The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-29
MERE POLITICS.
The Session of the Legis-
lature Getting Down to
the Very Lowest
Plane.
ELECTION LAW TINKERING
Scheme to Disffanehise Demo-
ePats-General Heppen-
heimer's Ambition,
The Eternal Gambling Humbug in
the Senate-Money for
the New Armory.

Call q A-CAQ a 49,
night for the purpose of sitting in judg-
ment upon several of the bills now be-
fore the Legislature. They expressed
themselves strongly in favor of Lexow-
ing the State. They wanted several
Democratic municipalities gone over with
a fine tooth comb, and solemnly passed
a resolution directing the Senate to carry
out their resolves.
Mr.. Voorhees, judiciary bill, though
not exactly condemned, was frowned
upon, and there was no doubling the
decided mark of displeasure which was
placed upon Mr.. Hicks bill, which pro-
vides for a jury commission.
ELECTION LAW TINKERING.
The Hudson County Republican Com
mittee has beeen tinkering the election
law and has at last got it down to- suit
G. o. P. needs. The amendments
do away with the house to house canvass
and substitute a personal registration.
This is lone to exclude the humbler class
of voters, who as a rule vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. and who have not m or
opportunity for personal registration. The
tinkers also do away will the extra
peace officer at a polling place. They
make the County Board of Election the
Board of Canvassers and send the re-
turns to the County Board instead of to
the Clerk. All boxes are to be delivered
from the polling place to the County
Board of Elections, who shall retain
them three months and then return them
to the municipalities.
The amendments were submitted to the
meeting of the State Committee last night
and the committee thought they needed
a little more crushing up. They author
fzed Frank Murphy and Ed. Woolley to
each choose a man. the four to meet in
Newark on Saturday to revise the amend
ments and prepare others to the law
which may be suggested. Murphy chose
r.. Wayne Parker and Woolley, Samuel
Dickinson.
Senator Rogers introduced into the
Senate last night his little scheme of
last year to rob the State of a Democra-
tic Assembly. His bill provides for taking
one Assemblyman from Hunterdon, which
is a Democratic county, and giving it
to Camden, which is Republican. So
glaringly INSCRIPTIONS is the measure
that even the Republicans frowned upon
it last year and it was defeated. What
success it will nave this year remains
to be seen.
HEPPENHEIMER'S AMBITION.
General Heppenheimer had the privilege
of the floor bestowed upon him last night
by a unanimous vote. It is whispered
that the General is here looking after
the Office of Commissioner of Banks and
Insurance. George T. Duryea's term will
expire next month, and those who pre-
tend to know say General H~eppenheinler
will get the place, though George is
h~ustling for the first time in his life to
succeed himself.
This morning Senator DAILY and the six
Democratic Assemblymen visited the
Governor and urged General Heppen-
heimer's appointment. The Governor
heard them and expressed the usual high
opinion of he General, but said nothing
further.
THE FOURTH'S ARMORY.
Colonel Abernethy was a busy man
about the Senate Chamber. He succeed
ed in having considered favorabiy the
billy appropriating $4,000 for furnishing
the Jersey City Armory. Paterson peo-
pie objected to the bill, but they were
allowed to come in for the same amount
and now there are no obstacles in the
way of the bill, and the Colonel is hope
full of having it a law before the week
is out.
A SENATE sPAT.
The monotony of the proceedings in
the Senate was relieved last night by
a pleasant little tilt between Senators
Chairman of the Committee on Judiei-
airy, reported the amendment to the
Constitution which prohibits gambling of
any kind in the State. Later Mr.. Voor-
bees called it up on final passage and
said he hoped that all would vote for it.
IA sufficient number of copies of this
amendment have been printed" said Mr..
voorhees,, ito enable every one to read
it."
81 have no copy" said Mr.. Winton.
Then | will explain it to YOU said
Mr.. Voorhees,. 1T prohibits gambling of
every description in this State. 1t passed
without a dissenting vote in the House,
and I hope there will not be a dissent
ing vote in the Senate"
1T isn't necessary to enter into re-
marks of the kind" retorted Mr.. Win
ton. II am in as hearty accord with the
amendment as any man living, but there
are a number of constitutional amend
ments before the Legislature. Why not
take them up at once? It is wasting
time to act on these .amendments-by
piecemeal. There is no likelihood Of any
one voting against this amendment or
resolution, but let US I've them all at
once"
"Does this amendment refer to agri-
cultural societies ?"l asked Mr.. Daily, in
his suave way.
The Sepator from Hudson is a learn
ed man." began Mr.. Voorhees,, profound
the amendment means. It applies to
such agricultural societies as the one
that used to run at Gutenberg all right
enough"
A DIG AT WAVERLY FAIR.
Mr.. DAILY explained that he asked the
question because a few months g at
Wayerly in the highly moral ounty of
Essex, a State fair was held and there
were more fake games. and more con-
grounds than were ever OF the race
tracks ait Gutenberg. And the Grand
Jury of Essex took no notice of this
matter, although every decent neWSpa-
per in that county denounced it,"
"You must have been there" broke in
Mr.. Voodhees.
Eyes, and I met you there, my dear
Senator" replied Mr.. DAILY. my county
has been Criticized, and I can't see why
it is out of place for me to criticize the
NV EEWen,S said NJ. Keteham. last year
the Senator from Hudson and myself
frequently locked horns. I had thought
thai this year we would get along swim
mingly, but now let me say that If there
was any gambling at the State fair II
was not done by Essex people, put npy y
WICKED ESSEX CONTRIBUTED IT.
sOh, that's It, is it?"' exclaimed Mr..
DAILY, wasn't the Chief of Police, who
supervised matters at Waverly, a cati-
zen of Essex county, Isn't the. presl-
dent of the State Agricultural Society Q
citizen Of Essex, county, and q man OF