The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-18
ADJOURNMENT NEAR
The Legislature Preparing
to Snuff Itself Out
Next Friday.
TALK ABOUT THE MUD DIVING
Some of the Bills That Have Be-
come Law-Mechauicss Liens.
and the Judiciary.
TALK ABOUT THE MUD DIVING
speeial to the jersey CITY News,

De only anOtner week OF Tne LeRdSibttfe.
The time fixed for adjournment Us FRI
day afternoon next. although a resolution
to that effect has not yet passed the
House. but has passed the Senate. TIE
matter will be discussed in joint caucus
tonight but the leaders of both anc
are quite confident that by holding night
sessions the sine die adjournment can
take place as arranged.
There is still considerable business to
be transacted. The Senate only has
taken action on the Constitutional
amendments. and only Voorhees, sub
ststipte amendments for those prepared
by the Constitutional Commission.
ars&rcw in the House. and will be pass
ed Without any discussion. The other
amendments particularly those intro
duced by Senator Winton and the Direct
Legislation League. VIII not be k
up. There are a number of important
bills still pending. and the list OF bills
on the calendar is getting longer every
day. 1t has been an unusually good year
for the Introduction of bills. 767 measures
of various kinds having been introduced.
In the Senate the number IS unusually
large. being 302. About one4third OF
these only will be passed.
Cheap gas and elevated tracks have
again been brought before the Legisla-
ture, having taken a new turn. These
bills were defeated a few weeks ago,
but A~ssemblyman Drake of Hudson. has
drafted new measures. HIS Gas bill
provides for the appointment of a COM
mission in first class cities. who shall
have power to regulate the price of gas.
a,I h!s Ivl-ra4a3 T,-aok hill nnriipstnn1U
to Jersey City. and divided the cost of
the erection OF the elevated tracks be-
tween the railroad companies. the nuni-
cipaiity and The State. The appropria-
aion bills have gone through. Morris
Plains Hospital gets sl25. 800: the State
Prison gets s.003)0; the intermediate
Prison Commiss.oa. st0c. 900. and a bill
is to be put through his week taking
500. Geo from the State fund and giving
it to the school funa. All the other APP
p~ropriations for aeparsnents and com-
missions have been severely cut
THE JUDICIARY MEASURE.
The Voorhees, Judiciary bill has been
passed over the Governor's vece- 1t was
not made a caucus measure .oy the Rev
p~ubaioans. because in both branches
there were Republicans who We're not
in the November election. when Law
Judges will be elected in nearly all the
there besng several counties
b nat are d9rdned for INTO s,s a,ssrlels ann W "a
The Democratic Lay Judges SO out OF
There was rather al interest
sng fight back of h passage of this
hill. insomueh that it had As much OPP
position from Republicans as from Demo-
Gratis. Hudson and Passasc counties
were strongly. opposed to lt. being salts
members OF the Republican State Com
nEittee were opposed 20 It. believing tina.
the election of the judges at this time
haNe some effect oG The pGuSerna-
toriat contest. The reaScn given was
principally in connection with the grant
ing o. licenses. +
is entirely experimental. and IF it is
found to work adyaItageously after
a fair trial. the selection OF judges will
probably be placed in joint meeting and
because of contests over the
granting of licenses. it is quite probable
that excise commissions VIII be created
to take charge of licenses in the various
It is a step forward for the
of New Jersey, and one that has
been agitated for a half century or more.
GOING ON WITH THE WORK.
The State House investigation con-
to be the most interesting theme of
in connection with state af-
fairs. The committee have had but three
sfttings. but they have managed to I'M
cover a tremendous amount of scandal
and promise greater DEVELOPMENTS dur
ing the next two weeks. # was CURRENT
~ reported that an attempt was made to
have the committee bring its operations
a basty conclusion. and this rumor
was Partially verified by the admission
sion. the committee. however. are going
On with their work. and they are still IN
doubt as to how far they VIII extend
the investiEatiorL a majority. toi ne
beet to stop after the State Hause has
beer carefully. gone over ana not to go
any Of the municipalities, because
would be no end of work and in
some cases considerable would have TO
lone to secure anytainE K salts
factory results tbs IS an lngsnlous way
the guilt that wouldsbe fastened on rheire
0B Bern nar ]. Ford is still in Florida, and
his worry. and his exposure during the
hasty trip from st. Augustine to Jack
having left his Quarters in the
who were after him. 1t was whispered
about thai Mullins. the furniture man,
is going to make a frank statement as to
actions with the State that have, stirred
up SO much excitement. He has also
to produce before the commit
ae i ia i & ae Man nay siia fii sh Ra co : Meli waSi
the most. General Heppenheimer, whose
lame was connected with h job of
furnishing the vaults with httings and
JAG 40 RA@RSA =
public of his connection with the con-
tract while STATE Comptroller. Leon Abb
bett, Jr., comes out In "a second state
that the State has paid for and which
he is using in his official capacity as the
for the State Dairy Commission-
er. Janitor N. K. Thompson, who served
under Ford, says the only furniture he
was a small chair, worth prob
ably about ten OF. twelve dollars. He
bought it in a regular way and expected
to pay for It. but no bill was ever rem
The general impression prevails here
the money made by these peculiar
Transactions went into the pockets of in
NEW MECHANICS LIEN Law.
The skinner mechanics lien bill passed
10th branches. The subject Of mechan-
al liens has been an absorbing theme
InIthe Legislature for the past five years.
M As ,sssa,e Lien vl laws 4 a sood Ben Be of passsa
larity. It Is a question that never seems
% be settled, and 1t has been almost i'm
possible to suit all parties sconcerned.
Che present tp mea m%srgto Il Is fsatarss 81
iii the mechanics lien laws and bills.
. part of It has been aRstractea from
bill offered by Aescmnlyman treder-
of Passaic. n it@ rs not known
Until it is promulgated and its opera
Assemblyrnan Skinner makes. the fol-
owing explanation OF the "Secti9n !
the contract In the County Clerks
,fice. There has been az great deal 81
Confusion on this point as to whether
t was necessary to f1le the sp~eGilcatlons
nat confusion. Section ~ makes the
lotice served by a claimant on the. owner
lnder the third section of b old law
! lien upon any paymentsfnat may mere