The record-union., 1895-01-23
AT $3.50 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned to
meet at II O'Clock this morning.
ASSEMBLY,.

The Assembly was called to order
at 9:35 A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
The roll was called and a quorum found
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. O. Sum-
mers
On motion of Dinkelspiel the reading
OF the journal was dispensed with.
brusle was granted leave Of absence.
NO RECONSIDERATION.
Price rose to a question of privilege.
ID stated that he gave at the proper time
the necessary notice for the reconsidera
ton of the motion by which the report oi
the Committee on Attaches was adopted.
lie allowed it to go over out of courtesy
to absentees, and before the matter was
brought up on Monday he was cut off by
a motion to adjourn.
Wade hoped that the Assembly would
90 Price The courtesy to allow the motion
TO come up in return for the courtesy he
had shown others.
The Speaker called for the next order
OF business, and when Price ask ed if his
motion would not be heard, said there
was nothing before the House.
Biedsoe moved that the motion be al
lowed TO come up, and the ayes and noes
were called for. The motion was lost.
~ OS o'1 hOOo rs IL LWO-lDlcQS
vote.
Bulla explained his vote "no'' by say
ing that the motion to reconsider, if it
prevailed, would consume more time
tnan the extra cost of attaches would be.
Spencer said he voted ''aye' because he
wanted to have a matter rectified. A
man who claimed that he came from his
county had been placed on the list, os-
tensibly on his recommendation. Heidi
Nd l,n.S1
mended him, and diu not believe he had
ever lived in his county.
Ihomas rose TO question of privilege.
lie stated that he had told Mr.. Spencer
that the man was from his district, and
that the committee would report favor
ably. Spencer took down the name of
the man and those of the committee, and
said he would see them also. Thomas
told him they were all right, that all he
had to do was to sustain the committee
report.
Other members explained their votes,
giving various reasons therefor.
SAN DIEGO SALARY BILL,
S. B. 1877, the san Diego salary bill, was
read the third time.
Bledsoe moved to amend by reducing
the salary OF the County Clerk from
s., 600 to 10, OO0
Guy said that the committee had been
carefully over the salary list. The Su-
pefVls0rs some time ago reduced the
salary list from Sl32, 900 to $50, 900, and this
Dill reduced it still further. The Clerk
could not DO the business of the county
for less.
Bledsoe moved that committee of one
be appointed to amend the bill, but the
motion was lost.
none.
Guy moved that the bill be immediately
transmitted to the Senate, and it was SO
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The Chair appointed the following
committee on the Governors message
I1ali Chairman, Coleman, Spencer. Hat
heid, DevIne, Reid, Robinson.
lie also added to the Military Commit.
tee \ elSon and Zocchi.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Bulla,, Tor the Committee on Judiciary
reported 1aVoraoly on y. b. IS, relating
to dismissal OF appeals: 4. b. I35. relative
TO fees to be collected by the Secrefarv nj
State; A. b. l44, relating TO the DISCHARGE
OF guardians; a. b. l45, relative to fees 10
De collected by Clerk of the Supreme
Court; A. B. %, relating to election con-
tests; A. Is. I4l, In relation 10 what papers
constitute judgment roll, and a. B. I4G
relative to law libraries; and adversel;, :,
on a. b. 62, concerning witnesses: \ 3.
0o, removing penalties for fraudulent
debtors; a. b. 13S, relative to costs when
tender is made before suit is brought.
Also recommending that A, b. III
be referred to the Committee on Re-
that the author be allowed
to withdraw a. i. 134, and that A, b. ~
be referred TO the Committee on County
and township Government. The recon-
for A. b. III and a. Is. 7g
were adopted.
Phelps, for the Committee on Retrencb-
ment, reported favorably on the resoIu-
ton OF Kenyon that each member be al
lowed 50 for stationery, etc., and ad-
Verseiy on BIedsoe's resolution for the
appointment OF a special committee OF
i've to ascertain what State Commissions
or boards can be abolished. North's reso-
luton relative TO the purchase of the codes
for each member of the Assem- bly,. John
sons resolution relative to hiring a post
office box for the use of members Of the
Assembly, and BIedsoe'S motion relative
to the appointment OF q special commit
tee of seven TO consider and report to the
House what State boards, institutions.
commissions or offices can be abolished
or consolidated with a view to economy.
The report was adopted.
4 WARM FIGHT.
Weyse, for the Committee on Attaches,
tayorably on the appointments
of Ed. j. Smith, as Assistant History
Clerk; II. a. NJ ason, as clerk to the Com
mittee on Governors Message and other
committees; a astenographer for the Ju-
dietary Committee; that the Controller
draw his warrant for the pay of w. J.
that the House take immediate
action on the binding OF the bill file by the
State Printer, and the appointment OF
Milton Berry as Bill Filler.
Wade called for division Of the ones
ton, which was ordered, and the ayes
and noes were called for.
The appointment of Smith was adoDted
-53 ayes to Il noes.
Wade explained his negative vote. by
saying that the people all over the State
were demanding retranchment. The
OF the State were all speaking
OF the large number of attaches, and for
once the papers are right. There are
enough attaches now.
The Speaker said that whenever any
gentleman who was responsible for the
appointment of an attache asked for his
dismissal, he should discharge him,
[ Great laughter.
Swisler made an earnest speech for re-
warning his fellow Republi-
cans that this extravaganza would react
against them two years from now. He
moved to amend the report, so that the
committee could instead select a clerk
from the desk, when wanted.
Price appealed to Republicans. Demo-
Gratis, and all honest men to stand to-
gether against this useless expense. He
read a list OF unnecessary attaches. show
ing that there were from one to three
more than were needed Tor various posi-
tions; in some instances assistants were
getting larger salaries than the clerks
whom they assist.
O'Day said the members were here to
give these people employment.
keene SAID ne had not spoken before
this session, but ii that was what the
mem bers are here for, why not cali in
Coxey's army and set them all at work,
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