution was promptly adopted and
then conscious of having gotten in another
one for the old party the Assemblymen went
home,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23

THE worst of these spasmodic raids
on Sunday rum selling is that they
close up the respectable saloons and
give the dives a rich harvest. Pretty
nearly every decent place in the city
was closed yesterday. But the family
entrances ''of the low groggeries"
worked on well oiled hinges.
The Sunday closing splurgc has
about played itself out, anyway. The
police have got more used to the new
Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
Highest 81 all in Lcavening Power-Latest U. S. Govt Report
|@!a!:,.!! . Bs,ij'g
"A @a u ewHaAA Ra gRAHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE:
Of having his resources publicly cata-

-
logued.
But, if the enquiries or which the
taxation is to be based are to be Sc
cretiy conducted, the opportunity
for abuse becomes too glazing to be
endured. The enforcement of the
tax becomes q farce. The only people
who will have to pay any approx
mate part of their true share will be
the comparatively poor men who
have not much pull, and the clergy
men--who, of course. would not fib
out of their responsibilities. Really
rich men like the plumbers and ice
dealers, and gamblers and politicians,
and railway magnates would simply
lie back and grin while the populist
element in Kansas tore its hair.
We hope Congress will kill this pro-
posal in very short order. 1t can do
no good either to the country or the
Democratic party. If necessary, Try
a tax on sugar; but let US have neither
class discrimination nor dictatorial III
reference in private affairs authorized
by our laws.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23

SOME one using the signature "Mac"
writes us a bitter complaint about the
police of the Second precinct. We
would be glad to enquire into the
matter and bring about an abate-
ment of the wrong, if verified. but
Mac has violated the cardinal rule in
such cases by failing to enclose his
true name and address, as an evidence
of good faith.
Absolutely no attention can be
paid to anonymous communications,
though, on request, the names OF the
writers will always be withheld from
publication.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
IT'S OUR
own HORN

And we are going to blow it.
If We didn't blow our own
whose should we blow?
In Newark everybody knows us
and it ism t necessary.
Everybody there knows that ours
is the Biggest, Best and
Most Liberal Music House
in the State.
We don't care who you are or
where you go, we will guaran-
tee to sell you a better piano
for less money than you can
get any place else.
Cash or installments, and de-
livered free.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23

compensation for the ground occu-
pied and for the interference with the
lines, but also damages for the the
oretic invasion of their property by
the midair crossing. No lawyer II
his senses doubts that the company
can recover a heavy amount-enough
to greatly impair the Boulevard fund.
1t can, besides, prolong the fight in
the courts five years, just like the
Junction Docks and Connecting
Railway suit.
In the case of the Traction Com
pany, the folly of Mr.. Bruggemann's
course cannot, perhaps, be brought
down to a simple demonstration like
| the above, but it is none the less GER
tain. His act is that of a man of mar
row, limited views. His reasons may
! be condemned in two sentences. The
bridge is a narrow one. therefore the
| Traction Company should only be al
| lowed to lay one track over it; corpor-
i atoms are allowed too many privileges,
anyhow. We suppose the latter ar
gument" may appeal to the a~narchicat
element, if we have any in this county,
but it will hardly weigh heavily with
/ common sense business men. Tdere
are just two questions really worth
considering in the premises. Oae Is
whether the track on West Newark
avenue is a good and useful thing;
the other is whether the laying Of a
| second track over the bridge is an i'm
pairment of its general usefulness. To
| the former the answer is hardly open
to doubt. We will not insult common
sense by formally arguing to prove
such a truism. In passing we may
only say q word in praise of the enter
prise and far-seeing wisdom OF thu
company in thus opening up new and
unsettled portions of the city and
county to general usefulness. 1t is
doing so at enormous expense. The
present likelihood of a profit is
very slim indeed. The work
is a remarkable reaching out into
| the future. But it is ridiculous to say
that a second track over the bridge
would be any obstruction to its gen
eral use, any more than a second
track impairs the use of the street.
| On the contrary. it is highly probable
that teamsters will regard the track
as a very great boon to themselves
and their horses. The times when
two cars would meet on the bridge
would probably not number two per
diem. and even were they more fire.
quent. the transit would be so rapid
that no delay could be caused to any
orher traffic. On the other hand, the
| delay, inconv enience and danger OF
running trolley cars over a single
track is SO obvious that it would ap-
peal to most men as a superlative con
sheraton.
The members of the Board of Free
holders appear to have had the right
| idea ON both of these topics. But
through ignorance of the provision of
law which requires them to act upon
a veto immediately on it's p%resenta-
ton, they have allowed Mr.. Brugge-
mann to override their Judgment.
This is very unfortunate indeed. Both
resolutions should be adopted by the
| Board. de 1000, and sent to Mr..
| Bruggemann again. Presumably he
will veto them again. Then the
Board can sit down on him by
promptly passing the resolutions over
his veto.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
Russia,s pestliential Thistle.

