The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-19
sALINaER PLAYS CLOWN.
Sorry He Was Once a Democrat-Re-
pubiicnns Sorry He rs a Republican.

pub1tcans sorry E4e rs a ttepup1hcSns
Special to the Jersey City Neus.
TRENTON, April 10, 1694-There was an
other lively scrimmage in the House yester-
day afternoon over the bill which deprives
Mayor Haynes of Newark of the power to
fill any vacancies in the city government.
Mr.. Haynes term expires May s, and be-
fore that time there will be a vacancy in
the Excise and Tax Boards. He had no
power to Ill those vacancies until the bill
restoring Mayor Wanser his power to make
appointments to all city boards became q
law. After that was passed it was suddenly
discovered that be gave Mr.. Haynes a
like power. The Republicans want the two
vacant commissions for themselves and SO
introduced the bill-entirely in the interests
Of economy and good government of course.
DIR. Edwards. who introduced the bill,
merely said that it was a good bill and
ought to pass. Mr.. Flynn wanted 1t ex-
planned, and Mr.. W oolsey said there wasn't
much in the bill. "We DON'T want Mayor
Haynes to make any more appointments,
seela
Mr.. Flynn denounced the measure as a
shameless one, and told how the Republicans
wanted it passed to get out of the difficulty
into which the Wanser bill had getten them;
This brought Mr.. Salinger to the rescue Of
the bill, and like mis- prototype, old Don
Quixote, he was soon flying through the air
mixed up with the Democratic windmill,
Beekman. SaIinger made a savage attack
upon Mayor Haynes, and called him names
and made charges against him which, if
printed, would make the foundation for as
pretty q libel suit as ever engaged the at
tention or a court. He accused him Of APP
pointing bad men to Office and said that the
men he had appointed were as bad as could
be found anywhere, even in Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy is the city which is response
Bile for Mr.. Beekman, and in a second that
loquacious individual was on his feet shout
ing at the top of his lungs. Saiinger shouted
circumstance to the Assembly Chambers. It
did not last long, however, for the sharp
rapping Of the Speakers gavel quelled the
| torrents of invective, which Salinger and
Beekman hurled at each other, and when
quiet was restored Beekman was heard NUT
tering something about there being nothing
worse than Hudson.
Mr.. Flynn secured the floor and admin
istered a scathing rebuke to Salinger. He
| said that it was natural that an officials APP
pointnents should be criticised by the party
| opposed to them. but seldom was the lengths
gone to which Mr.. Salinger had pursued He
| said that in private conversatio n
partisanship to which his party was going.
and now, behold, be was as rabid as any Of
them. he also spoke Of Mr.. Salinger apos-
| tatizing from democracy to republicanism.
II am a republican" shouted Mr.. Sal
niger at Mr.. Flynn, at which a laugh went
up all over the House, which the Speaker
promptly checked. Il used to be a demo-
| crat,u Salinger went on, land my only re-
| greet is that I was not a republican sooner
'iThe gentleman will confine his remarks
| to the question: CURLY said the Speaker.
| Mr.. Salinger insisted that he was talking to
| the question, as he ives replying to Mr..
| Fiynn's charge against him. He made q
| rambling speech about what the Demo-
| cratic party used to be and is, and wound up
by reiterating his charges against Mayor
Haynes.
The bill, of course, was passed, but Som
ers and Watson, two republicans, voted in
the negative.