The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-14
DEMOCRATS PROTEST..
Plain Talk to Hypoeritieal Re-
! formers-New Wards for
Jersey City.
Special to the Jer.ev Cxu Nears.

branches of the Legislature worked hard
yesterday. Each held three sessions and
| accomplished a great deal of work. The
Senate passed the bill admitting women
to the bar. So much has been said on the
measure that the Senators allowed II to
go through without Messrs.
Drake, Hoffman, Smith and Stats, how
ever, voted against it. The bill will be-
come a law. as the Governor has prom
ised to sign 1t. and Mrs. Philbrook and
the other women who have been work
ing for the measure may congratulate
themselves upon the victory.
The Senate also passed Mr.. Schober's
bill providing for new ward in Jersey
City. The provisions of the bill are:
That the Common Council. Board of
| Aldermen or other legislative bod of
any city of his State. shall have power
by ordinance to divide said city up into
wards and to change the lines and
boundaries of the. present wards and
aldermanic districts therein. and to in
crease the lumber of wards therein; pro-
vided, that the number of wards shall not
exceed sixteen in any city; and provided
further, hat a majority of all the mem
bers of said legislative body shall agree
to the passage of said ordinance, and the
same shall be approved by the Mayor OF
aid city.
That all officers elected or appointed
for existing wards or aldermanic dis
tricts in any city wherein the ward or
Aldermanic district lines are changed,
and new wards created. as herein pro-
vided, shall continue in office until their
respective terms of office shall have ex-
pired, and until others are duly APP
pointed or elected to take their places,
and that hereafter such lumber of off,
GERS shall be elected or appointed from
the new wards as may be elected, or APP
pointed, from the wards now existing;
and vacancies therein may be filled in
the manner now provided by law for. fill
ing vacancies.
any city, as herein provided. it shall be
the duty of the Common Council or
Board of Aldermen of such city to divide
the new wards into election districts or
precincts, which sa:d precincts. so far as
practicable, shall be so constituted as
not to contain over six hundred voters.
act, shall include ali divisions of cities
known as aldermanic districts. and that
hereafter all such aldermanic districts
shall be known and designated as
wards.
BLAMEs MR.. DAVID YOUNG.
Mr., Gruber's bill providing that eleven
hours shall be a days work for trolley
men. and. providing for a Board of Elk
aminers for motormen. was, on motion
e CT sahnter K VIM; s Mfs Gfub sacf heard to t6 of
asked the Senator from Hunterdon what
Mr.. Kuhl replied that he did not thor
oughly understand the bill, and he want
ed it sent back so that he could examine
Mr.. Gruber explained the bill to the
Senator until. he acknowledged that it
locked plain, but when Mr.. Grnber asked
noon. the Senator -would not sat exactly
whether he would or not MI Nj GnuDer
Of of'n the ' fraction Company, had some,
thing to do with the matter.
The Grocers' Association bill to make
sary goods ordered by her for her family.
passed the Senate. The bill Is m
n n,@sI are Tsem aaatss Of he knife, but is
ss snate T 81 tR Bsli H she S Woman IS only 1y 1 ree
Which is practically the law at this
grocers have gained, but the Legislative
Committee are satisfied, and SO is every
one else apparently.
The bills appropriating. IS. 600 for the Geo
c eogasai Runses Shah desighhata a pers5ri
to be served with process: the Skinner
TNJURED Their HEALTH.
One Of the ~liveliest fights Of the ses-
sion has been. over a bill f~ofbtdding the,
sewage. Two or three years ago South
Orange purchased g tract OF land near
s fss a;asdaa9 an 81 II, Mil sswaaa To ,ygon : n1 ho1
Warning. Mayor Strong's Street Cleaning
Die pone Of the two Fat latter srAG tow sis1 oas have have
been trying hard to have the project de-
clared Illegal. claiming that the process
cations nave been here to advocate and
oppose the bill. and the compliments
they have paid each other are hardly fit
passed the bills and the South Orange
people are now going to try the courts.
Mr.. Builock's bll declaring Illegal CON
! ployers. when in case the employe leaves
tain sGaA time mts''I the es asafs ns shaafl not not forfeit t
PooR MR.. BULLOCK.
Mr.. Bullock Is telling q funny story in
badly by the labor unions Of Paterson,
and a large delegation from them was
the measure. i'o1TaSs The 'G eeviou 1--WE Ways afA Sy
| which a bill goes through were altogether
too intricate for the majority of the dele
them got the idea that the bill was hung
I'D in the Senate and that Mr.. Bullock
| was not doing his duty In not cutting 1t
down at once. He convinced his col.
leagues that his idea was right and the
delegation went home to denounce Mr..
DEMOCRATS DEMONSTRATE.
| At the opening of the evening session
of the House. Mr.. Usher, the Democratic
leader, submitted to Speaker Cross and
the Republican members a refnonstrance
signed by the six Democratic members,
complaining that a number of bills were
being held back by the committees, with
no prospect of their being reported. The
remonstrance stated that the Republic
cans were ~disregarding the peoples
wishes in holding the bills, and con-
| Guided in these Words Il
ut Is our opinion that the defeat of
the peoples oft and loudly expressed
wish regarding these measures viii be
iniQuitoUs in the extreme, and should
It, unfortunately, be brought about by
the subservience of any Of the members
of this House to or the influence of cor
porate pressure or promises, we wish to
stand openly before the people and also
on the records of this House as unitedly
and unalterably opposed to such a flag
the purposes for which we have been
denouncing the. neglect or betrayal OF
the duties for the performance OF which
We are all pledged by our manhood, our
citizenship and our official OATH
The bills referred to include the rail-
road track elevation, franchise tax.
weekly payment. two cent ferriage,
| cheaper telephone and Governor Wertss
| primary election measures.
Leader Storrs. in a sarcastic vein, said