It is estimated that damage to the extent Of
at least $4,000 900 has been caused to the crops
10 the Nolthwest during the present year by q
weed known as the Russian thistle. The D O.
partinent Of Agriculture Is now investigator g
the pest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-23
Two IIl-Judged Vetoes by Mr.. Brugge-
mann.

! W. AA1e1 uUSC& bCsoCo Wy Mts ASAuS6o~
mann.
Through a misunderstanding of the
law, two yetoes by Director Brugge-
mann have become operative. which,
while specifically attractive to enc
mics of the greedy corporations, are
in fact mere pieces of tuppenny dem
agoguery and are calculated to seri-
ously initiate against the public in
terests. One of these is the veto of
the single span bridge over the Penn
sylvania Railway cut at the line OF
the New Boulevard. The other is the
veto of the resolution permitting the
Consolidated Traction Company to
double track the Newark avenue
bridge over the Hackensack.
We have heretofore expressed our
views, at length, regarding the Rail
way bridge veto. 1t is placed on the
specious ground that a bridge with
several short spans would be much
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-30
THE PRIDE OF THE REGIMENT.

skin hat has to do. For there he Is
busy even when he isn't on show.
The drum-major is to the band what
the first sergeant is to company. He
drills the musicians in marching, sees
that they are rightly equipped, that
the brasses are bright and the music in
order. The band, of course, practices
under the band-leader, but the drum
major has full charge of the field music
the trumpeters and the drum-and-fife
corps. In fact, the drum-major de-
rives his name from the fact that he
was formerly the chief drummer of the
regiment. He has been an ornament
of the British army since the reign of
Charles H., and has long fourished in
the continental services. He is tdnb0ur-
major in the French army, and he went
by the same name in the German SER
vice until the gradual giving up of
French terms after the Franco-German
war converted him into the Regiments
trommler, the regimental drummer
term which well expresses the origi-
nal duties of the office, but lacks the
swing of ''drum-major" and "tambour-
major" And what is drum-major
without swingp
At parade" at an army post, or
state camp, the drum-major leads the
band and field music to the front, and
brings it to a halt facing the color-line.
AT the approach of the adjutant he
gives the command, "Open ranks" and
when the arms have been inspected,
"Close ranks" He then marches the
band back to its place on the color
line.-Gustav Kobbe, in st. Nicholas
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-30
A Glimpse of Fortune.

