New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
GOOD WORK AT TRENTON.
TIE LEGISLATURE VOTES TO IMPEACII
JUSTICE CONNOLLY. OF RAYONNE.
DEMOCRATIC PREJUDICE AGAINST THE BLACK
MAN-FIXING on A DATE FOR ADJOURN
MENr - KELLY REJECTED
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MENr - KELLY REJECTED.
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Trenton Feb 27-Patrick w. Connolly, JUS
tce of the Peace OF Bayonne. Hudson County, VINO
recently assaulted prominent lawyer VINO LOON en-
cep,on to his peculiar methods OF administering
Justice is to be arraigned before the oar Oh me
Senate under articles of impeachment Connolly
may be arrested at once. To-day the House COM
ojttee on Judiciary. to whom was referred the pc
triton of T. w. Edwards and others. AMI the petit
tion of the Bar Associat ton OF Hudson County.
nravIng that Connolly be punished reported in
favor of mpea chmcnt. The committees report and
recommendation adopted by the House by i
vote OF ~ TO .. Messrs. Fleming and Smocl voting
I'm the negative. Speaker Cross named Mcss.s.
storrs. Cooling, skinner, Hicks and Usher as the
House members AZ the trial. and Messrs. Robert
son. Denise and Parker committee 70
go to the Senate and demand Connolly =
trial the articles Of impeachment lin
the name OF the good people OF New
Jersey" There are five articles Of impeachment
proposed. The first charges Justice Connolly with
falsfying his docket; the second end third charges
of similar import the fourth charges him with
atrocousy assaulting Dewitt Van Buskirk. a law
yer and officer OF the court and tie fifth with being
ii of low and troublesome disposition anu
with having committed assaults upon Joseph An
derson Daniel Hennessey William Kelly, Michael
OConnor. Thomas lloulishan and James llanley.
The Senate agreed to the House demand
The penalty for Justice falsfyng his docket is
5000 fine three years imprisonment
There was "A lively time In the Senate to-day over
the passage Of the bill creating "A colored regiment
OF the National Guard Y this staie. senator alto,
ulation of the State asked for its passage. They
wamted four Companie one each IN jersey Tiy
IRE came up Senator DAILY denounced IT, and said
that he never hoped TO see the DAY when q col
ored guard would stand over white man. Sen
ators Ketcham. Rogers. Skirm and others sup
ported the bill, and criticised Senator Daily for ms
language. The bin passed. Il to 2. DAILY and kuhl
Dems) voting in the negative
At conference Of Republican Senators this
mornins it decided that the appointment of
Oliver Kelly. OF Mddlesex County. as member OF
the State Board OF Assessors should not be con
! trmed. Governor Werts senI III the nomination
a couple OF weeks ago. and the confirmation was
postponed until! residents OF MiddlcscN County
claring Kelly unfit for the office The nomination
of Lawrence Il. Fell to be- State Factory lnspec-
tor as not acted upon. There Is bill before the
of the Governor. and the fate OF that measure VIII
be awaited ii is said. before any action * taken
on the nomination.
| The Municipal Corporations Committee reported
| adversely MI Schobers Jersey city Water bill
! ers each year, and is generally opposed by the
| Essex members upon the grounds that jersey Cii>
sheds, for which Newark has paid millions. for
nothing Mr.. Schober moved the substitution OF
the minority report for the majority, and on mo-
| ton the question was macs special order foi
The Senate to-day passed the measure making
| women eligible commissioners OF deeds. This
| Is an advance step for women In this State
! The Republican Senators at a long conference
! this morning. decided 10 appropriate NJOO0 foi
an annex to the State prison. and $4,000 for In,
proposed Reformatory at Railway.
| If the Republican Senators have their way. The
| Legislature win adjourn sine die Friday Marcl
IL. That also decided at conference held
this morning.
nominated by the Governor for Commander of III,
! Naval Reserve.