The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-22
CRlNKS AND CROOKS
The Legislature Wabbles
Through the Second
Monday Evening OF
the Session.
BIG FIGHT ON RIPARIAN LANDS
G. [. Record Says Days Con-
fseation Bill Is Buneombe--
Beating Bradley's Bill.
A Swarm of Mischievous and
Ridiculous Measures Intro
duced-Dull at the Hotels.
BIG FIGHT ON RIPARIAN LANDs
s,,c;ol 10 the .Jerscu City Neus.

Special to the Jersey City Neus.
TRENTON. Jan. 20. 1ss5.-Things were
unusually dull for a Monday night here
last night. There was a marked contrast
| between the two preceding Monday
nights. The hotels were comparatively
| deserted. and there was, little or no ex-
c;ternant The hospitable quarters of
General Sewell at the Trenton House and
| the elaborate apartments OF frahAin
| Murphy at the Windsor with their &C
| companying reflections were cioseo' aho
| there was nothing to cheer the dropping
| spirits which the damp, drizzling weather
| begat. Nevertheless Hudson was wen
! represented. Nothing seems to De aoie
to keep such leading political llghts as
| Alec Dusenberry, G. De X. Leonard
| and little Sonny Dingwall. from Trenton
| on a Monday night when the Legislature
is IN session. 1t might slip its trolley
| and go to smash, you know, if they were
| not there to keep their hands on the
rope.
Sheriff Toffey was in town with ms
Gubernatorial boom in a brand new ALL
| gator satchel, and conferred with MS
| erstwhile political twin, Major Anderson.
| Colonel Charles Nomorewhiskers Fuller
| and Warden Mitchell were close behind
the boom as a sort of body guard.
PRIMARY I'LL DOWNED.
George Record was conspicuous in the
llobbv. He said he had come down to
| look after his primary bill. He also took
| a shy at Riparian matters, and said that
Mr.. Days bill, which provides for the
| reversion to the State of Riparian rights,
is all political buncombe and preposter-
| Gus. 1t was impracticable and could not
be enforced at the opening OF the ses-
! sion. Mr.. Christie, of Essex, brought
ioy to Mr.. Records heart by presenting
| a large and numerously signed petition
| praying the Legislature to pass the
| primary bill. It has not been introduced
| vet. but it will come in very soon. 1t
will resemble that of last year, which
| was prepared by Governor Werts, with
| such improvements as were suggested by
| its practical working at the primaries IN
| Hudson last fall. The Republicans de-
| feated the measure last winter, and there
| is little nope that they will pass it this
| year. There Is something about open,
| fair and honest primaries which does not
| agree with modern Republican refoTm.
IN FAVOR OF EQUAL
Thomas Jacob came to Trenton to go
before the committee and argue in favor
| of the equal taxation bill. He was primed
| with figures and arguments which no
| human Assemblyman could resist, but
unfortunately for the cause OF equal
| taxation, the committee did not take the
matter up. 1t is to be hoped that Mr..
Jacob will return next Monday ana DOM
| bard the committee with his facts.
Colonel Abernethy came to see what
the chances were of getting, through the
bill appropriating money for the FUR
| nishing of the Fourth's new armory.
| One of the most ubiquitous gentlemen N
the lobby was superintendent David
| Young, of the Consolidated Traction COM
pany. He could see more men in fifteen
| minutes h any other man In the
| House.
The session of the Assembly was ex-
| ,eedingly short. It opened with the an
| nonncement of the appointment of two
clerks of committees and an assistant
| secretary to the Speaker. This man1fes-
tation of Republican economy and re-
| form brought Mr.. Usher to his feet with
| this resolution
whereas, An examination of the rec
| ords of the House of Assembly shows that
| nineteen men have been appointed as
'doorkeepers' for the session.. at three
| hundred and fifty dollars each, making
the total amount paid for guarding the
three doors and two galleries of the
House six thousand six hundred and fifty
dollars. and, as 1t would be Impossible
to keen this number of men constantly
employed in the capacity for which they
! were appointed, and it has been estimated
| that in his condition of affairs each
| man can work but thirty-five hours out
of a session of nine or ten weeks, which
Is a rate of ten dollars per hour, so that
five thousand dollars of the money spent
for this purpose would be a useless and
wasteful expenditure of the peoples
funds: and
whereas, AS servants of the people. we
are expected to redeem the promises
/ made to them for an economical and
business-like administration of legisla-
| tive affairs. be it
Resolved, That the unnecessary SER
vices of fourteen of these doorkeepers
be dispensed with, and five retained for
service at the three doors and two gall
leries of the House"
A USELESS APPEAL.
In moving the adoption of the resolu-
| ton, Mr.. Usher referred to the hypocrisy
of the Republicans in the matter of
| doorkeepcrs, and hoped thai there were
Independent men enough in the Republi-
| can party to adopt the resolutions.
Mr.. Storrs Immediately moved to lay
| the resolution on the table.
Mr.. Cagney called for the ayes and
nays, and the Speaker, without putting
| the usual motion, rs the call for the
ayes and rays sustained?" put Mr..
| The Speaker tried to exonorate himself
| by telling MIR. Cagney that it required
| five men to secure the ayes and nays,
and he was the only one who asked for
| them.
Mr.. Schober. of Hudson, presented a
| petition which Alec D~usenbery said was
signed by 10000 citizens, praying for the
| rage and equal taxation bills. Then
| the House adjourned, having been in SEES
sion just twenty minutes.