A Chicago electrician found an ar,
only to lose it, For long time he had
been experimenting with wires for in
candescent electric lamps. In the or,
binary incandescent lamp the vacuum
is not perfect, the wire burns away and
the film of SCOT forms on the inside OF
the glass. The electrician hoped to
make wire which would have more
PERSISTENCE and last much longer;
hence to his joy he succeeded. He
made one lot of wires, which,
being placed in the vacuum lamps,
lasted five times as long as those
that were and are now in general
use. The discovery meant fortune.
He made arrangements to manufacture
the lamps on a large scale, but when
he made another lot after the same
process it was failure, and would not
serve the purpose. He tried again and
again, but to this day he has never been
able to duplicate the successful ones.
There might have been some accidental
ingredient, some little difference in the
method of manufacture that made this
lot great success. The electrician is
not disheartened. He is working away,
attempting to rediscover his discovery.
Chicago Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-30
BEAUTY AND HIS PRorEGE.

orphan did not in the least excite tho
spaniels sympathy-that is, at first a
box was procured for the newcomer
and its quarters comfortably fixed up.
DR.. Lions little boy told his father that
Beauty was disposed to be unfriendly
toward "Chicl1y."
THAT is because Beauty has not
been introduced" said the child's
father.
Forthwith the doctor had the chick
brought out, and Beauty came nosing
around us if to find out how good
"chiclSy" might be on the half shell.
The doctor gave the dog gentle slap,
and after awhile Beauty came to re-
gard the feathered newcomer as one of
the family. By and by the dog would
lie down at the door or the chickens
box and watch for its coming and at
tempt to play gently with it.
The chick at first did not like these
attentions, but soon seemed to be re-
sponsive. At last it was quite evident
that Beauty had grown to be very fond
of the bird. She would lick it all over,
just as if it were q pup, and fondle it
as if it were one of its own kind.
The chicken was missed one night 1t
was found at last in the cellar with
Beauty. The dog was coiled, and there
was the chicken cuddling close up to
its warm body and quite contented.
The spaniel had taken it in its mouth
and carried it downstairs.
1t was quite common thing for
Beauty to catch up the chicken in her
mouth and carry it off TO corner The
chicken had great objection to this
common-carrier business. 1t could
stand anything but that, even the lick
ing. It's attire and its temper used to
get very much ruffled. But Beauty
would stand no nonsense. She in her
superior wisdom knew what was best
for the young and inexperienced thing
committed to her care.
Beauty was extremely solicitous for
It's welfare. She was very jealous of
any outside interference and fearful
of what strangers might do. When
the butcher, the groceryman or other
tradesmen came into the basement
the spaniel would bark furiously and
make rush for the chicken, over
which it stood guard until the sus-
pected danger had passed.
Any one of the family might fondle
the chicken, of course, but no stranger
dared do it or Beauty would want to
know the reason why. If the chicken
were too near the door when the bell
rang Beauty would grasp the bird in
It's mouth and carry it off to place of
safety.
But, alasl Notwithstanding all the
motherly care of Beauty and the fact
that there was doctor in the house
the chicken died the other day. Beauty
was grief-stricken and refused to be
comforted. She would sniff around
the little chicken house and gaze here
and there expecting her protege and
lost her appetite. saw the spaniel
few days ago and if ever dog had
a mournful feeling plainly expressed
Beauty certainly had.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-30
Hygiene of the Eve.

When the eyes are tired, rest them
A little salt in cool water, filtered
through filtering paper, used as wash,
will be found refreshing, but sea bath
or sail is the best remedy. Never sit
facing strong light. Cross lights,
flashlights and varying colored lights
weary and strain the sight. Reading
in q car is a habit that only the
thoughtless indulge in. There is some
mysterious sympathy between the head
and feet, by virtue of which foot bath
will often soothe aching temples and
eyes. Night work that's not absolute
ly necessary is dangerous, and the best
book that ever was written is not worth
reading in poor light.-St. Louis Re
public.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-30
In Military Attire,

A rather vain young militia officer is
an admirer of pretty girl up town,
and her father dislikes him so that he
has declared war on him. Not long ago
friend was talking to the father
about the young man.
81 suppose that young popinjay still
visits your daughtcr?" he said.
"Um-er-well," replied the old gen.
tleman, ''he was up to the house one
night last week"
"All booted and spurred, of course?'
"Um-er, " hesitated the father signif,
cantly, 81 can't say as to the spurred,
but he was booted. | happened to be
there, and know. Detroit Free Press.