The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
WORK OF THE SLAVES
What the Corporation Leg
islature Did Not Do For
the People.
ALL POPULAR MEASURES KILLED
All Appropriations Cut Down and
a Great Show of Economy Made
Women Lawyers and
Commissioners.
Special to The Jerseu CRp News.

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TRENTON, March 25, 1ss5.-The One
Hundredth and Nineteenth Legislature,
which finished it's work on Friday, will be
long remembered by the people of this
| State on more accounts than one. The
principal thing which will keep its mem
DRY green in the minds of the people was
it's abjcet subserviency to the corporations
| OF all the measures for the relief OF an
| overburdened people which the Republic
cans solemnly promised the people last
| fall, not one became q law. Solemn
| pledges were trodden under foot at the
command of he corporation lobbyists,
who walked about the Chamber and Is
| sued their orders in the same manner
| that the old Alabama overseer used to
| drive his slaves. True. the Erie track
elevation bill did get through the House
| bat that was only for the purpose of
| rebuking an overzealous lobbyist and
with the understanding that it should be
| killed In the Senate. When the people OF
| Jersey City cogitate over this subject
| they want to remember that Senator
| VOORHEES, did all he could to bring the
| bills up. Both in private n public he
| declared that it was a good measure and
| that he wanted 1t brought up. But when
| Senator Daily tried to get the measure
| O6IDIe Tie Scldl llt Sldi tiilS oAobOFSt
| was made that it could not be found.
In the mad rush to get bills through no
one could tell where the bill had dis
appeared to,
That's an old time Erie trick" re-
marked one of the veteran lobbyists.
MAD RUSH FOR MONEY.
The Legislature attempted to legislate
! on nearly everything under the sun, from
regulating the size of little neck clans to
the high hats worn on women's heads
in the places of amusement. The number
of bills introduced reached $50. The work
of the session was delayed in the begin
ing by the contest for United States
ton. There was never a session when
| there was so many committee hearings,
and for weeks the entire energy OF th3
The Governors vetoes were not as
f fn affyetMo. as H last hs ysa lb;la w . three re sem on
record this session and may have one
or two more around in his clothes to pre-
back in June.
In the beginning there was a mad
rush of appropriation bills: Nearly every
q the fact tina at the beginning of the
fiiEaal year fhe fact fac ahapf there 0f Wss a P bal-
ance on hand Of nearly s. 900 900. This
inspired, every statesman to discover a
surplus. At time there were pend.
ing bills that would have appropriated
s1,600, 900, and it was this that called into
existence the Advisory or Steering Com
mittee. There was one for each branch,
and they frequently met In JOINT meeting;
the most good. They finally decided to
come to the. assistance Of the State
light liz plant and general repairs. 4. stats
reformatory is to be erected, and s1Oo, oo
has b. S nssn sIvsn f for tbs fhs p eonposetio 1t m Tai
this bill has been amended SO that the
Governor will have the naming of the
conn MoRRis PLAINS NEEDS.
crowdee, wanted sss5. 600. At one time
a saes al W the f Boar rp. Of M IL ses ray threatened
to resign. and as the. State Hospital
Board is composed Of unusually able
start with. with the idea that they will
g fstu sesae mere gmaSSooee{Y f fnnd. fg WSIeh heg gas
gradually shrunk. was bolsteredi up by
5000 more being taken from the State
the schools now $500. 900 a year. The
Fish and Came Commissioners. VINO
lave danced attendance several days on
the resigns Adx1so We're eo aiIoWed ss aoa tofs restoep
the waters of the State with fish,, and
their BIZ reorgantEing the the c : sion
game police. under the supervision Of a
fish and game protector, was passed. The
department appropriations were all
onppsu The H JUDICIARY BILL.
The most important measure, passed
dietary bill. It makes very important
changes in the judiciary system OF the
State. ana is the first step toward sser rr
The Republican spoils seekers have long
had the idea that the judiciary should
same as State Prison Keeper, .superin-
tendent Of the Capital, and similar posi-;
sieRS, Ih sSe h 9aef that baase sSe 2 h lave n oism Raa
enoueh of their ~henchmen. on the bench,
and they thought that # the judges were
sufficiently to fiji many seats on the bench
with Republicans. For years there has
been been a ab as n e Rs for { Snap were ana
CARY bill INTRODUCED by Senator Foster
two branches to secure its passage oyer
the Governors veto. Next November
Judges win be selected by the sn people }ps for for
element of the Common Pleas Court will
be wiped out Of existence.
provided for in the constitutional
amendrnents reconstructing the higher
| judiciary. winch amendments nave pass
ed both Houses and are consigned to the
tender mercies of the next Legislature.
it being necessary for them to be passed
by the two Legislatures before being
submitted to the people. The bill has
also passed which enlarges the Court of
i Chancery and increases the powers of
the Vice. Chancellor.
COMMISSIONS WORK IN VAIN.
The work of the Constitutional Com
mission was all in vain. It was general
Ily announced at the time that in framing
their amendments they kept too close
to the old judicial ruts. A number of
lawyers got together and drafted the
Voorhees, substitute amendments and
these have been adopted by both Houses
and have been left as a heritage TO the
next Legislature. The Winton amend
ment prdvidfng for biennial sessions was
also adopted as was the anti-gambling
amendment as advocated by the Citi-
zena' League and the various religious
bodies. There were forty-four consti-
tutiona1 amendments pending. altogether.
II One of the notable groups of legislation
IFS that which applied TO women. and
Il this Legisla ture made some history. The
barrier thai confronted the fair sex in
relation to the profession of law was
beaten down by the persfstency OF some
aEgressive women, and they are now en-
Lifted to examination and admission to
the bar. Last year they were made no.
ltsries. This year they are made Com
snissiQners ofH Deeds. The road bill adj
81 v0catsd by the State Road Improvement
Association passed after considerable dis